554 CDUS44 KLCH 221007 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 506 AM CDT WED MAY 22 2013 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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 85 1107 AM 97 2005 86 -1 93 MINIMUM 76 1034 PM 55 1981 68 8 68 AVERAGE 81 77 4 81 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.00 1947 0.16 -0.16 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 8.95 3.52 5.43 2.54 SINCE MAR 1 16.08 10.26 5.82 13.61 SINCE JAN 1 27.60 19.10 8.50 27.78 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 16 12 4 16 MONTH TO DATE 138 207 -69 237 SINCE MAR 1 289 408 -119 608 SINCE JAN 1 319 434 -115 694 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 94 500 AM LOWEST 74 1000 AM AVERAGE 84 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 98 2005 1905 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 57 2001 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 22 2013...........SUNRISE 619 AM CDT SUNSET 807 PM CDT MAY 23 2013...........SUNRISE 618 AM CDT SUNSET 808 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$