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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
537 AM CDT THU APR 22 2004

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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         81    239 PM  94    1987  78      3       80       
  MINIMUM         63    546 AM  38    1953  57      6       55       
  AVERAGE         72                        67      5       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.84 1966   0.16  -0.15     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.10                      3.49  -1.39     0.32    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.45                      9.27  -5.82     4.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.00                     20.21  -5.21     8.96    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1951   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                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   66                        55     11       81       
  SINCE MAR 1    174                       252    -78      322       
  SINCE JUL 1   1772                      1894   -122     2199       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         4      3        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   42                        56    -14       65       
  SINCE MAR 1    100                        83     17       66       
  SINCE JAN 1    113                        93     20       70       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          M300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54          M400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        94      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        36      1931                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2004.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT   
APRIL 23 2004.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 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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