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CDUS44 KLCH 202226  
CLIARA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
426 PM CST FRI FEB 20 2026  
   
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..THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 20 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 81R 3:41 PM 81 2018 68 13 40  
MINIMUM 70 7:47 AM 26 2021 48 22 26  
2025  
AVERAGE 76 58 18 33  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 1.82 1991 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.68 2.56 -0.88 0.96  
SINCE DEC 1 12.11 12.41 -0.30 8.09  
SINCE JAN 1 6.73 7.92 -1.19 3.65  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 0.0 MM MM MM  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.0 T  
SINCE DEC 1 0.0 MM 8.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM 8.0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 8 -8 32  
MONTH TO DATE 132 197 -65 130  
SINCE DEC 1 841 923 -82 881  
SINCE JUL 1 993 1127 -134 981  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 11 1 10 0  
MONTH TO DATE 37 19 18 58  
SINCE DEC 1 96 60 36 100  
SINCE JAN 1 57 34 23 65    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 9 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 62 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 81 2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 27 2025  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 20 2026......SUNRISE 6:43 AM CST SUNSET 6:00 PM CST  
FEBRUARY 21 2026......SUNRISE 6:42 AM CST SUNSET 6:01 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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