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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
307 AM CDT THU MAR 15 2012


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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 2012...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1901 TO 2012


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         80    152 PM  84    1978  71      9       68
                                      1942
                                      1910
  MINIMUM         68    637 AM  27    1993  52     16       52
  AVERAGE         74                        62     12       60

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.84 2007   0.12  -0.12     0.28
  MONTH TO DATE    2.94                      1.62   1.32     1.95
  SINCE MAR 1      2.94                      1.62   1.32     1.95
  SINCE JAN 1     17.11                     10.46   6.65     5.35

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                         5     -5        5
  MONTH TO DATE   35                        85    -50       68
  SINCE MAR 1     35                        85    -50       68
  SINCE JUL 1    858                      1298   -440     1395

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        9                         2      7        0
  MONTH TO DATE   57                        17     40       10
  SINCE MAR 1     57                        17     40       10
  SINCE JAN 1    143                        43    100       49
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM
 LOWEST     69           300 PM
 AVERAGE    85

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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        89      2008
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        30      1906


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 15 2012.........SUNRISE   725 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 PM CDT
MARCH 16 2012.........SUNRISE   724 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 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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