Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
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CLMAEX
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
1157 AM CDT SAT JUN 01 2024
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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1892 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 99 05/31/1998
05/31/1906
05/28/1906
LOW 38 05/06/1954
HIGHEST 98 05/27 MM MM 93 05/19
LOWEST 61 05/01 MM MM 49 05/02
05/15
AVG. MAXIMUM 86.4 85.4 1.0 86.0
AVG. MINIMUM 68.4 63.7 4.7 65.0
MEAN 77.4 74.6 2.8 75.5
DAYS MAX >= 90 11 9.7 1.3 7
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 17.61 1907
MINIMUM 0.00 1998
TOTALS 8.89 3.94 4.95 3.44
DAILY AVG. 0.30 0.13 0.17 0.11
DAYS >= .01 14 8.9 5.1 8
DAYS >= .10 10 5.6 4.4 5
DAYS >= .50 8 2.7 5.3 3
DAYS >= 1.00 4 1.1 2.9 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.57 05/12 TO 05/13
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 0.0 5
TOTALS 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.2 MM MM MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0
DAYS >= 1.0 0 MM MM 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 0 6 -6 0
SINCE 7/1 1696 1889 -193 MM
COOLING TOTAL 393 302 91 336
SINCE 1/1 594 477 117 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 30/170 DATE 05/02
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 44/280 DATE 05/30
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.41
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 11
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 17
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 3
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 77
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 13 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 9 RAIN 10
LIGHT RAIN 16 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 27 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 8
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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