284 CDUS44 KLCH 240823 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 223 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 23 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 79 155 PM 82 1977 67 12 78 1927 MINIMUM 69 742 AM 29 1968 48 21 65 1964 AVERAGE 74 58 16 72 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.97 1985 0.12 -0.12 T MONTH TO DATE 7.88 2.99 4.89 0.68 SINCE DEC 1 18.15 13.54 4.61 8.37 SINCE JAN 1 14.15 8.25 5.90 3.36 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1968 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 8 -8 0 MONTH TO DATE 153 232 -79 343 SINCE DEC 1 618 980 -362 1142 SINCE JUL 1 790 1175 -385 1326 COOLING YESTERDAY 9 1 8 7 MONTH TO DATE 29 11 18 22 SINCE DEC 1 102 44 58 40 SINCE JAN 1 77 22 55 22 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (220) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 100 AM LOWEST 74 1200 PM AVERAGE 86 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 90 1906 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 25 1968 SUNRISE AND SUNSET FEBRUARY 24 2012......SUNRISE 648 AM CST SUNSET 611 PM CST FEBRUARY 25 2012......SUNRISE 647 AM CST SUNSET 612 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$