CDUS44 KLCH 200818
CLIARA

CLIMATE REPORT 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
318 AM CDT WED MAY 20 2026

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...THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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   3:04 PM  94    1956  86      2       86        
                                      1998                           
  MINIMUM         75  11:48 PM  51    2002  68      7       77        
  AVERAGE         82                        77      5       82     

PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                    
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.32 1952   0.12  -0.12     0.00     
  MONTH TO DATE    7.12                      2.45   4.67     6.30     
  SINCE MAR 1     10.33                     10.18   0.15    17.27     
  SINCE JAN 1     17.06                     19.08  -2.02    23.02     

SNOWFALL (IN)                                                              
  YESTERDAY       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                                                              
  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       17                        12      5       17        
  MONTH TO DATE  157                       187    -30      172        
  SINCE MAR 1    528                       405    123      491        
  SINCE JAN 1    607                       445    162      556        
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WIND (MPH)                                                            
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED  10   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SE (150)       
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                        


SKY COVER                                                             
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                                 
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                                 


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97          12:00 AM                                      
 LOWEST     63           1:00 PM                                      
 AVERAGE    80                                                        

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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                     
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87        93      19561998                     
                                             2023                     
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        53      2002                      
                                             2007                     
                                             2009                     


SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                    
MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE   6:11 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:57 PM CDT     
MAY 21 2026...........SUNRISE   6:11 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:58 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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