CXUS54 KLCH 011116 CLMARA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 616 AM CDT WED MAY 01 2024 ................................... ...THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1948 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 94 04/28/1987 04/30/1955 LOW 33 04/07/1971 HIGHEST 86 04/27 MM MM 88 04/01 04/28 04/30 LOWEST 44 04/04 MM MM 47 04/17 AVG. MAXIMUM 80.1 79.2 0.9 78.6 AVG. MINIMUM 60.4 58.6 1.8 59.4 MEAN 70.3 68.9 1.4 69.0 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.1 -0.1 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 13.42 1979 MINIMUM 0.10 2002 TOTALS 4.14 4.82 -0.68 6.25 DAILY AVG. 0.14 0.16 -0.02 0.21 DAYS >= .01 3 8.3 -5.3 8 DAYS >= .10 3 4.5 -1.5 7 DAYS >= .50 2 2.5 -0.5 3 DAYS >= 1.00 2 1.4 0.6 2 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.33 04/29 TO 04/29 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL MM 5 TOTALS MM MM MM MM SINCE 7/1 MM MM MM MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. MM MM DAYS >= 1.0 MM MM MM MM GREATEST SNOW DEPTH MM MM MM 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 17 36 -19 12 SINCE 7/1 1256 1360 -104 MM COOLING TOTAL 183 153 30 138 SINCE 1/1 278 258 20 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.6 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 39/300 DATE 04/10 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 54/330 DATE 04/29 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.43 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 12 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 13 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 5 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 74 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 3 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 3 RAIN 3 LIGHT RAIN 4 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 24 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 6 HAZE 15 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$