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CDUS44 KLCH 072207  
CLIAEX  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
507 PM CDT THU MAY 07 2026  
   
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..THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 73 3:41 PM 93 1905 83 -10 79  
1952  
MINIMUM 57 7:36 AM 41 1898 61 -4 64  
AVERAGE 65 72 -7 72  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 2.80 1893 0.13 -0.13 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 2.46 0.92 1.54 2.67  
SINCE MAR 1 10.24 10.78 -0.54 12.16  
SINCE JAN 1 15.60 20.47 -4.87 22.77  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
TODAY 0 8 -8 7  
MONTH TO DATE 13 47 -34 36  
SINCE MAR 1 369 202 167 330  
SINCE JAN 1 422 222 200 374    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 61 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 92 2018  
2022  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 43 1917  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 6:20 AM CDT SUNSET 7:54 PM CDT  
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 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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