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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
527 PM CDT FRI JUN 18 2004

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 18 2004...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 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         94   1233 PM  99    1953  91      3       86       
  MINIMUM         75    311 AM  60    1969  72      3       67       
  AVERAGE         85                        81      4       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          2.40 1974   0.16  -0.16     1.33    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.92                      3.02   0.90     6.84    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.92                      3.02   0.90     6.84    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.33                     30.03   3.30    18.11    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           20                        16      4       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  283                       265     18      247       
  SINCE JUN 1    283                       265     18      247       
  SINCE JAN 1    752                       691     61      735       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56          M200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       101      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        61      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JUNE 18 2004..........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT   
JUNE 19 2004..........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 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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