060 CDUS44 KLCH 011245 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 645 AM CST SUN JAN 1 2017 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 31 2016... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1901 TO 2016 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 70 332 PM 80 2011 62 8 57 MINIMUM 53 1207 AM 21 1983 43 10 49 AVERAGE 62 52 10 53 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 3.50R 3.50 2016 0.17 3.33 0.04 MONTH TO DATE 13.02 5.29 7.73 4.14 SINCE DEC 1 13.02 5.29 7.73 4.14 SINCE JAN 1 78.00 60.47 17.53 74.11 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 MM MONTH TO DATE 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 T 0.0 0.0 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 3 13 -10 12 MONTH TO DATE 221 356 -135 185 SINCE DEC 1 221 355 -134 185 SINCE JUL 1 291 550 -259 249 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 70 22 48 68 SINCE DEC 1 70 22 48 68 SINCE JAN 1 3471 2877 594 3325 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.3 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 PM LOWEST 66 1200 AM AVERAGE 83 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 81 1917 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 43 21 1928 SUNRISE AND SUNSET JANUARY 1 2017.......SUNRISE 712 AM CST SUNSET 528 PM CST JANUARY 2 2017.......SUNRISE 712 AM CST SUNSET 529 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$