CDUS44 KLCH 052317 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 617 PM CDT TUE MAY 05 2026 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2026... VALID TODAY AS OF 0600 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 79 5:00 PM 94 1952 83 -4 79 MINIMUM 61 MM 41 1954 60 1 51 AVERAGE 70 72 -2 65 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY MM 3.44 1960 0.13 MM T MONTH TO DATE 1.71 0.66 1.05 0.91 SINCE MAR 1 9.49 10.52 -1.03 10.40 SINCE JAN 1 14.85 20.21 -5.36 21.01 DEGREE DAYS COOLING TODAY 5 7 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 6 32 -26 23 SINCE MAR 1 362 187 175 317 SINCE JAN 1 415 207 208 361 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 90 1:00 AM LOWEST 74 10:00 AM AVERAGE 82 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 95 1906 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 38 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. $$