235 CDUS44 KLCH 140832 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 331 AM CDT WED MAR 14 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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 79 132 PM 85 1928 71 8 77 1904 MINIMUM 68 1003 PM 29 1948 52 16 60 1932 AVERAGE 74 61 13 69 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.08 1949 0.10 -0.10 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.94 1.50 1.44 1.67 SINCE MAR 1 2.94 1.50 1.44 1.67 SINCE JAN 1 17.11 10.34 6.77 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 0 MONTH TO DATE 35 80 -45 63 SINCE MAR 1 35 80 -45 63 SINCE JUL 1 858 1293 -435 1390 COOLING YESTERDAY 9 2 7 4 MONTH TO DATE 48 15 33 10 SINCE MAR 1 48 15 33 10 SINCE JAN 1 134 41 93 49 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 71 300 PM AVERAGE 86 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 84 1978 1942 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 27 1993 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 14 2012.........SUNRISE 726 AM CDT SUNSET 724 PM CDT MARCH 15 2012.........SUNRISE 725 AM CDT SUNSET 725 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$