187 CDUS44 KLCH 130835 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 334 AM CDT SUN MAY 13 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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 81 443 PM 93 1916 84 -3 87 MINIMUM 66 708 AM 50 1960 66 0 68 AVERAGE 74 75 -1 78 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.61 1.93 1953 0.17 0.44 0.36 MONTH TO DATE 2.52 2.03 0.49 0.67 SINCE MAR 1 13.59 8.77 4.82 3.01 SINCE JAN 1 27.76 17.61 10.15 6.41 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 9 10 -1 13 MONTH TO DATE 138 106 32 109 SINCE MAR 1 509 307 202 443 SINCE JAN 1 595 333 262 482 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 600 AM LOWEST 62 300 PM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 93 2011 1916 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 50 1960 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 13 2012...........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT MAY 14 2012...........SUNRISE 623 AM CDT SUNSET 802 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$