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CDUS44 KLCH 190832  
CLIARA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
332 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2026  
   
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..THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 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)  
YESTERDAY 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)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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 12.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 57 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 94 1956  
1998  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 51 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM CDT SUNSET 7:57 PM CDT  
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 6:11 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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