Climatological Report (Daily) Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA
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CDUS44 KLCH 172224
CLIARA
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
524 PM CDT WED APR 17 2024
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...THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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 79 2:02 PM 89 1948 80 -1 77
2006
MINIMUM 68 2:15 AM 42 1999 59 9 47
AVERAGE 74 69 5 62
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 3.30 1973 0.18 -0.18 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.81 2.57 -0.76 5.21
SINCE MAR 1 6.48 5.48 1.00 6.18
SINCE JAN 1 15.23 14.38 0.85 17.81
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 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 T MM 0.0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
TODAY 0 1 -1 3
MONTH TO DATE 7 30 -23 8
SINCE MAR 1 101 167 -66 105
SINCE JUL 1 1246 1355 -109 1081
COOLING
TODAY 9 5 4 0
MONTH TO DATE 86 73 13 85
SINCE MAR 1 156 138 18 241
SINCE JAN 1 181 178 3 370
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WIND (MPH)
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 8 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.6
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 100 2:00 AM
LOWEST 72 2:00 PM
AVERAGE 86
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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 80 92 1948
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 59 43 1997
1999
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 17 2024.........SUNRISE 6:38 AM CDT SUNSET 7:36 PM CDT
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE 6:37 AM CDT SUNSET 7:37 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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