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MAY 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 82 63 72 92/1981 72/1996* 50/2014* 76/2010 0.13 2.92/2022 0 8
CT STARTS 0459 CST    SUNRISE 0524 CST    SUNSET 1845 CST    CT ENDS 1911 CST
 2 82 63 73 89/1955 69/2004 50/1976* 74/2011* 0.13 1.60/1956 0 8
CT STARTS 0458 CST    SUNRISE 0523 CST    SUNSET 1846 CST    CT ENDS 1911 CST
 3 83 63 73 92/2010 61/1970 49/2013* 77/2021 0.12 4.93/2017 0 8
CT STARTS 0457 CST    SUNRISE 0522 CST    SUNSET 1847 CST    CT ENDS 1912 CST
 4 83 64 73 93/1952 67/2017 43/1954 73/2003* 0.13 1.77/2019 0 8
CT STARTS 0456 CST    SUNRISE 0522 CST    SUNSET 1847 CST    CT ENDS 1913 CST
 5 83 64 73 92/1952 68/2013 45/1954 75/2003 0.13 2.09/1981 0 9
CT STARTS 0455 CST    SUNRISE 0521 CST    SUNSET 1848 CST    CT ENDS 1914 CST
 6 83 64 74 92/2012* 71/1966 47/1957 77/2009* 0.13 1.01/1948 0 9
CT STARTS 0454 CST    SUNRISE 0520 CST    SUNSET 1849 CST    CT ENDS 1914 CST
 7 84 64 74 92/2018* 73/1992 50/1958 77/2024 0.13 1.67/1969 0 9
CT STARTS 0453 CST    SUNRISE 0519 CST    SUNSET 1849 CST    CT ENDS 1915 CST
 8 84 65 74 92/2018 70/1951 45/1992 77/2024 0.13 4.60/1991 0 9
CT STARTS 0453 CST    SUNRISE 0518 CST    SUNSET 1850 CST    CT ENDS 1916 CST
 9 84 65 75 90/2018* 68/2020 50/1984* 78/2024 0.14 1.65/1995 0 10
CT STARTS 0452 CST    SUNRISE 0518 CST    SUNSET 1851 CST    CT ENDS 1916 CST
 10 84 65 75 91/2022* 74/1989 50/1961 78/2003 0.12 3.62/2013 0 10
CT STARTS 0451 CST    SUNRISE 0517 CST    SUNSET 1851 CST    CT ENDS 1917 CST
 11 85 66 75 91/1955 69/2025 50/1961 74/2023* 0.13 6.08/2021 0 10
CT STARTS 0450 CST    SUNRISE 0516 CST    SUNSET 1852 CST    CT ENDS 1918 CST
 12 85 66 75 93/2022 73/1972 42/1952 76/2023* 0.14 3.20/1959 0 10
CT STARTS 0450 CST    SUNRISE 0516 CST    SUNSET 1853 CST    CT ENDS 1919 CST
 13 85 66 76 93/2007 71/1960 49/1960 75/2010 0.13 2.72/1999 0 10
CT STARTS 0449 CST    SUNRISE 0515 CST    SUNSET 1853 CST    CT ENDS 1919 CST
 14 85 66 76 94/2018 71/1971 51/1979* 76/1995* 0.12 2.25/1982 0 11
CT STARTS 0448 CST    SUNRISE 0514 CST    SUNSET 1854 CST    CT ENDS 1920 CST
 15 85 67 76 95/2018 74/1991 50/2014 76/2025 0.13 2.39/1961 0 11
CT STARTS 0448 CST    SUNRISE 0514 CST    SUNSET 1854 CST    CT ENDS 1921 CST
 16 86 67 76 94/2018 76/2008* 51/1973 76/2025 0.12 1.63/2015 0 11
CT STARTS 0447 CST    SUNRISE 0513 CST    SUNSET 1855 CST    CT ENDS 1921 CST
 17 86 67 77 95/1948 71/1970 47/2011 77/2015 0.14 4.34/2021 0 12
CT STARTS 0446 CST    SUNRISE 0513 CST    SUNSET 1856 CST    CT ENDS 1922 CST
 18 86 67 77 94/1951 67/2002 53/2011* 76/2025 0.13 3.94/1978 0 12
CT STARTS 0446 CST    SUNRISE 0512 CST    SUNSET 1856 CST    CT ENDS 1923 CST
 19 86 68 77 94/1998* 74/2002 51/2002 77/2025 0.12 4.32/1952 0 12
CT STARTS 0445 CST    SUNRISE 0511 CST    SUNSET 1857 CST    CT ENDS 1923 CST
 20 87 68 77 93/2023* 75/1993* 53/2009* 78/2013 0.14 3.83/1955 0 12
CT STARTS 0444 CST    SUNRISE 0511 CST    SUNSET 1858 CST    CT ENDS 1924 CST
 21 87 68 78 98/2005 71/1965 50/1954 79/2013 0.13 3.10/1983 0 12
CT STARTS 0444 CST    SUNRISE 0510 CST    SUNSET 1858 CST    CT ENDS 1925 CST
 22 87 68 78 98/2005 74/1967 52/1954 77/2019 0.16 2.85/2013 0 13
CT STARTS 0443 CST    SUNRISE 0510 CST    SUNSET 1859 CST    CT ENDS 1925 CST
 23 87 69 78 97/2005 78/1981* 51/2001 77/1957 0.16 2.61/1991 0 13
CT STARTS 0443 CST    SUNRISE 0510 CST    SUNSET 1859 CST    CT ENDS 1926 CST
 24 87 69 78 95/2005 78/2017 56/1967 78/2024* 0.17 1.98/2015 0 13
CT STARTS 0442 CST    SUNRISE 0509 CST    SUNSET 1900 CST    CT ENDS 1927 CST
 25 88 69 78 94/2010* 76/1993 55/2017 77/2011 0.16 5.85/1961 0 13
CT STARTS 0442 CST    SUNRISE 0509 CST    SUNSET 1901 CST    CT ENDS 1927 CST
 26 88 69 79 93/2012* 77/1979 53/1979 78/2024 0.16 3.32/1997 0 14
CT STARTS 0442 CST    SUNRISE 0508 CST    SUNSET 1901 CST    CT ENDS 1928 CST
 27 88 70 79 94/1953 73/1961 52/1961 78/2017 0.17 1.30/1971 0 14
CT STARTS 0441 CST    SUNRISE 0508 CST    SUNSET 1902 CST    CT ENDS 1929 CST
 28 88 70 79 95/1951 79/1990* 52/1961 78/1996 0.17 2.37/2014 0 14
CT STARTS 0441 CST    SUNRISE 0508 CST    SUNSET 1902 CST    CT ENDS 1929 CST
 29 88 70 79 94/2018* 74/1984 58/1961 75/1998* 0.17 1.90/2007 0 14
CT STARTS 0441 CST    SUNRISE 0507 CST    SUNSET 1903 CST    CT ENDS 1930 CST
 30 89 70 79 95/2000 74/1984 55/1984 80/2004 0.18 2.55/2017 0 14
CT STARTS 0440 CST    SUNRISE 0507 CST    SUNSET 1903 CST    CT ENDS 1930 CST
 31 89 70 80 98/1951 73/1979 55/1984 78/2004 0.17 4.89/2001 0 14
CT STARTS 0440 CST    SUNRISE 0507 CST    SUNSET 1904 CST    CT ENDS 1931 CST
 MON 85.6 66.7 76.1         4.39   2 347

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  4 0 0 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  8 5 3 2

 

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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