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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
311 AM CDT MON AUG 20 2012


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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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         87    308 PM 102    1909  92     -5      100
  MINIMUM         72   1159 PM  69    1950  74     -2       81
  AVERAGE         80                        83     -3       91

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.39          1.90 1966   0.17   0.22     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.39                      3.16  -0.77     0.09
  SINCE JUN 1     17.64                     16.20   1.44    13.10
  SINCE JAN 1     46.07                     37.01   9.06    19.51

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 JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JUN 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       15                        18     -3       26
  MONTH TO DATE  365                       342     23      437
  SINCE JUN 1   1409                      1382     27     1689
  SINCE JAN 1   2259                      1948    311     2439
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.6


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM
 LOWEST     65           300 PM
 AVERAGE    83

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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92       102      1925
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        66      1976
                                             1950


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 20 2012........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT
AUGUST 21 2012........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 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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