493 CDUS44 KLCH 140813 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 311 AM CDT THU MAR 14 2013 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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 72 410 PM 85 1928 71 1 79 1904 MINIMUM 40 556 AM 29 1948 52 -12 68 1932 AVERAGE 56 61 -5 74 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.08 1949 0.10 -0.10 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.08 1.50 -1.42 2.94 SINCE MAR 1 0.08 1.50 -1.42 2.94 SINCE JAN 1 11.60 10.34 1.26 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 9 5 4 0 MONTH TO DATE 127 80 47 35 SINCE MAR 1 127 80 47 35 SINCE JUL 1 1099 1293 -194 858 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 9 MONTH TO DATE 1 15 -14 48 SINCE MAR 1 1 15 -14 48 SINCE JAN 1 31 41 -10 134 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (50) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (50) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 500 AM LOWEST 22 400 PM AVERAGE 61 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 84 1978 1942 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 27 1993 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 14 2013.........SUNRISE 727 AM CDT SUNSET 724 PM CDT MARCH 15 2013.........SUNRISE 726 AM CDT SUNSET 725 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$