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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
512 PM CDT THU MAY 9 2013


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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 9 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         77    352 PM  93    1978  83     -6       85       
  MINIMUM         69    306 AM  47    1917  65      4       68       
  AVERAGE         73                        74     -1       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            T             1.64 1907   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.63                      1.51  -0.88     0.46    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.76                      8.25  -0.49    11.53    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.28                     17.09   2.19    25.70    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            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                                                             
  TODAY            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                                                             
  TODAY            8                         9     -1       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   31                        76    -45      111       
  SINCE MAR 1    182                       277    -95      482       
  SINCE JAN 1    212                       303    -91      568       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     79          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       

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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        95      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        49      1961                    

                                                                     
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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