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Heavy Snow in the Cascades and Northern Rockies; Wintry Mix in the Northeast; High Winds in Southern California

Two more cold fronts will pass through the Northwest U.S. this week with heavy mountain snow continuing across the Cascades, and northern Rockies. A quick moving storm system will bring mixed precipitation including some freezing rain across the Northeast U.S. today. High winds could blow down trees and power lines in the mountains of southern California this evening through Thursday. Read More >

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SEPTEMBER NORMALS & EXTREMES
PLUS SUNRISE/SUNSET & CIVIL TWILIGHT TIMES

ALEXANDRIA

  TEMP NORMALS WARMEST COOLEST COOLEST WARMEST NORM RECORD NORMS
 DAY MAX MIN MEAN MAX/YR MAX/YR MIN/YR MIN/YR RAIN RAIN/YR HDD CDD
 1 92 70 81 109/2000 78/1996* 57/1915 78/2020 0.13 4.99/2008 0 16
CT STARTS 0522 CST    SUNRISE 0546 CST    SUNSET 1833 CST    CT ENDS 1858 CST
 2 92 70 81 106/2000 80/1941 55/1954 78/1908 0.13 3.13/2008 0 16
CT STARTS 0522 CST    SUNRISE 0547 CST    SUNSET 1832 CST    CT ENDS 1856 CST
 3 92 70 81 106/2000 76/1895 54/1893 78/2012 0.13 3.80/1985 0 16
CT STARTS 0523 CST    SUNRISE 0548 CST    SUNSET 1830 CST    CT ENDS 1855 CST
 4 92 70 81 107/2000 75/1974 55/1974 77/2012* 0.13 3.02/2024 0 16
CT STARTS 0524 CST    SUNRISE 0548 CST    SUNSET 1829 CST    CT ENDS 1854 CST
 5 91 70 81 107/2000 75/1974 52/1952 77/2023 0.13 2.08/1973 0 15
CT STARTS 0524 CST    SUNRISE 0549 CST    SUNSET 1828 CST    CT ENDS 1852 CST
 6 91 69 80 104/1947 74/1893 54/2011 77/2023 0.13 2.96/1973 0 15
CT STARTS 0525 CST    SUNRISE 0549 CST    SUNSET 1827 CST    CT ENDS 1851 CST
 7 91 69 80 105/2023 71/1967 50/2011 78/2023 0.14 0.96/2018 0 15
CT STARTS 0526 CST    SUNRISE 0550 CST    SUNSET 1825 CST    CT ENDS 1850 CST
 8 91 69 80 102/1931 74/1893 53/2011 77/1900 0.13 2.10/1894 0 15
CT STARTS 0526 CST    SUNRISE 0551 CST    SUNSET 1824 CST    CT ENDS 1849 CST
 9 91 69 80 102/1907 74/1893 54/2011 76/1947 0.15 0.95/1974* 0 15
CT STARTS 0527 CST    SUNRISE 0551 CST    SUNSET 1823 CST    CT ENDS 1847 CST
 10 90 68 79 102/1905 72/1948 56/2012 76/1973* 0.14 2.19/1907 0 14
CT STARTS 0527 CST    SUNRISE 0552 CST    SUNSET 1822 CST    CT ENDS 1846 CST
 11 90 68 79 100/1905 76/2024 53/1907 78/1937 0.14 1.86/1922 0 14
CT STARTS 0528 CST   SUNRISE 0552 CST    SUNSET 1820 CST    CT ENDS 1845 CST
 12 90 68 79 99/1947* 76/1998 46/1940 78/2008 0.13 4.50/1998 0 14
CT STARTS 0529 CST   SUNRISE 0553 CST    SUNSET 1819 CST    CT ENDS 1843 CST
 13 90 68 79 100/1906 71/2014 45/1940 79/2008 0.11 3.31/2007 0 14
CT STARTS 0529 CST    SUNRISE 0554 CST    SUNSET 1818 CST    CT ENDS 1842 CST
 14 90 67 78 102/1906 73/1959 43/1902 78/1993 0.11 6.51/1901 0 13
CT STARTS 0530 CST    SUNRISE 0554 CST    SUNSET 1816 CST    CT ENDS 1841 CST
 15 89 67 78 100/1906 71/1961 43/1902 75/2020* 0.10 3.94/1901 0 13
CT STARTS 0530 CST    SUNRISE 0555 CST    SUNSET 1815 CST    CT ENDS 1839 CST
 16 89 67 78 100/1906* 68/1993 45/1902 77/2005 0.10  2.60/1971 0 13
