356  
CDUS44 KLCH 172224  
CLIAEX  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
524 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024  
   
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..THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 77 3:59 PM 94 2018 86 -9 82  
MINIMUM 67 2:34 AM 47 1907 64 3 65  
2011  
AVERAGE 72 75 -3 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.30 1953 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 6.79 2.17 4.62 3.44  
SINCE MAR 1 21.95 12.03 9.92 12.41  
SINCE JAN 1 35.50 21.72 13.78 26.59  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 7 10 -3 9  
MONTH TO DATE 169 136 33 167  
SINCE MAR 1 357 291 66 345  
SINCE JAN 1 370 311 59 446    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 96 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 71 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 96 1906  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 48 1895  
2009  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM CDT SUNSET 8:01 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM CDT SUNSET 8:02 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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