805  
CDUS44 KLCH 172223  
CLIBPT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
522 PM CDT SUN AUG 17 2008  
 
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..THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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 90 139 PM 100 1962 92 -2 92  
MINIMUM 72 545 AM 64 1992 73 -1 79  
AVERAGE 81 83 -2 86  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 4.83 1915 0.15 -0.15 0.02  
MONTH TO DATE 4.31 2.49 1.82 0.73  
SINCE JUN 1 9.07 14.30 -5.23 18.35  
SINCE JAN 1 24.95 36.76 -11.81 39.71  
 
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 16 18 -2 21  
MONTH TO DATE 307 306 1 353  
SINCE JUN 1 1413 1339 74 1376  
SINCE JAN 1 2085 1885 200 1991    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 14 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.9  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 500 AM  
LOWEST 59 100 PM  
AVERAGE 80  
 
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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 102 1909  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 2 2007  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 17 2008........SUNRISE 645 AM CDT SUNSET 755 PM CDT  
AUGUST 18 2008........SUNRISE 646 AM CDT SUNSET 754 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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