CDUS44 KLCH 202226 CLIARA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 526 PM CDT MON APR 20 2026 ................................... ...THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 2026... VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 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 77 3:00 PM 90 1987 80 -3 84 MINIMUM 46 5:09 AM 42 1953 60 -14 71 AVERAGE 62 70 -8 78 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 1.26 1986 0.18 -0.18 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.54 3.11 -2.57 0.26 SINCE MAR 1 2.45 6.02 -3.57 6.73 SINCE JAN 1 9.18 14.92 -5.74 12.48 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY MM 0.0 MM MM MM MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 MM 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM 8.0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 3 1 2 0 MONTH TO DATE 13 33 -20 22 SINCE MAR 1 98 170 -72 126 SINCE JUL 1 1142 1358 -216 1193 COOLING TODAY 0 6 -6 13 MONTH TO DATE 132 89 43 119 SINCE MAR 1 264 154 110 208 SINCE JAN 1 343 194 149 273 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 6 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (70) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (90) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 3:00 AM LOWEST 31 3:00 PM AVERAGE 62 .......................................................... THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 93 1987 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 60 39 1953 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 20 2026.........SUNRISE 6:35 AM CDT SUNSET 7:38 PM CDT APRIL 21 2026.........SUNRISE 6:34 AM CDT SUNSET 7:39 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$