019 CDUS44 KLCH 010832 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 231 AM CST WED FEB 1 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 31 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 76 148 PM 81 1911 63 13 69 MINIMUM 58 728 AM 15 1949 44 14 51 AVERAGE 67 54 13 60 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.60 2.39 1983 0.15 0.45 T MONTH TO DATE 6.27 5.26 1.01 2.68 SINCE DEC 1 10.27 10.55 -0.28 7.69 SINCE JAN 1 6.27 5.26 1.01 2.68 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.8 1951 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 T 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 12 -12 5 MONTH TO DATE 196 394 -198 456 SINCE DEC 1 465 748 -283 799 SINCE JUL 1 637 943 -306 983 COOLING YESTERDAY 2 0 2 0 MONTH TO DATE 48 11 37 0 SINCE DEC 1 73 33 40 18 SINCE JAN 1 48 11 37 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 90 1200 AM LOWEST 73 1200 PM AVERAGE 82 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 79 1923 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 14 1951 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 1 2012......SUNRISE 706 AM CST SUNSET 553 PM CST FEBRUARY 2 2012......SUNRISE 706 AM CST SUNSET 554 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$