895  
CDUS44 KLCH 012242  
CLIAEX  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
542 PM CDT MON MAY 01 2023  
   
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..THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1892 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 79 3:15 PM 94 1901 82 -3 90  
MINIMUM 51 5:21 AM 42 1908 59 -8 68  
1925  
AVERAGE 65 70 -5 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 5.16 1937 0.14 -0.14 0.91  
MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.14 -0.14 0.91  
SINCE MAR 1 8.97 10.00 -1.03 12.43  
SINCE JAN 1 23.15 19.69 3.46 19.17  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE MM 0.0 MM 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE MAR 1 197 268 -71 230  
SINCE JUL 1 1368 1888 -520 1571  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 6 -6 14  
MONTH TO DATE 0 6 -6 14  
SINCE MAR 1 178 161 17 196  
SINCE JAN 1 279 181 98 228    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 25 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 59  
   
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 92 1902  
1943  
1947  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 39 1909  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 1 2023...........SUNRISE 6:26 AM CDT SUNSET 7:50 PM CDT  
MAY 2 2023...........SUNRISE 6:25 AM CDT SUNSET 7:50 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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