518 CDUS44 KLCH 100854 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 354 AM CDT SUN MAR 10 2013 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 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 72 136 PM 83 1962 70 2 70 MINIMUM 59 1230 AM 28 1996 51 8 49 AVERAGE 66 60 6 60 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.11 1994 0.12 -0.12 1.72 MONTH TO DATE T 1.07 -1.07 2.44 SINCE MAR 1 T 1.07 -1.07 2.44 SINCE JAN 1 11.52 9.91 1.61 16.61 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 MM 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 6 -6 5 MONTH TO DATE 89 59 30 27 SINCE MAR 1 89 59 30 27 SINCE JUL 1 1061 1272 -211 850 COOLING YESTERDAY 1 1 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 1 9 -8 33 SINCE MAR 1 1 9 -8 33 SINCE JAN 1 31 35 -4 119 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 97 500 AM LOWEST 68 1200 PM AVERAGE 83 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 86 1918 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 30 1932 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 10 2013.........SUNRISE 731 AM CDT SUNSET 721 PM CDT MARCH 11 2013.........SUNRISE 730 AM CDT SUNSET 722 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$