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CDUS44 KLCH 210816
CLIARA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
316 AM CDT THU MAY 21 2026
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..THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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 83 12:42 PM 93 1956 87 -4 87
1998
2023
MINIMUM 70 3:26 AM 53 2002 68 2 76
2007
2009
AVERAGE 77 77 0 82
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 1.11 3.83 1955 0.14 0.97 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 8.23 2.59 5.64 6.30
SINCE MAR 1 11.44 10.32 1.12 17.27
SINCE JAN 1 18.17 19.22 -1.05 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 12 12 0 17
MONTH TO DATE 169 199 -30 189
SINCE MAR 1 540 417 123 508
SINCE JAN 1 619 457 162 573
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (60)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 97 12:00 AM
LOWEST 74 12:00 PM
AVERAGE 86
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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 98 2005
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 50 1954
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE 6:11 AM CDT SUNSET 7:58 PM CDT
MAY 22 2026...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM CDT SUNSET 7:58 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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