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CDUS44 KLCH 211034
CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
533 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2005

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         93    413 PM  94    1956  85      8       87       
  MINIMUM         68    538 AM  48    2002  66      2       66       
  AVERAGE         81                        76      5       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          5.46 1935   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      3.42  -3.28    10.92    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.04                     14.14  -7.10    15.90    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.90                     25.08  -8.18    27.45    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        10      6       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  158                       161     -3      143       
  SINCE MAR 1    272                       288    -16      299       
  SINCE JAN 1    309                       298     11      312       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        94      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        49      1981                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 21 2005...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
MAY 22 2005...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 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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