319 CDUS44 KLCH 180856 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 356 AM CDT FRI MAR 18 2016 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 81 355 PM 88 1918 72 9 82 MINIMUM 66 1159 PM 25 1906 52 14 59 AVERAGE 74 62 12 71 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 4.21 1957 0.10 -0.10 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 4.11 1.94 2.17 1.92 SINCE MAR 1 4.11 1.94 2.17 1.92 SINCE JAN 1 10.07 10.78 -0.71 8.90 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 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 4 -4 0 MONTH TO DATE 11 99 -88 99 SINCE MAR 1 11 99 -88 99 SINCE JUL 1 835 1312 -477 1356 COOLING YESTERDAY 9 2 7 6 MONTH TO DATE 84 23 61 18 SINCE MAR 1 84 23 61 18 SINCE JAN 1 115 49 66 26 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 16 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 20 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (160) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 200 AM LOWEST 69 400 PM AVERAGE 85 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 72 85 1925 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 33 1960 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 18 2016.........SUNRISE 722 AM CDT SUNSET 727 PM CDT MARCH 19 2016.........SUNRISE 720 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. $$