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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
530 PM CDT WED MAY 01 2024

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...THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         85   2:54 PM  92    1981  82      3       83
  MINIMUM         62   4:58 AM  50    1971  63     -1       57
                                      1996
                                      2014
  AVERAGE         74                        72      2       70

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.92 2022   0.13  -0.13     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1      8.81                      7.86   0.95     7.22
  SINCE JAN 1     17.56                     16.76   0.80    18.85

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            9                         8      1        5
  MONTH TO DATE    9                         8      1        5
  SINCE MAR 1    262                       226     36      299
  SINCE JAN 1    287                       266     21      428
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   4   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (170)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    19   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1


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          12:00 AM
 LOWEST     67          12:00 PM
 AVERAGE    84

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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        89      1955
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        50      1971
                                             1976


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  1 2024...........SUNRISE   6:24 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:45 PM CDT
MAY  2 2024...........SUNRISE   6:23 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:46 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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