901 CDUS44 KLCH 020859 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 259 AM CST SAT MAR 2 2013 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 1 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 64 253 PM 84 1918 68 -4 79 1905 MINIMUM 35 656 AM 27 1968 49 -14 67 AVERAGE 50 59 -9 73 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.40 1990 0.12 -0.12 0.01 1965 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.12 -0.12 0.01 SINCE MAR 1 0.00 0.12 -0.12 0.01 SINCE JAN 1 11.52 8.96 2.56 14.18 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 15 7 8 0 MONTH TO DATE 15 7 8 0 SINCE MAR 1 15 7 8 0 SINCE JUL 1 987 1220 -233 823 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 8 MONTH TO DATE 0 1 -1 8 SINCE MAR 1 0 1 -1 8 SINCE JAN 1 30 27 3 94 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (320) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.5 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 76 600 AM LOWEST 24 300 PM AVERAGE 50 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 88 1905 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 25 1980 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 2 2013.........SUNRISE 641 AM CST SUNSET 616 PM CST MARCH 3 2013.........SUNRISE 639 AM CST SUNSET 617 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$