CDUS44 KLCH 220839 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 339 AM CDT SAT AUG 22 2026 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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 103 3:15 PM 105 2023 94 9 92 MINIMUM 76 5:58 PM 57 1940 72 4 74 AVERAGE 90 83 7 83 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.73 1.45 1978 0.13 0.60 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.83 2.12 -1.29 2.01 SINCE JUN 1 13.34 11.86 1.48 10.52 SINCE JAN 1 35.76 35.35 0.41 36.26 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 25 18 7 18 MONTH TO DATE 444 378 66 394 SINCE JUN 1 1578 1396 182 1502 SINCE JAN 1 2272 1873 399 2171 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 5:00 AM LOWEST 32 3:00 PM AVERAGE 63 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 105 2023 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 55 1893 SUNRISE AND SUNSET AUGUST 22 2026........SUNRISE 6:40 AM CDT SUNSET 7:45 PM CDT AUGUST 23 2026........SUNRISE 6:41 AM CDT SUNSET 7:44 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$