049 CDUS44 KLCH 161028 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 528 AM CDT SAT MAR 16 2013 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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 74 219 PM 89 2008 72 2 80 MINIMUM 46 547 AM 30 1906 52 -6 68 AVERAGE 60 62 -2 74 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.00 1974 0.11 -0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.08 1.73 -1.65 2.94 SINCE MAR 1 0.08 1.73 -1.65 2.94 SINCE JAN 1 11.60 10.57 1.03 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 5 5 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 141 90 51 35 SINCE MAR 1 141 90 51 35 SINCE JUL 1 1113 1303 -190 858 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 9 MONTH TO DATE 1 19 -18 66 SINCE MAR 1 1 19 -18 66 SINCE JAN 1 31 45 -14 152 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 300 AM LOWEST 49 1200 PM AVERAGE 75 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 89 1945 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 32 1962 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 16 2013.........SUNRISE 724 AM CDT SUNSET 725 PM CDT MARCH 17 2013.........SUNRISE 723 AM CDT SUNSET 726 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$