566  
CDUS44 KLCH 162210  
CLIARA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
510 PM CDT FRI OCT 16 2026  
   
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..THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 16 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 1:15 PM 94 2015 82 7 88  
MINIMUM 65 6:03 AM 43 1961 60 5 59  
AVERAGE 77 71 6 74  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 5.20 2018 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.32 2.75 -0.43 0.04  
SINCE SEP 1 4.71 7.80 -3.09 1.04  
SINCE JAN 1 38.73 48.36 -9.63 45.45  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.0 0.0  
SINCE SEP 1 0.0 MM 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM 0.0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE SEP 1 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 1 -1 0  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 12 6 6 9  
MONTH TO DATE 214 138 76 178  
SINCE SEP 1 724 575 149 622  
SINCE JAN 1 3169 2789 380 2994    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 45 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 91 2006  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 42 1954  
1974  
1977  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
OCTOBER 16 2026.......SUNRISE 7:10 AM CDT SUNSET 6:35 PM CDT  
OCTOBER 17 2026.......SUNRISE 7:11 AM CDT SUNSET 6:34 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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