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CDUS44 KLCH 281017
CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
415 AM CST FRI JAN 28 2005

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 27 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         59   1211 AM  79    1970  59      0       43       
  MINIMUM         43    744 AM   8    1940  38      5       29       
  AVERAGE         51                        49      2       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             4.75 1994   0.19  -0.19     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.34                      5.43  -2.09     4.09    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.15                     11.82  -4.67     8.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.34                      5.43  -2.09     4.09    
                                                                     
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       14                        17     -3       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  299                       469   -170      368       
  SINCE DEC 1    771                       925   -154      843       
  SINCE JUL 1    934                      1209   -275     1055       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    70           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        82      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        21      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 28 2005.......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   542 PM CST   
JANUARY 29 2005.......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   543 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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