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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
439 AM CDT THU MAR 21 2013


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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         75    229 PM  83    1921  73      2       74       
                                      1910                          
  MINIMUM         54    848 AM  28    1965  53      1       58       
                                      1923                          
  AVERAGE         65                        63      2       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.34          4.22 2012   0.11   0.23     4.22    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.42                      2.27  -1.85     7.16    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.42                      2.27  -1.85     7.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.94                     11.11   0.83    21.33    
                                                                     
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                       111     30       35       
  SINCE MAR 1    141                       111     30       35       
  SINCE JUL 1   1113                      1324   -211      858       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                        29    -11      104       
  SINCE MAR 1     18                        29    -11      104       
  SINCE JAN 1     48                        55     -7      190       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       

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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        86      1932                    
                                             1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        30      1996                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2013.........SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 PM CDT   
MARCH 22 2013.........SUNRISE   717 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 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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