170  
CDUS44 KLCH 182219  
CLIBPT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
518 PM CDT MON AUG 18 2008  
 
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..THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 18 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 1245 PM 102 1909 92 -2 93  
MINIMUM 73 102 AM 2 2007 73 0 77  
AVERAGE 82 83 -1 85  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 1.14 5.27 1913 0.15 0.99 2.04  
MONTH TO DATE 5.45 2.64 2.81 2.77  
SINCE JUN 1 10.21 14.45 -4.24 20.39  
SINCE JAN 1 26.09 36.91 -10.82 41.75  
 
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 20  
MONTH TO DATE 324 324 0 373  
SINCE JUN 1 1430 1357 73 1396  
SINCE JAN 1 2102 1903 199 2011    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 1.8  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
FOG  
HAZE  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 100 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) 92 102 1909  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 69 1950  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 18 2008........SUNRISE 646 AM CDT SUNSET 754 PM CDT  
AUGUST 19 2008........SUNRISE 646 AM CDT SUNSET 752 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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