056 CDUS44 KLCH 130923 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 323 AM CST FRI JAN 13 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 12 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 59 1211 AM 80 1923 62 -3 49 MINIMUM 35 1110 PM 14 1962 43 -8 26 AVERAGE 47 52 -5 38 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 2.79 1961 0.17 -0.16 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.39 2.13 1.26 0.56 SINCE DEC 1 7.39 7.42 -0.03 5.57 SINCE JAN 1 3.39 2.13 1.26 0.56 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.2 1918 0.0 MM 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 18 13 5 27 MONTH TO DATE 79 156 -77 187 SINCE DEC 1 348 511 -163 530 SINCE JUL 1 520 706 -186 714 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 11 0 11 0 SINCE DEC 1 36 22 14 18 SINCE JAN 1 11 0 11 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 39 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.4 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 93 1200 AM LOWEST 24 200 PM AVERAGE 59 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 82 2000 1935 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 20 1963 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 13 2012.......SUNRISE 713 AM CST SUNSET 537 PM CST JANUARY 14 2012.......SUNRISE 713 AM CST SUNSET 537 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$