CDUS44 KLCH 050819 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 319 AM CDT TUE MAY 05 2026 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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 79 4:10 PM 94 1943 83 -4 76 1952 MINIMUM 52 5:45 AM 38 2013 60 -8 52 AVERAGE 66 71 -5 64 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 4.53 1941 0.13 -0.13 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.71 0.53 1.18 0.91 SINCE MAR 1 9.49 10.39 -0.90 10.40 SINCE JAN 1 14.85 20.08 -5.23 21.01 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 1 7 -6 0 MONTH TO DATE 1 25 -24 23 SINCE MAR 1 357 180 177 317 SINCE JAN 1 410 200 210 361 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 5:00 AM LOWEST 43 11:00 AM AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 94 1952 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 41 1954 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 6:22 AM CDT SUNSET 7:52 PM CDT MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 6:21 AM CDT SUNSET 7:53 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$