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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
510 PM CDT THU APR 18 2024

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...THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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         82   3:50 PM  92    1948  80      2       73
  MINIMUM         71   2:04 AM  43    1997  59     12       51
                                      1999
  AVERAGE         77                        69      8       62

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.94 2019   0.18  -0.18      T
  MONTH TO DATE    1.81                      2.75  -0.94     5.21
  SINCE MAR 1      6.48                      5.66   0.82     6.18
  SINCE JAN 1     15.23                     14.56   0.67    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                        31    -24       11
  SINCE MAR 1    101                       168    -67      108
  SINCE JUL 1   1246                      1356   -110     1084

 COOLING
  TODAY           12                         5      7        0
  MONTH TO DATE   98                        78     20       85
  SINCE MAR 1    168                       143     25      241
  SINCE JAN 1    193                       183     10      370
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WIND (MPH)
  RESULTANT WIND SPEED   9   RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION   S (160)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3


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           1:00 AM
 LOWEST     69           3:00 PM
 AVERAGE    85

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THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        91      1987
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        43      1953
                                             2008


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 18 2024.........SUNRISE   6:37 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:37 PM CDT
APRIL 19 2024.........SUNRISE   6:36 AM CDT   SUNSET   7:38 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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