983 CDUS44 KLCH 211400 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 859 AM CDT WED MAR 21 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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 74 819 AM 83 1921 73 1 78 1910 MINIMUM 58 1159 PM 28 1965 53 5 62 1923 AVERAGE 66 63 3 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 4.22R 2.45 1985 0.11 4.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 7.16 2.27 4.89 1.95 SINCE MAR 1 7.16 2.27 4.89 1.95 SINCE JAN 1 21.33 11.11 10.22 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 35 111 -76 78 SINCE MAR 1 35 111 -76 78 SINCE JUL 1 858 1324 -466 1405 COOLING YESTERDAY 1 2 -1 5 MONTH TO DATE 104 29 75 31 SINCE MAR 1 104 29 75 31 SINCE JAN 1 190 55 135 70 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 32 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (320) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 45 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 100 PM LOWEST 84 400 AM AVERAGE 92 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 86 1932 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 30 1996 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 21 2012.........SUNRISE 718 AM CDT SUNSET 728 PM CDT MARCH 22 2012.........SUNRISE 717 AM CDT SUNSET 729 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$