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CDUS44 KLCH 170813  
CLIARA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
313 AM CDT SUN MAR 17 2024  
   
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..THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 2024  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1948 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 78 2:54 PM 90 1955 73 5 77  
MINIMUM 61 5:26 AM 31 1962 53 8 48  
AVERAGE 70 63 7 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.74 1972 0.08 -0.08 T  
MONTH TO DATE 0.84 1.55 -0.71 0.03  
SINCE MAR 1 0.84 1.55 -0.71 0.03  
SINCE JAN 1 9.59 10.45 -0.86 11.66  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 T  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.0 T  
SINCE JUL 1 T MM 0.0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 4 -4 2  
MONTH TO DATE 39 86 -47 26  
SINCE MAR 1 39 86 -47 26  
SINCE JUL 1 1184 1274 -90 1002  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 5 2 3 0  
MONTH TO DATE 54 29 25 78  
SINCE MAR 1 54 29 25 78  
SINCE JAN 1 79 69 10 207    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (70)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 58 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 85 1955  
1963  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 35 1976  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 17 2024.........SUNRISE 7:14 AM CDT SUNSET 7:17 PM CDT  
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE 7:13 AM CDT SUNSET 7:18 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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