988 CDUS44 KLCH 310835 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 233 AM CST THU JAN 31 2013 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 30 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 1200 AM 82 1911 63 3 68 1903 MINIMUM 39 1157 PM 20 1966 44 -5 43 AVERAGE 53 54 -1 56 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.12 1.55 1972 0.16 -0.04 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 8.22 5.11 3.11 5.67 SINCE DEC 1 14.62 10.40 4.22 9.67 SINCE JAN 1 8.22 5.11 3.11 5.67 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 1.8 1949 0.0 MM 0.0 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 12 12 0 9 MONTH TO DATE 322 382 -60 196 SINCE DEC 1 575 737 -162 465 SINCE JUL 1 768 932 -164 637 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 23 0 23 46 SINCE DEC 1 87 22 65 71 SINCE JAN 1 23 0 23 46 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 43 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 1200 AM LOWEST 26 1100 AM AVERAGE 62 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 81 1911 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 15 1949 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 31 2013.......SUNRISE 707 AM CST SUNSET 553 PM CST FEBRUARY 1 2013......SUNRISE 706 AM CST SUNSET 554 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$