764 CDUS44 KLCH 220814 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 314 AM CDT FRI MAR 22 2013 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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 70 202 PM 86 1932 73 -3 67 1910 MINIMUM 50 509 AM 30 1996 53 -3 53 AVERAGE 60 63 -3 60 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.18 1927 0.11 -0.11 0.05 MONTH TO DATE 0.42 2.38 -1.96 7.21 SINCE MAR 1 0.42 2.38 -1.96 7.21 SINCE JAN 1 11.94 11.22 0.72 21.38 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1914 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 4 1 5 MONTH TO DATE 146 115 31 40 SINCE MAR 1 146 115 31 40 SINCE JUL 1 1118 1328 -210 863 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 18 31 -13 104 SINCE MAR 1 18 31 -13 104 SINCE JAN 1 48 57 -9 190 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 25 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 14.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 78 900 PM LOWEST 37 1200 AM AVERAGE 58 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 73 90 1910 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 32 1968 1915 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 22 2013.........SUNRISE 717 AM CDT SUNSET 729 PM CDT MARCH 23 2013.........SUNRISE 716 AM CDT SUNSET 730 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$