224 CDUS44 KLCH 120943 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 343 AM CST WED DEC 12 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 11 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 54 344 PM 85 1918 64 -10 59 MINIMUM 35 758 AM 28 1958 45 -10 44 1957 AVERAGE 45 55 -10 52 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.87 1909 0.16 -0.16 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.99 1.77 2.22 0.28 SINCE DEC 1 3.99 1.77 2.22 0.28 SINCE JAN 1 61.35 56.95 4.40 27.30 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM T 1945 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 20 11 9 13 MONTH TO DATE 33 110 -77 115 SINCE DEC 1 33 110 -77 115 SINCE JUL 1 226 305 -79 287 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 42 11 31 11 SINCE DEC 1 42 11 31 11 SINCE JAN 1 3177 2866 311 3502 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 75 600 AM LOWEST 41 200 PM AVERAGE 58 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 85 1918 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 25 1962 1957 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 12 2012......SUNRISE 703 AM CST SUNSET 517 PM CST DECEMBER 13 2012......SUNRISE 703 AM CST SUNSET 518 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$