176 CDUS44 KLCH 180837 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 235 AM CST WED JAN 18 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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 77 1254 PM 81 1906 62 15 58 MINIMUM 55 1159 PM 20 1965 43 12 44 AVERAGE 66 52 14 51 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.12 4.26 1987 0.17 -0.05 0.24 MONTH TO DATE 3.51 2.99 0.52 1.49 SINCE DEC 1 7.51 8.28 -0.77 6.50 SINCE JAN 1 3.51 2.99 0.52 1.49 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 14 MONTH TO DATE 130 221 -91 271 SINCE DEC 1 399 576 -177 614 SINCE JUL 1 571 771 -200 798 COOLING YESTERDAY 1 0 1 0 MONTH TO DATE 17 0 17 0 SINCE DEC 1 42 22 20 18 SINCE JAN 1 17 0 17 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1100 AM LOWEST 45 900 PM AVERAGE 69 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 81 1906 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 11 1930 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 18 2012.......SUNRISE 712 AM CST SUNSET 541 PM CST JANUARY 19 2012.......SUNRISE 712 AM CST SUNSET 542 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$