263 CDUS44 KLCH 310854 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 253 AM CST MON DEC 31 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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 50 331 PM 81 1964 62 -12 77 MINIMUM 33 737 AM 21 1917 43 -10 40 AVERAGE 42 52 -10 59 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.72 1981 0.18 -0.18 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 6.30 5.12 1.18 3.98 SINCE DEC 1 6.30 5.12 1.18 3.98 SINCE JAN 1 63.66 60.30 3.36 31.00 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.0 MM 0.0 MM MM 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 23 13 10 6 MONTH TO DATE 244 343 -99 269 SINCE DEC 1 244 343 -99 269 SINCE JUL 1 437 538 -101 441 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 64 30 34 23 SINCE DEC 1 64 30 34 23 SINCE JAN 1 3199 2885 314 3514 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (70) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 76 900 PM LOWEST 42 200 PM AVERAGE 59 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 80 2011 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 21 1983 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 31 2012......SUNRISE 712 AM CST SUNSET 527 PM CST JANUARY 1 2013.......SUNRISE 712 AM CST SUNSET 528 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$