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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
445 AM CST WED DEC 8 2004

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 7 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         74   1203 AM  82    1998  63     11       56       
  MINIMUM         48   1159 PM  17    1950  42      6       27       
  AVERAGE         61                        53      8       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.40          2.42 1971   0.20   0.20     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.12                      1.40   0.72     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.12                      1.40   0.72     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     62.03                     56.45   5.58    40.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2002   0.0   MM        0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                        13     -9       23       
  MONTH TO DATE   73                        87    -14      110       
  SINCE DEC 1     73                        87    -14      110       
  SINCE JUL 1    236                       371   -135      322       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     40           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        81      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        24      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  8 2004......SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   508 PM CST   
DECEMBER  9 2004......SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   508 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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