906 CDUS44 KLCH 290809 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 208 AM CST SUN JAN 29 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 28 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 69 244 PM 81 1909 63 6 73 1908 MINIMUM 48 457 AM 24 1906 44 4 41 AVERAGE 59 53 6 57 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.09 1905 0.16 -0.16 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 5.67 4.79 0.88 2.20 SINCE DEC 1 9.67 10.08 -0.41 7.21 SINCE JAN 1 5.67 4.79 0.88 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 6 12 -6 8 MONTH TO DATE 175 358 -183 441 SINCE DEC 1 444 713 -269 784 SINCE JUL 1 616 908 -292 968 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 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 300 AM LOWEST 29 100 PM AVERAGE 65 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 80 2002 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 25 1961 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 29 2012.......SUNRISE 708 AM CST SUNSET 550 PM CST JANUARY 30 2012.......SUNRISE 708 AM CST SUNSET 551 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$