351 CDUS44 KLCH 230908 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 307 AM CST SUN DEC 23 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 22 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 65 238 PM 79 1982 63 2 62 1981 MINIMUM 34 732 AM 16 1989 44 -10 52 AVERAGE 50 53 -3 57 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 5.08 1923 0.17 -0.17 1.17 MONTH TO DATE 5.18 3.67 1.51 3.36 SINCE DEC 1 5.18 3.67 1.51 3.36 SINCE JAN 1 62.54 58.85 3.69 30.38 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 2.0 1929 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 15 12 3 8 MONTH TO DATE 134 239 -105 171 SINCE DEC 1 134 239 -105 171 SINCE JUL 1 327 434 -107 343 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 58 22 36 23 SINCE DEC 1 58 22 36 23 SINCE JAN 1 3193 2877 316 3514 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 400 AM LOWEST 44 1100 AM AVERAGE 70 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 78 1982 1921 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 12 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 23 2012......SUNRISE 709 AM CST SUNSET 522 PM CST DECEMBER 24 2012......SUNRISE 709 AM CST SUNSET 523 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$