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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
536 AM CDT WED MAY 12 2004

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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         86    249 PM  93    2002  83      3       83       
  MINIMUM         67    936 PM  48    1981  63      4       65       
  AVERAGE         77                        73      4       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        2.22          4.41 1930   0.17   2.05     0.41    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.76                      1.87   1.89     0.42    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.74                     12.59  -3.85     4.94    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.29                     23.53  -3.24     9.58    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         8      4        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        77    -24      164       
  SINCE MAR 1    209                       204      5      277       
  SINCE JAN 1    222                       214      8      281       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          M500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51          M300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        92      2002                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        44      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 12 2004...........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
MAY 13 2004...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 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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