815 CDUS44 KLCH 120829 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 328 AM CDT THU MAR 12 2015 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 2015... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1901 TO 2015 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 61 1209 PM 85 1906 71 -10 77 1904 MINIMUM 54 728 AM 29 1948 51 3 56 AVERAGE 58 61 -3 67 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.32 0.77 2000 0.11 0.21 T MONTH TO DATE 1.70 1.29 0.41 0.77 SINCE MAR 1 1.70 1.29 0.41 0.77 SINCE JAN 1 8.68 10.13 -1.45 7.49 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE T 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 T 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 T T 0.0 0.3 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 7 5 2 0 MONTH TO DATE 92 70 22 124 SINCE MAR 1 92 70 22 124 SINCE JUL 1 1349 1283 66 1593 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 2 MONTH TO DATE 8 11 -3 7 SINCE MAR 1 8 11 -3 7 SINCE JAN 1 16 37 -21 31 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (10) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (360) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 1200 AM LOWEST 78 1200 PM AVERAGE 86 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 87 1923 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 51 28 1948 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 12 2015.........SUNRISE 730 AM CDT SUNSET 722 PM CDT MARCH 13 2015.........SUNRISE 729 AM CDT SUNSET 723 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$