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CDUS44 KLCH 181012
CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
412 AM CST TUE JAN 18 2005

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1930 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         48    430 PM  79    1935  58    -10       64       
  MINIMUM         27    803 AM  14    1982  38    -11       54       
  AVERAGE         38                        48    -10       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.04 1994   0.20  -0.20     1.38    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.34                      3.49  -0.15     2.14    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.15                      9.88  -2.73     6.68    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.34                      3.49  -0.15     2.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1948   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 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       27                        18      9        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  159                       299   -140      207       
  SINCE DEC 1    631                       755   -124      682       
  SINCE JUL 1    794                      1039   -245      894       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        81      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        13      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 18 2005.......SUNRISE   709 AM CST   SUNSET   533 PM CST   
JANUARY 19 2005.......SUNRISE   709 AM CST   SUNSET   534 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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