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CDUS44 KLCH 182210  
CLIARA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
510 PM CDT THU APR 18 2024  
   
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..THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 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 82 3:50 PM 92 1948 80 2 73  
MINIMUM 71 2:04 AM 43 1997 59 12 51  
1999  
AVERAGE 77 69 8 62  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.94 2019 0.18 -0.18 T  
MONTH TO DATE 1.81 2.75 -0.94 5.21  
SINCE MAR 1 6.48 5.66 0.82 6.18  
SINCE JAN 1 15.23 14.56 0.67 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 31 -24 11  
SINCE MAR 1 101 168 -67 108  
SINCE JUL 1 1246 1356 -110 1084  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 12 5 7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 98 78 20 85  
SINCE MAR 1 168 143 25 241  
SINCE JAN 1 193 183 10 370    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 9 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3  
 
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 1:00 AM  
LOWEST 69 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 85  
   
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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 91 1987  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 43 1953  
2008  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE 6:37 AM CDT SUNSET 7:37 PM CDT  
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE 6:36 AM CDT SUNSET 7:38 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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