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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
532 AM CDT SUN APR 11 2004

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 10 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         87    234 PM  88    1999  76     11       68       
  MINIMUM         57    605 AM  32    2003  54      3       32       
  AVERAGE         72                        65      7       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.36R         1.36 1955   0.17   1.19     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.37                      1.72  -0.35     0.31    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.72                      7.50  -4.78     4.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.27                     18.44  -4.17     8.95    
                                                                     
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                         3     -3       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        32    -13       53       
  SINCE MAR 1    127                       229   -102      294       
  SINCE JUL 1   1725                      1871   -146     2171       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         2      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        20     -1       27       
  SINCE MAR 1     77                        47     30       28       
  SINCE JAN 1     90                        57     33       32       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          M600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35          M200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        89      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54         0      2003                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 11 2004.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 PM CDT   
APRIL 12 2004.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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