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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
521 AM CDT SUN MAY 9 2004

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         84    422 PM  91    2003  82      2       91       
                                      2002                          
                                      1984                          
  MINIMUM         61    156 AM  48    1992  62     -1       71       
  AVERAGE         73                        72      1       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.75 1994   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.54                      1.36   0.18     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.52                     12.08  -5.56     4.53    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.07                     23.02  -4.95     9.17    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         7      1       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        53    -32      119       
  SINCE MAR 1    177                       180     -3      232       
  SINCE JAN 1    190                       190      0      236       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          M600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48          M400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        93      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        48      1984                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2004...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
MAY 10 2004...........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 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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