300 CDUS44 KLCH 290830 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 329 AM CDT FRI MAR 29 2013 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28 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 70 329 PM 85 1944 75 -5 81 MINIMUM 53 1205 AM 30 1906 55 -2 59 AVERAGE 62 64 -2 70 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.25 1992 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 0.44 3.20 -2.76 7.21 SINCE MAR 1 0.44 3.20 -2.76 7.21 SINCE JAN 1 11.96 12.04 -0.08 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 3 3 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 200 139 61 41 SINCE MAR 1 200 139 61 41 SINCE JUL 1 1172 1352 -180 864 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 3 -3 5 MONTH TO DATE 33 46 -13 133 SINCE MAR 1 33 46 -13 133 SINCE JAN 1 63 72 -9 219 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (130) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.1 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 900 PM LOWEST 57 200 PM AVERAGE 75 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 87 1974 1946 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 35 1955 1906 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 29 2013.........SUNRISE 709 AM CDT SUNSET 733 PM CDT MARCH 30 2013.........SUNRISE 708 AM CDT SUNSET 734 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$