724 CDUS44 KLCH 150823 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 321 AM CDT FRI MAR 15 2013 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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 69 209 PM 84 1978 71 -2 80 1942 1910 MINIMUM 43 225 AM 27 1993 52 -9 68 AVERAGE 56 62 -6 74 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.84 2007 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.08 1.62 -1.54 2.94 SINCE MAR 1 0.08 1.62 -1.54 2.94 SINCE JAN 1 11.60 10.46 1.14 17.11 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 9 5 4 0 MONTH TO DATE 136 85 51 35 SINCE MAR 1 136 85 51 35 SINCE JUL 1 1108 1298 -190 858 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 9 MONTH TO DATE 1 17 -16 57 SINCE MAR 1 1 17 -16 57 SINCE JAN 1 31 43 -12 143 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8 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 93 1200 AM LOWEST 32 1100 AM AVERAGE 63 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 89 2008 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 30 1906 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 15 2013.........SUNRISE 726 AM CDT SUNSET 725 PM CDT MARCH 16 2013.........SUNRISE 724 AM CDT SUNSET 725 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$