CXUS54 KLCH 012125 CLMARA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 425 PM CDT WED APR 01 2026 ................................... ...THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1948 TO 2026 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 90 03/16/1955 LOW 19 03/03/1980 HIGHEST 85 03/06 MM MM 85 03/31 LOWEST 32 03/17 MM MM 34 03/21 AVG. MAXIMUM 77.4 72.9 4.5 75.8 AVG. MINIMUM 55.1 52.5 2.6 52.5 MEAN 66.3 62.7 3.6 64.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 1 0.6 0.4 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 11.57 1973 MINIMUM 0.06 1955 TOTALS 1.91 2.91 -1.00 6.47 DAILY AVG. 0.06 0.09 -0.03 0.21 DAYS >= .01 6 9.3 -3.3 6 DAYS >= .10 3 4.2 -1.2 6 DAYS >= .50 2 1.9 0.1 4 DAYS >= 1.00 0 0.7 -0.7 2 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 1.22 03/07 TO 03/08 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL MM 5 TOTALS MM MM MM MM SINCE 7/1 MM MM MM MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. MM MM DAYS >= 1.0 MM MM MM MM GREATEST SNOW DEPTH MM MM MM 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 85 137 -52 104 SINCE 7/1 1129 1326 -197 MM COOLING TOTAL 132 65 67 89 SINCE 1/1 211 105 106 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 32/360 DATE 03/12 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 45/340 DATE 03/12 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.37 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 14 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 14 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 3 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 73 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 4 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 4 RAIN 3 LIGHT RAIN 8 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 22 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 13 HAZE 2 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$