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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
437 AM CST THU FEB 24 2005

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 23 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1930 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         68   1219 PM  83    1980  65      3       61       
  MINIMUM         51   1129 PM  19    1968  43      8       51       
  AVERAGE         60                        54      6       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.12          1.33 1979   0.17   0.95     0.89    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.78                      3.92   0.86     5.63    
  SINCE DEC 1     13.02                     16.47  -3.45    15.58    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.21                     10.08  -0.87    11.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           4.2  1968   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                        11     -6        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  201                       316   -115      363       
  SINCE DEC 1   1042                      1306   -264     1296       
  SINCE JUL 1   1205                      1590   -385     1508       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    51   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 PM                                     
 LOWEST     87           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    94                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        81      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        20      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 24 2005......SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   605 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 25 2005......SUNRISE   641 AM CST   SUNSET   606 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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