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CDUS44 KLCH 070919  
CLIARA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
419 AM CDT SUN MAY 07 2023  
   
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..THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 2023
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1948 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 77 4:00 PM 92 1952 83 -6 88  
2012  
MINIMUM 67 6:05 AM 47 1957 64 3 66  
AVERAGE 72 74 -2 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.80 1.01 1948 0.13 0.67 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.82 0.77 0.05 3.58  
SINCE MAR 1 8.04 8.50 -0.46 9.29  
SINCE JAN 1 19.67 17.40 2.27 12.24  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY MM 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 MM 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM 0.0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 109 173 -64 175  
SINCE JUL 1 1085 1361 -276 1249  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 7 9 -2 12  
MONTH TO DATE 49 50 -1 69  
SINCE MAR 1 343 268 75 278  
SINCE JAN 1 472 308 164 321    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 40 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (300)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 52 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.9  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 69 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
   
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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 92 1949  
1963  
2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 50 1958  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 7 2023...........SUNRISE 6:20 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 PM CDT  
MAY 8 2023...........SUNRISE 6:19 AM CDT SUNSET 7:49 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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