221 CDUS44 KLCH 240820 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 219 AM CST MON DEC 24 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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 73 205 PM 78 1982 62 11 61 1921 MINIMUM 62 716 AM 12 1989 44 18 52 AVERAGE 68 53 15 57 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.62 1945 0.18 -0.18 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 5.18 3.85 1.33 3.36 SINCE DEC 1 5.18 3.85 1.33 3.36 SINCE JAN 1 62.54 59.03 3.51 30.38 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1983 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 13 -13 8 MONTH TO DATE 134 252 -118 179 SINCE DEC 1 134 252 -118 179 SINCE JUL 1 327 447 -120 351 COOLING YESTERDAY 3 1 2 0 MONTH TO DATE 61 23 38 23 SINCE DEC 1 61 23 38 23 SINCE JAN 1 3196 2878 318 3514 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 900 PM LOWEST 68 100 PM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 81 1942 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 13 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 24 2012......SUNRISE 709 AM CST SUNSET 523 PM CST DECEMBER 25 2012......SUNRISE 710 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. $$