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CDUS44 KLCH 182236
CLIARA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
536 PM CDT SAT APR 18 2026
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..THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 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 86 1:01 PM 92 1948 80 6 82
MINIMUM 61 5:07 AM 43 1997 59 2 70
1999
AVERAGE 74 69 5 76
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.94 2019 0.18 -0.18 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.10 2.75 -2.65 0.26
SINCE MAR 1 2.01 5.66 -3.65 6.73
SINCE JAN 1 8.74 14.56 -5.82 12.48
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 MM 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM 8.0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 7 31 -24 22
SINCE MAR 1 92 168 -76 126
SINCE JUL 1 1136 1356 -220 1193
COOLING
TODAY 9 5 4 11
MONTH TO DATE 132 78 54 95
SINCE MAR 1 264 143 121 184
SINCE JAN 1 343 183 160 249
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (190)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 5:00 AM
LOWEST 55 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 78
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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 91 1987
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 43 1953
2008
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2026.........SUNRISE 6:37 AM CDT SUNSET 7:37 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2026.........SUNRISE 6:36 AM CDT SUNSET 7:37 PM CDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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