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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
357 AM CDT SUN SEP 16 2012


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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 15 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         89    120 PM  96    2011  89      0       96
                                      2004
                                      1980
  MINIMUM         71    508 AM  51    1902  70      1       71
  AVERAGE         80                        79      1       84

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.35 1971   0.20  -0.20     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    3.93                      3.19   0.74     3.01
  SINCE SEP 1      3.93                      3.19   0.74     3.01
  SINCE JAN 1     52.95                     42.42  10.53    23.87

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 SEP 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 SEP 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       15                        14      1       19
  MONTH TO DATE  230                       237     -7      217
  SINCE SEP 1    230                       237     -7      217
  SINCE JAN 1   2695                      2404    291     2929
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM
 LOWEST     50           400 PM
 AVERAGE    72

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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88        99      2004
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        51      1902


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
SEPTEMBER 16 2012.....SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 PM CDT
SEPTEMBER 17 2012.....SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   718 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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