CDUS44 KLCH 200818 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 318 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2026 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 88 1:11 PM 97 1906 86 2 90 MINIMUM 66 8:38 PM 46 1895 65 1 74 AVERAGE 77 76 1 82 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 1.50 4.85 1902 0.13 1.37 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 6.46 2.42 4.04 2.90 SINCE MAR 1 14.24 12.28 1.96 12.39 SINCE JAN 1 19.60 21.97 -2.37 23.00 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 12 10 2 17 MONTH TO DATE 130 156 -26 173 SINCE MAR 1 486 311 175 467 SINCE JAN 1 539 331 208 511 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 94 12:00 AM LOWEST 61 12:00 PM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 96 1906 2008 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 45 1894 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 6:11 AM CDT SUNSET 8:03 PM CDT MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 6:11 AM CDT SUNSET 8:03 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$