594 CDUS44 KLCH 030829 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 227 AM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 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 79 149 PM 88 1905 69 10 75 MINIMUM 68 657 AM 25 1980 50 18 46 AVERAGE 74 59 15 61 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.01 3.69 1934 0.12 -0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.02 0.24 -0.22 0.00 SINCE MAR 1 0.02 0.24 -0.22 0.00 SINCE JAN 1 14.19 9.08 5.11 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 4 MONTH TO DATE 0 14 -14 7 SINCE MAR 1 0 14 -14 7 SINCE JUL 1 823 1227 -404 1334 COOLING YESTERDAY 9 1 8 0 MONTH TO DATE 17 2 15 0 SINCE MAR 1 17 2 15 0 SINCE JAN 1 103 28 75 39 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 76 100 PM AVERAGE 88 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 89 1905 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 20 1922 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 3 2012.........SUNRISE 639 AM CST SUNSET 617 PM CST MARCH 4 2012.........SUNRISE 638 AM CST SUNSET 618 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$