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CDUS44 KLCH 162223  
CLIAEX  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
523 PM CDT THU APR 16 2026  
   
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..THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 87 3:22 PM 92 1920 78 9 78  
1925  
MINIMUM 65 3:01 AM 37 2014 55 10 46  
2018  
AVERAGE 76 67 9 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.80 2015 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.27 2.91 -2.64 3.42  
SINCE MAR 1 4.14 7.83 -3.69 6.46  
SINCE JAN 1 9.50 17.52 -8.02 17.07  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 2.7  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 3  
MONTH TO DATE 12 48 -36 39  
SINCE MAR 1 96 250 -154 172  
SINCE JUL 1 1372 1870 -498 1597  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 11 4 7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 112 47 65 68  
SINCE MAR 1 251 89 162 145  
SINCE JAN 1 304 109 195 189    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 46 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 72  
   
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 92 2006  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 39 1921  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 6:41 AM CDT SUNSET 7:40 PM CDT  
APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 6:40 AM CDT SUNSET 7:40 PM CDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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