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CDUS44 KLCH 231036
CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
435 AM CST SUN JAN 23 2005

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 22 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         74    225 PM  80    1982  58     16       62       
  MINIMUM         38   1159 PM  15    1985  38      0       30       
  AVERAGE         56                        48      8       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.00 1956   0.19  -0.19     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.34                      4.48  -1.14     2.40    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.15                     10.87  -3.72     6.94    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.34                      4.48  -1.14     2.40    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             5.0  1935   0.0   MM        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        9                        17     -8       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  224                       384   -160      313       
  SINCE DEC 1    696                       840   -144      788       
  SINCE JUL 1    859                      1124   -265     1000       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        81      1943                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        14      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 23 2005.......SUNRISE   707 AM CST   SUNSET   537 PM CST   
JANUARY 24 2005.......SUNRISE   707 AM CST   SUNSET   538 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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