781 CDUS44 KLCH 300837 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 335 AM CDT FRI MAR 30 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 29 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 80 1143 AM 87 1974 75 5 76 1946 MINIMUM 63 301 AM 35 1955 55 8 61 1906 AVERAGE 72 65 7 69 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.29 2.56 1926 0.11 0.18 0.09 MONTH TO DATE 7.50 3.31 4.19 2.04 SINCE MAR 1 7.50 3.31 4.19 2.04 SINCE JAN 1 21.67 12.15 9.52 5.44 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1987 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 41 142 -101 78 SINCE MAR 1 41 142 -101 78 SINCE JUL 1 864 1355 -491 1405 COOLING YESTERDAY 7 3 4 4 MONTH TO DATE 140 49 91 87 SINCE MAR 1 140 49 91 87 SINCE JAN 1 226 75 151 126 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 62 1100 AM AVERAGE 81 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 95 1946 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 35 1987 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 30 2012.........SUNRISE 707 AM CDT SUNSET 734 PM CDT MARCH 31 2012.........SUNRISE 706 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. $$