CDUS44 KLCH 070822 CLIAEX CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 322 AM CDT THU MAY 07 2026 ................................... ...THE ALEXANDRIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 81 11:33 AM 95 1906 83 -2 78 MINIMUM 60 11:59 PM 38 1954 61 -1 64 AVERAGE 71 72 -1 71 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.75 2.20 1935 0.13 0.62 1.75 MONTH TO DATE 2.46 0.79 1.67 2.66 SINCE MAR 1 10.24 10.65 -0.41 12.15 SINCE JAN 1 15.60 20.34 -4.74 22.76 DEGREE DAYS COOLING YESTERDAY 6 7 -1 6 MONTH TO DATE 13 39 -26 29 SINCE MAR 1 369 194 175 323 SINCE JAN 1 422 214 208 367 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. 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 TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 93 1905 1952 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 41 1898 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 6:20 AM CDT SUNSET 7:54 PM CDT MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$