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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
859 AM CDT WED MAR 21 2012


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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         74    819 AM  83    1921  73      1       78
                                      1910
  MINIMUM         58   1159 PM  28    1965  53      5       62
                                      1923
  AVERAGE         66                        63      3       70

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        4.22R         2.45 1985   0.11   4.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    7.16                      2.27   4.89     1.95
  SINCE MAR 1      7.16                      2.27   4.89     1.95
  SINCE JAN 1     21.33                     11.11  10.22     5.35

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                         4     -4        0
  MONTH TO DATE   35                       111    -76       78
  SINCE MAR 1     35                       111    -76       78
  SINCE JUL 1    858                      1324   -466     1405

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        1                         2     -1        5
  MONTH TO DATE  104                        29     75       31
  SINCE MAR 1    104                        29     75       31
  SINCE JAN 1    190                        55    135       70
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           100 PM
 LOWEST     84           400 AM
 AVERAGE    92

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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        86      1932
                                             1910
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        30      1996


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 21 2012.........SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 PM CDT
MARCH 22 2012.........SUNRISE   717 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 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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