052 CDUS44 KLCH 270840 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 239 AM CST FRI DEC 27 2013 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 26 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 62 159 PM 78 1987 62 0 48 1922 MINIMUM 40 551 AM 21 1983 43 -3 35 AVERAGE 51 53 -2 42 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 8.04 1982 0.18 -0.18 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.29 4.39 -3.10 5.44 SINCE DEC 1 1.29 4.39 -3.10 5.44 SINCE JAN 1 56.12 59.57 -3.45 62.80 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 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 14 13 1 23 MONTH TO DATE 330 291 39 167 SINCE DEC 1 330 291 39 167 SINCE JUL 1 572 486 86 360 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 24 26 -2 64 SINCE DEC 1 24 26 -2 64 SINCE JAN 1 3019 2881 138 3199 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 83 100 AM LOWEST 32 1200 PM AVERAGE 58 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 78 1971 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 29 1920 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 27 2013......SUNRISE 710 AM CST SUNSET 524 PM CST DECEMBER 28 2013......SUNRISE 711 AM CST SUNSET 525 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$