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Severe Weather and Flooding Threats for the Central U.S.; Fire Weather Concerns for the Western U.S.

Severe weather and flooding threats will continue for portions of the central U.S. through Thursday, focused from the central High Plains to the Mid-Mississippi Valley. Hot and dry conditions will fuel fire weather concerns for the Intermountain West, and dry thunderstorms may spark additional wildfires. Dangerous heat will build across the southern U.S. Friday into the weekend. Read More >

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AUGUST NORMALS & EXTREMES
PLUS SUNRISE/SUNSET & CIVIL TWILIGHT TIMES

NEW IBERIA

  TEMP NORMALS WARMEST COOLEST COOLEST WARMEST NORM RECORD NORMS
DAY MAX MIN MEAN MAX/YR MAX/YR MIN/YR MIN/YR RAIN RAIN/YR HDD CDD
1 93 75 84 101/2023 75/1971 69/1994* 79/2010 0.19 2.40/1983 0 18
CT STARTS 0501 CST    SUNRISE 0527 CST    SUNSET 1900 CST    CT ENDS 1926 CST
2 93 75 84 100/2023* 80/1975* 67/1949* 79/2023* 0.19 2.80/1955 0 18
CT STARTS 0502 CST    SUNRISE 0528 CST    SUNSET 1900 CST    CT ENDS 1925 CST
3 93 74 84 100/2023 78/1960 68/1956 80/2010 0.19 4.16/1983 0 18
CT STARTS 0502 CST    SUNRISE 0528 CST    SUNSET 1859 CST    CT ENDS 1925 CST
4 93 74 84 101/2023 84/2018* 69/1973* 80/2010 0.19 2.06/1981 0 18
CT STARTS 0503 CST    SUNRISE 0529 CST    SUNSET 1858 CST    CT ENDS 1924 CST
5 93 74 84 101/2023 82/1956 68/1969 78/2023* 0.20 1.80/1995 0 19
CT STARTS 0504 CST    SUNRISE 0529 CST    SUNSET 1857 CST    CT ENDS 1923 CST
6 93 74 84 101/2023 82/1984 67/1957 79/2023 0.20 3.55/1966 0 19
CT STARTS 0504 CST    SUNRISE 0530 CST    SUNSET 1856 CST    CT ENDS 1922 CST
7 93 74 84 100/2023 80/1996 66/1975 80/2023 0.20 3.35/2017 0 19
CT STARTS 0505 CST    SUNRISE 0531 CST    SUNSET 1855 CST    CT ENDS 1921 CST
8 93 74 84 101/2023 82/1989 67/1990* 79/2023 0.19 1.05/1948 0 19
CT STARTS 0506 CST    SUNRISE 0531 CST    SUNSET 1855 CST    CT ENDS 1920 CST
9 93 74 84 99/2023* 82/1989 61/1989 82/2015 0.19 1.76/1952 0 19
CT STARTS 0506 CST    SUNRISE 0532 CST    SUNSET 1854 CST    CT ENDS 1919 CST
10 93 74 84 102/2015 79/1957 63/1989 81/2023 0.19 2.84/1966 0 18
CT STARTS 0507 CST    SUNRISE 0532 CST    SUNSET 1853 CST    CT ENDS 1918 CST
11 93 74 84 102/2023* 84/2016* 65/1976 80/2023* 0.19 3.00/1996 0 18
CT STARTS 0508 CST    SUNRISE 0533 CST    SUNSET 1852 CST    CT ENDS 1917 CST
12 93 74 84 102/2023 79/1968 59/1967 79/2011 0.18 13.54/2016 0 18
CT STARTS 0508 CST    SUNRISE 0534 CST    SUNSET 1851 CST    CT ENDS 1916 CST
13 93 74 84 101/2007 77/2016 60/2004 79/2023 0.19 7.97/2016 0 18
CT STARTS 0509 CST    SUNRISE 0534 CST    SUNSET 1850 CST    CT ENDS 1915 CST
14 93 74 84 103/2023 82/2002 59/2004 79/2012 0.19 2.76/1977 0 18
CT STARTS 0509 CST    SUNRISE 0535 CST    SUNSET 1849 CST    CT ENDS 1914 CST
15 93 74 83 103/2023 79/1985 61/2004 79/2023* 0.21 2.52/1985 0 18
CT STARTS 0510 CST    SUNRISE 0535 CST    SUNSET 1848 CST    CT ENDS 1913 CST
16 93 74 83 99/2023 81/1998 62/2004* 78/2011* 0.20 2.64/2016 0 18
CT STARTS 0511 CST    SUNRISE 0536 CST    SUNSET 1847 CST    CT ENDS 1912 CST
