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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
241 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012


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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 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         79   1252 PM  84    1918  68     11       75       
                                      1905                          
  MINIMUM         67    715 AM  27    1968  49     18       48       
  AVERAGE         73                        59     14       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.40 1990   0.12  -0.11     0.00    
                                      1965                          
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.12  -0.11     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.01                      0.12  -0.11     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.18                      8.96   5.22     3.40    
                                                                     
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                         7     -7        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7        3       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         7     -7        3       
  SINCE JUL 1    823                      1220   -397     1330       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         1      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         1      7        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         1      7        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     94                        27     67       39       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       

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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        88      1905                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        25      1980                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  2 2012.........SUNRISE   640 AM CST   SUNSET   616 PM CST   
MARCH  3 2012.........SUNRISE   639 AM CST   SUNSET   617 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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