CDUS44 KLCH 210304 CLIARA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 1004 PM CDT FRI MAR 20 2026 ................................... ...THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 2026... VALID TODAY AS OF 1000 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 76 MM 84 2015 74 2 66 MINIMUM 49 MM 27 1965 53 -4 42 AVERAGE 63 64 -1 54 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 1.82 1985 0.08 -0.08 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.91 1.88 0.03 0.72 SINCE MAR 1 1.91 1.88 0.03 0.72 SINCE JAN 1 8.64 10.78 -2.14 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 2 4 -2 11 MONTH TO DATE 85 102 -17 87 SINCE MAR 1 85 102 -17 87 SINCE JUL 1 1129 1290 -161 1154 COOLING TODAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 84 37 47 25 SINCE MAR 1 84 37 47 25 SINCE JAN 1 163 77 86 90 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1:00 AM LOWEST 50 1:00 PM AVERAGE 75 .......................................................... THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 851948 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 33 1965 1996 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. $$