045 CDUS44 KLCH 180814 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 312 AM CDT MON MAR 18 2013 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 76 339 PM 88 1918 72 4 80 MINIMUM 61 233 AM 25 1906 52 9 69 AVERAGE 69 62 7 75 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 4.21 1957 0.10 -0.10 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.08 1.94 -1.86 2.94 SINCE MAR 1 0.08 1.94 -1.86 2.94 SINCE JAN 1 11.60 10.78 0.82 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 0 4 -4 0 MONTH TO DATE 141 99 42 35 SINCE MAR 1 141 99 42 35 SINCE JUL 1 1113 1312 -199 858 COOLING YESTERDAY 4 2 2 10 MONTH TO DATE 7 23 -16 84 SINCE MAR 1 7 23 -16 84 SINCE JAN 1 37 49 -12 170 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1000 PM LOWEST 74 1100 AM AVERAGE 87 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 85 1925 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 33 1960 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 18 2013.........SUNRISE 722 AM CDT SUNSET 726 PM CDT MARCH 19 2013.........SUNRISE 721 AM CDT SUNSET 727 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$