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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
525 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2005

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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         79    458 PM  88    1986  75      4       80       
  MINIMUM         56    621 AM  34    1939  54      2       58       
  AVERAGE         68                        65      3       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.52 1942   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.48                      1.38  -0.90     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.54                      7.16  -2.62     1.36    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.40                     18.10  -3.70    12.91    
                                                                     
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                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        26    -11       19       
  SINCE MAR 1    219                       223     -4      127       
  SINCE JUL 1   1491                      1865   -374     1725       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         2      1        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        16     -4       12       
  SINCE MAR 1     40                        43     -3       70       
  SINCE JAN 1     77                        53     24       83       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        89      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        35      2003                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  9 2005.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 PM CDT   
APRIL 10 2005.........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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