095  
CDUS44 KLCH 302226  
CLIAEX  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
526 PM CDT THU APR 30 2026  
   
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..THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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 69 4:12 AM 93 1901 82 -13 86  
1952  
MINIMUM 63 9:47 AM 43 1908 59 4 68  
1965  
AVERAGE 66 70 -4 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.29 1.60 1905 0.15 0.14 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 3.83 4.94 -1.11 6.45  
SINCE MAR 1 7.70 9.86 -2.16 9.49  
SINCE JAN 1 13.06 19.55 -6.49 20.10  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 MM MM 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 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 25 66 -41 39  
SINCE MAR 1 109 268 -159 172  
SINCE JUL 1 1385 1888 -503 1597  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 1 6 -5 12  
MONTH TO DATE 217 113 104 217  
SINCE MAR 1 356 155 201 294  
SINCE JAN 1 409 175 234 338    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 87 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 94  
   
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 94 1901  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 42 1908  
1925  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 30 2026.........SUNRISE 6:26 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 PM CDT  
MAY 1 2026...........SUNRISE 6:25 AM CDT SUNSET 7:50 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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