17 93 74 83 102/2023 79/1973 63/1963 78/2007* 0.21 2.15/2008 0 18
CT STARTS 0511 CST    SUNRISE 0536 CST    SUNSET 1846 CST    CT ENDS 1911 CST
18 93 74 83 103/2023 83/2010 67/2004 78/1995* 0.21 2.20/1988 0 18
CT STARTS 0512 CST    SUNRISE 0537 CST    SUNSET 1845 CST    CT ENDS 1910 CST
19 93 74 83 104/2023 80/2012 67/1961 78/2021 0.21 2.45/2015 0 18
CT STARTS 0513 CST    SUNRISE 0538 CST    SUNSET 1844 CST    CT ENDS 1909 CST
20 93 74 83 102/2023 80/1950 62/1976 79/2023 0.23 2.29/1969 0 18
CT STARTS 0513 CST    SUNRISE 0538 CST    SUNSET 1843 CST    CT ENDS 1908 CST
21 92 74 83 100/2023 80/1956 65/1957 79/2023 0.22 1.79/2019 0 18
CT STARTS 0514 CST    SUNRISE 0539 CST    SUNSET 1842 CST    CT ENDS 1907 CST
22 92 74 83 102/2023 80/1960 59/1961* 80/2011 0.23 4.82/1953 0 18
CT STARTS 0514 CST    SUNRISE 0539 CST    SUNSET 1841 CST    CT ENDS 1905 CST
23 92 74 83 105/2023 78/1958 59/1956 80/2023 0.22 1.67/1967 0 18
CT STARTS 0515 CST    SUNRISE 0540 CST    SUNSET 1840 CST    CT ENDS 1904 CST
24 92 74 83 105/2023 81/2008* 61/1956 81/2023 0.23 2.00/1989 0 18
CT STARTS 0516 CST    SUNRISE 0540 CST    SUNSET 1838 CST    CT ENDS 1903 CST
25 92 74 83 101/2023 79/1967* 62/1966 80/2023 0.22 2.00/1989 0 18
CT STARTS 0516 CST    SUNRISE 0541 CST    SUNSET 1837 CST    CT ENDS 1902 CST
26 92 74 83 106/2023 78/1967 64/1966 79/2020 0.23 5.20/1992 0 18
CT STARTS 0517 CST    SUNRISE 0542 CST    SUNSET 1836 CST    CT ENDS 1901 CST
27 92 74 83 109/2023 79/1967 63/1958 80/2023 0.22 2.85/2020* 0 18
CT STARTS 0518 CST    SUNRISE 0542 CST    SUNSET 1835 CST    CT ENDS 1900 CST
28 92 73 83 99/2011 78/2017 62/2015* 79/2023 0.21 3.92/2017 0 18
CT STARTS 0518 CST    SUNRISE 0543 CST    SUNSET 1834 CST    CT ENDS 1858 CST
29 92 73 82 99/1998 79/2001* 62/1992 79/1983 0.22 6.40/1978 0 17
CT STARTS 0519 CST    SUNRISE 0543 CST    SUNSET 1833 CST    CT ENDS 1857 CST
30 92 73 82 100/2011 80/2003* 63/1992 78/2024* 0.21 2.13/2014 0 17
CT STARTS 0519 CST    SUNRISE 0544 CST    SUNSET 1832 CST    CT ENDS 1856 CST
31 91 73 82 103/2000 80/1987 64/1968 79/2020* 0.21 0.86/2024 0 17
CT STARTS 0520 CST    SUNRISE 0544 CST    SUNSET 1830 CST    CT ENDS 1855 CST
MON 92.4 74.0 83.2         6.37   0 564

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  25 0 0 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  14 9 4 1

 

Note: Daily sums/averages will not equal monthly sums/averages due to rounding - click here for more info
 

 Normals are for the 30-year period from 1991-2020

Extremes (or records) are for the period of record (1948-2025) 

 

 Bold colored records indicate extreme for the month

Italicized bold colored records indicate most recent of multiple monthly extreme occurrences 

 
* Asterisks indicate records which tied previous records; asterisked value was the last year record occurred
 
 All times are approximate and in Central Standard Time - add one hour during Daylight Saving Time

CT stands for Civil Twilight, essentially times of dawn & dusk - see definitions here 
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