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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
333 AM CDT MON MAY 6 2013


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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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         70    444 PM  91    1952  82    -12       87       
                                      1934                          
  MINIMUM         49R  1159 PM  49    1944  64    -15       67       
  AVERAGE         60                        73    -13       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          8.83 1944   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.63                      0.80  -0.17     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.76                      7.54   0.22    11.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.28                     16.38   2.90    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        5                         0      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   18                         0     18        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    288                       187    101       43       
  SINCE JUL 1   1260                      1400   -140      866       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         8     -8       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        40    -29       62       
  SINCE MAR 1    162                       241    -79      433       
  SINCE JAN 1    192                       267    -75      519       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     37           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       

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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        90      1914                    
                                             1909                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        50      1957                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  6 2013...........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
MAY  7 2013...........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 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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