CDUS44 KLCH 242231 CLIARA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 531 PM CDT WED APR 24 2024 ................................... ...THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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 ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) TODAY MAXIMUM 85 2:14 PM 89 1955 81 4 73 MINIMUM 58 12:12 AM 47 1983 61 -3 55 1998 2005 AVERAGE 72 71 1 64 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 2.35 1953 0.17 -0.17 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.81 3.80 -1.99 6.04 SINCE MAR 1 6.48 6.71 -0.23 7.01 SINCE JAN 1 15.23 15.61 -0.38 18.64 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY 0.0 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 0 0 1 MONTH TO DATE 17 35 -18 12 SINCE MAR 1 111 172 -61 109 SINCE JUL 1 1256 1360 -104 1085 COOLING TODAY 7 6 1 0 MONTH TO DATE 126 113 13 111 SINCE MAR 1 196 178 18 267 SINCE JAN 1 221 218 3 396 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) RESULTANT WIND SPEED 0 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION E (110) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 12:00 AM LOWEST 49 2:00 PM AVERAGE 73 .......................................................... THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 90 1999 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 47 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 24 2024.........SUNRISE 6:31 AM CDT SUNSET 7:41 PM CDT APRIL 25 2024.........SUNRISE 6:30 AM CDT SUNSET 7:41 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$