339 CDUS44 KLCH 130822 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 320 AM CDT WED MAR 13 2013 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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 70 444 PM 87 1923 71 -1 77 MINIMUM 36 648 AM 28 1948 51 -15 63 AVERAGE 53 61 -8 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.52 1909 0.11 -0.11 T MONTH TO DATE 0.08 1.40 -1.32 2.94 SINCE MAR 1 0.08 1.40 -1.32 2.94 SINCE JAN 1 11.60 10.24 1.36 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 12 5 7 0 MONTH TO DATE 118 75 43 35 SINCE MAR 1 118 75 43 35 SINCE JUL 1 1090 1288 -198 858 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 5 MONTH TO DATE 1 13 -12 39 SINCE MAR 1 1 13 -12 39 SINCE JAN 1 31 39 -8 125 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.3 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 89 1100 PM LOWEST 23 300 PM AVERAGE 56 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 85 1928 1904 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 29 1948 1932 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 13 2013.........SUNRISE 728 AM CDT SUNSET 723 PM CDT MARCH 14 2013.........SUNRISE 727 AM CDT SUNSET 724 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$