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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
311 AM CDT WED MAY 2 2012


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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 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         84    316 PM  92    1943  81      3       86
                                      1902
  MINIMUM         67    545 AM  45    1903  63      4       75
  AVERAGE         76                        72      4       81

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.48 1967   0.16  -0.16     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.16  -0.16     0.00
  SINCE MAR 1     11.07                      6.90   4.17     2.34
  SINCE JAN 1     25.24                     15.74   9.50     5.74

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    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE MAR 1     43                       187   -144       95
  SINCE JUL 1    866                      1400   -534     1422

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       11                         8      3       16
  MONTH TO DATE   11                         8      3       16
  SINCE MAR 1    382                       209    173      350
  SINCE JAN 1    468                       235    233      389
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97           400 AM
 LOWEST     58          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    78

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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        91      1964
                                             1946
                                             1943
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        45      1903


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  2 2012...........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT
MAY  3 2012...........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 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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