CDUS44 KLCH 052317 CLIARA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 617 PM CDT TUE MAY 05 2026 ................................... ...THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2026... VALID TODAY AS OF 0600 PM LOCAL TIME. 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) TODAY MAXIMUM 82 2:00 PM 92 1952 83 -1 80 MINIMUM 60 MM 45 1954 64 -4 58 AVERAGE 71 73 -2 69 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY MM 2.09 1981 0.13 MM T MONTH TO DATE 2.40 0.64 1.76 0.59 SINCE MAR 1 5.61 8.37 -2.76 11.56 SINCE JAN 1 12.34 17.27 -4.93 17.31 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 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 TODAY 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 TODAY 6 9 -3 4 MONTH TO DATE 6 41 -35 33 SINCE MAR 1 377 259 118 352 SINCE JAN 1 456 299 157 417 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 10 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (170) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 5:00 AM LOWEST 65 1:00 PM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 92 1952 2012 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 47 1957 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 6:21 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 PM CDT MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 6:20 AM CDT SUNSET 7:48 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$