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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
514 PM CDT WED MAY 8 2013


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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         81   1205 PM  91    1916  83     -2       86
                                      1905
  MINIMUM         58    537 AM  45    1917  65     -7       68
  AVERAGE         70                        74     -4       77

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.00          2.74 1985   0.18  -0.18     0.46
  MONTH TO DATE    0.63                      1.34  -0.71     0.46
  SINCE MAR 1      7.76                      8.08  -0.32    11.53
  SINCE JAN 1     19.28                     16.92   2.36    25.70

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            5                         9     -4       12
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        67    -44       99
  SINCE MAR 1    174                       268    -94      470
  SINCE JAN 1    204                       294    -90      556
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  FOG
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM
 LOWEST     54          1100 AM
 AVERAGE    77

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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        93      1978
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        47      1917


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY  8 2013...........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT
MAY  9 2013...........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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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