037 CDUS44 KLCH 200818 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 317 AM CDT TUE MAR 20 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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 79 258 PM 86 1904 73 6 77 MINIMUM 71 529 AM 29 1923 53 18 61 AVERAGE 75 63 12 69 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 4.23 1979 0.11 -0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 2.94 2.16 0.78 1.95 SINCE MAR 1 2.94 2.16 0.78 1.95 SINCE JAN 1 17.11 11.00 6.11 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 35 107 -72 78 SINCE MAR 1 35 107 -72 78 SINCE JUL 1 858 1320 -462 1405 COOLING YESTERDAY 10 2 8 4 MONTH TO DATE 103 27 76 26 SINCE MAR 1 103 27 76 26 SINCE JAN 1 189 53 136 65 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 33 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 21.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 100 AM LOWEST 71 100 PM AVERAGE 82 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 83 1921 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 28 1965 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 20 2012.........SUNRISE 719 AM CDT SUNSET 728 PM CDT MARCH 21 2012.........SUNRISE 718 AM CDT SUNSET 728 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$