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Record Heat Remains in Place This Week; Precipitation and Windy Conditions in the Northwest

Record warmth will persist across portions of California, the Southwest U.S., the central Great Basin and spread across the central U.S. for the middle of the week. High temperatures will approach 90 from Texas to the Ohio Valley. A moist frontal system will bring lowland rain, high elevation mountain snow, and breezy winds to the Pacific Northwest into the Northern Rockies through Wednesday. Read More >

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DECEMBER 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 68 47 57 81/2014* 49/1979* 28/1979* 69/1991 0.13 5.54/2023 9 1
CT STARTS 0620 CST    SUNRISE 0646 CST    SUNSET 1707 CST    CT ENDS 1733 CST
 2 68 47 57 81/2012* 48/2025 26/1960 70/1982 0.13 1.65/1984 9 1
CT STARTS 0621 CST    SUNRISE 0647 CST    SUNSET 1707 CST    CT ENDS 1733 CST
 3 68 47 57 87/1982 50/1971 29/1974 73/1982 0.14 2.58/1990 9 1
CT STARTS 0622 CST    SUNRISE 0648 CST    SUNSET 1707 CST    CT ENDS 1733 CST
 4 67 46 57 82/2021* 47/2009 28/2006 69/2013 0.13 4.94/1982 9 1
CT STARTS 0622 CST    SUNRISE 0649 CST    SUNSET 1707 CST    CT ENDS 1733 CST
 5 67 46 57 82/2017* 45/2002 26/2006 71/2013 0.14 5.10/1950 9 1
CT STARTS 0623 CST    SUNRISE 0649 CST    SUNSET 1707 CST    CT ENDS 1733 CST
 6 67 46 57 83/2022* 48/2017 29/1984* 70/2004 0.14 7.37/1971 10 1
CT STARTS 0624 CST    SUNRISE 0650 CST    SUNSET 1707 CST    CT ENDS 1734 CST
 7 67 46 56 83/1998 40/2013 20/1950 66/1998 0.15 3.93/2009 10 1
CT STARTS 0625 CST    SUNRISE 0651 CST    SUNSET 1708 CST    CT ENDS 1734 CST
 8 66 46 56 83/1998 39/2017 27/2006 70/1978* 0.14 2.78/2009 10 1
CT STARTS 0625 CST    SUNRISE 0652 CST    SUNSET 1708 CST    CT ENDS 1734 CST
 9 66 46 56 82/2012* 48/2018 24/2006 68/1972 0.14 3.07/1953 10 1
CT STARTS 0626 CST    SUNRISE 0652 CST    SUNSET 1708 CST    CT ENDS 1734 CST
 10 66 46 56 83/2007 44/1978 26/1995 72/2021 0.15 1.90/1980 10 1
CT STARTS 0627 CST    SUNRISE 0653 CST    SUNSET 1708 CST    CT ENDS 1734 CST
 11 66 46 56 82/2007 42/1958 27/1995 67/2007 0.14 1.22/1964 10 1
CT STARTS 0627 CST    SUNRISE 0654 CST    SUNSET 1708 CST    CT ENDS 1735 CST
 12 66 45 56 83/2015 40/1966 19/1962 67/2015* 0.13 2.27/1985 10 1
CT STARTS 0628 CST    SUNRISE 0654 CST    SUNSET 1709 CST    CT ENDS 1735 CST
 13 66 45 55 80/2016* 40/1962 14/1962 65/1996 0.13 2.20/1968 10 1
CT STARTS 0629 CST    SUNRISE 0655 CST    SUNSET 1709 CST    CT ENDS 1735 CST
 14 65 45 55 81/1984 40/1960 25/1966* 66/1967* 0.14 2.15/1977 11 1
CT STARTS 0629 CST    SUNRISE 0656 CST    SUNSET 1709 CST    CT ENDS 1736 CST
