993  
CDUS44 KLCH 040824  
CLIARA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
224 AM CST SUN JAN 04 2026  
   
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..THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 2026
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1948 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 79 2:33 PM 81 2000 63 16 71  
MINIMUM 52 10:46 PM 19 1979 43 9 50  
AVERAGE 66 53 13 61  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.14 2019 0.20 -0.20 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.59 -0.58 0.00  
SINCE DEC 1 5.39 5.08 0.31 4.44  
SINCE JAN 1 0.01 0.59 -0.58 0.00  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1985 MM MM  
2018  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.0 T  
SINCE DEC 1 0.0 MM T  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM 0.0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 13 -13 4  
MONTH TO DATE 12 39 -27 27  
SINCE DEC 1 319 375 -56 265  
SINCE JUL 1 471 579 -108 365  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 1 0 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 1 2 -1 0  
SINCE DEC 1 40 28 12 35  
SINCE JAN 1 1 2 -1 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (290)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 54 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 78 1955  
1997  
2005  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 20 1979  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 4 2026.......SUNRISE 7:04 AM CST SUNSET 5:21 PM CST  
JANUARY 5 2026.......SUNRISE 7:04 AM CST SUNSET 5:22 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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