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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
746 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2005

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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    127 PM  89    1931  77      6       78       
  MINIMUM         52    544 AM  38    1961  55     -3       49       
  AVERAGE         68                        66      2       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.95 1973   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.67                      2.69  -0.02     2.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.73                      8.47  -1.74     3.44    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.59                     19.41  -2.82    14.99    
                                                                     
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                         2     -2        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        45    -24       67       
  SINCE MAR 1    225                       242    -17      175       
  SINCE JUL 1   1497                      1884   -387     1773       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         3      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   26                        38    -12       23       
  SINCE MAR 1     54                        65    -11       81       
  SINCE JAN 1     91                        75     16       94       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        87      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        41      1999                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2005.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 PM CDT   
APRIL 18 2005.........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 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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