099 CDUS44 KLCH 221004 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 353 AM CST SUN DEC 22 2013 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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 76 1134 AM 80 1905 63 13 62 MINIMUM 51 1159 PM 20 1973 44 7 32 AVERAGE 64 53 11 47 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.70 6.41 1923 0.17 0.53 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.29 3.50 -2.21 5.18 SINCE DEC 1 1.29 3.50 -2.21 5.18 SINCE JAN 1 56.12 58.68 -2.56 62.54 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1929 0.0 0.0 MM MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 1 12 -11 18 MONTH TO DATE 243 227 16 119 SINCE DEC 1 243 227 16 119 SINCE JUL 1 485 422 63 312 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 24 21 3 58 SINCE DEC 1 24 21 3 58 SINCE JAN 1 3019 2876 143 3193 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 500 PM LOWEST 90 500 AM AVERAGE 95 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 63 79 1982 1981 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 16 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 22 2013......SUNRISE 708 AM CST SUNSET 521 PM CST DECEMBER 23 2013......SUNRISE 709 AM CST SUNSET 522 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$