CDUS44 KLCH 160815 CLIARA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 315 AM CDT THU APR 16 2026 ................................... ...THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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 85 1:35 PM 86 2001 79 6 79 MINIMUM 62 5:25 AM 38 2008 58 4 55 AVERAGE 74 69 5 67 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 4.19 1974 0.16 -0.16 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.10 2.21 -2.11 0.26 SINCE MAR 1 2.01 5.12 -3.11 6.73 SINCE JAN 1 8.74 14.02 -5.28 12.48 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.0 MM MM 0.0 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 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 7 28 -21 22 SINCE MAR 1 92 165 -73 126 SINCE JUL 1 1136 1353 -217 1193 COOLING YESTERDAY 9 5 4 2 MONTH TO DATE 103 63 40 78 SINCE MAR 1 235 128 107 167 SINCE JAN 1 314 168 146 232 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 4:00 AM LOWEST 44 1:00 PM AVERAGE 72 .......................................................... THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 79 87 1981 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 38 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 16 2026.........SUNRISE 6:39 AM CDT SUNSET 7:36 PM CDT APRIL 17 2026.........SUNRISE 6:38 AM CDT SUNSET 7:36 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$