396 CDUS44 KLCH 130920 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 419 AM CDT TUE MAR 13 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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 77 300 PM 87 1923 71 6 74 MINIMUM 63 227 AM 28 1948 51 12 52 AVERAGE 70 61 9 63 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 1.52 1909 0.11 -0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.94 1.40 1.54 1.67 SINCE MAR 1 2.94 1.40 1.54 1.67 SINCE JAN 1 17.11 10.24 6.87 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 2 MONTH TO DATE 35 75 -40 63 SINCE MAR 1 35 75 -40 63 SINCE JUL 1 858 1288 -430 1390 COOLING YESTERDAY 5 2 3 0 MONTH TO DATE 39 13 26 6 SINCE MAR 1 39 13 26 6 SINCE JAN 1 125 39 86 45 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 82 400 PM AVERAGE 91 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 85 1928 1904 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 29 1948 1932 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 13 2012.........SUNRISE 728 AM CDT SUNSET 723 PM CDT MARCH 14 2012.........SUNRISE 726 AM CDT SUNSET 724 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$