551 CDUS44 KLCH 160808 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 307 AM CDT FRI MAR 16 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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 80 140 PM 89 2008 72 8 71 MINIMUM 68 848 PM 30 1906 52 16 44 AVERAGE 74 62 12 58 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.00 1974 0.11 -0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.94 1.73 1.21 1.95 SINCE MAR 1 2.94 1.73 1.21 1.95 SINCE JAN 1 17.11 10.57 6.54 5.35 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 7 MONTH TO DATE 35 90 -55 75 SINCE MAR 1 35 90 -55 75 SINCE JUL 1 858 1303 -445 1402 COOLING YESTERDAY 9 2 7 0 MONTH TO DATE 66 19 47 10 SINCE MAR 1 66 19 47 10 SINCE JAN 1 152 45 107 49 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 67 100 PM AVERAGE 84 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 89 1945 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 32 1962 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 16 2012.........SUNRISE 724 AM CDT SUNSET 725 PM CDT MARCH 17 2012.........SUNRISE 723 AM CDT SUNSET 726 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$