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CDUS44 KLCH 062234
CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
433 PM CST SAT MAR 6 2004

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1930 TO 2004

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         71    427 PM  85    1956  68      3       52       
  MINIMUM         54    554 AM  26    1989  46      8       41       
  AVERAGE         63                        57      6       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.90 1933   0.19  -0.19     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.45                      1.09  -0.64     0.67    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.45                      1.09  -0.64     0.67    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.00                     12.03  -0.03     5.31    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            2                         8     -6       18       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        54    -49       94       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                        54    -49       94       
  SINCE JUL 1   1603                      1696    -93     1971       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                         0     16        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     16                         0     16        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     29                        10     19        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    MM                                           
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          M100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45          M200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        85      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        26      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2004.........SUNRISE   631 AM CST   SUNSET   612 PM CST   
MARCH  7 2004.........SUNRISE   629 AM CST   SUNSET   613 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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