000 CDUS44 KLCH 151004 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 404 AM CST SUN DEC 15 2013 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 14 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 65 1228 AM 80 1924 64 1 64 MINIMUM 45 1159 PM 22 1901 45 0 46 AVERAGE 55 54 1 55 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 2.21 1913 0.17 -0.16 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.59 2.28 -1.69 3.99 SINCE DEC 1 0.59 2.28 -1.69 3.99 SINCE JAN 1 55.42 57.46 -2.04 61.35 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.0 MM 0.0 MM MM MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 10 11 -1 10 MONTH TO DATE 180 143 37 78 SINCE DEC 1 180 143 37 78 SINCE JUL 1 422 338 84 271 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 17 14 3 42 SINCE DEC 1 17 14 3 42 SINCE JAN 1 3012 2869 143 3177 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (340) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 400 AM LOWEST 65 1000 PM AVERAGE 83 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 83 1918 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 45 24 1952 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 15 2013......SUNRISE 704 AM CST SUNSET 518 PM CST DECEMBER 16 2013......SUNRISE 705 AM CST SUNSET 519 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$