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CLIBPT


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
252 AM CST SAT MAR 9 2013


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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         70    153 PM  86    1906  70      0       79       
  MINIMUM         46   1250 AM  29    1989  51     -5       70       
  AVERAGE         58                        60     -2       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.19 2001   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.95  -0.95     0.72    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.95  -0.95     0.72    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.52                      9.79   1.73    14.89    
                                                                     
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 MAR 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         6      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   89                        53     36       22       
  SINCE MAR 1     89                        53     36       22       
  SINCE JUL 1   1061                      1266   -205      845       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1       10       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         8     -8       33       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         8     -8       33       
  SINCE JAN 1     30                        34     -4      119       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        83      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        28      1996                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2013.........SUNRISE   633 AM CST   SUNSET   621 PM CST   
MARCH 10 2013.........SUNRISE   731 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 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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