CDUS44 KLCH 080918 CLIARA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 418 AM CDT FRI MAY 08 2026 ................................... ...THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 77 3:39 PM 92 1949 84 -7 77 1963 2018 MINIMUM 61 8:03 AM 50 1958 64 -3 64 AVERAGE 69 74 -5 71 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.80 2025 0.13 -0.13 2.80 MONTH TO DATE 2.40 0.90 1.50 4.99 SINCE MAR 1 5.61 8.63 -3.02 15.96 SINCE JAN 1 12.34 17.53 -5.19 21.71 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 4 9 -5 6 MONTH TO DATE 25 59 -34 48 SINCE MAR 1 396 277 119 367 SINCE JAN 1 475 317 158 432 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (10) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 5:00 AM LOWEST 69 5:00 PM AVERAGE 85 .......................................................... THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 92 2018 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 45 1992 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CDT SUNSET 7:50 PM CDT MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 6:18 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. $$