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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
646 AM CST THU MAR 4 2004

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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         79    410 PM  82    1983  67     12       47       
  MINIMUM         62    457 AM  23    1980  46     16       41       
  AVERAGE         71                        56     15       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.48 1934   0.18  -0.18     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      0.54  -0.26     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.28                      0.54  -0.26     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.83                     11.48   0.35     4.65    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0     MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0     MM       
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0     MM       
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH      MM                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         9     -9       21       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        28    -26       51       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                        28    -26       51       
  SINCE JUL 1   1600                      1670    -70     1928       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         0      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   10                         0     10        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     10                         0     10        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     23                        10     13        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        82      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        22      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2004.........SUNRISE   633 AM CST   SUNSET   611 PM CST   
MARCH  5 2004.........SUNRISE   632 AM CST   SUNSET   612 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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