064 CDUS44 KLCH 042350 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 550 PM CST MON MAR 04 2024 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 73 1:14 PM 86 1905 68 5 74 MINIMUM 66 3:12 PM 22 1943 46 20 43 2002 AVERAGE 70 57 13 59 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.75 5.01 1977 0.16 0.59 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.75 0.61 0.14 0.52 SINCE MAR 1 0.75 0.61 0.14 0.52 SINCE JAN 1 14.30 10.30 4.00 14.70 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY MM 0.2 2014 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 9 -9 6 MONTH TO DATE 17 37 -20 8 SINCE MAR 1 17 37 -20 8 SINCE JUL 1 1526 1657 -131 1179 COOLING TODAY 5 1 4 0 MONTH TO DATE 8 4 4 21 SINCE MAR 1 8 4 4 21 SINCE JAN 1 21 24 -3 122 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 12:00 PM LOWEST 82 1:00 PM AVERAGE 90 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 85 1905 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 25 1917 1960 2019 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 4 2024.........SUNRISE 6:33 AM CST SUNSET 6:11 PM CST MARCH 5 2024.........SUNRISE 6:32 AM CST SUNSET 6:12 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$