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CDUS44 KLCH 172216
CLIARA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
516 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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..THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 88 12:24 PM 95 1948 86 2 88
MINIMUM 72 3:42 AM 47 2011 67 5 76
AVERAGE 80 76 4 82
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 4.34 2021 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 7.12 2.20 4.92 6.30
SINCE MAR 1 10.33 9.93 0.40 17.27
SINCE JAN 1 17.06 18.83 -1.77 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 15 12 3 17
MONTH TO DATE 124 163 -39 138
SINCE MAR 1 495 381 114 457
SINCE JAN 1 574 421 153 522
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 13 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 91 5:00 AM
LOWEST 63 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 77
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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 94 1951
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 53 2002
2011
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 PM CDT
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 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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