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CDUS44 KLCH 221016
CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
516 AM CDT WED SEP 22 2004

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 21 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         88    323 PM  97    1944  87      1       75       
  MINIMUM         62    604 AM  52    1938  67     -5       68       
  AVERAGE         75                        77     -2       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          5.00 1979   0.13  -0.13     0.28    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.27                      2.77  -2.50     1.91    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.27                      2.77  -2.50     1.91    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.98                     43.24   0.74    29.20    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        12     -2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  315                       301     14      251       
  SINCE SEP 1    315                       301     14      251       
  SINCE JAN 1   2251                      2321    -70     2283       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        95      1997                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        44      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 22 2004.....SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   706 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 23 2004.....SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   705 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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