026 CDUS44 KLCH 021007 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 407 AM CST MON JAN 2 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 2012... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1901 TO 2012 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 70 223 PM 81 1917 62 8 65 MINIMUM 51 1153 PM 21 1928 43 8 43 AVERAGE 61 52 9 54 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.56 1938 0.17 -0.17 0.00 1911 MONTH TO DATE T 0.17 -0.17 0.00 SINCE DEC 1 4.00 5.46 -1.46 5.01 SINCE JAN 1 T 0.17 -0.17 0.00 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1979 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 4 13 -9 11 MONTH TO DATE 4 13 -9 11 SINCE DEC 1 273 368 -95 354 SINCE JUL 1 445 563 -118 538 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE DEC 1 25 22 3 18 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 400 AM LOWEST 28 100 PM AVERAGE 63 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 86 1917 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 17 1928 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 2 2012.......SUNRISE 712 AM CST SUNSET 528 PM CST JANUARY 3 2012.......SUNRISE 712 AM CST SUNSET 529 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$