671 CDUS44 KLCH 040812 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 311 AM CDT SAT MAY 4 2013 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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 68 258 PM 93 1984 82 -14 88 1943 MINIMUM 46R 1146 PM 46 2013 64 -18 69 AVERAGE 57 73 -16 79 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.85 1990 0.16 -0.16 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.63 0.47 0.16 0.00 SINCE MAR 1 7.76 7.21 0.55 11.07 SINCE JAN 1 19.28 16.05 3.23 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 8 0 8 0 MONTH TO DATE 8 0 8 0 SINCE MAR 1 278 187 91 43 SINCE JUL 1 1250 1400 -150 866 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 8 -8 14 MONTH TO DATE 11 24 -13 38 SINCE MAR 1 162 225 -63 409 SINCE JAN 1 192 251 -59 495 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (340) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 82 400 AM LOWEST 28 400 PM AVERAGE 55 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 92 1943 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 45 2011 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 4 2013...........SUNRISE 631 AM CDT SUNSET 755 PM CDT MAY 5 2013...........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$