437 CDUS44 KLCH 110944 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 343 AM CST FRI JAN 11 2013 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 10 2013... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1901 TO 2013 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 66 415 PM 79 1950 62 4 66 1909 MINIMUM 50 1154 PM 16 1962 43 7 46 AVERAGE 58 52 6 56 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.47 2.25 1991 0.17 0.30 0.01 MONTH TO DATE 7.65 1.79 5.86 3.38 SINCE DEC 1 14.05 7.08 6.97 7.38 SINCE JAN 1 7.65 1.79 5.86 3.38 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1973 0.0 0.0 MM 1962 1924 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 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 7 13 -6 9 MONTH TO DATE 133 130 3 53 SINCE DEC 1 386 485 -99 322 SINCE JUL 1 579 680 -101 494 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 11 SINCE DEC 1 64 22 42 36 SINCE JAN 1 0 0 0 11 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 73 300 PM AVERAGE 87 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 78 1980 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 15 1982 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 11 2013.......SUNRISE 713 AM CST SUNSET 536 PM CST JANUARY 12 2013.......SUNRISE 713 AM CST SUNSET 536 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$