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CDUS44 KLCH 172241  
CLIARA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
541 PM CDT THU MAY 17 2012  
 
   
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..THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2012
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2012  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 91 158 PM 95 1948 86 5 79  
MINIMUM 63 509 AM 47 2011 67 -4 47  
AVERAGE 77 77 0 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.60 1980 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.31 2.06 -0.75 0.38  
SINCE MAR 1 10.35 9.90 0.45 3.52  
SINCE JAN 1 21.49 19.31 2.18 8.62  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 MM 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 MM 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM 0.0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 2  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 4  
SINCE MAR 1 46 192 -146 90  
SINCE JUL 1 946 1408 -462 1486  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 12 12 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 202 165 37 139  
SINCE MAR 1 601 354 247 481  
SINCE JAN 1 696 385 311 532    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION NE (30)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.0  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 93 100 AM  
LOWEST 27 200 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 94 1951  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 53 2011  
2002  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2012...........SUNRISE 613 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2012...........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT  
 
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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