641 CDUS44 KLCH 080846 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 346 AM CDT WED MAY 8 2013 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 84 136 PM 95 1905 83 1 87 MINIMUM 59 557 AM 47 1992 65 -6 66 AVERAGE 72 74 -2 77 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.06 1938 0.18 -0.18 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.63 1.16 -0.53 0.00 SINCE MAR 1 7.76 7.90 -0.14 11.07 SINCE JAN 1 19.28 16.74 2.54 25.24 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 20 0 20 0 SINCE MAR 1 290 187 103 43 SINCE JUL 1 1262 1400 -138 866 COOLING YESTERDAY 7 9 -2 12 MONTH TO DATE 18 58 -40 87 SINCE MAR 1 169 259 -90 458 SINCE JAN 1 199 285 -86 544 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 200 AM LOWEST 40 100 PM AVERAGE 69 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 91 1916 1905 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 45 1917 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 8 2013...........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 758 PM CDT MAY 9 2013...........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$