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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
536 AM CDT FRI APR 23 2004

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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    300 PM  94    1987  78      9       82       
  MINIMUM         66    559 AM  36    1931  57      9       51       
  AVERAGE         77                        68      9       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.50 1949   0.16  -0.16      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.10                      3.65  -1.55     0.32    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.45                      9.43  -5.98     4.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.00                     20.37  -5.37     8.96    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  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                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   66                        56     10       81       
  SINCE MAR 1    174                       253    -79      322       
  SINCE JUL 1   1772                      1895   -123     2199       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         4      8        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   54                        60     -6       67       
  SINCE MAR 1    112                        87     25       68       
  SINCE JAN 1    125                        97     28       72       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          M100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42          M300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        90      1958                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        43      1931                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 23 2004.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT   
APRIL 24 2004.........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 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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