CDUS44 KLCH 262226 CLIARA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 426 PM CST THU DEC 26 2024 ................................... ...THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 26 2024... VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME. CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1948 TO 2024 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 76 3:17 PM 82 2016 63 13 58 MINIMUM 59 8:12 AM 16 1983 44 15 41 AVERAGE 68 54 14 50 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 2.27 1976 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.51 3.70 -0.19 9.45 SINCE DEC 1 3.51 3.70 -0.19 9.45 SINCE JAN 1 53.32 58.90 -5.58 46.68 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY MM T 1953 MM MM MONTH TO DATE T 0.0 T SINCE DEC 1 T 0.0 T SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM 0.0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING TODAY 0 12 -12 15 MONTH TO DATE 228 274 -46 214 SINCE DEC 1 228 274 -46 214 SINCE JUL 1 328 478 -150 399 COOLING TODAY 3 1 2 0 MONTH TO DATE 27 26 1 20 SINCE DEC 1 27 26 1 20 SINCE JAN 1 3311 2932 379 3720 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 9 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (110) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 12:00 AM LOWEST 69 3:00 PM AVERAGE 85 .......................................................... THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 81 1984 2015 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 25 2001 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 26 2024......SUNRISE 7:02 AM CST SUNSET 5:15 PM CST DECEMBER 27 2024......SUNRISE 7:02 AM CST SUNSET 5:16 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$