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CDUS44 KLCH 180835  
CLIARA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
335 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2024  
   
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..THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 75 4:15 PM 85 1955 73 2 71  
1963  
MINIMUM 61 2:57 AM 35 1976 53 8 46  
AVERAGE 68 63 5 59  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.93 4.04 1998 0.09 0.84 0.68  
MONTH TO DATE 1.77 1.64 0.13 0.71  
SINCE MAR 1 1.77 1.64 0.13 0.71  
SINCE JAN 1 10.52 10.54 -0.02 12.34  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY MM 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 6  
MONTH TO DATE 39 90 -51 32  
SINCE MAR 1 39 90 -51 32  
SINCE JUL 1 1184 1278 -94 1008  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 3 2 1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 57 31 26 78  
SINCE MAR 1 57 31 26 78  
SINCE JAN 1 82 71 11 207    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 3 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 74 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 87  
   
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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 85 1955  
1982  
2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 32 1960  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 18 2024.........SUNRISE 7:13 AM CDT SUNSET 7:18 PM CDT  
MARCH 19 2024.........SUNRISE 7:12 AM CDT SUNSET 7:19 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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