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CDUS44 KLCH 170810  
CLIARA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
310 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2024  
   
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..THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 89 1:43 PM 94 2018 86 3 89  
MINIMUM 66 5:32 AM 51 1973 67 -1 68  
AVERAGE 78 76 2 79  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 1.48 1.63 2015 0.12 1.36 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.51 2.06 1.45 1.98  
SINCE MAR 1 12.32 9.79 2.53 9.20  
SINCE JAN 1 21.07 18.69 2.38 20.83  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY MM 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
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  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE MAR 1 111 173 -62 109  
SINCE JUL 1 1256 1361 -105 1085  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 13 11 2 14  
MONTH TO DATE 199 151 48 189  
SINCE MAR 1 452 369 83 483  
SINCE JAN 1 477 409 68 612    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 46 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 66 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
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 9:00 PM  
LOWEST 47 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 74  
   
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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 95 1948  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 47 2011  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2024...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 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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