CDUS44 KLCH 182220
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CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
520 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026

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...THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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  12:52 PM  94    1951  86      3       87        
  MINIMUM         73   5:41 AM  53    2002  67      6       76        
                                      2011                           
  AVERAGE         81                        77      4       82     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  TODAY            0.00          3.94 1978   0.13  -0.13     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    7.12                      2.33   4.79     6.30     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.33                     10.06   0.27    17.27     
  SINCE JAN 1     17.06                     18.96  -1.90    23.02     

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           16                        12      4       17        
  MONTH TO DATE  140                       175    -35      155        
  SINCE MAR 1    511                       393    118      474        
  SINCE JAN 1    590                       433    157      539        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  13   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SE (140)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.8                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                                 


WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                    
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                             
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                                  


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    94           1:00 AM                                      
 LOWEST     57           1:00 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    76                                                        

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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        941956                      
                                             1998                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        51      2002                      


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE   6:12 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:56 PM CDT     
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE   6:12 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:57 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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