 15 65 45 55 81/2021* 42/1963 24/1958 67/1948 0.14 1.82/1986 11 1
CT STARTS 0630 CST    SUNRISE 0656 CST    SUNSET 1710 CST    CT ENDS 1736 CST
 16 65 45 55 81/2021* 38/1989 22/1958 68/2001 0.15 1.94/1948 11 1
CT STARTS 0630 CST    SUNRISE 0657 CST    SUNSET 1710 CST    CT ENDS 1736 CST
 17 65 45 55 81/1956 37/1989 26/1963 70/2016* 0.15 2.80/2009 11 1
CT STARTS 0631 CST    SUNRISE 0657 CST    SUNSET 1710 CST    CT ENDS 1737 CST
 18 65 45 55 79/2025* 43/1989 24/1979 66/1967 0.16 5.07/1995 11 1
CT STARTS 0632 CST    SUNRISE 0658 CST    SUNSET 1711 CST    CT ENDS 1737 CST
 19 64 45 55 79/2012* 38/1996 22/1996 65/2017 0.15 4.05/1956 11 1
CT STARTS 0632 CST    SUNRISE 0659 CST    SUNSET 1711 CST    CT ENDS 1738 CST
 20 64 44 54 79/1978 39/1989 24/1996 67/2013* 0.14 2.63/1971 11 1
CT STARTS 0633 CST    SUNRISE 0659 CST    SUNSET 1712 CST    CT ENDS 1738 CST
 21 64 44 54 81/2025 37/1963 27/2000 70/1990 0.15 2.60/2006 12 1
CT STARTS 0633 CST    SUNRISE 0700 CST    SUNSET 1712 CST    CT ENDS 1739 CST
 22 64 44 54 80/1998 28/1989 14/1989 67/2017 0.15 2.12/1986 12 1
CT STARTS 0634 CST    SUNRISE 0700 CST    SUNSET 1713 CST    CT ENDS 1739 CST
 23 64 44 54 80/2025 23/1989 9/1989 66/2015 0.14 1.60/2002 12 1
CT STARTS 0634 CST    SUNRISE 0700 CST    SUNSET 1713 CST    CT ENDS 1740 CST
 24 64 44 54 80/2025* 32/1983 12/1989 70/2015 0.14 1.40/2023 12 1
CT STARTS 0635 CST    SUNRISE 0701 CST    SUNSET 1714 CST    CT ENDS 1740 CST
 25 64 44 54 81/2016* 33/1983 12/1983 74/2015 0.15 0.80/1981 12 1
CT STARTS 0635 CST    SUNRISE 0701 CST    SUNSET 1715 CST    CT ENDS 1741 CST
 26 63 44 54 82/2016 35/1983 16/1983 74/2015 0.15 2.27/1976 12 1
CT STARTS 0635 CST    SUNRISE 0702 CST    SUNSET 1715 CST    CT ENDS 1742 CST
 27 63 44 54 81/2025* 43/1998 25/2001 74/2015 0.16 5.00/1982 12 1
CT STARTS 0636 CST    SUNRISE 0702 CST    SUNSET 1716 CST    CT ENDS 1742 CST
 28 63 44 53 80/2025* 40/1950 25/1961 66/2019* 0.15 2.50/1962 12 1
CT STARTS 0636 CST    SUNRISE 0702 CST    SUNSET 1716 CST    CT ENDS 1743 CST
 29 63 43 53 81/2021 42/1983 22/1961 70/2021 0.16 2.45/2010 12 1
CT STARTS 0636 CST    SUNRISE 0703 CST    SUNSET 1717 CST    CT ENDS 1743 CST
 30 63 43 53 81/2021* 34/1983 19/1983 70/2021 0.16 3.31/2006 13 1
CT STARTS 0637 CST    SUNRISE 0703 CST    SUNSET 1718 CST    CT ENDS 1744 CST
 31 63 43 53 82/2021 42/2001 17/1983 73/2021 0.16 3.12/2016 13 1
CT STARTS 0637 CST    SUNRISE 0703 CST    SUNSET 1718 CST    CT ENDS 1745 CST
 MON 65.1 44.9 55.0         4.49   336 26

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  0 0 3 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  11 6 3 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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