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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
746 AM CDT SUN MAY 15 2005

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         90    314 PM  92    1986  84      6       71       
  MINIMUM         65    451 AM  48    1971  64      1       66       
  AVERAGE         78                        74      4       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.57 1987   0.17  -0.17     0.84    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      2.38  -2.24     9.33    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.04                     13.10  -6.06    14.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.90                     24.04  -7.14    25.86    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         9      4        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   95                       103     -8       80       
  SINCE MAR 1    209                       230    -21      236       
  SINCE JAN 1    246                       240      6      249       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        93      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        50      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 15 2005...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT   
MAY 16 2005...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 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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