449 CDUS44 KLCH 290826 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 326 AM CDT THU AUG 29 2024 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 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 98 12:15 PM 105 1943 93 5 95 MINIMUM 70 6:26 PM 56 1896 71 -1 77 AVERAGE 84 82 2 86 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.98 2.65 2017 0.12 0.86 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.81 2.97 -1.16 0.03 SINCE JUN 1 11.48 12.71 -1.23 6.48 SINCE JAN 1 49.08 36.20 12.88 33.07 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 19 17 2 21 MONTH TO DATE 555 498 57 763 SINCE JUN 1 1646 1516 130 1992 SINCE JAN 1 2240 1993 247 2607 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 66 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 90 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 11:00 PM LOWEST 43 1:00 PM AVERAGE 70 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 103 1954 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 55 1896 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 29 2024........SUNRISE 6:45 AM CDT SUNSET 7:37 PM CDT AUGUST 30 2024........SUNRISE 6:45 AM CDT SUNSET 7:35 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$