170 CDUS44 KLCH 090842 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 241 AM CST MON JAN 9 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 8 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 150 PM 78 1965 62 17 65 1927 MINIMUM 60 222 AM 19 1976 43 17 41 AVERAGE 70 52 18 53 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.24 1992 0.19 -0.19 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.68 1.44 -0.76 0.07 SINCE DEC 1 4.68 6.73 -2.05 5.08 SINCE JAN 1 0.68 1.44 -0.76 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 12 MONTH TO DATE 44 104 -60 93 SINCE DEC 1 313 459 -146 436 SINCE JUL 1 485 654 -169 620 COOLING YESTERDAY 5 0 5 0 MONTH TO DATE 8 0 8 0 SINCE DEC 1 33 22 11 18 SINCE JAN 1 8 0 8 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 700 AM LOWEST 62 200 PM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 81 1914 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 18 2010 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 9 2012.......SUNRISE 713 AM CST SUNSET 533 PM CST JANUARY 10 2012.......SUNRISE 713 AM CST SUNSET 534 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$