CXUS54 KLCH 012130 CLMARA CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 430 PM CDT FRI NOV 01 2024 ................................... ...THE NEW IBERIA CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 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 96 10/04/2019 LOW 29 10/30/1952 HIGHEST 91 10/06 MM MM 93 10/01 10/07 10/01 LOWEST 45 10/18 MM MM 42 10/31 AVG. MAXIMUM 85.2 81.8 3.4 82.6 AVG. MINIMUM 58.7 59.6 -0.9 60.1 MEAN 71.9 70.7 1.2 71.4 DAYS MAX >= 90 5 3.2 1.8 6 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 21.35 1984 MINIMUM 0.00 1952 TOTALS 0.05 5.09 -5.04 0.93 DAILY AVG. 0.00 0.16 -0.16 0.03 DAYS >= .01 2 9.5 -7.5 5 DAYS >= .10 0 5.2 -5.2 3 DAYS >= .50 0 2.7 -2.7 1 DAYS >= 1.00 0 1.2 -1.2 0 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 0.03 10/04 TO 10/04 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 0.0 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 13 30 -17 34 SINCE 7/1 13 28 -15 MM COOLING TOTAL 235 207 28 238 SINCE 1/1 3111 2858 253 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 23/050 DATE 10/16 23/160 10/30 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 31/060 DATE 10/16 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.16 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 25 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 5 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 1 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 69 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 1 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 1 RAIN 1 LIGHT RAIN 4 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 10 HAZE 1 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$