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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
509 AM CDT SAT MAY 5 2012


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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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         86    248 PM  92    1943  82      4       76       
  MINIMUM         67    553 AM  45    2011  64      3       45       
  AVERAGE         77                        73      4       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.70 1904   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.63  -0.63     0.31    
  SINCE MAR 1     11.07                      7.37   3.70     2.65    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.24                     16.21   9.03     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        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        5       
  SINCE MAR 1     43                       187   -144      100       
  SINCE JUL 1    866                      1400   -534     1427       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         8      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   50                        32     18       23       
  SINCE MAR 1    421                       233    188      357       
  SINCE JAN 1    507                       259    248      396       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         

                                                                     
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     55          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        91      1952                    
                                             1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        49      1944                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2012...........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT   
MAY  6 2012...........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 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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