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Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

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SEPTEMBER 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 91 73 82 102/2000 77/2008 66/2006 82/2020 0.16 5.11/2008 0 17
CT STARTS 0520 CST    SUNRISE 0545 CST    SUNSET 1829 CST    CT ENDS 1854 CST
 2 91 73 82 101/2000 78/2018 59/1954 80/1964 0.16 4.10/2008 0 17
CT STARTS 0521 CST    SUNRISE 0545 CST    SUNSET 1828 CST    CT ENDS 1852 CST
 3 91 73 82 101/2000 78/1988 61/1952 80/2000 0.16 4.17/2011 0 17
CT STARTS 0522 CST    SUNRISE 0546 CST    SUNSET 1827 CST    CT ENDS 1851 CST
 4 91 73 82 103/2000 79/2022 54/1952 78/2023 0.16 3.07/2016 0 17
CT STARTS 0522 CST    SUNRISE 0546 CST    SUNSET 1826 CST    CT ENDS 1850 CST
 5 91 72 82 101/2000 74/1974 55/1952 79/2023 0.15 6.03/1973 0 17
CT STARTS 0523 CST    SUNRISE 0547 CST    SUNSET 1824 CST    CT ENDS 1849 CST
 6 91 72 81 101/2000 77/1977 58/2011 78/2023 0.15 2.89/1973 0 16
CT STARTS 0523 CST    SUNRISE 0548 CST    SUNSET 1823 CST    CT ENDS 1847 CST
 7 90 72 81 100/2023 77/2024 56/1953 78/2010 0.15 2.13/1973 0 16
CT STARTS 0524 CST    SUNRISE 0548 CST    SUNSET 1822 CST    CT ENDS 1846 CST
 8 90 72 81 95/2023* 77/2001 57/1950 77/2010 0.15 4.19/1974 0 16
CT STARTS 0525 CST    SUNRISE 0549 CST    SUNSET 1821 CST    CT ENDS 1845 CST
 9 90 72 81 97/1954 78/2001* 55/2011 78/1980 0.16 1.87/2018 0 16
CT STARTS 0525 CST    SUNRISE 0549 CST    SUNSET 1820 CST    CT ENDS 1844 CST
 10 90 72 81 99/1954 78/2000 59/2011* 76/2020* 0.17 3.20/1965 0 16
CT STARTS 0526 CST    SUNRISE 0550 CST    SUNSET 1818 CST    CT ENDS 1842 CST
 11 90 71 81 100/1980 76/2009* 58/1969* 77/2013* 0.18 4.30/1957 0 16
CT STARTS 0526 CST    SUNRISE 0550 CST    SUNSET 1817 CST    CT ENDS 1841 CST
 12 90 71 80 99/1980 76/1948 56/1954 77/2008 0.17 3.21/1998 0 15
CT STARTS 0527 CST    SUNRISE 0551 CST    SUNSET 1816 CST    CT ENDS 1840 CST
 13 90 71 80 100/1980 79/2014 57/2015* 79/2008 0.16 2.60/1973 0 15
CT STARTS 0527 CST    SUNRISE 0551 CST    SUNSET 1815 CST    CT ENDS 1839 CST
 14 89 71 80 94/2019* 79/2021* 57/2015* 78/1978 0.16 2.80/1998 0 15
CT STARTS 0528 CST    SUNRISE 0552 CST    SUNSET 1813 CST    CT ENDS 1837 CST
 15 89 71 80 97/2018 76/1989* 61/1975* 78/1978 0.15 2.02/1981 0 15
CT STARTS 0528 CST    SUNRISE 0552 CST    SUNSET 1812 CST    CT ENDS 1836 CST
 16 89 70 80 96/1980 76/1961 53/1961 76/2016* 0.14 4.32/1971 0 15
CT STARTS 0529 CST    SUNRISE 0553 CST    SUNSET 1811 CST    CT ENDS 1835 CST
 17 89 70 80 99/2004 77/1963 52/1961 78/1996 0.12 4.50/1963 0 14
CT STARTS 0530 CST    SUNRISE 0553 CST    SUNSET 1810 CST    CT ENDS 1833 CST
 18 89 70 79 97/2018 78/1981 54/1981* 76/2019* 0.13 1.19/1963 0 14
CT STARTS 0530 CST    SUNRISE 0554 CST    SUNSET 1808 CST    CT ENDS 1832 CST
 19 89 70 79 97/2005* 73/1981 54/1981* 77/2013 0.12 1.47/2021 0 14
CT STARTS 0531 CST    SUNRISE 0555 CST    SUNSET 1807 CST    CT ENDS 1831 CST
 20 88 69 79 97/2015* 77/2020* 54/1981 78/2013 0.13 1.99/1952 0 14
CT STARTS 0531 CST    SUNRISE 0555 CST    SUNSET 1806 CST    CT ENDS 1830 CST
 21 88 69 79 96/2022* 75/2020* 53/1981 76/1998 0.13 1.61/1979 0 14
CT STARTS 0532 CST    SUNRISE 0556 CST    SUNSET 1805 CST    CT ENDS 1828 CST
 22 88 69 78 97/2022 73/1983 48/1983 78/2006 0.14 3.12/1995 0 13
CT STARTS 0532 CST    SUNRISE 0556 CST    SUNSET 1803 CST    CT ENDS 1827 CST
 23 88 68 78 96/2022 66/1975 51/1983* 78/2006 0.12 1.71/2005 0 13
CT STARTS 0533 CST    SUNRISE 0557 CST    SUNSET 1802 CST    CT ENDS 1826 CST
 24 88 68 78 96/2022 74/1989 50/1975 76/2013 0.15 4.47/2005 0 13
CT STARTS 0533 CST    SUNRISE 0557 CST    SUNSET 1801 CST    CT ENDS 1825 CST
 25 87 68 78 94/2022 73/1989 55/2021* 75/2023* 0.15 1.72/1992 0 13
CT STARTS 0534 CST    SUNRISE 0558 CST    SUNSET 1800 CST    CT ENDS 1823 CST
 26 87 67 77 95/2005 73/1965 52/1956 79/2005 0.18 1.98/1957 0 12
CT STARTS 0535 CST    SUNRISE 0558 CST    SUNSET 1758 CST    CT ENDS 1822 CST
 27 87 67 77 96/2005* 69/2000 52/2001* 80/2005 0.18 3.80/1966 0 12
CT STARTS 0535 CST    SUNRISE 0559 CST    SUNSET 1757 CST    CT ENDS 1821 CST
 28 87 67 77 98/1953 70/1957 48/1967 76/2005 0.18 4.40/1996 0 12
CT STARTS 0536 CST    SUNRISE 0600 CST    SUNSET 1756 CST    CT ENDS 1820 CST
 29 87 66 77 95/1953 70/1967* 44/1967 75/2005 0.18 2.39/2012 0 12
CT STARTS 0536 CST    SUNRISE 0600 CST    SUNSET 1755 CST    CT ENDS 1818 CST
 30 86 66 76 94/2023* 70/1957 47/1967* 75/1986 0.19 2.16/1985 0 11
CT STARTS 0537 CST    SUNRISE 0601 CST    SUNSET 1753 CST    CT ENDS 1817 CST
 MON 89.0 70.1 79.6         5.05   0 437

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  16 0 0 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  11 7 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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