756 CDUS44 KLCH 210945 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 344 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 20 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 78 1250 PM 81 1952 62 16 63 MINIMUM 66 359 AM 23 1985 43 23 39 AVERAGE 72 53 19 51 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.57 1972 0.17 -0.17 0.01 MONTH TO DATE 3.51 3.51 0.00 1.54 SINCE DEC 1 7.51 8.80 -1.29 6.55 SINCE JAN 1 3.51 3.51 0.00 1.54 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1978 0.0 0.0 0.0 1963 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 147 260 -113 309 SINCE DEC 1 416 615 -199 652 SINCE JUL 1 588 810 -222 836 COOLING YESTERDAY 7 0 7 0 MONTH TO DATE 24 0 24 0 SINCE DEC 1 49 22 27 18 SINCE JAN 1 24 0 24 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 900 AM LOWEST 74 100 PM AVERAGE 86 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 80 1909 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 18 1985 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 21 2012.......SUNRISE 711 AM CST SUNSET 543 PM CST JANUARY 22 2012.......SUNRISE 711 AM CST SUNSET 544 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$