NEWCLMARA 000 TTAA00 KLCH 050026 CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 626 PM CST FRI JAN 4 2019 ................................... ...THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2018... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2019 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM NORMAL ................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 103 06/02/2011 09/04/2000 08/31/2000 LOW 9 12/23/1989 01/11/1962 HIGHEST 98 07/26 LOWEST 17 01/17 AVG. MAXIMUM 79.4 78.8 0.6 AVG. MINIMUM 60.5 58.8 1.7 MEAN 70.0 1.2 DAYS MAX >= 90 126 DAYS MAX <= 32 3 DAYS MIN <= 32 16 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 85.98 2016 MINIMUM 36.29 2011 TOTALS 62.61 59.69 2.92 DAYS >= .01 137 DAYS >= .10 83 DAYS >= .50 38 DAYS >= 1.00 17 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 5.20 10/16 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 0.8 TOTALS T DEGREE_DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1354 1409 -55 SINCE 7/1 543 COOLING TOTAL 3241 2814 427 SINCE 1/1 3241 FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 10/29/1952 LATEST 03/31/1987 EARLIEST 12/11 LATEST 01/19 ................................................. WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/120 DATE 12/26 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 49/120 DATE 12/26 SKY COVER AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.40 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 71 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$