CDUS44 KLCH 221005 CLIARA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 505 AM CDT SUN MAR 22 2026 ................................... ...THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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 78 1:11 PM 85 1948 74 4 67 MINIMUM 53 6:12 AM 33 1965 53 0 34 1996 AVERAGE 66 64 2 51 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.83 1949 0.09 -0.09 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.91 1.97 -0.06 0.72 SINCE MAR 1 1.91 1.97 -0.06 0.72 SINCE JAN 1 8.64 10.87 -2.23 6.47 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.0 MM MM MM MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM 8.0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 14 MONTH TO DATE 85 106 -21 101 SINCE MAR 1 85 106 -21 101 SINCE JUL 1 1129 1294 -165 1168 COOLING YESTERDAY 1 2 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 85 39 46 25 SINCE MAR 1 85 39 46 25 SINCE JAN 1 164 79 85 90 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 2:00 AM LOWEST 62 2:00 PM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 85 2017 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 31 1955 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 22 2026.........SUNRISE 7:09 AM CDT SUNSET 7:20 PM CDT MARCH 23 2026.........SUNRISE 7:08 AM CDT SUNSET 7:21 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$