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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
646 AM CST MON FEB 23 2004

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 22 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         72    357 PM  82    1993  65      7       59       
  MINIMUM         41    617 AM  21    1978  43     -2       44       
  AVERAGE         57                        54      3       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          2.40 1969   0.17  -0.13     0.34    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.74                      3.75   0.99     3.22    
  SINCE DEC 1     14.69                     16.30  -1.61    13.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.15                      9.91   0.24     4.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM            MM      MM   0.0   MM       MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        12     -4       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  354                       305     49      324       
  SINCE DEC 1   1287                      1295     -8     1405       
  SINCE JUL 1   1499                      1579    -80     1756       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        83      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        19      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 23 2004......SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   603 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 24 2004......SUNRISE   643 AM CST   SUNSET   604 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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