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CDUS44 KLCH 182249
CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
445 PM CST SAT JAN 18 2003

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 18 2003...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1930 TO 2003

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         55    332 PM  81    1952  58     -3       64       
  MINIMUM         24    632 AM  13    1930  38    -14       42       
  AVERAGE         40                        48     -8       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          2.55 1987   0.20  -0.20     0.28    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      3.69  -3.67     0.84    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.61                     10.08  -1.47     5.92    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.02                      3.69  -3.67     0.84    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0           0.3  1940   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           25                        17      8       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  364                       316     48      320       
  SINCE DEC 1    823                       772     51      670       
  SINCE JUL 1   1174                      1056    118      927       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        80      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        10      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 18 2003.......SUNRISE   709 AM CST   SUNSET   532 PM CST   
JANUARY 19 2003.......SUNRISE   709 AM CST   SUNSET   533 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.