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CDUS44 KLCH 272218  
CLIAEX  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
517 PM CDT WED AUG 27 2008  
 
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..THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 2008  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1930 TO 2008  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 97 310 PM 104 1999 92 5 97  
MINIMUM 70 618 AM 64 1930 72 -2 72  
AVERAGE 84 82 2 85  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.28 1992 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.23 3.79 -0.56 0.33  
SINCE JUN 1 7.84 12.90 -5.06 12.25  
SINCE JAN 1 32.01 39.91 -7.90 29.96  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 19 17 2 20  
MONTH TO DATE 493 490 3 534  
SINCE JUN 1 1679 1526 153 1489  
SINCE JAN 1 2265 1952 313 1938    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 8 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.2  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 600 AM  
LOWEST 39 300 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
 
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 105 1943  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 62 1952  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 27 2008........SUNRISE 643 AM CDT SUNSET 739 PM CDT  
AUGUST 28 2008........SUNRISE 644 AM CDT SUNSET 738 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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