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CDUS44 KLCH 282231  
CLIARA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
431 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2026  
   
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..THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 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 79 3:30 PM 85 2011 69 10 74  
MINIMUM 60 4:14 AM 28 2002 50 10 45  
AVERAGE 70 59 11 60  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.59 2001 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.68 3.54 -1.86 3.06  
SINCE DEC 1 12.11 13.39 -1.28 10.19  
SINCE JAN 1 6.73 8.90 -2.17 5.75  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 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 7 -7 5  
MONTH TO DATE 183 257 -74 216  
SINCE DEC 1 892 983 -91 967  
SINCE JUL 1 1044 1187 -143 1067  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 5 1 4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 61 27 34 58  
SINCE DEC 1 120 68 52 100  
SINCE JAN 1 81 42 39 65    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (100)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 35 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 68  
   
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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 83 2017  
2021  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 25 1968  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
FEBRUARY 28 2026......SUNRISE 6:34 AM CST SUNSET 6:06 PM CST  
MARCH 1 2026.........SUNRISE 6:33 AM CST SUNSET 6:07 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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