606 CDUS44 KLCH 080848 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 247 AM CST SUN JAN 8 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 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 79R 248 PM 79 1906 62 17 71 MINIMUM 55 253 AM 17 1918 43 12 36 AVERAGE 67 52 15 54 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.66 4.10 1961 0.18 0.48 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.68 1.25 -0.57 0.07 SINCE DEC 1 4.68 6.54 -1.86 5.08 SINCE JAN 1 0.68 1.25 -0.57 0.07 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 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 0 13 -13 11 MONTH TO DATE 44 91 -47 81 SINCE DEC 1 313 446 -133 424 SINCE JUL 1 485 641 -156 608 COOLING YESTERDAY 2 0 2 0 MONTH TO DATE 3 0 3 0 SINCE DEC 1 28 22 6 18 SINCE JAN 1 3 0 3 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 54 300 PM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 78 1965 1927 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 19 1976 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 8 2012.......SUNRISE 713 AM CST SUNSET 533 PM CST JANUARY 9 2012.......SUNRISE 713 AM CST SUNSET 533 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$