801 CDUS44 KLCH 050925 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 324 AM CST WED DEC 5 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 4 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 82R 1215 PM 82 2012 66 16 74 MINIMUM 61 1156 PM 26 1905 47 14 67 AVERAGE 72 56 16 71 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 2.58 3.02 1952 0.16 2.42 0.06 MONTH TO DATE 2.58 0.63 1.95 0.06 SINCE DEC 1 2.58 0.63 1.95 0.06 SINCE JAN 1 59.94 55.81 4.13 27.08 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 2009 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE DEC 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 10 -10 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 37 -37 8 SINCE DEC 1 0 37 -37 8 SINCE JUL 1 193 232 -39 180 COOLING YESTERDAY 7 1 6 6 MONTH TO DATE 28 4 24 11 SINCE DEC 1 28 4 24 11 SINCE JAN 1 3163 2859 304 3502 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 35 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 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 100 700 AM LOWEST 67 100 PM AVERAGE 84 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 85 1916 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 47 25 1905 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 5 2012......SUNRISE 658 AM CST SUNSET 516 PM CST DECEMBER 6 2012......SUNRISE 658 AM CST SUNSET 516 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$