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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
505 AM CDT FRI MAY 4 2012


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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         88    201 PM  93    1984  82      6       73
                                      1943
  MINIMUM         69    622 AM  50    2004  64      5       54
                                      1929
  AVERAGE         79                        73      6       64

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.85 1990   0.16  -0.16     0.16
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.47  -0.47     0.31
  SINCE MAR 1     11.07                      7.21   3.86     2.65
  SINCE JAN 1     25.24                     16.05   9.19     6.05

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        1
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        1
  SINCE MAR 1     43                       187   -144       96
  SINCE JUL 1    866                      1400   -534     1423

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY       14                         8      6        0
  MONTH TO DATE   38                        24     14       23
  SINCE MAR 1    409                       225    184      357
  SINCE JAN 1    495                       251    244      396
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3


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


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM
 LOWEST     50           200 PM
 AVERAGE    75

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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        92      1943
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        45      2011


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  4 2012...........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT
MAY  5 2012...........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 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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