CDUS44 KLCH 210950 CLIARA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 450 AM CDT SAT MAR 21 2026 ................................... ...THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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 76 2:33 PM 84 2015 74 2 66 MINIMUM 49 6:20 AM 27 1965 53 -4 42 AVERAGE 63 64 -1 54 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 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) 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 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 YESTERDAY 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 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. 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 TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 85 1948 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 33 1965 1996 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 21 2026.........SUNRISE 7:10 AM CDT SUNSET 7:20 PM CDT MARCH 22 2026.........SUNRISE 7:09 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. $$