579 CDUS44 KLCH 020841 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 241 AM CST FRI MAR 2 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 2012... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1901 TO 2012 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 79 1252 PM 84 1918 68 11 75 1905 MINIMUM 67 715 AM 27 1968 49 18 48 AVERAGE 73 59 14 62 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 1.40 1990 0.12 -0.11 0.00 1965 MONTH TO DATE 0.01 0.12 -0.11 0.00 SINCE MAR 1 0.01 0.12 -0.11 0.00 SINCE JAN 1 14.18 8.96 5.22 3.40 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 7 -7 3 MONTH TO DATE 0 7 -7 3 SINCE MAR 1 0 7 -7 3 SINCE JUL 1 823 1220 -397 1330 COOLING YESTERDAY 8 1 7 0 MONTH TO DATE 8 1 7 0 SINCE MAR 1 8 1 7 0 SINCE JAN 1 94 27 67 39 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 21 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 71 100 PM AVERAGE 86 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 88 1905 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 25 1980 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 2 2012.........SUNRISE 640 AM CST SUNSET 616 PM CST MARCH 3 2012.........SUNRISE 639 AM CST SUNSET 617 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$