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CDUS44 KLCH 171939
CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
239 PM CDT MON MAY 17 2004

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         85    230 PM  92    1978  84      1       89       
  MINIMUM         66   1230 AM  50    1973  64      2       70       
  AVERAGE         76                        74      2       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07          3.40 1983   0.17  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    9.40                      2.72   6.68     1.06    
  SINCE MAR 1     14.38                     13.44   0.94     5.58    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.93                     24.38   1.55    10.22    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         9      2       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   94                       121    -27      224       
  SINCE MAR 1    250                       248      2      337       
  SINCE JAN 1    263                       258      5      341       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          M800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     63          M200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        91      1985                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        52      1945                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2004...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2004...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 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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