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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
331 AM CDT WED MAR 14 2012


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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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    132 PM  85    1928  71      8       77
                                      1904
  MINIMUM         68   1003 PM  29    1948  52     16       60
                                      1932
  AVERAGE         74                        61     13       69

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.08 1949   0.10  -0.10     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.94                      1.50   1.44     1.67
  SINCE MAR 1      2.94                      1.50   1.44     1.67
  SINCE JAN 1     17.11                     10.34   6.77     5.07

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                         5     -5        0
  MONTH TO DATE   35                        80    -45       63
  SINCE MAR 1     35                        80    -45       63
  SINCE JUL 1    858                      1293   -435     1390

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        9                         2      7        4
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        15     33       10
  SINCE MAR 1     48                        15     33       10
  SINCE JAN 1    134                        41     93       49
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM
 LOWEST     71           300 PM
 AVERAGE    86

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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        84      1978
                                             1942
                                             1910
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        27      1993


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 14 2012.........SUNRISE   726 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 PM CDT
MARCH 15 2012.........SUNRISE   725 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 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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