577 CDUS44 KLCH 160817 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 317 AM CDT WED MAY 16 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 15 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 1030 AM 100 1902 85 -6 83 MINIMUM 64 600 AM 53 1976 67 -3 54 1917 1903 AVERAGE 72 76 -4 69 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 4.10 1970 0.17 -0.16 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.53 2.54 -0.01 0.67 SINCE MAR 1 13.60 9.28 4.32 3.01 SINCE JAN 1 27.77 18.12 9.65 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 7 11 -4 4 MONTH TO DATE 162 138 24 131 SINCE MAR 1 533 339 194 465 SINCE JAN 1 619 365 254 504 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (350) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 100 AM LOWEST 62 1000 AM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 95 1902 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 51 1973 1926 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 16 2012...........SUNRISE 622 AM CDT SUNSET 803 PM CDT MAY 17 2012...........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$