292 CDUS44 KLCH 310810 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 309 AM CDT SAT MAR 31 2012 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 30 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 80 135 PM 95 1946 75 5 70 MINIMUM 64 114 AM 35 1987 55 9 55 AVERAGE 72 65 7 63 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.02 3.28 1918 0.11 -0.09 T MONTH TO DATE 7.52 3.42 4.10 2.04 SINCE MAR 1 7.52 3.42 4.10 2.04 SINCE JAN 1 21.69 12.26 9.43 5.44 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 2 MONTH TO DATE 41 145 -104 80 SINCE MAR 1 41 145 -104 80 SINCE JUL 1 864 1358 -494 1407 COOLING YESTERDAY 7 3 4 0 MONTH TO DATE 147 52 95 87 SINCE MAR 1 147 52 95 87 SINCE JAN 1 233 78 155 126 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 100 AM LOWEST 74 1200 PM AVERAGE 87 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 85 1948 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 29 1987 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 31 2012.........SUNRISE 706 AM CDT SUNSET 734 PM CDT APRIL 1 2012.........SUNRISE 705 AM CDT SUNSET 735 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$