689 CDUS44 KLCH 292231 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 531 PM CDT THU AUG 29 2024 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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 92 1:58 PM 103 1954 93 -1 98 MINIMUM 74 3:40 PM 55 1896 71 3 75 AVERAGE 83 82 1 87 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.21 5.30 2010 0.11 0.10 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.02 3.08 -1.06 0.03 SINCE JUN 1 11.69 12.82 -1.13 6.48 SINCE JAN 1 49.29 36.31 12.98 33.07 DEGREE DAYS COOLING TODAY 18 17 1 22 MONTH TO DATE 573 515 58 785 SINCE JUN 1 1664 1533 131 2014 SINCE JAN 1 2258 2010 248 2629 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 36 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 50 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 1:00 AM LOWEST 57 2:00 PM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 105 1954 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 57 1893 1906 1986 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. $$