471 CDUS44 KLCH 171245 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 745 AM CDT THU MAR 17 2016 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 2016... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1901 TO 2016 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 81 250 PM 89 1945 72 9 81 MINIMUM 67 934 PM 32 1962 52 15 55 AVERAGE 74 62 12 68 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 1.95 1944 0.11 -0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 4.11 1.84 2.27 1.92 SINCE MAR 1 4.11 1.84 2.27 1.92 SINCE JAN 1 10.07 10.68 -0.61 8.90 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T 1923 0.0 0.0 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 T SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 T SINCE JUL 1 0.0 T 0.0 T SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 5 -5 0 MONTH TO DATE 11 95 -84 99 SINCE MAR 1 11 95 -84 99 SINCE JUL 1 835 1308 -473 1356 COOLING YESTERDAY 9 2 7 3 MONTH TO DATE 75 21 54 12 SINCE MAR 1 75 21 54 12 SINCE JAN 1 106 47 59 20 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG HAZE RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 1200 AM LOWEST 58 300 PM AVERAGE 79 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 88 1918 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 52 25 1906 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 17 2016.........SUNRISE 723 AM CDT SUNSET 726 PM CDT MARCH 18 2016.........SUNRISE 722 AM CDT SUNSET 727 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$