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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
356 AM CDT WED MAR 20 2013


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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         76    227 PM  86    1904  73      3       79       
  MINIMUM         57    704 AM  29    1923  53      4       71       
  AVERAGE         67                        63      4       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          4.23 1979   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.08                      2.16  -2.08     2.94    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.08                      2.16  -2.08     2.94    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.60                     11.00   0.60    17.11    
                                                                     
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        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  141                       107     34       35       
  SINCE MAR 1    141                       107     34       35       
  SINCE JUL 1   1113                      1320   -207      858       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         2      0       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        27     -9      103       
  SINCE MAR 1     18                        27     -9      103       
  SINCE JAN 1     48                        53     -5      189       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           500 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        83      1921                    
                                             1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        28      1965                    
                                             1923                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2013.........SUNRISE   720 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 PM CDT   
MARCH 21 2013.........SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 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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