767 CDUS44 KLCH 170824 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 323 AM CDT SAT MAR 17 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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 79 208 PM 89 1945 72 7 73 MINIMUM 67 623 AM 32 1962 52 15 50 AVERAGE 73 62 11 62 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.95 1944 0.11 -0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.94 1.84 1.10 1.95 SINCE MAR 1 2.94 1.84 1.10 1.95 SINCE JAN 1 17.11 10.68 6.43 5.35 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1923 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 3 MONTH TO DATE 35 95 -60 78 SINCE MAR 1 35 95 -60 78 SINCE JUL 1 858 1308 -450 1405 COOLING YESTERDAY 8 2 6 0 MONTH TO DATE 74 21 53 10 SINCE MAR 1 74 21 53 10 SINCE JAN 1 160 47 113 49 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 200 AM LOWEST 67 1100 AM AVERAGE 84 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 88 1918 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 25 1906 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 17 2012.........SUNRISE 723 AM CDT SUNSET 726 PM CDT MARCH 18 2012.........SUNRISE 722 AM CDT SUNSET 727 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$