569 CDUS44 KLCH 240920 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 419 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2013 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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 78 1246 PM 87 1910 73 5 82 1906 MINIMUM 65 1030 PM 32 1968 54 11 51 AVERAGE 72 64 8 67 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.02 3.98 1973 0.11 -0.09 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.44 2.61 -2.17 7.21 SINCE MAR 1 0.44 2.61 -2.17 7.21 SINCE JAN 1 11.96 11.45 0.51 21.38 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 146 123 23 41 SINCE MAR 1 146 123 23 41 SINCE JUL 1 1118 1336 -218 864 COOLING YESTERDAY 7 2 5 2 MONTH TO DATE 33 35 -2 106 SINCE MAR 1 33 35 -2 106 SINCE JAN 1 63 61 2 192 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 12 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (110) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 15 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.7 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 100 AM LOWEST 69 100 PM AVERAGE 85 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 86 1916 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 34 1952 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 24 2013.........SUNRISE 715 AM CDT SUNSET 730 PM CDT MARCH 25 2013.........SUNRISE 714 AM CDT SUNSET 731 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$