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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
323 AM CDT WED MAY 9 2012


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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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   1206 PM  91    1916  83      3       87       
                                      1905                          
  MINIMUM         68    657 PM  45    1917  65      3       72       
  AVERAGE         77                        74      3       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.46          2.74 1985   0.18   0.28     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.46                      1.34  -0.88     0.31    
  SINCE MAR 1     11.53                      8.08   3.45     2.65    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.70                     16.92   8.78     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        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        5       
  SINCE MAR 1     43                       187   -144      100       
  SINCE JUL 1    866                      1400   -534     1427       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         9      3       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   99                        67     32       49       
  SINCE MAR 1    470                       268    202      383       
  SINCE JAN 1    556                       294    262      422       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     55           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        93      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        47      1917                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2012...........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT   
MAY 10 2012...........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 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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