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CDUS44 KLCH 182236
CLIAEX
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
536 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2026
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..THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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 84 2:10 PM 92 2006 79 5 87
MINIMUM 65 6:16 AM 39 2001 56 9 70
AVERAGE 75 67 8 79
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.06 2.57 1991 0.15 -0.09 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.33 3.21 -2.88 3.42
SINCE MAR 1 4.20 8.13 -3.93 6.46
SINCE JAN 1 9.56 17.82 -8.26 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 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 2 -2 0
MONTH TO DATE 12 52 -40 39
SINCE MAR 1 96 254 -158 172
SINCE JUL 1 1372 1874 -502 1597
COOLING
TODAY 10 4 6 14
MONTH TO DATE 132 55 77 88
SINCE MAR 1 271 97 174 165
SINCE JAN 1 324 117 207 209
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 5:00 AM
LOWEST 51 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 74
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 94 1987
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 56 38 1901
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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