522 CDUS44 KLCH 120820 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 320 AM CDT SUN MAY 12 2013 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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 84 417 PM 93 1916 84 0 79 1902 MINIMUM 66 1202 AM 49 1981 66 0 66 AVERAGE 75 75 0 73 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 1.80 3.93 2004 0.17 1.63 1.45 MONTH TO DATE 8.95 1.86 7.09 1.91 SINCE MAR 1 16.08 8.60 7.48 12.98 SINCE JAN 1 27.60 17.44 10.16 27.15 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 10 10 0 8 MONTH TO DATE 38 96 -58 129 SINCE MAR 1 189 297 -108 500 SINCE JAN 1 219 323 -104 586 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 28 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 400 AM LOWEST 55 400 PM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 93 1916 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 66 50 1960 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 12 2013...........SUNRISE 625 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT MAY 13 2013...........SUNRISE 624 AM CDT SUNSET 801 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$