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CDUS44 KLCH 091023
CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
522 AM CDT MON AUG 9 2004

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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         92    403 PM 106    1947  93     -1       94       
  MINIMUM         66    554 AM  65    1990  74     -8       71       
  AVERAGE         79                        84     -5       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.10 1944   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.06                      1.12  -1.06     0.01    
  SINCE JUN 1     12.35                     10.23   2.12    12.46    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.76                     37.24   4.52    23.73    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        19     -5       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  137                       152    -15      156       
  SINCE JUN 1   1133                      1188    -55     1133       
  SINCE JAN 1   1602                      1614    -12     1621       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   93       107      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        60      1990                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  9 2004........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT   
AUGUST 10 2004........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 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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