561 CDUS44 KLCH 270945 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 345 AM CST FRI JAN 27 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 26 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 66 402 PM 83 1909 63 3 60 MINIMUM 48 1151 PM 23 1940 44 4 33 1905 AVERAGE 57 53 4 47 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.90 1994 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 5.67 4.47 1.20 2.20 SINCE DEC 1 9.67 9.76 -0.09 7.21 SINCE JAN 1 5.67 4.47 1.20 2.20 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.0 MM 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 8 12 -4 18 MONTH TO DATE 157 334 -177 419 SINCE DEC 1 426 689 -263 762 SINCE JUL 1 598 884 -286 946 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 46 0 46 0 SINCE DEC 1 71 22 49 18 SINCE JAN 1 46 0 46 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 31 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1200 AM LOWEST 48 400 PM AVERAGE 71 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 84 1909 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 21 1940 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 27 2012.......SUNRISE 709 AM CST SUNSET 549 PM CST JANUARY 28 2012.......SUNRISE 709 AM CST SUNSET 550 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$