708 CDUS44 KLCH 030823 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 321 AM CDT THU MAY 3 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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 88 337 PM 91 1964 82 6 86 1946 1943 MINIMUM 68 445 AM 45 1903 64 4 58 AVERAGE 78 73 5 72 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 5.60 2000 0.15 -0.15 0.15 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.31 -0.31 0.15 SINCE MAR 1 11.07 7.05 4.02 2.49 SINCE JAN 1 25.24 15.89 9.35 5.89 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 43 187 -144 95 SINCE JUL 1 866 1400 -534 1422 COOLING YESTERDAY 13 8 5 7 MONTH TO DATE 24 16 8 23 SINCE MAR 1 395 217 178 357 SINCE JAN 1 481 243 238 396 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 13 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (210) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 400 AM LOWEST 55 1200 PM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 93 1984 1943 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 50 2004 1929 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 3 2012...........SUNRISE 631 AM CDT SUNSET 755 PM CDT MAY 4 2012...........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$