674 CDUS44 KLCH 180904 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 403 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 80 205 PM 88 1918 72 8 78 MINIMUM 69 153 AM 25 1906 52 17 62 AVERAGE 75 62 13 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 4.21 1957 0.10 -0.10 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.94 1.94 1.00 1.95 SINCE MAR 1 2.94 1.94 1.00 1.95 SINCE JAN 1 17.11 10.78 6.33 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 4 -4 0 MONTH TO DATE 35 99 -64 78 SINCE MAR 1 35 99 -64 78 SINCE JUL 1 858 1312 -454 1405 COOLING YESTERDAY 10 2 8 5 MONTH TO DATE 84 23 61 15 SINCE MAR 1 84 23 61 15 SINCE JAN 1 170 49 121 54 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 1200 AM LOWEST 71 1200 PM AVERAGE 84 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 85 1925 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 33 1960 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 18 2012.........SUNRISE 722 AM CDT SUNSET 727 PM CDT MARCH 19 2012.........SUNRISE 720 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. $$