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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
525 AM CDT SAT AUG 21 2004

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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         93   1256 PM 105    1999  93      0       97       
  MINIMUM         74    954 PM  63    1943  73      1       74       
  AVERAGE         84                        83      1       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.70          1.58 2001   0.14   0.56     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.06                      2.81  -1.75     0.35    
  SINCE JUN 1     13.35                     11.92   1.43    12.80    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.76                     38.93   3.83    24.07    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        18      1       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  284                       369    -85      365       
  SINCE JUN 1   1280                      1405   -125     1342       
  SINCE JAN 1   1749                      1831    -82     1830       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   93       104      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        57      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 21 2004........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT   
AUGUST 22 2004........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 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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