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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
415 AM CST THU MAR 31 2005

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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         82   1256 PM  92    1946  73      9       79       
  MINIMUM         62    227 AM  35    2003  52     10       45       
                                      1987                          
  AVERAGE         72                        63      9       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.46 1961   0.18  -0.18     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.06                      5.60  -1.54     1.35    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.06                      5.60  -1.54     1.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.92                     16.54  -2.62    12.90    
                                                                     
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        0                         4     -4        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  204                       193     11      100       
  SINCE MAR 1    204                       193     11      100       
  SINCE JUL 1   1476                      1835   -359     1698       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         2      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                        25     -8       58       
  SINCE MAR 1     17                        25     -8       58       
  SINCE JAN 1     54                        35     19       71       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        89      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        29      1987                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2005.........SUNRISE   600 AM CST   SUNSET   629 PM CST   
APRIL  1 2005.........SUNRISE   559 AM CST   SUNSET   630 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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