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CDUS44 KLCH 182220
CLIARA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
520 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026
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..THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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 89 12:52 PM 94 1951 86 3 87
MINIMUM 73 5:41 AM 53 2002 67 6 76
2011
AVERAGE 81 77 4 82
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.94 1978 0.13 -0.13 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 7.12 2.33 4.79 6.30
SINCE MAR 1 10.33 10.06 0.27 17.27
SINCE JAN 1 17.06 18.96 -1.90 23.02
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY MM 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 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 16 12 4 17
MONTH TO DATE 140 175 -35 155
SINCE MAR 1 511 393 118 474
SINCE JAN 1 590 433 157 539
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 13 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (140)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.8
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 94 1:00 AM
LOWEST 57 1:00 PM
AVERAGE 76
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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 94 1956
1998
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 51 2002
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 PM CDT
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM CDT SUNSET 7:57 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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