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CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
443 AM CST WED DEC 21 2005

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         47   1251 PM  78    1978  60    -13       63       
  MINIMUM         29    530 AM  21    1945  40    -11       28       
  AVERAGE         38                        50    -12       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02          1.48 1973   0.21  -0.19     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.80                      4.08  -0.28     2.67    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.80                      4.08  -0.28     2.67    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.86                     59.13 -24.27    62.58    
                                                                     
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       27                        16     11       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  361                       275     86      279       
  SINCE DEC 1    361                       275     86      279       
  SINCE JUL 1    659                       559    100      442       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        79      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        22      1980                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 21 2005......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   512 PM CST   
DECEMBER 22 2005......SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   512 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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