347 CDUS44 KLCH 290835 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 235 AM CST SAT DEC 29 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28 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 68 928 AM 79 1981 62 6 66 MINIMUM 43 1159 PM 23 1925 43 0 35 AVERAGE 56 53 3 51 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.86 2.63 1927 0.18 0.68 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 6.30 4.76 1.54 3.98 SINCE DEC 1 6.30 4.76 1.54 3.98 SINCE JAN 1 63.66 59.94 3.72 31.00 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM T 1939 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 9 13 -4 14 MONTH TO DATE 199 317 -118 257 SINCE DEC 1 199 317 -118 257 SINCE JUL 1 392 512 -120 429 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 64 28 36 23 SINCE DEC 1 64 28 36 23 SINCE JAN 1 3199 2883 316 3514 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 70 1100 PM AVERAGE 85 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 79 1984 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 26 1961 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 29 2012......SUNRISE 711 AM CST SUNSET 526 PM CST DECEMBER 30 2012......SUNRISE 711 AM CST SUNSET 526 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$