528 CDUS44 KLCH 120827 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 324 AM CDT TUE MAR 12 2013 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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 62 412 PM 85 1906 71 -9 73 1904 MINIMUM 39 1113 PM 29 1948 51 -12 59 AVERAGE 51 61 -10 66 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.77 2000 0.11 -0.11 0.50 MONTH TO DATE 0.08 1.29 -1.21 2.94 SINCE MAR 1 0.08 1.29 -1.21 2.94 SINCE JAN 1 11.60 10.13 1.47 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 14 5 9 0 MONTH TO DATE 106 70 36 35 SINCE MAR 1 106 70 36 35 SINCE JUL 1 1078 1283 -205 858 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 1 MONTH TO DATE 1 11 -10 34 SINCE MAR 1 1 11 -10 34 SINCE JAN 1 31 37 -6 120 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (330) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (330) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 76 1100 PM LOWEST 32 500 PM AVERAGE 54 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 87 1923 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 28 1948 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 12 2013.........SUNRISE 729 AM CDT SUNSET 723 PM CDT MARCH 13 2013.........SUNRISE 728 AM CDT SUNSET 723 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$