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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
417 AM CST MON MAR 21 2005

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         67    345 PM  86    1982  71     -4       84       
  MINIMUM         57   1150 PM  27    1965  50      7       56       
  AVERAGE         62                        61      1       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.42          1.40 1938   0.19   0.23     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.75                      3.75  -1.00     0.88    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.75                      3.75  -1.00     0.88    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.61                     14.69  -2.08    12.43    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0     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        3                         5     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  175                       148     27       68       
  SINCE MAR 1    175                       148     27       68       
  SINCE JUL 1   1447                      1790   -343     1666       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        14    -11       31       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                        14    -11       31       
  SINCE JAN 1     40                        24     16       44       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        87      1982                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        28      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2005.........SUNRISE   612 AM CST   SUNSET   623 PM CST   
MARCH 22 2005.........SUNRISE   611 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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