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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
645 AM CST THU DEC 8 2005

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         55    227 PM  82    1998  63     -8       74       
  MINIMUM         31    228 AM  17    1950  42    -11       48       
  AVERAGE         43                        53    -10       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.42 1971   0.20  -0.20     0.40    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.67                      1.40  -0.73     2.12    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.67                      1.40  -0.73     2.12    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.73                     56.45 -24.72    62.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             0.0  2002   0.0   MM        0.0     
                                      2001                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        13      9        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   96                        87      9       73       
  SINCE DEC 1     96                        87      9       73       
  SINCE JUL 1    394                       371     23      236       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42          1000 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        81      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        24      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  8 2005......SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   507 PM CST   
DECEMBER  9 2005......SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   508 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


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