Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA

Home | Current Version | Previous Version | Text Only | Print | Product List | Glossary On
Versions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 
000
CXUS54 KLCH 041843
CLMAEX

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
143 PM CDT SAT NOV 04 2023

...................................

...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2023...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1892 TO 2023

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART   LAST YEAR`S
                VALUE   DATE(S)   VALUE   FROM     VALUE DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             98   10/06/1951
                       10/03/1900
 LOW              27   10/30/1910
HIGHEST           97   10/01         MM      MM       92  10/07
                                                          10/12
LOWEST            36   10/31         MM      MM       32  10/19
AVG. MAXIMUM    83.3               80.1     3.2     82.4
AVG. MINIMUM    58.2               55.4     2.8     52.5
MEAN            70.7               67.8     2.9     67.4
DAYS MAX >= 90     7                3.5     3.5        4
DAYS MAX <= 32     0                0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32     0                0.3    -0.3        1
DAYS MIN <= 0      0                0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM       16.00   1985
 MINIMUM        0.00   1963
TOTALS          1.08               4.73   -3.65     0.85
DAILY AVG.      0.03               0.15   -0.12     0.03
DAYS >= .01        3                8.8    -5.8        7
DAYS >= .10        3                4.7    -1.7        3
DAYS >= .50        1                2.4    -1.4        0
DAYS >= 1.00       0                1.4    -1.4        0
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL   0.66   10/05 TO 10/05

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL            MM   5
TOTALS           0.0                 MM      MM      0.0
SINCE 7/1        0.0                 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     46                 65     -19       55
 SINCE 7/1        46                 66     -20       MM
COOLING TOTAL    231                150      81      136
 SINCE 1/1      3459               2580     879       MM
................................................................

WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              6.5
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    22/130    DATE  10/05
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    31/170    DATE  10/24

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.30
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           18
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          2

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     63

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                2     RAIN                       4
LIGHT RAIN                4     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      11     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      2
HAZE                      4

-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.

$$
USA.gov is the U.S. government's official web portal to all federal, state and local government web resources and services.