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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
331 AM CST MON DEC 17 2012


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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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         72   1042 AM  81    1908  63      9       71       
  MINIMUM         62   1159 PM  24    1989  45     17       53       
                                      1955                          
                                      1951                          
  AVERAGE         67                        54     13       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.11          1.25 1994   0.17   0.94     0.20    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.10                      2.63   2.47     0.49    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.10                      2.63   2.47     0.49    
  SINCE JAN 1     62.46                     57.81   4.65    27.51    
                                                                     
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 DEC 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0     
  SNOW DEPTH       0                                                 
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        12    -12        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   78                       167    -89      130       
  SINCE DEC 1     78                       167    -89      130       
  SINCE JUL 1    271                       362    -91      302       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         1      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   51                        16     35       22       
  SINCE DEC 1     51                        16     35       22       
  SINCE JAN 1   3186                      2871    315     3513       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     90          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    95                                                       

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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        82      1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        24      1972                    
                                             1901                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 17 2012......SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   519 PM CST   
DECEMBER 18 2012......SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   520 PM CST   

                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          




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