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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
232 AM CST THU MAR 8 2012


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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 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         78    156 PM  86    1916  70      8       65
  MINIMUM         64   1225 AM  28    1989  51     13       47
  AVERAGE         71                        60     11       56

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.75 1998   0.12  -0.12      T
  MONTH TO DATE    0.72                      0.84  -0.12     1.61
  SINCE MAR 1      0.72                      0.84  -0.12     1.61
  SINCE JAN 1     14.89                      9.68   5.21     5.01

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0           T    1920   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                         6     -6        9
  MONTH TO DATE   22                        47    -25       38
  SINCE MAR 1     22                        47    -25       38
  SINCE JUL 1    845                      1260   -415     1365

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        6                         1      5        0
  MONTH TO DATE   23                         7     16        3
  SINCE MAR 1     23                         7     16        3
  SINCE JAN 1    109                        33     76       42
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    97          1000 PM
 LOWEST     64          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    81

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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        86      1906
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        29      1989


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH  8 2012.........SUNRISE   634 AM CST   SUNSET   620 PM CST
MARCH  9 2012.........SUNRISE   632 AM CST   SUNSET   621 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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