617  
CDUS44 KLCH 082228  
CLIARA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
528 PM CDT MON APR 08 2024  
   
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..THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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 78 2:19 PM 89 1948 78 0 68  
MINIMUM 71 11:19 AM 37 1971 57 14 57  
AVERAGE 75 67 8 63  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.30 4.62 1993 0.15 0.15 0.18  
MONTH TO DATE 0.30 1.13 -0.83 3.66  
SINCE MAR 1 4.97 4.04 0.93 4.63  
SINCE JAN 1 13.72 12.94 0.78 16.26  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 MM 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T MM 0.0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 2 -2 2  
MONTH TO DATE 7 16 -9 2  
SINCE MAR 1 101 153 -52 99  
SINCE JUL 1 1246 1341 -95 1075  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 10 4 6 0  
MONTH TO DATE 36 31 5 71  
SINCE MAR 1 106 96 10 227  
SINCE JAN 1 131 136 -5 356    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 9 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 8:00 AM  
LOWEST 79 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 88  
   
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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 78 91 2020  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 40 2003  
2022  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 8 2024.........SUNRISE 6:48 AM CDT SUNSET 7:31 PM CDT  
APRIL 9 2024.........SUNRISE 6:47 AM CDT SUNSET 7:31 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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