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CDUS44 KLCH 051014
CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
513 AM CDT THU AUG 5 2004

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 4 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         96    222 PM 101    1999  94      2       95       
  MINIMUM         73    608 AM  65    1976  74     -1       76       
  AVERAGE         85                        84      1       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.74 1940   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.56  -0.55     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1     12.30                      9.67   2.63    12.45    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.71                     36.68   5.03    23.72    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        19      1       21       
  MONTH TO DATE   77                        76      1       78       
  SINCE JUN 1   1073                      1112    -39     1055       
  SINCE JAN 1   1542                      1538      4     1543       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     7   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     9   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       101      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        61      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  5 2004........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
AUGUST  6 2004........SUNRISE   630 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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