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CDUS44 KLCH 242218  
CLIBPT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
518 PM CDT SUN AUG 24 2008  
 
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..THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24 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 91 344 PM 99 1924 91 0 93  
MINIMUM 73 616 AM 64 1956 73 0 75  
AVERAGE 82 82 0 84  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.12 1936 0.17 -0.17 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 11.65 3.61 8.04 2.79  
SINCE JUN 1 16.41 15.42 0.99 20.41  
SINCE JAN 1 32.29 37.88 -5.59 41.77  
 
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 17 0 19  
MONTH TO DATE 417 427 -10 490  
SINCE JUN 1 1523 1460 63 1513  
SINCE JAN 1 2195 2006 189 2128    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3  
 
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0  
 
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
FOG  
 
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 100 AM  
LOWEST 59 300 PM  
AVERAGE 77  
 
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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 99 1990  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 65 1966  
 
 
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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