CDUS44 KLCH 182315 CLIARA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 615 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026 ................................... ...THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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 63 4:00 PM 85 1955 73 -10 74 1982 2018 MINIMUM 37 MM 32 1960 53 -16 47 AVERAGE 50 63 -13 61 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 4.55 1957 0.08 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.91 1.72 0.19 0.72 SINCE MAR 1 1.91 1.72 0.19 0.72 SINCE JAN 1 8.64 10.62 -1.98 6.47 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 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 TODAY 15 4 11 4 MONTH TO DATE 77 94 -17 76 SINCE MAR 1 77 94 -17 76 SINCE JUL 1 1121 1282 -161 1143 COOLING TODAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 84 33 51 20 SINCE MAR 1 84 33 51 20 SINCE JAN 1 163 73 90 85 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (170) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 2:00 AM LOWEST 32 11:00 AM AVERAGE 62 .......................................................... THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 86 2018 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 35 1988 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE 7:14 AM CDT SUNSET 7:18 PM CDT MARCH 19 2026.........SUNRISE 7:12 AM CDT SUNSET 7:18 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$