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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
441 AM CDT MON MAY 21 2012


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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         89    327 PM  95    1905  86      3       89       
  MINIMUM         66    518 AM  54    1981  68     -2       78       
  AVERAGE         78                        77      1       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          7.66 1983   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.54                      3.36  -0.82     0.67    
  SINCE MAR 1     13.61                     10.10   3.51     3.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.78                     18.94   8.84     6.41    
                                                                     
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       13                        12      1       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  221                       195     26      182       
  SINCE MAR 1    592                       396    196      516       
  SINCE JAN 1    678                       422    256      555       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        97      2005                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        55      1981                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 21 2012...........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT   
MAY 22 2012...........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 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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