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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
330 AM CDT WED APR 3 2013


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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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   1055 AM  88    1943  75      0       80       
  MINIMUM         59    334 AM  39    1962  56      3       64       
  AVERAGE         67                        66      1       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.57R         1.47 2000   0.09   1.48     0.43    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.57                      0.19   1.38     0.43    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.68                      3.72  -1.04     7.95    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.20                     12.56   1.64    22.12    
                                                                     
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    0                         6     -6        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    201                       154     47       41       
  SINCE JUL 1   1173                      1367   -194      864       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         3     -1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         6     -1       17       
  SINCE MAR 1     48                        61    -13      172       
  SINCE JAN 1     78                        87     -9      258       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        86      1974                    
                                             1945                    
                                             1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        32      1987                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  3 2013.........SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 PM CDT   
APRIL  4 2013.........SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 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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