309 CDUS44 KLCH 250822 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 322 AM CDT FRI MAR 25 2016 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 24 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 71 1210 AM 86 1916 74 -3 77 MINIMUM 50 1148 PM 34 1952 54 -4 53 AVERAGE 61 64 -3 65 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.57 1.42 1974 0.12 0.45 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 4.69 2.73 1.96 8.04 SINCE MAR 1 4.69 2.73 1.96 8.04 SINCE JAN 1 10.65 11.57 -0.92 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 4 4 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 47 127 -80 99 SINCE MAR 1 47 127 -80 99 SINCE JUL 1 871 1340 -469 1356 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 100 37 63 50 SINCE MAR 1 100 37 63 50 SINCE JAN 1 131 63 68 58 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 31 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION NW (310) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 47 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION NW (300) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 90 1200 AM LOWEST 40 400 PM AVERAGE 65 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 89 1917 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 36 2006 1912 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 25 2016.........SUNRISE 713 AM CDT SUNSET 731 PM CDT MARCH 26 2016.........SUNRISE 712 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. $$