Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
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CXUS54 KLCH 010818
CLMAEX
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
318 AM CDT MON MAY 01 2023
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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 94 04/21/1987
04/20/1987
04/19/1987
LOW 18 04/05/2019
HIGHEST 86 04/03 MM MM 88 04/30
LOWEST 44 04/17 MM MM 39 04/09
AVG. MAXIMUM 75.5 78.1 -2.6 80.5
AVG. MINIMUM 55.0 55.1 -0.1 56.7
MEAN 65.3 66.6 -1.3 68.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.6 -0.6 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.1 -0.1 0
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 14.76 1991
MINIMUM 0.38 1930
TOTALS 5.10 4.94 0.16 3.65
DAILY AVG. 0.17 0.16 0.01 0.12
DAYS >= .01 10 9.4 0.6 8
DAYS >= .10 8 5.2 2.8 3
DAYS >= .50 3 2.5 0.5 2
DAYS >= 1.00 2 1.5 0.5 2
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.09 04/06 TO 04/07
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL T 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 59 65 -6 30
SINCE 7/1 1368 1888 -520 MM
COOLING TOTAL 72 113 -41 143
SINCE 1/1 279 175 104 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 26/150 DATE 04/21
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 36/160 DATE 04/21
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.46
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 7
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 74
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 6 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 7
LIGHT RAIN 17 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 15 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 4
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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