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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
507 PM CDT TUE MAY 18 2004

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         79   1101 AM  91    1985  84     -5       85       
  MINIMUM         68    807 AM  52    1945  65      3       66       
  AVERAGE         74                        75     -1       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.75          2.30 1953   0.17   0.58     0.59    
  MONTH TO DATE   10.15                      2.89   7.26     1.65    
  SINCE MAR 1     15.13                     13.61   1.52     6.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.68                     24.55   2.13    10.81    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        10     -1       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  103                       131    -28      235       
  SINCE MAR 1    259                       258      1      348       
  SINCE JAN 1    272                       268      4      352       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97          M900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     82          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    90                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        93      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        51      1945                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2004...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2004...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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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