780 CDUS44 KLCH 090818 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 318 AM CDT THU MAY 9 2013 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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 81 1205 PM 91 1916 83 -2 86 1905 MINIMUM 58 537 AM 45 1917 65 -7 68 AVERAGE 70 74 -4 77 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.74 1985 0.18 -0.18 0.46 MONTH TO DATE 0.63 1.34 -0.71 0.46 SINCE MAR 1 7.76 8.08 -0.32 11.53 SINCE JAN 1 19.28 16.92 2.36 25.70 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 20 0 20 0 SINCE MAR 1 290 187 103 43 SINCE JUL 1 1262 1400 -138 866 COOLING YESTERDAY 5 9 -4 12 MONTH TO DATE 23 67 -44 99 SINCE MAR 1 174 268 -94 470 SINCE JAN 1 204 294 -90 556 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED MM HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION MM AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 54 1100 AM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 83 93 1978 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 47 1917 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 9 2013...........SUNRISE 627 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT MAY 10 2013...........SUNRISE 626 AM CDT SUNSET 759 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$