962  
CDUS44 KLCH 180852  
CLIAEX  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
352 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
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..THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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 89 3:09 PM 94 2018 86 3 93  
MINIMUM 70 1:34 AM 47 1907 64 6 76  
2011  
AVERAGE 80 75 5 85  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.30 1953 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 4.96 2.17 2.79 2.90  
SINCE MAR 1 12.74 12.03 0.71 12.39  
SINCE JAN 1 18.10 21.72 -3.62 23.00  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 15 10 5 20  
MONTH TO DATE 101 136 -35 137  
SINCE MAR 1 457 291 166 431  
SINCE JAN 1 510 311 199 475    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 56 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
   
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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 96 1906  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 48 1895  
2009  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM CDT SUNSET 8:01 PM CDT  
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM CDT SUNSET 8:02 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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