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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
447 PM CST SUN FEB 17 2002

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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 17 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         70    247 PM  79    2000  65      5       59       
  MINIMUM         36    633 AM  22    1910  47    -11       42       
  AVERAGE         53                        56     -3       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          2.16 1932   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.48                      2.14  -1.66     0.31    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.16                     13.08  -6.92     8.17    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.89                      7.83  -3.94     6.17    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0          MM      MM  MM     MM       MM       
  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           12                        11      1       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  249                       201     48      153       
  SINCE DEC 1    867                      1003   -136     1154       
  SINCE JUL 1   1008                      1206   -198     1437       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         9     -9       20       
  SINCE DEC 1     62                        43     19       20       
  SINCE JAN 1     26                        20      6       20       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        81      1906                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        26      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 17 2002......SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   606 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 18 2002......SUNRISE   653 AM CST   SUNSET   607 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.