727 CDUS44 KLCH 110838 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 338 AM CDT FRI MAY 11 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 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 83 1110 AM 95 1927 84 -1 87 MINIMUM 66 551 AM 49 1961 66 0 73 AVERAGE 75 75 0 80 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.10 1934 0.18 -0.18 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.46 1.69 -1.23 0.31 SINCE MAR 1 11.53 8.43 3.10 2.65 SINCE JAN 1 25.70 17.27 8.43 6.05 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 5 SINCE MAR 1 43 187 -144 100 SINCE JUL 1 866 1400 -534 1427 COOLING YESTERDAY 10 10 0 15 MONTH TO DATE 121 86 35 81 SINCE MAR 1 492 287 205 415 SINCE JAN 1 578 313 265 454 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 81 600 AM LOWEST 40 1100 AM AVERAGE 61 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 93 1916 1902 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 49 1981 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 11 2012...........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 800 PM CDT MAY 12 2012...........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$