960  
CDUS44 KLCH 180857  
CLIAEX  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
357 AM CDT SAT APR 18 2026  
   
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..THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 87 3:15 PM 92 2006 78 9 85  
MINIMUM 63 3:08 AM 39 1921 55 8 57  
AVERAGE 75 67 8 71  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.79 1900 0.15 -0.15 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.27 3.06 -2.79 3.42  
SINCE MAR 1 4.14 7.98 -3.84 6.46  
SINCE JAN 1 9.50 17.67 -8.17 17.07  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 12 50 -38 39  
SINCE MAR 1 96 252 -156 172  
SINCE JUL 1 1372 1872 -500 1597  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 10 4 6 6  
MONTH TO DATE 122 51 71 74  
SINCE MAR 1 261 93 168 151  
SINCE JAN 1 314 113 201 195    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 40 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 92 2006  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 39 2001  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 6:39 AM CDT SUNSET 7:41 PM CDT  
APRIL 19 2026.........SUNRISE 6:37 AM CDT SUNSET 7:42 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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