404  
CDUS44 KLCH 182220  
CLIARA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
420 PM CST SUN JAN 18 2026  
   
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..THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 18 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 49 3:00 PM 80 1950 63 -14 75  
MINIMUM 26 MM 19 1948 43 -17 52  
2018  
AVERAGE 38 53 -15 64  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.60 1992 0.17 -0.17 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.03 3.37 -2.34 2.31  
SINCE DEC 1 6.41 7.86 -1.45 6.75  
SINCE JAN 1 1.03 3.37 -2.34 2.31  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 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  
TODAY 27 13 14 1  
MONTH TO DATE 163 234 -71 270  
SINCE DEC 1 470 570 -100 508  
SINCE JUL 1 622 774 -152 608  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 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 10 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 81 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 24 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 53  
   
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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 80 1950  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 19 1977  
 
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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