366 CDUS44 KLCH 120930 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 430 AM CDT MON MAR 12 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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 73 1127 AM 85 1906 71 2 69 1904 MINIMUM 59 116 AM 29 1948 51 8 39 AVERAGE 66 61 5 54 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.50 0.77 2000 0.11 0.39 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.94 1.29 1.65 1.67 SINCE MAR 1 2.94 1.29 1.65 1.67 SINCE JAN 1 17.11 10.13 6.98 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 5 -5 11 MONTH TO DATE 35 70 -35 61 SINCE MAR 1 35 70 -35 61 SINCE JUL 1 858 1283 -425 1388 COOLING YESTERDAY 1 1 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 34 11 23 6 SINCE MAR 1 34 11 23 6 SINCE JAN 1 120 37 83 45 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 300 AM LOWEST 84 1200 AM AVERAGE 92 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 87 1923 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 28 1948 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 12 2012.........SUNRISE 729 AM CDT SUNSET 723 PM CDT MARCH 13 2012.........SUNRISE 728 AM CDT SUNSET 723 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$