052 CDUS44 KLCH 180813 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 312 AM CDT SAT MAY 18 2013 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 84 147 PM 95 1902 85 -1 90 MINIMUM 72 541 AM 50 1945 67 5 63 AVERAGE 78 76 2 77 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.07 2002 0.17 -0.17 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 8.95 2.88 6.07 2.54 SINCE MAR 1 16.08 9.62 6.46 13.61 SINCE JAN 1 27.60 18.46 9.14 27.78 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 13 11 2 12 MONTH TO DATE 76 160 -84 184 SINCE MAR 1 227 361 -134 555 SINCE JAN 1 257 387 -130 641 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 200 AM LOWEST 65 1100 AM AVERAGE 79 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 93 1988 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 53 1976 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 18 2013...........SUNRISE 621 AM CDT SUNSET 804 PM CDT MAY 19 2013...........SUNRISE 620 AM CDT SUNSET 805 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$