CDUS44 KLCH 180852 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 352 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1892 TO 2026 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 89 3:09 PM 94 2018 86 3 93 MINIMUM 70 1:34 AM 47 1907 64 6 76 2011 AVERAGE 80 75 5 85 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.30 1953 0.13 -0.13 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 4.96 2.17 2.79 2.90 SINCE MAR 1 12.74 12.03 0.71 12.39 SINCE JAN 1 18.10 21.72 -3.62 23.00 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 15 10 5 20 MONTH TO DATE 101 136 -35 137 SINCE MAR 1 457 291 166 431 SINCE JAN 1 510 311 199 475 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 2:00 AM LOWEST 56 2:00 PM AVERAGE 75 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 96 1906 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 48 1895 2009 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM CDT SUNSET 8:01 PM CDT MAY 19 2026...........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. $$