987 CDUS44 KLCH 150842 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 340 AM CDT TUE MAY 15 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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 86 323 PM 95 1902 85 1 82 MINIMUM 62 543 AM 53 1973 67 -5 56 AVERAGE 74 76 -2 69 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.27 1908 0.17 -0.17 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.52 2.37 0.15 0.67 SINCE MAR 1 13.59 9.11 4.48 3.01 SINCE JAN 1 27.76 17.95 9.81 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 11 -2 4 MONTH TO DATE 155 127 28 127 SINCE MAR 1 526 328 198 461 SINCE JAN 1 612 354 258 500 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (30) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (30) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 200 AM LOWEST 40 100 PM AVERAGE 70 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 100 1902 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 53 1976 1917 1903 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 15 2012...........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT MAY 16 2012...........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$