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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
409 AM CST THU APR 1 2004

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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    312 PM  89    1946  74     -2       72       
  MINIMUM         42    510 AM  29    1987  52    -10       34       
  AVERAGE         57                        63     -6       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.33 1976   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.35                      5.78  -4.43     4.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.35                      5.78  -4.43     4.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.90                     16.72  -3.82     8.64    
                                                                     
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        8                         4      4       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  108                       197    -89      241       
  SINCE MAR 1    108                       197    -89      241       
  SINCE JUL 1   1706                      1839   -133     2118       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   58                        27     31        1       
  SINCE MAR 1     58                        27     31        1       
  SINCE JAN 1     71                        37     34        5       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82          M500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29          M100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        86      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        34      1942                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2004.........SUNRISE   558 AM CST   SUNSET   630 PM CST   
APRIL  2 2004.........SUNRISE   557 AM CST   SUNSET   631 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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