401 CDUS44 KLCH 170943 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 443 AM CDT THU MAY 17 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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 85 342 PM 95 1902 85 0 84 MINIMUM 65 1154 PM 51 1973 67 -2 63 1926 AVERAGE 75 76 -1 74 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 5.21 1980 0.17 -0.16 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.54 2.71 -0.17 0.67 SINCE MAR 1 13.61 9.45 4.16 3.01 SINCE JAN 1 27.78 18.29 9.49 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 10 11 -1 9 MONTH TO DATE 172 149 23 140 SINCE MAR 1 543 350 193 474 SINCE JAN 1 629 376 253 513 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1100 PM LOWEST 44 100 PM AVERAGE 69 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 95 1902 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 67 50 1945 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 17 2012...........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT MAY 18 2012...........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 805 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$