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CDUS44 KLCH 182244  
CLIARA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
544 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2024  
   
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..THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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 89 1:55 PM 94 1951 86 3 87  
MINIMUM 68 6:12 AM 53 2002 67 1 68  
2011  
AVERAGE 79 77 2 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.08 3.94 1978 0.13 -0.05 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.73 2.33 1.40 2.52  
SINCE MAR 1 12.54 10.06 2.48 9.74  
SINCE JAN 1 21.29 18.96 2.33 21.37  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 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  
TODAY 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  
TODAY 14 12 2 13  
MONTH TO DATE 224 175 49 214  
SINCE MAR 1 477 393 84 508  
SINCE JAN 1 502 433 69 637    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 2 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 56 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 78  
   
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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 94 1956  
1998  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 51 2002  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2024...........SUNRISE 6:12 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 PM CDT  
MAY 19 2024...........SUNRISE 6:11 AM CDT SUNSET 7:57 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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