826  
CDUS44 KLCH 180835  
CLIARA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
335 AM CDT THU MAY 18 2023  
   
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..THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 83 2:56 PM 95 1948 86 -3 92  
MINIMUM 71 11:18 AM 47 2011 67 4 71  
AVERAGE 77 76 1 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.54 4.34 2021 0.14 0.40 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.52 2.20 0.32 4.49  
SINCE MAR 1 9.74 9.93 -0.19 10.20  
SINCE JAN 1 21.37 18.83 2.54 13.15  
 
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 12 12 0 17  
MONTH TO DATE 201 163 38 231  
SINCE MAR 1 495 381 114 440  
SINCE JAN 1 624 421 203 483    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (230)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 57 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 94 1951  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 53 2002  
2011  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 PM CDT  
MAY 19 2023...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 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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