CDUS44 KLCH 190818 CLIARA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 318 AM CDT THU MAR 19 2026 ................................... ...THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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 64 3:29 PM 85 1955 73 -9 74 1982 2018 MINIMUM 37 4:58 AM 32 1960 53 -16 47 AVERAGE 51 63 -12 61 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 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) YESTERDAY 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 YESTERDAY 14 4 10 4 MONTH TO DATE 76 94 -18 76 SINCE MAR 1 76 94 -18 76 SINCE JUL 1 1120 1282 -162 1143 COOLING YESTERDAY 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 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. 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 TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 86 2018 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 35 1988 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 19 2026.........SUNRISE 7:12 AM CDT SUNSET 7:18 PM CDT MARCH 20 2026.........SUNRISE 7:11 AM CDT SUNSET 7:19 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$