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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
309 AM CDT MON APR 30 2012


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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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         84    126 PM  92    1955  81      3       80       
  MINIMUM         72    610 AM  46    2008  63      9       53       
                                      1965                          
  AVERAGE         78                        72      6       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.02 1932   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.55                      3.08   0.47     0.30    
  SINCE MAR 1     11.07                      6.61   4.46     2.34    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.24                     15.45   9.79     5.74    
                                                                     
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                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    2                        39    -37       13       
  SINCE MAR 1     43                       187   -144       95       
  SINCE JUL 1    866                      1400   -534     1422       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         7      6        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  202                       138     64      235       
  SINCE MAR 1    357                       193    164      322       
  SINCE JAN 1    443                       219    224      361       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        93      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        42      1996                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2012.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT   
MAY  1 2012...........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 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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