965 CDUS44 KLCH 090847 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 244 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8 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 80 1204 PM 82 1918 65 15 54 MINIMUM 62 606 AM 25 1927 46 16 29 1905 AVERAGE 71 55 16 42 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.73 4.12 1919 0.17 0.56 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.31 1.29 2.02 0.28 SINCE DEC 1 3.31 1.29 2.02 0.28 SINCE JAN 1 60.67 56.47 4.20 27.30 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 MM 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 23 MONTH TO DATE 4 77 -73 79 SINCE DEC 1 4 77 -73 79 SINCE JUL 1 197 272 -75 251 COOLING YESTERDAY 6 1 5 0 MONTH TO DATE 36 8 28 11 SINCE DEC 1 36 8 28 11 SINCE JAN 1 3171 2863 308 3502 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 500 AM LOWEST 64 1200 PM AVERAGE 82 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 80 2007 1926 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 46 24 1917 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 9 2012......SUNRISE 701 AM CST SUNSET 517 PM CST DECEMBER 10 2012......SUNRISE 701 AM CST SUNSET 517 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$