CXUS54 KLCH 011116 CLMAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 616 AM CDT WED MAY 01 2024 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1892 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 94 04/21/1987 04/20/1987 04/19/1987 LOW 18 04/05/2019 HIGHEST 87 04/19 MM MM 86 04/03 04/27 04/28 LOWEST 37 04/04 MM MM 44 04/17 AVG. MAXIMUM 79.8 78.1 1.7 75.5 AVG. MINIMUM 57.5 55.1 2.4 55.0 MEAN 68.7 66.6 2.1 65.3 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.6 -0.6 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.1 -0.1 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 14.76 1991 MINIMUM 0.38 1930 TOTALS 10.23 4.94 5.29 5.10 DAILY AVG. 0.34 0.16 0.18 0.17 DAYS >= .01 8 9.4 -1.4 10 DAYS >= .10 7 5.2 1.8 8 DAYS >= .50 6 2.5 3.5 3 DAYS >= 1.00 4 1.5 2.5 2 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 4.36 04/09 TO 04/10 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL T 5 TOTALS 0.0 MM MM 0.0 SINCE 7/1 0.2 MM MM MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 MM MM 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 35 65 -30 59 SINCE 7/1 1696 1888 -192 MM COOLING TOTAL 149 113 36 72 SINCE 1/1 201 175 26 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 44/300 DATE 04/29 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 62/300 DATE 04/29 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.44 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 12 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 14 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 4 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 73 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 8 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 7 RAIN 6 LIGHT RAIN 12 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 15 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2 HAZE 5 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$