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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
532 AM CDT FRI APR 30 2004

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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         83    413 PM  91    2002  80      3       87       
  MINIMUM         59    333 AM  45    1965  59      0       59       
  AVERAGE         71                        70      1       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          8.55 1953   0.16  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.16                      4.77  -1.61     0.52    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.51                     10.55  -6.04     4.52    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.06                     21.49  -5.43     9.16    
                                                                     
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                        63      3       81       
  SINCE MAR 1    174                       260    -86      322       
  SINCE JUL 1   1772                      1902   -130     2199       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         5      1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   88                        94     -6      104       
  SINCE MAR 1    146                       121     25      105       
  SINCE JAN 1    159                       131     28      109       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     62          M500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        93      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        43      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2004.........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT   
MAY  1 2004...........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 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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