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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
527 PM CDT THU AUG 28 2008


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...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 2008...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1901 TO 2008


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 TODAY
  MAXIMUM         93   1250 PM  98    1987  91      2       87
  MINIMUM         74    416 AM  65    1968  72      2       73
  AVERAGE         84                        82      2       80

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  TODAY            0.01          7.17 1945   0.18  -0.17      T
  MONTH TO DATE   11.66                      4.30   7.36     4.45
  SINCE JUN 1     16.42                     16.11   0.31    22.07
  SINCE JAN 1     32.30                     38.57  -6.27    43.43

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 JUN 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                       0.0    0.0      0.0
  SNOW DEPTH       0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  TODAY            0                         0      0        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JUN 1      0                         0      0        0
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0

 COOLING
  TODAY           19                        17      2       15
  MONTH TO DATE  494                       495     -1      559
  SINCE JUN 1   1600                      1528     72     1582
  SINCE JAN 1   2272                      2074    198     2197
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 WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM
 LOWEST     52          1200 PM
 AVERAGE    76

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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91        99      2000
                                             1998
                                             1913
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        62      1952


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
AUGUST 28 2008........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT
AUGUST 29 2008........SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 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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