959 CDUS44 KLCH 190826 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 322 AM CDT TUE MAR 19 2013 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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 83 207 PM 85 1925 72 11 78 MINIMUM 64 1032 PM 33 1960 53 11 70 AVERAGE 74 62 12 74 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.15 1905 0.11 -0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.08 2.05 -1.97 2.94 SINCE MAR 1 0.08 2.05 -1.97 2.94 SINCE JAN 1 11.60 10.89 0.71 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 141 103 38 35 SINCE MAR 1 141 103 38 35 SINCE JUL 1 1113 1316 -203 858 COOLING YESTERDAY 9 2 7 9 MONTH TO DATE 16 25 -9 93 SINCE MAR 1 16 25 -9 93 SINCE JAN 1 46 51 -5 179 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 58 200 PM AVERAGE 79 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 86 1904 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 29 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 19 2013.........SUNRISE 721 AM CDT SUNSET 727 PM CDT MARCH 20 2013.........SUNRISE 720 AM CDT SUNSET 728 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$