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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
318 AM CDT THU MAY 9 2013


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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         81   1205 PM  91    1916  83     -2       86       
                                      1905                          
  MINIMUM         58    537 AM  45    1917  65     -7       68       
  AVERAGE         70                        74     -4       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.74 1985   0.18  -0.18     0.46    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.63                      1.34  -0.71     0.46    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.76                      8.08  -0.32    11.53    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.28                     16.92   2.36    25.70    
                                                                     
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                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                         0     20        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    290                       187    103       43       
  SINCE JUL 1   1262                      1400   -138      866       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         9     -4       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        67    -44       99       
  SINCE MAR 1    174                       268    -94      470       
  SINCE JAN 1    204                       294    -90      556       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        93      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        47      1917                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2013...........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT   
MAY 10 2013...........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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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