696 CDUS44 KLCH 240820 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 219 AM CST THU JAN 24 2013 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 23 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 72 150 PM 82 1943 62 10 75 MINIMUM 44 413 AM 17 1940 43 1 59 AVERAGE 58 53 5 67 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.51 1915 0.17 -0.17 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 8.10 4.01 4.09 3.51 SINCE DEC 1 14.50 9.30 5.20 7.51 SINCE JAN 1 8.10 4.01 4.09 3.51 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 2.5 1940 0.0 0.0 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 7 12 -5 0 MONTH TO DATE 307 298 9 147 SINCE DEC 1 560 653 -93 416 SINCE JUL 1 753 848 -95 588 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 2 MONTH TO DATE 7 0 7 44 SINCE DEC 1 71 22 49 69 SINCE JAN 1 7 0 7 44 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 200 AM LOWEST 53 200 PM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 83 1909 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 16 1963 1948 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 24 2013.......SUNRISE 710 AM CST SUNSET 547 PM CST JANUARY 25 2013.......SUNRISE 710 AM CST SUNSET 548 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$