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CDUS44 KLCH 170817  
CLIARA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
317 AM CDT SAT MAY 17 2025  
   
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..THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 86 2:54 PM 94 2018 86 0 89  
MINIMUM 76 11:59 PM 51 1973 67 9 66  
AVERAGE 81 76 5 78  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.63 2015 0.12 -0.12 1.48  
MONTH TO DATE 6.30 2.06 4.24 3.51  
SINCE MAR 1 17.27 9.79 7.48 12.32  
SINCE JAN 1 22.72 18.69 4.03 21.07  
 
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 16 11 5 13  
MONTH TO DATE 121 151 -30 199  
SINCE MAR 1 440 369 71 452  
SINCE JAN 1 505 409 96 477    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 12 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.7  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 72 11:00 AM  
AVERAGE 85  
   
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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 2025...........SUNRISE 6:13 AM CDT SUNSET 7:56 PM CDT  
MAY 18 2025...........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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