027 CDUS44 KLCH 241245 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 745 AM CDT THU MAR 24 2016 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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 78 1155 AM 87 1910 73 5 78 1906 MINIMUM 63 634 AM 32 1968 54 9 56 AVERAGE 71 64 7 67 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 3.98 1973 0.11 -0.11 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 4.12 2.61 1.51 8.04 SINCE MAR 1 4.12 2.61 1.51 8.04 SINCE JAN 1 10.08 11.45 -1.37 15.02 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 43 123 -80 99 SINCE MAR 1 43 123 -80 99 SINCE JUL 1 867 1336 -469 1356 COOLING YESTERDAY 6 2 4 2 MONTH TO DATE 100 35 65 50 SINCE MAR 1 100 35 65 50 SINCE JAN 1 131 61 70 58 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 15.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 93 600 AM LOWEST 62 1200 PM AVERAGE 78 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 86 1916 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 34 1952 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 24 2016.........SUNRISE 714 AM CDT SUNSET 730 PM CDT MARCH 25 2016.........SUNRISE 713 AM CDT SUNSET 731 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$