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CDUS44 KLCH 080935
CLIAEX


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
434 AM CDT FRI JUL 8 2005

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 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         95    238 PM 100    1980  92      3       93       
  MINIMUM         72   1155 PM  64    1972  74     -2       74       
  AVERAGE         84                        83      1       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.55 1967   0.14  -0.14      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.25                      1.00   0.25     0.79    
  SINCE JUN 1      2.51                      5.88  -3.37    10.67    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.44                     32.89 -12.45    40.08    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        18      1       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  127                       125      2      123       
  SINCE JUN 1    621                       593     28      574       
  SINCE JAN 1   1084                      1019     65     1043       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.0                                         
                                                                     
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    94           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92       103      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        63      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  8 2005..........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT   
JULY  9 2005..........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 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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