825  
CDUS44 KLCH 162227  
CLIARA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
427 PM CST MON DEC 16 2024  
   
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..THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 2024  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 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 80 12:49 PM 81 2019 65 15 62  
2021  
MINIMUM 66 7:21 AM 22 1958 45 21 54  
AVERAGE 73 55 18 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.94 1948 0.15 -0.15 1.68  
MONTH TO DATE 3.43 2.22 1.21 8.05  
SINCE DEC 1 3.43 2.22 1.21 8.05  
SINCE JAN 1 53.24 57.42 -4.18 45.28  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM  
MONTH TO DATE T 0.0 T  
SINCE DEC 1 T 0.0 T  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM 0.0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 11 -11 7  
MONTH TO DATE 152 158 -6 128  
SINCE DEC 1 152 158 -6 128  
SINCE JUL 1 252 362 -110 313  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 8 1 7 0  
MONTH TO DATE 18 16 2 17  
SINCE DEC 1 18 16 2 17  
SINCE JAN 1 3302 2922 380 3717    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 7 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 6:00 AM  
LOWEST 69 1:00 PM  
AVERAGE 85  
   
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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 81 1956  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 26 1963  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
DECEMBER 16 2024......SUNRISE 6:57 AM CST SUNSET 5:10 PM CST  
DECEMBER 17 2024......SUNRISE 6:57 AM CST SUNSET 5:10 PM CST  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 
 
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