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CDUS44 KLCH 201115
CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
615 AM CDT THU MAY 20 2004

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         86    203 PM  94    1956  85      1       86       
  MINIMUM         66    249 AM  47    2002  65      1       68       
  AVERAGE         76                        75      1       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          3.55 1930   0.18  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE   10.92                      3.24   7.68     1.65    
  SINCE MAR 1     15.90                     13.96   1.94     6.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.45                     24.90   2.55    10.81    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        10      1       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  125                       151    -26      257       
  SINCE MAR 1    281                       278      3      370       
  SINCE JAN 1    294                       288      6      374       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          M200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61          M100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        94      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        48      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2004...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
MAY 21 2004...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 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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