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CDUS44 KLCH 041019
CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
519 AM CDT SUN JUL 4 2004

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 3 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         91    443 PM 102    1980  92     -1       91       
  MINIMUM         71    326 AM  67    1987  73     -2       72       
  AVERAGE         81                        83     -2       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.79 1975   0.14  -0.14     0.47    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      0.44  -0.39     0.47    
  SINCE JUN 1      9.93                      5.32   4.61     9.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.34                     32.33   7.01    20.29    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        18     -2       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        53     -5       50       
  SINCE JUN 1    499                       521    -22      495       
  SINCE JAN 1    968                       947     21      983       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          M600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52          M400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92       102      1969                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        66      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  4 2004..........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT   
JULY  5 2004..........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 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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