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CDUS44 KLCH 162209
CLIARA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
509 PM CDT SAT MAY 16 2026
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..THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 84 3:21 PM 94 2018 86 -2 86
MINIMUM 67 5:16 AM 51 1973 67 0 76
AVERAGE 76 76 0 81
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.63 2015 0.12 -0.12 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 7.12 2.06 5.06 6.30
SINCE MAR 1 10.33 9.79 0.54 17.27
SINCE JAN 1 17.06 18.69 -1.63 23.02
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM
MONTH TO DATE T 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 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 6 0 6 3
SINCE MAR 1 104 173 -69 129
SINCE JUL 1 1148 1361 -213 1196
COOLING
TODAY 11 11 0 16
MONTH TO DATE 109 151 -42 121
SINCE MAR 1 480 369 111 440
SINCE JAN 1 559 409 150 505
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 1:00 AM
LOWEST 59 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 75
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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 95 1948
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 47 2011
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 PM CDT
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 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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