374 CDUS44 KLCH 030812 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 211 AM CST FRI FEB 3 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 2 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 74 138 PM 80 2006 63 11 36 1995 1963 MINIMUM 60 224 AM 13 1951 44 16 22 AVERAGE 67 54 13 29 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.31 2.16 1959 0.14 0.17 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.80 0.29 0.51 0.31 SINCE DEC 1 11.07 10.84 0.23 8.00 SINCE JAN 1 7.07 5.55 1.52 2.99 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.7 1980 0.0 0.0 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 0 12 -12 36 MONTH TO DATE 0 24 -24 55 SINCE DEC 1 465 772 -307 854 SINCE JUL 1 637 967 -330 1038 COOLING YESTERDAY 2 0 2 0 MONTH TO DATE 4 0 4 0 SINCE DEC 1 77 33 44 18 SINCE JAN 1 52 11 41 0 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 300 AM LOWEST 79 1200 PM AVERAGE 90 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 80 1911 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 17 1951 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 3 2012......SUNRISE 705 AM CST SUNSET 555 PM CST FEBRUARY 4 2012......SUNRISE 705 AM CST SUNSET 556 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$