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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
536 AM CDT THU APR 29 2004

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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         80    256 PM  92    1987  80      0       86       
  MINIMUM         49    514 AM  46    1980  59    -10       56       
  AVERAGE         65                        69     -4       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.90 1958   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.14                      4.61  -1.47     0.52    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.49                     10.39  -5.90     4.52    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.04                     21.33  -5.29     9.16    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2002   0.0   MM        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                        62      4       81       
  SINCE MAR 1    174                       259    -85      322       
  SINCE JUL 1   1772                      1901   -129     2199       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   82                        89     -7       96       
  SINCE MAR 1    140                       116     24       97       
  SINCE JAN 1    153                       126     27      101       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          M300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        91      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        45      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 29 2004.........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT   
APRIL 30 2004.........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 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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