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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
305 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2012


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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         85    224 PM  93    1955  81      4       84
  MINIMUM         73   1132 PM  42    1996  63     10       70
  AVERAGE         79                        72      7       77

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.35 1918   0.13  -0.13      T
  MONTH TO DATE    3.55                      3.21   0.34     0.30
  SINCE MAR 1     11.07                      6.74   4.33     2.34
  SINCE JAN 1     25.24                     15.58   9.66     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       14                         7      7       12
  MONTH TO DATE  216                       146     70      247
  SINCE MAR 1    371                       201    170      334
  SINCE JAN 1    457                       227    230      373
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    87          1200 AM
 LOWEST     63           100 PM
 AVERAGE    75

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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        92      1943
                                             1902
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        45      1903


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  1 2012...........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT
MAY  2 2012...........SUNRISE   632 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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