703  
CDUS44 KLCH 090809  
CLIBPT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
309 AM CDT SAT AUG 9 2008  
 
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..THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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 95 111 PM 103 1962 92 3 96  
MINIMUM 72 1018 PM 69 1990 74 -2 73  
AVERAGE 84 83 1 85  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 1.03 3.19 1914 0.14 0.89 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.45 1.15 1.30 0.22  
SINCE JUN 1 7.21 12.96 -5.75 17.84  
SINCE JAN 1 23.09 35.42 -12.33 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 19 18 1 20  
MONTH TO DATE 146 144 2 149  
SINCE JUN 1 1252 1177 75 1172  
SINCE JAN 1 1924 1723 201 1787    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.3  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 300 AM  
LOWEST 52 100 PM  
AVERAGE 76  
 
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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 105 1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 60 1989  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 9 2008........SUNRISE 640 AM CDT SUNSET 802 PM CDT  
AUGUST 10 2008........SUNRISE 641 AM CDT SUNSET 801 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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