381 CDUS44 KLCH 030821 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 321 AM CDT FRI MAY 3 2013 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 2 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 79 406 PM 91 1964 82 -3 88 1946 1943 MINIMUM 53 1159 PM 45 1903 64 -11 68 AVERAGE 66 73 -7 78 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 5.60 2000 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.63 0.31 0.32 0.00 SINCE MAR 1 7.76 7.05 0.71 11.07 SINCE JAN 1 19.28 15.89 3.39 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 0 0 0 0 SINCE MAR 1 270 187 83 43 SINCE JUL 1 1242 1400 -158 866 COOLING YESTERDAY 1 8 -7 13 MONTH TO DATE 11 16 -5 24 SINCE MAR 1 162 217 -55 395 SINCE JAN 1 192 243 -51 481 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 13.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 400 AM LOWEST 60 300 PM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 93 1984 1943 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 50 2004 1929 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 3 2013...........SUNRISE 631 AM CDT SUNSET 755 PM CDT MAY 4 2013...........SUNRISE 631 AM CDT SUNSET 755 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$