061
CDUS44 KLCH 172212
CLIARA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
512 PM CDT SAT OCT 17 2026
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..THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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 71 3:26 PM 91 2006 82 -11 87
MINIMUM 52 6:40 AM 42 1954 59 -7 61
1974
1977
AVERAGE 62 70 -8 74
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.80 1984 0.18 -0.18 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 2.32 2.93 -0.61 0.04
SINCE SEP 1 4.71 7.98 -3.27 1.04
SINCE JAN 1 38.73 48.54 -9.81 45.45
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM 0.0
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 3 1 2 0
MONTH TO DATE 3 2 1 0
SINCE SEP 1 3 2 1 0
SINCE JUL 1 3 2 1 0
COOLING
TODAY 0 6 -6 9
MONTH TO DATE 212 144 68 187
SINCE SEP 1 722 581 141 631
SINCE JAN 1 3167 2795 372 3003
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 18 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (10)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.5
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 66 7:00 AM
LOWEST 38 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 52
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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 90 1953
2016
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 37 1948
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
OCTOBER 17 2026.......SUNRISE 7:11 AM CDT SUNSET 6:34 PM CDT
OCTOBER 18 2026.......SUNRISE 7:11 AM CDT SUNSET 6:33 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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