600 CDUS44 KLCH 040813 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 211 AM CST MON MAR 4 2013 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 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 61 229 PM 89 1905 69 -8 70 MINIMUM 30 658 AM 20 1922 50 -20 47 AVERAGE 46 59 -13 59 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.20 1986 0.12 -0.12 0.70 MONTH TO DATE 0.00 0.36 -0.36 0.72 SINCE MAR 1 0.00 0.36 -0.36 0.72 SINCE JAN 1 11.52 9.20 2.32 14.89 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1965 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 19 7 12 6 MONTH TO DATE 54 21 33 6 SINCE MAR 1 54 21 33 6 SINCE JUL 1 1026 1234 -208 829 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0 MONTH TO DATE 0 3 -3 17 SINCE MAR 1 0 3 -3 17 SINCE JAN 1 30 29 1 103 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 15 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 18 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 92 600 AM LOWEST 27 100 PM AVERAGE 60 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 86 1905 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 50 23 2002 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 4 2013.........SUNRISE 638 AM CST SUNSET 617 PM CST MARCH 5 2013.........SUNRISE 637 AM CST SUNSET 618 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$