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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA                            
345 AM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013


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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1901 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         85    303 PM  95    1905  86     -1       89       
  MINIMUM         77    655 AM  54    1981  68      9       66       
  AVERAGE         81                        77      4       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             7.66 1983   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.95                      3.36   5.59     2.54    
  SINCE MAR 1     16.08                     10.10   5.98    13.61    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.60                     18.94   8.66    27.78    
                                                                     
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   20                         0     20        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    290                       187    103       43       
  SINCE JUL 1   1262                      1400   -138      866       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        12      4       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  122                       195    -73      221       
  SINCE MAR 1    273                       396   -123      592       
  SINCE JAN 1    303                       422   -119      678       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       

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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 2013...........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT   
MAY 22 2013...........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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