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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
327 AM CDT SUN MAR 31 2013


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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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    319 PM  95    1946  75      1       80       
  MINIMUM         61    540 AM  35    1987  55      6       64       
  AVERAGE         69                        65      4       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.28 1918   0.11  -0.11     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.44                      3.42  -2.98     7.52    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.44                      3.42  -2.98     7.52    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.96                     12.26  -0.30    21.69    
                                                                     
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                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  201                       145     56       41       
  SINCE MAR 1    201                       145     56       41       
  SINCE JUL 1   1173                      1358   -185      864       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         3      1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        52    -15      147       
  SINCE MAR 1     37                        52    -15      147       
  SINCE JAN 1     67                        78    -11      233       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     60           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        85      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        29      1987                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 31 2013.........SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 PM CDT   
APRIL  1 2013.........SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 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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