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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
534 AM CDT SUN MAY 8 2005

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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         87    207 PM  93    1952  82      5       83       
  MINIMUM         53    553 AM  48    1992  62     -9       58       
  AVERAGE         70                        72     -2       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.28 1973   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      1.19  -1.15     1.54    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.94                     11.91  -4.97     6.52    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.80                     22.85  -6.05    18.07    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         7     -2        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        46    -39       19       
  SINCE MAR 1    121                       173    -52      175       
  SINCE JAN 1    158                       183    -25      188       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        91      2003                    
                                             2002                    
                                             1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        48      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  8 2005...........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
MAY  9 2005...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 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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