CXUS54 KLCH 021416 CLMBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 916 AM CDT TUE APR 02 2024 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1901 TO 2024 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR'S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 90 03/30/1946 03/22/1910 LOW 23 03/04/2002 03/06/1989 HIGHEST 85 03/08 MM MM 88 03/12 03/25 LOWEST 42 03/10 MM MM 36 03/20 03/19 AVG. MAXIMUM 75.2 73.2 2.0 77.0 AVG. MINIMUM 55.8 53.4 2.4 58.6 MEAN 65.5 63.3 2.2 67.8 DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0 0 DAYS MIN <= 32 0 0.5 -0.5 0 DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 10.73 1926 MINIMUM 0.06 1955 TOTALS 3.87 3.63 0.24 1.19 DAILY AVG. 0.12 0.12 0.00 0.04 DAYS >= .01 9 7.6 1.4 6 DAYS >= .10 6 4.7 1.3 1 DAYS >= .50 4 2.1 1.9 1 DAYS >= 1.00 1 1.0 0.0 1 GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 2.15 03/21 TO 03/22 SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL MM 5 TOTALS 0.0 MM MM 0.0 SINCE 7/1 0.0 MM MM MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 0 DAYS >= 1.0 0 MM MM 0 GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 0 MM 24 HR TOTAL MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 67 125 -58 74 SINCE 7/1 1050 1228 -178 MM COOLING TOTAL 90 72 18 171 SINCE 1/1 128 113 15 MM ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.2 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 33/160 DATE 03/25 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 44/160 DATE 03/25 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.49 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 12 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 9 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 10 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 76 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 5 MIXED PRECIP 1 HEAVY RAIN 5 RAIN 5 LIGHT RAIN 9 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 14 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 4 HAZE 5 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$