444 CDUS44 KLCH 261007 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 407 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 25 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 1214 PM 80 1982 62 11 55 MINIMUM 36 1159 PM 15 1983 44 -8 46 AVERAGE 55 53 2 51 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.26 2.80 1916 0.18 0.08 0.06 MONTH TO DATE 5.44 4.21 1.23 3.97 SINCE DEC 1 5.44 4.21 1.23 3.97 SINCE JAN 1 62.80 59.39 3.41 30.99 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM T 1953 0.0 MM 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 10 13 -3 14 MONTH TO DATE 144 278 -134 209 SINCE DEC 1 144 278 -134 209 SINCE JUL 1 337 473 -136 381 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 64 25 39 23 SINCE DEC 1 64 25 39 23 SINCE JAN 1 3199 2880 319 3514 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (210) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 37 300 PM AVERAGE 69 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 78 1987 1922 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 21 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 26 2012......SUNRISE 710 AM CST SUNSET 524 PM CST DECEMBER 27 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. $$