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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
627 AM CST FRI APR 1 2005

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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         83    234 PM  89    1946  74      9       72       
  MINIMUM         69    716 AM  29    1987  52     17       42       
  AVERAGE         76                        63     13       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.33 1976   0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.06                      5.78  -1.72     1.35    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.06                      5.78  -1.72     1.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.92                     16.72  -2.80    12.90    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0          MM      MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  204                       197      7      108       
  SINCE MAR 1    204                       197      7      108       
  SINCE JUL 1   1476                      1839   -363     1706       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         2      9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   28                        27      1       58       
  SINCE MAR 1     28                        27      1       58       
  SINCE JAN 1     65                        37     28       71       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        86      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        34      1942                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2005.........SUNRISE   559 AM CST   SUNSET   630 PM CST   
APRIL  2 2005.........SUNRISE   557 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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