159 CDUS44 KLCH 250819 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 318 AM CDT SUN MAR 25 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 24 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 84 353 PM 86 1916 74 10 81 MINIMUM 56 448 AM 34 1952 54 2 63 AVERAGE 70 64 6 72 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.42 1974 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 7.21 2.73 4.48 1.95 SINCE MAR 1 7.21 2.73 4.48 1.95 SINCE JAN 1 21.38 11.57 9.81 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 41 127 -86 78 SINCE MAR 1 41 127 -86 78 SINCE JUL 1 864 1340 -476 1405 COOLING YESTERDAY 5 2 3 7 MONTH TO DATE 111 37 74 59 SINCE MAR 1 111 37 74 59 SINCE JAN 1 197 63 134 98 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 34 400 PM AVERAGE 67 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 89 1917 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 36 2006 1912 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 25 2012.........SUNRISE 713 AM CDT SUNSET 731 PM CDT MARCH 26 2012.........SUNRISE 712 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. $$