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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
746 AM CDT MON APR 18 2005

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         82    221 PM  87    1932  77      5       81       
  MINIMUM         55    607 AM  41    1999  56     -1       51       
  AVERAGE         69                        67      2       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.83 1940   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.67                      2.85  -0.18     2.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.73                      8.63  -1.90     3.44    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.59                     19.57  -2.98    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        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        47    -26       67       
  SINCE MAR 1    225                       244    -19      175       
  SINCE JUL 1   1497                      1886   -389     1773       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         3      1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        41    -11       24       
  SINCE MAR 1     58                        68    -10       82       
  SINCE JAN 1     95                        78     17       95       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        89      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        39      2001                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2005.........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   
APRIL 19 2005.........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 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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