597  
CDUS44 KLCH 042228  
CLIARA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
428 PM CST SUN JAN 04 2026  
   
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..THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 58 3:59 PM 78 1955 63 -5 64  
1997  
2005  
MINIMUM 49 3:11 AM 20 1979 43 6 52  
AVERAGE 54 53 1 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 4.04 2007 0.19 -0.19 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.78 -0.77 0.00  
SINCE DEC 1 5.39 5.27 0.12 4.44  
SINCE JAN 1 0.01 0.78 -0.77 0.00  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 0.0 MM MM MM  
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  
TODAY 11 13 -2 7  
MONTH TO DATE 23 52 -29 34  
SINCE DEC 1 330 388 -58 272  
SINCE JUL 1 482 592 -110 372  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 0 0 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 N (20)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (40)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (40)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 75 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 84  
   
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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 80 2005  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 22 1969  
 
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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