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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
528 AM CDT WED APR 4 2012


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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 3 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         83    232 PM  86    1974  76      7       80       
                                      1945                          
                                      1925                          
  MINIMUM         73    422 AM  32    1987  56     17       66       
  AVERAGE         78                        66     12       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          2.60 1993   0.10  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.44                      0.29   0.15     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.96                      3.82   4.14     2.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.13                     12.66   9.47     5.47    
                                                                     
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                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         8     -8        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     41                       156   -115       82       
  SINCE JUL 1    864                      1369   -505     1409       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         3     10        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   30                         9     21       18       
  SINCE MAR 1    185                        64    121      105       
  SINCE JAN 1    271                        90    181      144       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     65           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       

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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        87      1928                    
                                             1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        38      1987                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  4 2012.........SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT   
APRIL  5 2012.........SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 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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