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CDUS44 KLCH 232237  
CLIARA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
537 PM CDT SAT MAY 23 2026  
   
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..THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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 74 11:17 AM 97 2005 87 -13 89  
MINIMUM 70 10:36 AM 51 2001 69 1 70  
AVERAGE 72 78 -6 80  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.30 2.61 1991 0.16 0.14 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 9.22 3.04 6.18 6.46  
SINCE MAR 1 12.43 10.77 1.66 17.43  
SINCE JAN 1 19.16 19.67 -0.51 23.18  
 
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 7 13 -6 15  
MONTH TO DATE 203 237 -34 223  
SINCE MAR 1 574 455 119 542  
SINCE JAN 1 653 495 158 607    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 4 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 84 6:00 AM  
AVERAGE 91  
   
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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 95 2005  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 56 1967  
 
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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