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CDUS44 KLCH 230808  
CLIARA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
308 AM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026  
   
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..THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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 88 2:31 PM 98 2005 87 1 89  
MINIMUM 71 11:42 PM 52 1954 68 3 66  
AVERAGE 80 78 2 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.56 2.85 2013 0.16 0.40 0.11  
MONTH TO DATE 8.92 2.88 6.04 6.44  
SINCE MAR 1 12.13 10.61 1.52 17.41  
SINCE JAN 1 18.86 19.51 -0.65 23.16  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
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 15 13 2 13  
MONTH TO DATE 196 224 -28 208  
SINCE MAR 1 567 442 125 527  
SINCE JAN 1 646 482 164 592    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (200)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 61 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 97 2005  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 51 2001  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 23 2026...........SUNRISE 6:10 AM CDT SUNSET 7:59 PM CDT  
MAY 24 2026...........SUNRISE 6:09 AM CDT SUNSET 8:00 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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