Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
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CDUS44 KLCH 152230
CLIAEX
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
530 PM CDT FRI MAR 15 2024
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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 2024...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1892 TO 2024
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 76 10:37 AM 86 1955 71 5 65
2002
MINIMUM 64 1:53 PM 30 1988 49 15 37
AVERAGE 70 60 10 51
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.44 3.00 1990 0.16 0.28 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.85 2.31 -0.46 1.30
SINCE MAR 1 1.85 2.31 -0.46 1.30
SINCE JAN 1 15.40 12.00 3.40 15.48
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.2 MM MM 0.0
SNOW DEPTH MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 6 -6 14
MONTH TO DATE 57 120 -63 52
SINCE MAR 1 57 120 -63 52
SINCE JUL 1 1566 1740 -174 1223
COOLING
TODAY 5 1 4 0
MONTH TO DATE 35 15 20 57
SINCE MAR 1 35 15 20 57
SINCE JAN 1 48 35 13 158
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 11:00 AM
LOWEST 81 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 87
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 89 1961
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 30 1913
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 15 2024.........SUNRISE 7:19 AM CDT SUNSET 7:19 PM CDT
MARCH 16 2024.........SUNRISE 7:18 AM CDT SUNSET 7:19 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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