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CDUS44 KLCH 172210  
CLIBPT  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA  
510 PM CDT SAT AUG 17 2024  
   
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..THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 2024  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1901 TO 2024  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 99 2:36 PM 102 1925 93 6 101  
MINIMUM 77 6:02 AM 64 1963 75 2 74  
1992  
AVERAGE 88 84 4 88  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 7.02 1915 0.24 -0.24 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.09 3.16 -3.07 0.00  
SINCE JUN 1 16.95 16.71 0.24 5.25  
SINCE JAN 1 55.72 37.37 18.35 26.68  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY MM 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 0.0  
SNOW DEPTH MM  
 
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 23 19 4 23  
MONTH TO DATE 385 323 62 414  
SINCE JUN 1 1516 1410 106 1655  
SINCE JAN 1 2287 2043 244 2523    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.1  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
THUNDERSTORM  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 91 12:00 AM  
LOWEST 51 2:00 PM  
AVERAGE 71  
   
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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 93 102 1909  
2023  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 66 1992  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 17 2024........SUNRISE 6:45 AM CDT SUNSET 7:54 PM CDT  
AUGUST 18 2024........SUNRISE 6:46 AM CDT SUNSET 7:53 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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