CDUS44 KLCH 190832 CLIARA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 332 AM CDT TUE MAY 19 2026 ................................... ...THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 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) YESTERDAY 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) YESTERDAY 0.0 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 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 ................................................................... 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 12.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 94 11:00 PM LOWEST 57 1:00 PM AVERAGE 76 .......................................................... THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 94 19561998 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 51 2002 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM CDT SUNSET 7:57 PM CDT MAY 20 2026...........SUNRISE 6:11 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. $$