749 CDUS44 KLCH 231001 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 401 AM CST MON JAN 23 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 22 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 1222 PM 81 1909 62 16 58 MINIMUM 68 1237 AM 18 1935 43 25 27 AVERAGE 73 53 20 43 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.75 1916 0.16 -0.16 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.51 3.84 -0.33 1.54 SINCE DEC 1 7.51 9.13 -1.62 6.55 SINCE JAN 1 3.51 3.84 -0.33 1.54 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1940 0.0 0.0 0.0 1935 1928 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 22 MONTH TO DATE 147 286 -139 355 SINCE DEC 1 416 641 -225 698 SINCE JUL 1 588 836 -248 882 COOLING YESTERDAY 8 0 8 0 MONTH TO DATE 42 0 42 0 SINCE DEC 1 67 22 45 18 SINCE JAN 1 42 0 42 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 500 AM LOWEST 79 100 PM AVERAGE 90 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 82 1943 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 17 1940 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 23 2012.......SUNRISE 711 AM CST SUNSET 545 PM CST JANUARY 24 2012.......SUNRISE 710 AM CST SUNSET 546 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$