728 CDUS44 KLCH 290840 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 338 AM CDT MON APR 29 2013 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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 80 323 PM 94 1987 81 -1 83 MINIMUM 63 1047 PM 47 1980 62 1 71 AVERAGE 72 72 0 77 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.30 4.78 1914 0.12 0.18 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 6.02 2.95 3.07 3.55 SINCE MAR 1 7.13 6.48 0.65 11.07 SINCE JAN 1 18.65 15.32 3.33 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 69 39 30 2 SINCE MAR 1 270 187 83 43 SINCE JUL 1 1242 1400 -158 866 COOLING YESTERDAY 7 7 0 12 MONTH TO DATE 91 131 -40 189 SINCE MAR 1 134 186 -52 344 SINCE JAN 1 164 212 -48 430 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 37 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1000 PM LOWEST 54 1100 AM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 81 92 1955 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 46 2008 1965 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 29 2013.........SUNRISE 635 AM CDT SUNSET 752 PM CDT APRIL 30 2013.........SUNRISE 634 AM CDT SUNSET 753 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$