Upper Iberia Parish storm history

Light snow began during the early morning hours across northern Iberia Parish with heavy snow moving in after sunrise. Visibility fell to 1/4 mile while wind gusts were 25-33 mph at New Iberia for multiple hours. Accumulations ranged from 6 to 8 inches.

Tropical storm conditions began along the coast around noon and ended around midnight as Francine made landfall near the Saint Mary and Terrebonne Parish line. Numerous trees and powerlines down with power outages across the city of New Iberia and remainder of parish. Acadiana Re…

A prolonged drought that began earlier in the year peaked during the first week of November. Thunderstorms returned to upper Iberia Parish by the 10th with more regular rains following after that date. Crawfish suffered considerable die offs plus rice, sugarcane, soybeans, and ha…

The average temperature at New Iberia during the month of August was 89.5F which broke the old record of 86.6F set in 2011. The hottest temperature during the month was 109F on the 27th which broke the previous all time high record of 106F just set on the 26th. New Iberia also ex…