975 CDUS44 KLCH 100940 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 338 AM CST SAT MAR 10 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 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 70 155 AM 83 1962 70 0 74 MINIMUM 49 910 PM 28 1996 51 -2 52 AVERAGE 60 60 0 63 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 1.72 2.11 1994 0.12 1.60 T MONTH TO DATE 2.44 1.07 1.37 1.67 SINCE MAR 1 2.44 1.07 1.37 1.67 SINCE JAN 1 16.61 9.91 6.70 5.07 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 6 -1 2 MONTH TO DATE 27 59 -32 40 SINCE MAR 1 27 59 -32 40 SINCE JUL 1 850 1272 -422 1367 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 33 9 24 6 SINCE MAR 1 33 9 24 6 SINCE JAN 1 119 35 84 45 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (20) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 89 600 PM AVERAGE 95 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 86 1918 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 30 1932 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 10 2012.........SUNRISE 631 AM CST SUNSET 622 PM CST MARCH 11 2012.........SUNRISE 730 AM CDT SUNSET 722 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$