277 CDUS44 KLCH 170816 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 316 AM CDT SUN MAR 17 2013 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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 77 123 PM 89 1945 72 5 79 MINIMUM 56 304 AM 32 1962 52 4 67 AVERAGE 67 62 5 73 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.95 1944 0.11 -0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.08 1.84 -1.76 2.94 SINCE MAR 1 0.08 1.84 -1.76 2.94 SINCE JAN 1 11.60 10.68 0.92 17.11 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1923 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 0 5 -5 0 MONTH TO DATE 141 95 46 35 SINCE MAR 1 141 95 46 35 SINCE JUL 1 1113 1308 -195 858 COOLING YESTERDAY 2 2 0 8 MONTH TO DATE 3 21 -18 74 SINCE MAR 1 3 21 -18 74 SINCE JAN 1 33 47 -14 160 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 23 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 30 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 700 AM LOWEST 54 1100 AM AVERAGE 77 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 88 1918 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 25 1906 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 17 2013.........SUNRISE 723 AM CDT SUNSET 726 PM CDT MARCH 18 2013.........SUNRISE 722 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. $$