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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
514 PM CDT THU MAY 16 2024

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...THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         89   1:43 PM  94    2018  86      3       89
  MINIMUM         66   5:32 AM  51    1973  67     -1       68
  AVERAGE         78                        76      2       79

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            T             1.63 2015   0.12  -0.12     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.03                      2.06  -0.03     1.98
  SINCE MAR 1     10.84                      9.79   1.05     9.20
  SINCE JAN 1     19.59                     18.69   0.90    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           13                        11      2       14
  MONTH TO DATE  199                       151     48      189
  SINCE MAR 1    452                       369     83      483
  SINCE JAN 1    477                       409     68      612
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   8   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION  SE (130)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    27   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           6:00 AM
 LOWEST     47           1:00 PM
 AVERAGE    70

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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        95      1948
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        47      2011


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2024...........SUNRISE   6:13 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:55 PM CDT
MAY 17 2024...........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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