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CDUS44 KLCH 231012
CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
411 AM CST TUE MAR 23 2004

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 2004...

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)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         64    426 PM  83    1939  72     -8       69       
  MINIMUM         44   1138 PM  30    1986  50     -6       47       
  AVERAGE         54                        61     -7       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.60 2000   0.19  -0.19      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.93                      4.13  -3.20     2.51    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.93                      4.13  -3.20     2.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.48                     15.07  -2.59     7.15    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0     MM       
  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                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         5      6        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   82                       158    -76      180       
  SINCE MAR 1     82                       158    -76      180       
  SINCE JUL 1   1680                      1800   -120     2057       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                        16      0        1       
  SINCE MAR 1     16                        16      0        1       
  SINCE JAN 1     29                        26      3        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    65          M600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27          M300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        86      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        30      1955                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 23 2004.........SUNRISE   610 AM CST   SUNSET   624 PM CST   
MARCH 24 2004.........SUNRISE   608 AM CST   SUNSET   625 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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