Climatological Report (Monthly)
Issued by NWS Lake Charles, LA

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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
329 AM CDT SAT JUN 1 2013

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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MAY 2013...

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

WEATHER         OBSERVED          NORMAL  DEPART  LAST YEAR`S
                 VALUE   DATE(S)  VALUE   FROM    VALUE  DATE(S)
                                          NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
 HIGH             101   05/28/1905
 LOW               42   05/04/2013
HIGHEST            89   05/24        MM      MM       93  05/29
                                                          05/22
                                                          05/21
LOWEST             42R  05/04        MM      MM       62  05/14
AVG. MAXIMUM     82.8              84.8    -2.0     87.1
AVG. MINIMUM     65.4              67.0    -1.6     67.6
MEAN             74.1              75.9    -1.8     77.4
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               2.4    -2.4        8
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        20.58   1923
 MINIMUM         0.01   2003
TOTALS           9.21              5.23    3.98     3.19
DAILY AVG.       0.32              0.17    0.15     0.10
DAYS >= .01         5               6.6    -1.6        7
DAYS >= .10         5               4.7     0.3        4
DAYS >= .50         3               2.8     0.2        3
DAYS >= 1.00        2               1.8     0.2        1
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    7.73   05/10 TO 05/11

DEGREE_DAYS
COOLING TOTAL     292               339     -47      393
 SINCE 1/1        473               566     -93      850
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.6
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    30/090    DATE  05/10
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    36/150    DATE  05/24

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.40
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR           13
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             12
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY          4

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     74

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                5     RAIN                       2
LIGHT RAIN                7     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      18     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      4
HAZE                      5

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

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