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CDUS44 KLCH 222224
CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
524 PM CDT SUN AUG 22 2004

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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         90    208 PM 103    1980  93     -3       92       
  MINIMUM         72    105 AM  58    1956  73     -1       70       
  AVERAGE         81                        83     -2       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             0.75 1958   0.14  -0.14     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.81                      3.09  -1.28     1.45    
  SINCE JUN 1     14.10                     12.20   1.90    13.90    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.51                     39.21   4.30    25.17    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           16                        18     -2       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  317                       405    -88      399       
  SINCE JUN 1   1313                      1441   -128     1376       
  SINCE JAN 1   1782                      1867    -85     1864       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   93       104      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        59      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 22 2004........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT   
AUGUST 23 2004........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 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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