533 CDUS44 KLCH 020817 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 217 AM CST THU FEB 2 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 1 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 73 451 PM 79 1923 63 10 66 MINIMUM 60 1104 PM 14 1951 44 16 25 AVERAGE 67 54 13 46 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.49 9.41 1952 0.15 0.34 0.31 MONTH TO DATE 0.49 0.15 0.34 0.31 SINCE DEC 1 10.76 10.70 0.06 8.00 SINCE JAN 1 6.76 5.41 1.35 2.99 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1994 0.0 0.0 0.0 1951 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 12 -12 19 MONTH TO DATE 0 12 -12 19 SINCE DEC 1 465 760 -295 818 SINCE JUL 1 637 955 -318 1002 COOLING YESTERDAY 2 0 2 0 MONTH TO DATE 2 0 2 0 SINCE DEC 1 75 33 42 18 SINCE JAN 1 50 11 39 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 200 AM LOWEST 84 400 PM AVERAGE 91 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 80 2006 1995 1963 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 13 1951 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 2 2012......SUNRISE 706 AM CST SUNSET 554 PM CST FEBRUARY 3 2012......SUNRISE 705 AM CST SUNSET 555 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$