988 CDUS44 KLCH 010834 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 234 AM CST TUE JAN 1 2013 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 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 66 1159 PM 80 2011 62 4 80 MINIMUM 46 344 AM 21 1983 43 3 53 AVERAGE 56 52 4 67 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.10 1.37 1960 0.17 -0.07 0.02 MONTH TO DATE 6.40 5.29 1.11 4.00 SINCE DEC 1 6.40 5.29 1.11 4.00 SINCE JAN 1 63.76 60.47 3.29 31.02 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.0 MM 0.0 MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 9 13 -4 0 MONTH TO DATE 253 356 -103 269 SINCE DEC 1 253 355 -102 269 SINCE JUL 1 446 550 -104 441 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 2 MONTH TO DATE 64 22 42 25 SINCE DEC 1 64 22 42 25 SINCE JAN 1 3199 2877 322 3516 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (110) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 600 PM LOWEST 65 100 AM AVERAGE 83 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 81 1917 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 21 1928 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 1 2013.......SUNRISE 712 AM CST SUNSET 528 PM CST JANUARY 2 2013.......SUNRISE 712 AM CST SUNSET 529 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$