254 CDUS44 KLCH 090831 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 229 AM CST FRI MAR 9 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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 1223 PM 86 1906 70 9 73 MINIMUM 70 1159 PM 29 1989 51 19 62 AVERAGE 75 60 15 68 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.19 2001 0.11 -0.11 0.06 MONTH TO DATE 0.72 0.95 -0.23 1.67 SINCE MAR 1 0.72 0.95 -0.23 1.67 SINCE JAN 1 14.89 9.79 5.10 5.07 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 6 -6 0 MONTH TO DATE 22 53 -31 38 SINCE MAR 1 22 53 -31 38 SINCE JUL 1 845 1266 -421 1365 COOLING YESTERDAY 10 1 9 3 MONTH TO DATE 33 8 25 6 SINCE MAR 1 33 8 25 6 SINCE JAN 1 119 34 85 45 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 39 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 48 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 16.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 500 AM LOWEST 76 1200 PM AVERAGE 88 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 83 1962 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 28 1996 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 9 2012.........SUNRISE 632 AM CST SUNSET 621 PM CST MARCH 10 2012.........SUNRISE 631 AM CST SUNSET 622 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$