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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
746 AM CDT FRI APR 15 2005

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 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    351 PM  89    1932  76     -2       71       
  MINIMUM         51    534 AM  37    1959  55     -4       40       
  AVERAGE         63                        66     -3       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.60 1933   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.67                      2.37   0.30     2.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.73                      8.15  -1.42     3.44    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.59                     19.09  -2.50    14.99    
                                                                     
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        2                         2      0        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        41    -20       61       
  SINCE MAR 1    225                       238    -13      169       
  SINCE JUL 1   1497                      1880   -383     1767       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        32     -9       23       
  SINCE MAR 1     51                        59     -8       81       
  SINCE JAN 1     88                        69     19       94       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        88      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        40      1952                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 15 2005.........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT   
APRIL 16 2005.........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 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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