749 CDUS44 KLCH 011014 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 513 AM CDT WED APR 1 2015 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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 83 132 PM 85 1948 75 8 75 MINIMUM 62 528 AM 29 1987 55 7 53 AVERAGE 73 65 8 64 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.87 1921 0.11 -0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 8.12 3.53 4.59 2.29 SINCE MAR 1 8.12 3.53 4.59 2.29 SINCE JAN 1 15.10 12.37 2.73 9.01 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 0 3 -3 1 MONTH TO DATE 103 148 -45 204 SINCE MAR 1 103 148 -45 204 SINCE JUL 1 1360 1361 -1 1673 COOLING YESTERDAY 8 3 5 0 MONTH TO DATE 71 55 16 23 SINCE MAR 1 71 55 16 23 SINCE JAN 1 79 81 -2 47 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 23 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.9 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 200 AM LOWEST 47 100 PM AVERAGE 74 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 88 1927 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 55 39 1987 1962 1931 SUNRISE AND SUNSET APRIL 1 2015.........SUNRISE 706 AM CDT SUNSET 735 PM CDT APRIL 2 2015.........SUNRISE 705 AM CDT SUNSET 735 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$