650 CDUS44 KLCH 240821 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 320 AM CDT SAT MAR 24 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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 82 220 PM 87 1910 73 9 80 1906 MINIMUM 51 343 AM 32 1968 54 -3 66 AVERAGE 67 64 3 73 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.98 1973 0.11 -0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 7.21 2.61 4.60 1.95 SINCE MAR 1 7.21 2.61 4.60 1.95 SINCE JAN 1 21.38 11.45 9.93 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 41 123 -82 78 SINCE MAR 1 41 123 -82 78 SINCE JUL 1 864 1336 -472 1405 COOLING YESTERDAY 2 2 0 8 MONTH TO DATE 106 35 71 52 SINCE MAR 1 106 35 71 52 SINCE JAN 1 192 61 131 91 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 16 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (310) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 2.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 100 AM LOWEST 30 400 PM AVERAGE 65 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 86 1916 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 34 1952 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 24 2012.........SUNRISE 714 AM CDT SUNSET 730 PM CDT MARCH 25 2012.........SUNRISE 713 AM CDT SUNSET 731 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$