CDUS44 KLCH 062205 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 505 PM CDT WED MAY 06 2026 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 81 11:33 AM 95 1906 83 -2 78 MINIMUM 73 5:01 AM 38 1954 61 12 64 AVERAGE 77 72 5 71 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.36 2.20 1935 0.13 0.23 1.75 MONTH TO DATE 2.07 0.79 1.28 2.66 SINCE MAR 1 9.85 10.65 -0.80 12.15 SINCE JAN 1 15.21 20.34 -5.13 22.76 DEGREE DAYS COOLING TODAY 12 7 5 6 MONTH TO DATE 19 39 -20 29 SINCE MAR 1 375 194 181 323 SINCE JAN 1 428 214 214 367 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 2:00 PM LOWEST 84 12:00 AM AVERAGE 91 .......................................................... THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 93 1905 1952 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 41 1898 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 6:21 AM CDT SUNSET 7:53 PM CDT MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 6:20 AM CDT SUNSET 7:54 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$