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CDUS44 KLCH 240901  
CLIBPT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
401 AM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008  
 
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..THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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 94 1251 PM 101 1904 91 3 93  
MINIMUM 73 315 AM 62 1949 73 0 78  
AVERAGE 84 82 2 86  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.04 1.68 1972 0.16 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 11.65 3.44 8.21 2.79  
SINCE JUN 1 16.41 15.25 1.16 20.41  
SINCE JAN 1 32.29 37.71 -5.42 41.77  
 
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 17 2 21  
MONTH TO DATE 400 410 -10 471  
SINCE JUN 1 1506 1443 63 1494  
SINCE JAN 1 2178 1989 189 2109    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 100 400 AM  
LOWEST 49 400 PM  
AVERAGE 75  
 
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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 99 1924  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 64 1956  
 
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 24 2008........SUNRISE 649 AM CDT SUNSET 747 PM CDT  
AUGUST 25 2008........SUNRISE 649 AM CDT SUNSET 746 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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