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CLIAEX

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
524 PM CDT MON JUL 08 2024

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 8 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1892 TO 2024


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST      
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL           
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                          
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         90  12:58 PM 103    1932  92     -2       94        
  MINIMUM         77   3:14 AM  63    1983  73      4       74        
  AVERAGE         84                        82      2       84     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            T             1.60 1954   0.15  -0.15     0.69     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      1.22  -0.60     2.30     
  SINCE JUN 1      4.99                      6.36  -1.37     4.72     
  SINCE JAN 1     42.59                     29.85  12.74    31.31     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY           19                        18      1       19        
  MONTH TO DATE  171                       137     34      160        
  SINCE JUN 1    696                       603     93      719        
  SINCE JAN 1   1290                      1080    210     1334        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.1                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  THUNDERSTORM                                                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                          
  HAZE                                                                


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    96          12:00 AM                                      
 LOWEST     65           1:00 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    81                                                        

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92       102      1918                      
                                             1948                     
                                             2022                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        61      1896                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
JULY  8 2024..........SUNRISE   6:13 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:18 PM CDT     
JULY  9 2024..........SUNRISE   6:13 AM CDT   SUNSET   8:17 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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