939 CDUS44 KLCH 290828 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 326 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28 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 81 211 PM 85 1944 75 6 77 MINIMUM 59 515 AM 30 1906 55 4 56 AVERAGE 70 64 6 67 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.25 1992 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 7.21 3.20 4.01 1.95 SINCE MAR 1 7.21 3.20 4.01 1.95 SINCE JAN 1 21.38 12.04 9.34 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 3 -3 0 MONTH TO DATE 41 139 -98 78 SINCE MAR 1 41 139 -98 78 SINCE JUL 1 864 1352 -488 1405 COOLING YESTERDAY 5 3 2 2 MONTH TO DATE 133 46 87 83 SINCE MAR 1 133 46 87 83 SINCE JAN 1 219 72 147 122 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (120) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 200 AM LOWEST 56 1200 PM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 87 1974 1946 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 35 1955 1906 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 29 2012.........SUNRISE 708 AM CDT SUNSET 733 PM CDT MARCH 30 2012.........SUNRISE 707 AM CDT SUNSET 734 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$