411 CDUS44 KLCH 080857 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 257 AM CST FRI MAR 8 2013 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 2013... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1901 TO 2013 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 66 238 PM 86 1916 70 -4 78 MINIMUM 41 533 AM 28 1989 51 -10 64 AVERAGE 54 60 -6 71 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.75 1998 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.84 -0.84 0.72 SINCE MAR 1 0.00 0.84 -0.84 0.72 SINCE JAN 1 11.52 9.68 1.84 14.89 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1920 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 11 6 5 0 MONTH TO DATE 82 47 35 22 SINCE MAR 1 82 47 35 22 SINCE JUL 1 1054 1260 -206 845 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 6 MONTH TO DATE 0 7 -7 23 SINCE MAR 1 0 7 -7 23 SINCE JAN 1 30 33 -3 109 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (120) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 300 AM LOWEST 40 300 PM AVERAGE 68 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 70 86 1906 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 29 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 8 2013.........SUNRISE 634 AM CST SUNSET 620 PM CST MARCH 9 2013.........SUNRISE 633 AM CST SUNSET 621 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$