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CDUS44 KLCH 160815  
CLIARA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
315 AM CDT FRI MAY 16 2025  
   
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..THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2025  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1948 TO 2025  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 87 2:35 PM 95 2018 85 2 90  
MINIMUM 76 3:33 AM 50 2014 67 9 63  
AVERAGE 82 76 6 77  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 2.39 1961 0.13 -0.13 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 6.30 1.94 4.36 2.03  
SINCE MAR 1 17.27 9.67 7.60 10.84  
SINCE JAN 1 22.72 18.57 4.15 19.59  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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 8.0 MM T  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 3 0 3 0  
SINCE MAR 1 129 173 -44 111  
SINCE JUL 1 1196 1361 -165 1256  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 17 11 6 12  
MONTH TO DATE 84 140 -56 186  
SINCE MAR 1 403 358 45 439  
SINCE JAN 1 468 398 70 464    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 12 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 67 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 81  
   
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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 94 2018  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 51 1973  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 16 2025...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM CDT SUNSET 7:55 PM CDT  
MAY 17 2025...........SUNRISE 6:13 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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