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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
348 AM CDT FRI NOV 1 2013


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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 31 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1901 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         79    740 AM  88    1937  77      2       83       
                                      1924                          
                                      1919                          
  MINIMUM         60   1141 PM  30    1993  56      4       51       
  AVERAGE         70                        66      4       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        3.26R         2.29 1959   0.16   3.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    7.78                      5.58   2.20     1.32    
  SINCE SEP 1     15.92                     11.55   4.37     8.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     51.13                     50.78   0.35    57.10    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           0.0    MM   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        31    -22       45       
  SINCE SEP 1      9                        34    -25       45       
  SINCE JUL 1      9                        34    -25       45       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         4      1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  221                       205     16      197       
  SINCE SEP 1    755                       624    131      606       
  SINCE JAN 1   2945                      2791    154     3071       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     85           300 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    93                                                       

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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        88      1978                    
                                             1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        34      1993                    
                                             1949                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  1 2013......SUNRISE   730 AM CDT   SUNSET   629 PM CDT   
NOVEMBER  2 2013......SUNRISE   731 AM CDT   SUNSET   628 PM CDT   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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