CXUS54 KLCH 012125 CLMAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 425 PM CDT WED APR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1892 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 93 03/21/1907 LOW 22 03/04/2002 03/04/1943 HIGHEST 86 03/22 MM MM 86 03/13 03/30 LOWEST 26 03/17 MM MM 33 03/06 03/21 AVG. MAXIMUM 78.6 70.7 7.9 75.1 AVG. MINIMUM 54.3 49.0 5.3 50.9 MEAN 66.5 59.9 6.6 63.0 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 1 1.1 -0.1 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 15.52 1922 MINIMUM 0.51 2019 TOTALS 3.87 4.92 -1.05 3.04 DAILY AVG. 0.12 0.16 -0.04 0.10 DAYS >= .01 8 10.6 -2.6 11 DAYS >= .10 4 6.6 -2.6 6 DAYS >= .50 3 3.2 -0.2 2 DAYS >= 1.00 2 1.5 0.5 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.86 03/11 TO 03/12 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL MM 5 TOTALS 0.0 MM MM 0.0 SINCE 7/1 0.0 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 84 202 -118 133 SINCE 7/1 1360 1821 -461 MM COOLING TOTAL 139 42 97 77 SINCE 1/1 192 62 130 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 35/320 DATE 03/15 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 44/310 DATE 03/15 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.36 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 17 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 11 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 3 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 68 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 6 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 4 LIGHT RAIN 8 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 19 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 5 HAZE 7 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$