436 CDUS44 KLCH 110912 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 312 AM CST TUE DEC 11 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 10 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 72 224 AM 86 1918 65 7 61 MINIMUM 40 1159 PM 24 1978 46 -6 45 AVERAGE 56 55 1 53 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.68 3.69 1964 0.16 0.52 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.99 1.61 2.38 0.28 SINCE DEC 1 3.99 1.61 2.38 0.28 SINCE JAN 1 61.35 56.79 4.56 27.30 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.0 MM 0.0 MM 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 9 11 -2 12 MONTH TO DATE 13 99 -86 102 SINCE DEC 1 13 99 -86 102 SINCE JUL 1 206 294 -88 274 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 42 10 32 11 SINCE DEC 1 42 10 32 11 SINCE JAN 1 3177 2865 312 3502 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.6 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 RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 100 AM LOWEST 41 300 PM AVERAGE 71 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 85 1918 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 28 1958 1957 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 11 2012......SUNRISE 702 AM CST SUNSET 517 PM CST DECEMBER 12 2012......SUNRISE 703 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. $$