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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
530 PM CDT WED MAY 15 2024

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...THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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         90   3:17 PM  95    2018  85      5       92
  MINIMUM         63   5:07 AM  50    2014  67     -4       67
  AVERAGE         77                        76      1       80

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.39 1961   0.13  -0.13     1.04
  MONTH TO DATE    2.03                      1.94   0.09     1.98
  SINCE MAR 1     10.84                      9.67   1.17     9.20
  SINCE JAN 1     19.59                     18.57   1.02    20.83

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           12                        11      1       15
  MONTH TO DATE  186                       140     46      175
  SINCE MAR 1    439                       358     81      469
  SINCE JAN 1    464                       398     66      598
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   2   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   N (20)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           1:00 AM
 LOWEST     39           4:00 PM
 AVERAGE    70

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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        94      2018
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        51      1973


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 15 2024...........SUNRISE   6:14 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:54 PM CDT
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE   6:13 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:55 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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