CDUS44 KLCH 180852 CLIARA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 352 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026 ................................... ...THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 88 12:24 PM 95 1948 86 2 88 MINIMUM 72 3:42 AM 47 2011 67 5 76 AVERAGE 80 76 4 82 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 4.34 2021 0.14 -0.14 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 7.12 2.20 4.92 6.30 SINCE MAR 1 10.33 9.93 0.40 17.27 SINCE JAN 1 17.06 18.83 -1.77 23.02 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM MONTH TO DATE T 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 15 12 3 17 MONTH TO DATE 124 163 -39 138 SINCE MAR 1 495 381 114 457 SINCE JAN 1 574 421 153 522 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 13 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 91 5:00 AM LOWEST 63 2:00 PM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 94 1951 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 53 20022011 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. $$