613  
CDUS44 KLCH 092220  
CLIBPT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
520 PM CDT SAT AUG 9 2008  
 
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..THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 9 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 90 302 PM 105 1962 92 -2 96  
MINIMUM 74 102 AM 60 1989 74 0 75  
AVERAGE 82 83 -1 86  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY T 1.76 1909 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.45 1.29 1.16 0.22  
SINCE JUN 1 7.21 13.10 -5.89 17.84  
SINCE JAN 1 23.09 35.56 -12.47 39.20  
 
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 17 18 -1 21  
MONTH TO DATE 163 162 1 170  
SINCE JUN 1 1269 1195 74 1193  
SINCE JAN 1 1941 1741 200 1808    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 1200 AM  
LOWEST 59 1200 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
 
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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 107 1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 61 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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