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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
517 AM CDT TUE APR 12 2005

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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         74   1129 AM  89    1963  76     -2       65       
  MINIMUM         61   1159 PM  35    1989  54      7       53       
  AVERAGE         68                        65      3       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        2.19          4.25 1995   0.17   2.02     0.29    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.67                      1.89   0.78     1.66    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.73                      7.67  -0.94     3.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.59                     18.61  -2.02    14.56    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0  2002   0.0    0.0      0.0     
                                      2001                          
  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        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        35    -20       25       
  SINCE MAR 1    219                       232    -13      133       
  SINCE JUL 1   1491                      1874   -383     1731       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         3      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        23      0       23       
  SINCE MAR 1     51                        50      1       81       
  SINCE JAN 1     88                        60     28       94       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     73           800 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        89      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        35      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 12 2005.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT   
APRIL 13 2005.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 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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