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CLIBPT


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
312 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013


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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         84    147 PM  95    1902  85     -1       90       
  MINIMUM         72    541 AM  50    1945  67      5       63       
  AVERAGE         78                        76      2       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.07 2002   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.95                      2.88   6.07     2.54    
  SINCE MAR 1     16.08                      9.62   6.46    13.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.60                     18.46   9.14    27.78    
                                                                     
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       13                        11      2       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   76                       160    -84      184       
  SINCE MAR 1    227                       361   -134      555       
  SINCE JAN 1    257                       387   -130      641       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        93      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        53      1976                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2013...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2013...........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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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