CDUS44 KLCH 062205 CLIARA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 505 PM CDT WED MAY 06 2026 ................................... ...THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 86 1:17 PM 92 1952 83 3 82 2012 MINIMUM 73 12:19 AM 47 1957 64 9 66 AVERAGE 80 74 6 74 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY T 1.60 2025 0.13 -0.13 1.60 MONTH TO DATE 2.40 0.77 1.63 2.19 SINCE MAR 1 5.61 8.50 -2.89 13.16 SINCE JAN 1 12.34 17.40 -5.06 18.91 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM MONTH TO DATE T 0.0 T 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 0 SINCE MAR 1 104 173 -69 126 SINCE JUL 1 1148 1361 -213 1193 COOLING TODAY 15 9 6 9 MONTH TO DATE 21 50 -29 42 SINCE MAR 1 392 268 124 361 SINCE JAN 1 471 308 163 426 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 9 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 5:00 AM LOWEST 74 12:00 PM AVERAGE 86 .......................................................... THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 921949 1963 2018 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 50 1958 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 6:20 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 PM CDT MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 6:20 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$