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CDUS44 KLCH 021014
CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
513 AM CDT SAT OCT 2 2004

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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         89    221 PM  94    1954  84      5       80       
  MINIMUM         63    606 AM  41    1984  62      1       52       
  AVERAGE         76                        73      3       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.90 1955   0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.06                      4.14  -3.08     2.06    
  SINCE JAN 1     44.77                     44.61   0.16    29.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         0      0        3       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        3       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         9      2        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                         9      2        1       
  SINCE SEP 1    414                       403     11      323       
  SINCE JAN 1   2350                      2423    -73     2355       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE   0 PERCENT                                      
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        96      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        40      1984                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  2 2004.......SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   653 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  3 2004.......SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   652 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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