Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
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CDUS44 KLCH 182213
CLIARA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
513 PM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013
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...THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1948 TO 2013
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 88 112 PM 94 1951 86 2 92
MINIMUM 77 456 AM 53 2011 68 9 64
2002
AVERAGE 83 77 6 78
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.94 1978 0.14 -0.14 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 6.23 2.20 4.03 1.31
SINCE MAR 1 15.73 10.04 5.69 10.35
SINCE JAN 1 32.48 19.45 13.03 21.49
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 MM 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 MM 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM 0.0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 21 0 21 0
SINCE MAR 1 263 192 71 46
SINCE JUL 1 1150 1408 -258 946
COOLING
TODAY 18 12 6 13
MONTH TO DATE 107 177 -70 215
SINCE MAR 1 303 366 -63 614
SINCE JAN 1 351 397 -46 709
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 10 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 85 1200 AM
LOWEST 57 1200 PM
AVERAGE 71
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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 94 1998
1956
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 51 2002
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 18 2013...........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT
MAY 19 2013...........SUNRISE 612 AM CDT SUNSET 757 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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