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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
539 PM CDT WED MAY 15 2013


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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 2013...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         78    907 AM 100    1902  85     -7       79
  MINIMUM         64    537 AM  53    1976  67     -3       64
                                      1917
                                      1903
  AVERAGE         71                        76     -5       72

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.02          4.10 1970   0.17  -0.15     0.01
  MONTH TO DATE    8.97                      2.54   6.43     2.53
  SINCE MAR 1     16.10                      9.28   6.82    13.60
  SINCE JAN 1     27.62                     18.12   9.50    27.77

SNOWFALL (IN)
  TODAY            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
  TODAY            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
  TODAY            6                        11     -5        7
  MONTH TO DATE   59                       138    -79      162
  SINCE MAR 1    210                       339   -129      533
  SINCE JAN 1    240                       365   -125      619
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM
 LOWEST     69           900 AM
 AVERAGE    81

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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        95      1902
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        51      1973
                                             1926


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 15 2013...........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT
MAY 16 2013...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 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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