398  
CDUS44 KLCH 172224  
CLIARA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
524 PM CDT WED APR 17 2024  
   
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..THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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 79 2:02 PM 89 1948 80 -1 77  
2006  
MINIMUM 68 2:15 AM 42 1999 59 9 47  
AVERAGE 74 69 5 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 3.30 1973 0.18 -0.18 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.81 2.57 -0.76 5.21  
SINCE MAR 1 6.48 5.48 1.00 6.18  
SINCE JAN 1 15.23 14.38 0.85 17.81  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 0.0 MM MM MM  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 MM 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 T MM 0.0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 3  
MONTH TO DATE 7 30 -23 8  
SINCE MAR 1 101 167 -66 105  
SINCE JUL 1 1246 1355 -109 1081  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 9 5 4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 86 73 13 85  
SINCE MAR 1 156 138 18 241  
SINCE JAN 1 181 178 3 370    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 2:00 AM  
LOWEST 72 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 86  
   
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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 92 1948  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 43 1997  
1999  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 17 2024.........SUNRISE 6:38 AM CDT SUNSET 7:36 PM CDT  
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE 6:37 AM CDT SUNSET 7:37 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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