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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
531 PM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013


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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         84    147 PM  95    1902  85     -1       90
  MINIMUM         72    541 AM  50    1945  67      5       63
  AVERAGE         78                        76      2       77

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          1.07 2002   0.17  -0.17     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    8.95                      2.88   6.07     2.54
  SINCE MAR 1     16.08                      9.62   6.46    13.61
  SINCE JAN 1     27.60                     18.46   9.14    27.78

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           13                        11      2       12
  MONTH TO DATE   76                       160    -84      184
  SINCE MAR 1    227                       361   -134      555
  SINCE JAN 1    257                       387   -130      641
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.3


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM
 LOWEST     65          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    79

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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85        93      1988
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        53      1976


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2013...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT
MAY 18 2013...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 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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