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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
412 AM CST SUN MAR 20 2005

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         78    336 PM  87    1982  71      7       82       
  MINIMUM         49   1204 AM  33    1988  50     -1       57       
  AVERAGE         64                        61      3       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.57          3.04 1938   0.19   0.38     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.33                      3.56  -1.23     0.88    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.33                      3.56  -1.23     0.88    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.19                     14.50  -2.31    12.43    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM            MM      MM   0.0   MM       MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.2   -0.2      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         6     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  172                       143     29       68       
  SINCE MAR 1    172                       143     29       68       
  SINCE JUL 1   1444                      1785   -341     1666       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        13    -10       26       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                        13    -10       26       
  SINCE JAN 1     40                        23     17       39       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     47           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        86      1982                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        27      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2005.........SUNRISE   614 AM CST   SUNSET   622 PM CST   
MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE   612 AM CST   SUNSET   623 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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