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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
257 AM CST THU FEB 23 2012


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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 22 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         81    256 PM  82    1980  67     14       77       
  MINIMUM         63   1242 AM  24    1978  48     15       64       
  AVERAGE         72                        57     15       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.03 1918   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    7.88                      2.87   5.01     0.68    
  SINCE DEC 1     18.15                     13.42   4.73     8.37    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.15                      8.13   6.02     3.36    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1963   0.0    0.0      0.0     
  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        0                         8     -8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  153                       224    -71      343       
  SINCE DEC 1    618                       972   -354     1142       
  SINCE JUL 1    790                      1167   -377     1326       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         1      6        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        10     10       15       
  SINCE DEC 1     93                        43     50       33       
  SINCE JAN 1     68                        21     47       15       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        82      1977                    
                                             1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        29      1968                    
                                             1964                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 23 2012......SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   611 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 24 2012......SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   611 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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