CDUS44 KLCH 182315 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 615 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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 68 5:00 PM 87 1963 71 -3 77 MINIMUM 37 MM 29 1893 50 -13 49 AVERAGE 53 60 -7 63 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 2.90 1987 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.87 2.76 1.11 1.33 SINCE MAR 1 3.87 2.76 1.11 1.33 SINCE JAN 1 9.23 12.45 -3.22 11.94 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 2.7 SNOW DEPTH MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 12 6 6 2 MONTH TO DATE 79 138 -59 104 SINCE MAR 1 79 138 -59 104 SINCE JUL 1 1355 1758 -403 1529 COOLING TODAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 73 18 55 19 SINCE MAR 1 73 18 55 19 SINCE JAN 1 126 38 88 63 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 83 6:00 AM LOWEST 35 3:00 PM AVERAGE 59 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 89 1907 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 27 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE 7:16 AM CDT SUNSET 7:20 PM CDT MARCH 19 2026.........SUNRISE 7:15 AM CDT SUNSET 7:21 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$