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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
443 AM CST MON MAR 1 2004

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 29 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         69    138 PM  88    1932  66      3       48       
  MINIMUM         52    315 AM  23    2002  45      7       42       
  AVERAGE         61                        55      6       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.33 1933   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.14                      4.78   1.36     3.32    
  SINCE DEC 1     16.09                     17.33  -1.24    13.23    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.55                     10.94   0.61     4.64    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1942   0.0    0.0      0.0      
  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       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                        10     -6       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  453                       378     75      445       
  SINCE DEC 1   1386                      1358     28     1526       
  SINCE JUL 1   1598                      1642    -44     1877       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          M700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59          M200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        83      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        24      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  1 2004.........SUNRISE   636 AM CST   SUNSET   609 PM CST   
MARCH  2 2004.........SUNRISE   635 AM CST   SUNSET   610 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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