931 CDUS44 KLCH 190828 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 328 AM CDT TUE MAR 19 2024 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 2024... 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) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 64 1:47 PM 87 1963 71 -7 52 MINIMUM 45 11:59 PM 29 1893 50 -5 43 AVERAGE 55 60 -5 48 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 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) YESTERDAY 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 YESTERDAY 10 6 4 17 MONTH TO DATE 71 138 -67 83 SINCE MAR 1 71 138 -67 83 SINCE JUL 1 1580 1758 -178 1254 COOLING YESTERDAY 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 9.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 87 12:00 AM LOWEST 31 6:00 PM AVERAGE 59 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 89 1907 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 27 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 19 2024.........SUNRISE 7:14 AM CDT SUNSET 7:21 PM CDT MARCH 20 2024.........SUNRISE 7:13 AM CDT SUNSET 7:22 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$