CDUS44 KLCH 200948 CLIARA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 448 AM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026 ................................... ...THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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 72 3:06 PM 86 2018 74 -2 80 MINIMUM 44 6:31 AM 35 1988 53 -9 60 AVERAGE 58 63 -5 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.45 1964 0.08 -0.08 T MONTH TO DATE 1.91 1.80 0.11 0.72 SINCE MAR 1 1.91 1.80 0.11 0.72 SINCE JAN 1 8.64 10.70 -2.06 6.47 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 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 7 4 3 0 MONTH TO DATE 83 98 -15 76 SINCE MAR 1 83 98 -15 76 SINCE JUL 1 1127 1286 -159 1143 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 5 MONTH TO DATE 84 35 49 25 SINCE MAR 1 84 35 49 25 SINCE JAN 1 163 75 88 90 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.5 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 93 9:00 PM LOWEST 49 1:00 PM AVERAGE 71 .......................................................... THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 84 2015 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 27 1965 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 20 2026.........SUNRISE 7:11 AM CDT SUNSET 7:19 PM CDT MARCH 21 2026.........SUNRISE 7:10 AM CDT SUNSET 7:20 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$