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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
431 PM CST SAT FEB 9 2002

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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 9 2002...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1890 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         69    209 PM  84    1962  65      4       74       
  MINIMUM         40    438 AM  18    1933  44     -4       44       
  AVERAGE         55                        55      0       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.88 1984   0.12  -0.12     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.43                      1.22  -0.79     0.06    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.11                     12.16  -6.05     7.92    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.84                      6.91  -3.07     5.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0          MM      MM  MM     MM        0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                      MM     MM        0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           10                        12     -2        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  151                       112     39       91       
  SINCE DEC 1    769                       914   -145     1092       
  SINCE JUL 1    910                      1117   -207     1375       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        3       
  SINCE DEC 1     62                        35     27        3       
  SINCE JAN 1     26                        12     14        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        82      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        22      1973                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  9 2002......SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   600 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 10 2002......SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   601 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.