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CDUS44 KLCH 200828  
CLIARA  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
328 AM CDT TUE MAY 20 2025  
   
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..THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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 1:25 PM 94 1956 86 0 92  
1998  
MINIMUM 77 6:06 AM 51 2002 68 9 68  
AVERAGE 82 77 5 80  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 4.32 1952 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 6.30 2.45 3.85 3.73  
SINCE MAR 1 17.27 10.18 7.09 12.54  
SINCE JAN 1 22.72 19.08 3.64 21.29  
 
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 12 5 15  
MONTH TO DATE 172 187 -15 239  
SINCE MAR 1 491 405 86 492  
SINCE JAN 1 556 445 111 517    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 14 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.4  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 68 11:00 AM  
AVERAGE 79  
   
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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 93 1956  
1998  
2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 53 2002  
2007  
2009  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 20 2025...........SUNRISE 6:11 AM CDT SUNSET 7:57 PM CDT  
MAY 21 2025...........SUNRISE 6:11 AM CDT SUNSET 7:58 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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