CDUS44 KLCH 190818 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 318 AM CDT THU MAR 19 2026 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 2026... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1901 TO 2026 WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR NORMAL ................................................................... TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 70 3:13 PM 85 1925 74 -4 76 2017 2018 MINIMUM 41 3:34 AM 33 1960 54 -13 54 AVERAGE 56 64 -8 65 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 2.15 1905 0.12 -0.12 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.04 2.01 1.03 0.35 SINCE MAR 1 3.04 2.01 1.03 0.35 SINCE JAN 1 8.77 10.42 -1.65 9.15 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM MM MM 0.0 MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 4.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 9 4 5 0 MONTH TO DATE 58 89 -31 53 SINCE MAR 1 58 89 -31 53 SINCE JUL 1 934 1192 -258 995 COOLING YESTERDAY 0 2 -2 0 MONTH TO DATE 94 36 58 33 SINCE MAR 1 94 36 58 33 SINCE JAN 1 185 77 108 114 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (180) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (170) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.5 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 86 9:00 PM LOWEST 43 11:00 AM AVERAGE 65 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 74 87 2018 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 29 1923 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MARCH 19 2026.........SUNRISE 7:21 AM CDT SUNSET 7:27 PM CDT MARCH 20 2026.........SUNRISE 7:20 AM CDT SUNSET 7:28 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$