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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
444 AM CDT THU APR 5 2012


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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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         77    452 PM  87    1928  76      1       83       
                                      1918                          
  MINIMUM         66    533 AM  38    1987  56     10       52       
  AVERAGE         72                        66      6       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01          1.59 1995   0.10  -0.09     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.45                      0.39   0.06     0.04    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.97                      3.92   4.05     2.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.14                     12.76   9.38     5.48    
                                                                     
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                        10    -10        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     41                       158   -117       82       
  SINCE JUL 1    864                      1371   -507     1409       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         3      4        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        12     25       21       
  SINCE MAR 1    192                        67    125      108       
  SINCE JAN 1    278                        93    185      147       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     74           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       

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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        89      1982                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        38      1920                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  5 2012.........SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT   
APRIL  6 2012.........SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 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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