198 CDUS44 KLCH 182225 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 525 PM CDT MON MAR 18 2024 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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 64 1:47 PM 87 1963 71 -7 52 MINIMUM 52 6:48 AM 29 1893 50 2 43 AVERAGE 58 60 -2 48 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 2.90 1987 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.59 2.76 -0.17 3.23 SINCE MAR 1 2.59 2.76 -0.17 3.23 SINCE JAN 1 16.14 12.45 3.69 17.41 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY MM 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 7 6 1 17 MONTH TO DATE 68 138 -70 83 SINCE MAR 1 68 138 -70 83 SINCE JUL 1 1577 1758 -181 1254 COOLING TODAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 35 18 17 57 SINCE MAR 1 35 18 17 57 SINCE JAN 1 48 38 10 158 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 87 12:00 AM LOWEST 32 12:00 PM AVERAGE 60 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 89 1907 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 27 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE 7:16 AM CDT SUNSET 7:21 PM CDT MARCH 19 2024.........SUNRISE 7:14 AM CDT SUNSET 7:21 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$