CT STARTS 0531 CST    SUNRISE 0555 CST    SUNSET 1814 CST    CT ENDS 1838 CST
 17 89 67 78 101/1906* 70/1966* 50/1902 75/2021* 0.09 3.04/1958 0 13
CT STARTS 0532 CST    SUNRISE 0556 CST    SUNSET 1812 CST    CT ENDS 1837 CST
 18 89 66 77 101/1906* 68/1943 46/1903 75/2018* 0.08 1.77/1979 0 12
CT STARTS 0532 CST    SUNRISE 0556 CST    SUNSET 1811 CST    CT ENDS 1835 CST
 19 88 66 77 99/2005 74/1908 45/1981 76/1947 0.09 1.82/2002 0 12
CT STARTS 0533 CST    SUNRISE 0557 CST    SUNSET 1810 CST    CT ENDS 1834 CST
 20 88 66 77 101/2005 66/1991 47/1903 78/1924 0.08 4.76/1947 0 12
CT STARTS 0533 CST    SUNRISE 0558 CST    SUNSET 1809 CST    CT ENDS 1833 CST
 21 88 65 77 100/2005 69/1971 47/1899 76/1931* 0.08 5.00/1979 0 12
CT STARTS 0534 CST    SUNRISE 0558 CST    SUNSET 1807 CST    CT ENDS 1831 CST
 22 88 65 76 99/2022* 70/1983 44/1983* 77/1998 0.08 2.70/1995 0 11
CT STARTS 0535 CST    SUNRISE 0559 CST    SUNSET 1806 CST    CT ENDS 1830 CST
 23 87 65 76 100/2023 62/1995 41/1897 76/2005 0.09 3.61/1940 0 11
CT STARTS 0535 CST    SUNRISE 0559 CST    SUNSET 1805 CST    CT ENDS 1829 CST
 24 87 64 76 98/2022* 70/1989 44/1896 78/2023* 0.09 1.66/2013 0 11
CT STARTS 0536 CST    SUNRISE 0600 CST    SUNSET 1803 CST    CT ENDS 1828 CST
 25 87 64 75 99/1905 72/2002 48/1897 78/2005 0.11 1.42/2007 0 10
CT STARTS 0536 CST    SUNRISE 0601 CST    SUNSET 1802 CST    CT ENDS 1826 CST
 26 86 63 75 98/2023* 67/1989 41/1899 76/2005 0.11 1.20/1957 0 10
CT STARTS 0537 CST    SUNRISE 0601 CST    SUNSET 1801 CST    CT ENDS 1825 CST
 27 86 63 75 99/2023* 67/1974* 40/1899 75/2005 0.11 2.25/1913 0 10
CT STARTS 0538 CST    SUNRISE 0602 CST    SUNSET 1800 CST    CT ENDS 1824 CST
 28 86 63 74 100/1953 66/1942 44/1899 78/1998 0.11 2.60/1935 0 10
CT STARTS 0538 CST    SUNRISE 0602 CST    SUNSET 1758 CST    CT ENDS 1822 CST
 29 86 62 74 99/1953 65/1896 40/1967 75/1998 0.12 2.15/1999 0 9
CT STARTS 0539 CST    SUNRISE 0603 CST    SUNSET 1757 CST    CT ENDS 1821 CST
 30 85 62 74 98/2023 60/1896 42/1909 76/1986 0.12 2.51/1898 0 9
CT STARTS 0539 CST    SUNRISE 0604 CST    SUNSET 1756 CST    CT ENDS 1820 CST
 MON 89.0 66.6 77.8         3.39   2 386

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  17 0 0 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  9 5 2 1

 

Note: Daily sums/averages will not equal monthly sums/averages due to rounding - click here for more info
 

 Normals are for the 30-year period from 1991-2020

Extremes (or records) are for the period of record (1892-2025) 

 

 Bold colored records indicate extreme for the month

Italicized bold colored records indicate most recent of multiple monthly extreme occurrences 

 
* Asterisks indicate records which tied previous records; asterisked value was the last year record occurred
 
 All times are approximate and in Central Standard Time - add one hour during Daylight Saving Time

CT stands for Civil Twilight, essentially times of dawn & dusk - see definitions here 
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