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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
227 AM CST SUN MAR 3 2013

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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY 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              86   01/02/1917
 LOW               11   01/18/1930
HIGHEST            77   01/29        MM      MM       81  01/21
LOWEST             29   01/17        MM      MM       28  01/13
AVG. MAXIMUM     63.8              62.1     1.7     70.7
AVG. MINIMUM     45.3              43.2     2.1     49.5
MEAN             54.5              52.7     1.8     60.1
DAYS MAX >= 90      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MAX <= 32      0               0.0     0.0        0
DAYS MIN <= 32      1               3.6    -2.6        2
DAYS MIN <= 0       0               0.0     0.0        0

PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
 MAXIMUM        14.87   1991
 MINIMUM         0.60   1971
TOTALS           8.22              5.26    2.96     6.51
DAILY AVG.       0.27              0.17    0.10     0.20
DAYS >= .01        14               9.5     4.5       22
DAYS >= .10         7               6.7     0.3        5
DAYS >= .50         3               3.4    -0.4        4
DAYS >= 1.00        2               1.4     0.6        2
GREATEST
 24 HR. TOTAL    4.23   01/09 TO 01/10

SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
 TOTAL             MM   5
TOTALS            0.0                 T     0.0      0.0
SINCE 7/1         0.0                 T     0.0      0.0
SNOWDEPTH AVG.      0                MM      MM        0
DAYS >= 1.0         0               0.0     0.0        0
GREATEST
 SNOW DEPTH         0   MM                             0  MM
 24 HR TOTAL      0.0   01/31 TO 01/31

DEGREE_DAYS
HEATING TOTAL     338               393     -55      196
 SINCE 7/1        784               943    -159      637
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED              9.4
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION    31/310    DATE  01/30
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION    43/290    DATE  01/30

SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT)   MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER           0.50
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR            8
NUMBER OF DAYS PC             11
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY         12

AVERAGE RH (PERCENT)     79

WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM              0     MIXED PRECIP               0
HEAVY RAIN                7     RAIN                       8
LIGHT RAIN               15     FREEZING RAIN              0
LT FREEZING RAIN          0     HAIL                       0
HEAVY SNOW                0     SNOW                       0
LIGHT SNOW                0     SLEET                      0
FOG                      25     FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE      8
HAZE                      3

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

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