315 CDUS44 KLCH 040823 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 222 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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 70 1200 AM 89 1905 69 1 75 MINIMUM 47 1159 PM 20 1922 50 -3 51 AVERAGE 59 59 0 63 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.70 1.20 1986 0.12 0.58 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.72 0.36 0.36 0.00 SINCE MAR 1 0.72 0.36 0.36 0.00 SINCE JAN 1 14.89 9.20 5.69 3.40 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1965 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 6 7 -1 2 MONTH TO DATE 6 21 -15 9 SINCE MAR 1 6 21 -15 9 SINCE JUL 1 829 1234 -405 1336 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 17 3 14 0 SINCE MAR 1 17 3 14 0 SINCE JAN 1 103 29 74 39 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (360) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1200 AM LOWEST 25 600 PM AVERAGE 59 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 86 1905 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 23 2002 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 4 2012.........SUNRISE 638 AM CST SUNSET 618 PM CST MARCH 5 2012.........SUNRISE 637 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. $$