933  
CXUS54 KLCH 010928  
CLMAEX  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
428 AM CDT THU MAY 01 2025  
   
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..THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2025  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1892 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S  
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S)  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
RECORD  
HIGH 94 04/21/1987  
04/20/1987  
04/19/1987  
LOW 18 04/05/2019  
HIGHEST 88 04/03 MM MM 87 04/19  
04/27  
04/28  
LOWEST 42 04/08 MM MM 37 04/04  
AVG. MAXIMUM 81.0 78.1 2.9 79.8  
AVG. MINIMUM 60.5 55.1 5.4 57.5  
MEAN 70.8 66.6 4.2 68.7  
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 6.45 4.94 1.51 10.23  
DAILY AVG. 0.22 0.16 0.06 0.34  
DAYS >= .01 10 9.4 0.6 8  
DAYS >= .10 6 5.2 0.8 7  
DAYS >= .50 3 2.5 0.5 6  
DAYS >= 1.00 3 1.5 1.5 4  
GREATEST  
24 HR. TOTAL 3.36 04/05 TO 04/06  
 
SNOWFALL (INCHES)  
RECORDS  
TOTAL T 5  
TOTALS 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SINCE 7/1 2.7 MM MM MM  
SNOWDEPTH AVG. MM 0  
DAYS >= 1.0 0 MM MM 0  
GREATEST  
SNOW DEPTH MM 0 MM  
24 HR TOTAL MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING TOTAL 39 65 -26 35  
SINCE 7/1 1597 1888 -291 MM  
COOLING TOTAL 217 113 104 149  
SINCE 1/1 338 175 163 MM    
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WIND (MPH)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 32/140 DATE 04/22  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 45/160 DATE 04/02  
45/170 04/04  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.42  
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 14  
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9  
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 7  
 
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 74  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH  
THUNDERSTORM 5 MIXED PRECIP 0  
HEAVY RAIN 5 RAIN 7  
LIGHT RAIN 12 FREEZING RAIN 0  
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0  
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0  
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0  
FOG 20 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2  
HAZE 10  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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