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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
646 AM CST FRI MAR 5 2004

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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         78   1207 PM  82    2000  67     11       57       
  MINIMUM         63    542 AM  22    2002  46     17       39       
  AVERAGE         71                        57     14       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             5.01 1977   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      0.72  -0.44     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.28                      0.72  -0.44     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.83                     11.66   0.17     4.65    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         9     -9       17       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        37    -35       68       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                        37    -35       68       
  SINCE JUL 1   1600                      1679    -79     1945       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         0      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                         0     16        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     16                         0     16        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     29                        10     19        4       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        83      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        25      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2004.........SUNRISE   632 AM CST   SUNSET   612 PM CST   
MARCH  6 2004.........SUNRISE   631 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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