238 CDUS44 KLCH 250808 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 208 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 24 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 77 324 PM 81 1942 62 15 52 MINIMUM 58 1115 PM 13 1989 44 14 46 AVERAGE 68 53 15 49 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.65 1943 0.18 -0.18 0.55 MONTH TO DATE 5.18 4.03 1.15 3.91 SINCE DEC 1 5.18 4.03 1.15 3.91 SINCE JAN 1 62.54 59.21 3.33 30.93 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 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 16 MONTH TO DATE 134 265 -131 195 SINCE DEC 1 134 265 -131 195 SINCE JUL 1 327 460 -133 367 COOLING YESTERDAY 3 1 2 0 MONTH TO DATE 64 24 40 23 SINCE DEC 1 64 24 40 23 SINCE JAN 1 3199 2879 320 3514 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 300 AM LOWEST 50 400 PM AVERAGE 75 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 80 1982 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 15 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 25 2012......SUNRISE 710 AM CST SUNSET 523 PM CST DECEMBER 26 2012......SUNRISE 710 AM CST SUNSET 524 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$