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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
312 AM CST TUE JAN 3 2012


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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2 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         63    341 PM  86    1917  62      1       55       
  MINIMUM         41   1159 PM  17    1928  43     -2       35       
  AVERAGE         52                        52      0       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.07 1944   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.33  -0.33     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.00                      5.62  -1.62     5.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      T                         0.33  -0.33     0.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM             T    1979   0.0   MM        0.0     
                                      1919                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       T      0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        13      0       20       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                        26     -9       31       
  SINCE DEC 1    286                       381    -95      374       
  SINCE JUL 1    458                       576   -118      558       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE DEC 1     25                        22      3       18       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    53           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    36                                                       

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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        81      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        15      1911                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  3 2012.......SUNRISE   712 AM CST   SUNSET   529 PM CST   
JANUARY  4 2012.......SUNRISE   712 AM CST   SUNSET   529 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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