760 CDUS44 KLCH 280832 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 329 AM CDT THU MAR 28 2013 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 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 66 301 PM 85 1905 74 -8 82 MINIMUM 39 411 AM 30 1955 54 -15 58 AVERAGE 53 64 -11 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 4.45 1914 0.11 -0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.44 3.08 -2.64 7.21 SINCE MAR 1 0.44 3.08 -2.64 7.21 SINCE JAN 1 11.96 11.92 0.04 21.38 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 12 3 9 0 MONTH TO DATE 197 136 61 41 SINCE MAR 1 197 136 61 41 SINCE JUL 1 1169 1349 -180 864 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 5 MONTH TO DATE 33 43 -10 128 SINCE MAR 1 33 43 -10 128 SINCE JAN 1 63 69 -6 214 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (160) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.0 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 80 800 PM LOWEST 34 1200 PM AVERAGE 57 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 85 1944 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 30 1906 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 28 2013.........SUNRISE 710 AM CDT SUNSET 733 PM CDT MARCH 29 2013.........SUNRISE 709 AM CDT SUNSET 733 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$