193 CDUS44 KLCH 071237 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 636 AM CST WED MAR 7 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 6 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 75 1238 PM 84 1999 70 5 66 MINIMUM 50 135 AM 23 1989 50 0 40 AVERAGE 63 60 3 53 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.39 1933 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.72 0.72 0.00 1.61 SINCE MAR 1 0.72 0.72 0.00 1.61 SINCE JAN 1 14.89 9.56 5.33 5.01 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 2 6 -4 12 MONTH TO DATE 22 41 -19 29 SINCE MAR 1 22 41 -19 29 SINCE JUL 1 845 1254 -409 1356 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 17 6 11 3 SINCE MAR 1 17 6 11 3 SINCE JAN 1 103 32 71 42 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 33 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 49 1200 PM AVERAGE 75 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 86 1916 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 28 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 7 2012.........SUNRISE 635 AM CST SUNSET 620 PM CST MARCH 8 2012.........SUNRISE 634 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. $$