CDUS44 KLCH 070822 CLIARA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 322 AM CDT THU MAY 07 2026 ................................... ...THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 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) YESTERDAY 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) YESTERDAY MM 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 YESTERDAY 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 YESTERDAY 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 10 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 5:00 AM LOWEST 74 12:00 PM AVERAGE 86 .......................................................... THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 92 19491963 2018 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 50 1958 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 6:20 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 PM CDT MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CDT SUNSET 7:50 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$