024  
CDUS44 KLCH 060823  
CLIBPT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
323 AM CDT WED AUG 6 2008  
 
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..THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 2008  
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 81 600 PM 103 1913 92 -11 92  
MINIMUM 73 335 AM 68 1974 74 -1 74  
AVERAGE 77 83 -6 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.80 1.62 1984 0.14 0.66 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.42 0.73 0.69 0.22  
SINCE JUN 1 6.18 12.54 -6.36 17.84  
SINCE JAN 1 22.06 35.00 -12.94 39.20  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 12 18 -6 18  
MONTH TO DATE 90 90 0 90  
SINCE JUN 1 1196 1123 73 1113  
SINCE JAN 1 1868 1669 199 1728    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 45 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 56 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 19.8  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 300 PM  
LOWEST 69 1200 AM  
AVERAGE 82  
 
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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 104 1902  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 69 1994  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 6 2008........SUNRISE 638 AM CDT SUNSET 805 PM CDT  
AUGUST 7 2008........SUNRISE 639 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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