Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
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CXUS54 KLCH 030843
CLMAEX
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
343 AM CDT MON APR 03 2023
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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 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 93 03/21/1907
LOW 22 03/04/2002
03/04/1943
HIGHEST 86 03/25 MM MM 85 03/06
LOWEST 29 03/20 MM MM 31 03/13
AVG. MAXIMUM 74.4 70.7 3.7 72.3
AVG. MINIMUM 53.1 49.0 4.1 46.9
MEAN 63.8 59.9 3.9 59.6
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 2 1.1 0.9 2
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 15.52 1922
MINIMUM 0.51 2019
TOTALS 3.87 4.92 -1.05 7.87
DAILY AVG. 0.12 0.16 -0.04 0.25
DAYS >= .01 9 10.6 -1.6 9
DAYS >= .10 6 6.6 -0.6 7
DAYS >= .50 2 3.2 -1.2 5
DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.5 -0.5 4
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 1.93 03/16 TO 03/17
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL MM 5
TOTALS 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0 MM MM MM
SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 MM
DAYS >= 1.0 0 MM MM 0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0 MM MM
24 HR TOTAL MM
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 138 202 -64 200
SINCE 7/1 1309 1821 -512 MM
COOLING TOTAL 106 42 64 39
SINCE 1/1 207 62 145 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/280 DATE 03/03
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 47/280 DATE 03/03
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.48
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 11
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 13
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 7
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 69
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 5 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 4
LIGHT RAIN 13 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 17 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 1
HAZE 14
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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