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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
745 AM CDT SAT MAY 5 2018


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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 2018...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1892 TO 2018


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         84    325 PM  94    1952  83      1       68       
                                      1943                          
  MINIMUM         64    456 AM  38    2013  60      4       54       
  AVERAGE         74                        71      3       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          4.53 1941   0.15  -0.14     0.09    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.55  -0.54     0.91    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.01                     10.15   2.86    13.96    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.50                     19.83   9.67    21.67    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         7      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   43                        25     18        5       
  SINCE MAR 1    169                       167      2      267       
  SINCE JAN 1    228                       184     44      349       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        94      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        41      1954                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2018...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT   
MAY  6 2018...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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