205 CDUS44 KLCH 050912 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 311 AM CST MON MAR 5 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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 71 400 PM 86 1905 69 2 75 MINIMUM 40 635 AM 23 2002 50 -10 60 AVERAGE 56 59 -3 68 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.60 1903 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.72 0.48 0.24 0.00 SINCE MAR 1 0.72 0.48 0.24 0.00 SINCE JAN 1 14.89 9.32 5.57 3.40 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY MM 0.0 MM 0.0 MM 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 9 7 2 0 MONTH TO DATE 15 28 -13 9 SINCE MAR 1 15 28 -13 9 SINCE JUL 1 838 1241 -403 1336 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 3 MONTH TO DATE 17 4 13 3 SINCE MAR 1 17 4 13 3 SINCE JAN 1 103 30 73 42 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (200) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 89 700 AM LOWEST 19 1200 PM AVERAGE 54 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 84 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 24 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 5 2012.........SUNRISE 637 AM CST SUNSET 618 PM CST MARCH 6 2012.........SUNRISE 636 AM CST SUNSET 619 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$