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CLIBPT


CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
520 PM CDT SUN APR 8 2012


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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 2012...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         83    329 PM  90    1946  77      6       83       
  MINIMUM         61    604 AM  38    2007  57      4       71       
                                      1938                          
  AVERAGE         72                        67      5       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          4.33 1921   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.45                      0.79  -0.34     0.04    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.97                      4.32   3.65     2.08    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.14                     13.16   8.98     5.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            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                                                             
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        18    -18       12       
  SINCE MAR 1     41                       166   -125       94       
  SINCE JUL 1    864                      1379   -515     1421       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            7                         4      3       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   65                        26     39       41       
  SINCE MAR 1    220                        81    139      128       
  SINCE JAN 1    306                       107    199      167       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        91      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        36      1916                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2012.........SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT   
APRIL  9 2012.........SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 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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