110 CDUS44 KLCH 030912 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 312 AM CST TUE JAN 3 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2 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 63 341 PM 86 1917 62 1 55 MINIMUM 41 1159 PM 17 1928 43 -2 35 AVERAGE 52 52 0 45 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.07 1944 0.16 -0.16 0.00 MONTH TO DATE T 0.33 -0.33 0.00 SINCE DEC 1 4.00 5.62 -1.62 5.01 SINCE JAN 1 T 0.33 -0.33 0.00 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM T 1979 0.0 MM 0.0 1919 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 13 13 0 20 MONTH TO DATE 17 26 -9 31 SINCE DEC 1 286 381 -95 374 SINCE JUL 1 458 576 -118 558 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 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 53 300 AM LOWEST 19 300 PM AVERAGE 36 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 81 1989 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 15 1911 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 3 2012.......SUNRISE 712 AM CST SUNSET 529 PM CST JANUARY 4 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. $$