098  
CDUS44 KLCH 180805  
CLIARA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
205 AM CST SUN JAN 18 2026  
   
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..THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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 55 MM 79 2017 62 -7 65  
2023  
MINIMUM 44 9:00 PM 17 2018 43 1 35  
AVERAGE 50 53 -3 50  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.12 2.00 1953 0.18 -0.06 0.00  
1980  
MONTH TO DATE 1.03 3.20 -2.17 2.31  
SINCE DEC 1 6.41 7.69 -1.28 6.75  
SINCE JAN 1 1.03 3.20 -2.17 2.31  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY MM 0.0 MM MM MM  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 T  
SINCE DEC 1 0.0 MM T  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM 0.0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 15 13 2 15  
MONTH TO DATE 136 221 -85 269  
SINCE DEC 1 443 557 -114 507  
SINCE JUL 1 595 761 -166 607  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 20 4 16 0  
SINCE DEC 1 59 30 29 35  
SINCE JAN 1 20 4 16 0    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 13 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 71 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 41 9:00 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 80 1950  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 19 1948  
2018  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
JANUARY 18 2026.......SUNRISE 7:04 AM CST SUNSET 5:33 PM CST  
JANUARY 19 2026.......SUNRISE 7:03 AM CST SUNSET 5:34 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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