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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
520 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026

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...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         89   3:52 PM  96    1906  86      3       92        
  MINIMUM         74   5:23 AM  48    1895  64     10       76        
                                      2009                           
  AVERAGE         82                        75      7       84     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          4.40 1953   0.12  -0.12     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.96                      2.29   2.67     2.90     
  SINCE MAR 1     12.74                     12.15   0.59    12.39     
  SINCE JAN 1     18.10                     21.84  -3.74    23.00     

DEGREE DAYS                                                           
 COOLING                                                              
  TODAY           17                        10      7       19        
  MONTH TO DATE  118                       146    -28      156        
  SINCE MAR 1    474                       301    173      450        
  SINCE JAN 1    527                       321    206      494        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.1                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    94           6:00 AM                                      
 LOWEST     55          12:00 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    75                                                        

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THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        97      1906                      
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        46      1895                      


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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