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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
311 AM CDT SAT MAY 4 2013


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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         68    258 PM  93    1984  82    -14       88       
                                      1943                          
  MINIMUM         46R  1146 PM  46    2013  64    -18       69       
  AVERAGE         57                        73    -16       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.85 1990   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.63                      0.47   0.16     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.76                      7.21   0.55    11.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.28                     16.05   3.23    25.24    
                                                                     
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        8                         0      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         0      8        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    278                       187     91       43       
  SINCE JUL 1   1250                      1400   -150      866       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         8     -8       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        24    -13       38       
  SINCE MAR 1    162                       225    -63      409       
  SINCE JAN 1    192                       251    -59      495       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.7                                         

                                                                     
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    82           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       

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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        92      1943                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        45      2011                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2013...........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2013...........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 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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