490 CDUS44 KLCH 200857 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 356 AM CDT WED MAR 20 2013 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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 76 227 PM 86 1904 73 3 79 MINIMUM 57 704 AM 29 1923 53 4 71 AVERAGE 67 63 4 75 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 4.23 1979 0.11 -0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.08 2.16 -2.08 2.94 SINCE MAR 1 0.08 2.16 -2.08 2.94 SINCE JAN 1 11.60 11.00 0.60 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 141 107 34 35 SINCE MAR 1 141 107 34 35 SINCE JUL 1 1113 1320 -207 858 COOLING YESTERDAY 2 2 0 10 MONTH TO DATE 18 27 -9 103 SINCE MAR 1 18 27 -9 103 SINCE JAN 1 48 53 -5 189 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NE (60) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 29 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NE (60) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1200 AM LOWEST 39 500 AM AVERAGE 66 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 83 1921 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 28 1965 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 20 2013.........SUNRISE 720 AM CDT SUNSET 728 PM CDT MARCH 21 2013.........SUNRISE 718 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. $$