744  
CDUS44 KLCH 060816  
CLIARA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
316 AM CDT WED MAY 06 2026  
   
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..THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 82 1:59 PM 92 1952 83 -1 80  
MINIMUM 60 4:38 AM 45 1954 64 -4 58  
AVERAGE 71 73 -2 69  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.09 1981 0.13 -0.13 T  
MONTH TO DATE 2.40 0.64 1.76 0.59  
SINCE MAR 1 5.61 8.37 -2.76 11.56  
SINCE JAN 1 12.34 17.27 -4.93 17.31  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY MM 0.0 MM MM MM  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.0 T  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 MM 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM 8.0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 6 0 6 0  
SINCE MAR 1 104 173 -69 126  
SINCE JUL 1 1148 1361 -213 1193  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 6 9 -3 4  
MONTH TO DATE 6 41 -35 33  
SINCE MAR 1 377 259 118 352  
SINCE JAN 1 456 299 157 417    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 10 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 65 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 92 1952  
2012  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 47 1957  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 6:20 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 PM CDT  
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 6:20 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 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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