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CDUS44 KLCH 192221  
CLIBPT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
521 PM CDT TUE AUG 19 2008  
 
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..THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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 80 943 AM 102 1909 92 -12 91  
MINIMUM 73 115 PM 69 1950 73 0 73  
AVERAGE 77 83 -6 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.28 3.71 1917 0.16 0.12 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 5.73 2.80 2.93 2.78  
SINCE JUN 1 10.49 14.61 -4.12 20.40  
SINCE JAN 1 26.37 37.07 -10.70 41.76  
 
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 12 18 -6 17  
MONTH TO DATE 336 342 -6 390  
SINCE JUN 1 1442 1375 67 1413  
SINCE JAN 1 2114 1921 193 2028    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.6  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 100 AM  
LOWEST 82 400 PM  
AVERAGE 88  
 
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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 92 99 1925  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 66 1976  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 19 2008........SUNRISE 646 AM CDT SUNSET 752 PM CDT  
AUGUST 20 2008........SUNRISE 647 AM CDT SUNSET 751 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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