Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
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CLMAEX
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
219 AM CST WED JAN 01 2025
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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 85 12/07/1924
12/04/1892
LOW 7 12/23/1989
HIGHEST 79 12/15 MM MM 81 12/09
LOWEST 29 12/22 MM MM 27 12/30
AVG. MAXIMUM 65.3 61.2 4.1 64.4
AVG. MINIMUM 45.2 40.6 4.6 40.1
MEAN 55.2 50.9 4.3 52.3
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0
DAYS MIN <= 32 4 7.9 -3.9 7
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 20.80 1982
MINIMUM 1.35 2017
TOTALS 8.11 5.28 2.83 2.99
DAILY AVG. 0.26 0.17 0.09 0.10
DAYS >= .01 12 10.7 1.3 7
DAYS >= .10 6 6.6 -0.6 4
DAYS >= .50 4 3.4 0.6 2
DAYS >= 1.00 3 1.7 1.3 1
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 3.74 12/04 TO 12/05
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL MM 5
TOTALS 0.0 MM MM 0.0
SINCE 7/1 0.0 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 314 449 -135 395
SINCE 7/1 480 773 -293 MM
COOLING TOTAL 19 12 7 7
SINCE 1/1 3024 2619 405 MM
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 43/330 DATE 12/28
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 63/320 DATE 12/28
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.49
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 11
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 11
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 76
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 4 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 6 RAIN 4
LIGHT RAIN 14 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 21 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 5
HAZE 6
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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