572 CDUS44 KLCH 310809 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 309 AM CDT SAT AUG 31 2024 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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 86 2:15 PM 105 1954 93 -7 100 MINIMUM 74 2:53 PM 57 1893 71 3 72 1906 1986 AVERAGE 80 82 -2 86 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.81 2.56 2014 0.12 0.69 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.85 3.20 -0.35 0.03 SINCE JUN 1 12.52 12.94 -0.42 6.48 SINCE JAN 1 50.12 36.43 13.69 33.07 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 15 16 -1 21 MONTH TO DATE 588 531 57 806 SINCE JUN 1 1679 1549 130 2035 SINCE JAN 1 2273 2026 247 2650 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 2:00 AM LOWEST 68 12:00 PM AVERAGE 84 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 108 2000 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 59 1893 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 31 2024........SUNRISE 6:46 AM CDT SUNSET 7:34 PM CDT SEPTEMBER 1 2024.....SUNRISE 6:46 AM CDT SUNSET 7:33 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$