755 CDUS44 KLCH 060909 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 307 AM CST TUE MAR 6 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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 76 153 PM 84 1910 69 7 67 MINIMUM 44 520 AM 24 1989 50 -6 46 AVERAGE 60 60 0 57 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.61 2011 0.12 -0.12 1.61 MONTH TO DATE 0.72 0.60 0.12 1.61 SINCE MAR 1 0.72 0.60 0.12 1.61 SINCE JAN 1 14.89 9.44 5.45 5.01 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 5 7 -2 8 MONTH TO DATE 20 35 -15 17 SINCE MAR 1 20 35 -15 17 SINCE JUL 1 843 1248 -405 1344 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 17 5 12 3 SINCE MAR 1 17 5 12 3 SINCE JAN 1 103 31 72 42 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.9 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 100 500 AM LOWEST 33 100 PM AVERAGE 67 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 84 1999 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 23 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 6 2012.........SUNRISE 636 AM CST SUNSET 619 PM CST MARCH 7 2012.........SUNRISE 635 AM CST SUNSET 620 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$