699 CDUS44 KLCH 050818 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 315 AM CDT SUN MAY 5 2013 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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 77 325 PM 92 1943 82 -5 86 MINIMUM 42R 115 AM 45 2011 64 -22 67 AVERAGE 60 73 -13 77 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.70 1904 0.16 -0.16 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.63 0.63 0.00 0.00 SINCE MAR 1 7.76 7.37 0.39 11.07 SINCE JAN 1 19.28 16.21 3.07 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 5 0 5 0 MONTH TO DATE 13 0 13 0 SINCE MAR 1 283 187 96 43 SINCE JUL 1 1255 1400 -145 866 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 8 -8 12 MONTH TO DATE 11 32 -21 50 SINCE MAR 1 162 233 -71 421 SINCE JAN 1 192 259 -67 507 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (230) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 600 AM LOWEST 29 1100 AM AVERAGE 65 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 91 1952 1934 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 64 49 1944 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 5 2013...........SUNRISE 630 AM CDT SUNSET 756 PM CDT MAY 6 2013...........SUNRISE 629 AM CDT SUNSET 757 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$