114 CDUS44 KLCH 140821 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 317 AM CDT FRI SEP 14 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 13 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 1104 AM 99 1904 89 -3 96 MINIMUM 70 222 PM 56 1940 71 -1 71 1902 AVERAGE 78 80 -2 84 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 2.53 3.48 2008 0.22 2.31 0.15 MONTH TO DATE 3.93 2.77 1.16 3.01 SINCE SEP 1 3.93 2.77 1.16 3.01 SINCE JAN 1 52.95 42.00 10.95 23.87 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 SEP 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0 SINCE SEP 1 0 0 0 0 SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0 COOLING YESTERDAY 13 15 -2 19 MONTH TO DATE 200 208 -8 178 SINCE SEP 1 200 208 -8 178 SINCE JAN 1 2665 2375 290 2890 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 41 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 600 PM LOWEST 70 1100 AM AVERAGE 85 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 89 97 1965 1912 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 52 1902 SUNRISE AND SUNSET SEPTEMBER 14 2012.....SUNRISE 700 AM CDT SUNSET 722 PM CDT SEPTEMBER 15 2012.....SUNRISE 701 AM CDT SUNSET 721 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$