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CDUS44 KLCH 182225  
CLIARA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
525 PM CDT MON MAR 18 2024  
   
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..THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 2024
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 69 12:41 PM 85 1955 73 -4 52  
1982  
2018  
MINIMUM 59 7:17 AM 32 1960 53 6 45  
AVERAGE 64 63 1 49  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 4.55 1957 0.08 -0.08 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.77 1.72 0.05 0.71  
SINCE MAR 1 1.77 1.72 0.05 0.71  
SINCE JAN 1 10.52 10.62 -0.10 12.34  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 1 4 -3 16  
MONTH TO DATE 40 94 -54 48  
SINCE MAR 1 40 94 -54 48  
SINCE JUL 1 1185 1282 -97 1024  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 0  
MONTH TO DATE 57 33 24 78  
SINCE MAR 1 57 33 24 78  
SINCE JAN 1 82 73 9 207    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 15 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION N (10)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.8  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 87 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 32 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 60  
   
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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 86 2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 35 1988  
 
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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