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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
533 AM CDT THU APR 21 2005

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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         84    331 PM  94    1987  78      6       80       
  MINIMUM         60    528 AM  37    1953  56      4       61       
  AVERAGE         72                        67      5       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.05 1947   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.68                      3.33  -0.65     2.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.74                      9.11  -2.37     3.44    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.60                     20.05  -3.45    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                        53    -32       67       
  SINCE MAR 1    225                       250    -25      175       
  SINCE JUL 1   1497                      1892   -395     1773       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         4      3        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   42                        52    -10       39       
  SINCE MAR 1     70                        79     -9       97       
  SINCE JAN 1    107                        89     18      110       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        94      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        38      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2005.........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT   
APRIL 22 2005.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 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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