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Fire Weather Concerns; Record Warmth Spreads

The Plains to the mid-Mississippi Valley continue with warm and dry conditions. Any fires that initiate could spread quickly. The warm temperatures will expand across the Southern Plains into the Southwest where numerous records are expected through the weekend. Meanwhile, a cold front will move southward across the northern Plains and Great Lakes region where some snow will develop this weekend. Read More >

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AUGUST NORMALS & EXTREMES
PLUS SUNRISE/SUNSET & CIVIL TWILIGHT TIMES

BEAUMONT / PORT ARTHUR

  TEMP NORMALS WARMEST COOLEST COOLEST WARMEST NORM RECORD NORMS
DAY MAX MIN MEAN MAX/YR MAX/YR MIN/YR MIN/YR RAIN RAIN/YR HDD CDD
1 94 75 84 104/2023 82/1940 66/1971 85/1936 0.19 2.95/1926 0 19
CT STARTS 0510 CST    SUNRISE 0535 CST    SUNSET 1909 CST    CT ENDS 1935 CST
2 94 75 84 102/1944 83/1972* 66/1948 81/1922 0.18 1.35/1954 0 19
CT STARTS 0510 CST    SUNRISE 0536 CST    SUNSET 1908 CST    CT ENDS 1934 CST
3 94 75 84 102/1902 80/1971 68/1976 80/1980* 0.17 2.95/1955 0 19
CT STARTS 0511 CST    SUNRISE 0536 CST    SUNSET 1908 CST    CT ENDS 1933 CST
4 94 75 84 104/1902 74/1971 64/1976 80/1980* 0.18 6.08/1971 0 19
CT STARTS 0512 CST    SUNRISE 0537 CST    SUNSET 1907 CST    CT ENDS 1932 CST
5 94 75 84 103/1913 81/2008 68/1974* 81/1904 0.17 1.73/1937 0 19
CT STARTS 0512 CST    SUNRISE 0537 CST    SUNSET 1906 CST    CT ENDS 1931 CST
6 94 75 84 104/1902 81/1920 69/1994* 80/1943 0.17 3.26/1983 0 19
CT STARTS 0513 CST    SUNRISE 0538 CST    SUNSET 1905 CST    CT ENDS 1930 CST
7 94 75 84 101/1962 79/1914 68/2004 86/1922 0.18 2.22/1923 0 19
CT STARTS 0514 CST    SUNRISE 0539 CST    SUNSET 1904 CST    CT ENDS 1929 CST
8 94 75 84 103/1962 76/1914 69/1990* 80/1918 0.18 6.72/1940 0 19
CT STARTS 0514 CST    SUNRISE 0539 CST    SUNSET 1904 CST    CT ENDS 1929 CST
9 94 75 84 105/1962 81/1957* 60/1989 81/2024* 0.17 3.37/1973 0 19
CT STARTS 0515 CST    SUNRISE 0540 CST    SUNSET 1903 CST    CT ENDS 1928 CST
10 94 75 84 107/1962 80/1938 61/1989 81/1943 0.17 2.06/1983 0 19
CT STARTS 0516 CST    SUNRISE 0540 CST    SUNSET 1902 CST    CT ENDS 1927 CST
11 94 75 84 104/2015 79/1983 67/1989 81/1935 0.17 8.32/1966 0 19
CT STARTS 0516 CST    SUNRISE 0541 CST    SUNSET 1901 CST    CT ENDS 1926 CST
12 94 75 84 103/1962 79/1920 62/1967 80/2023* 0.16 3.88/1909 0 19
CT STARTS 0517 CST    SUNRISE 0542 CST    SUNSET 1900 CST    CT ENDS 1925 CST
13 94 75 84 103/1962 77/1960 62/1967 81/1915 0.19 2.88/1930 0 19
CT STARTS 0518 CST    SUNRISE 0542 CST    SUNSET 1859 CST    CT ENDS 1924 CST
14 93 75 84 103/2023 78/1960 63/2004 79/1983* 0.19 6.90/1960 0 19
CT STARTS 0518 CST    SUNRISE 0543 CST    SUNSET 1858 CST    CT ENDS 1923 CST
15 93 75 84 105/2023 78/2002 61/2004 81/1980 0.21 5.79/2002 0 19
CT STARTS 0519 CST    SUNRISE 0543 CST    SUNSET 1857 CST    CT ENDS 1922 CST
16 93 75 84 103/1925 81/1973 64/1963 81/1915 0.24 1.99/1934 0 19
CT STARTS 0519 CST    SUNRISE 0544 CST    SUNSET 1856 CST    CT ENDS 1920 CST
17 93 75 84 102/1925 81/1973 64/1992* 80/1940 0.24 7.02/1915 0 19
CT STARTS 0520 CST    SUNRISE 0545 CST    SUNSET 1855 CST    CT ENDS 1919 CST
18 93 75 84 102/2023* 84/1983* 66/1992 80/1978 0.25 5.27/1913 0 19
CT STARTS 0521 CST    SUNRISE 0545 CST    SUNSET 1854 CST    CT ENDS 1918 CST
19 93 75 84 103/2023 79/1935 69/1950 81/2011 0.26 1.90/1966 0 19
CT STARTS 0521 CST    SUNRISE 0546 CST    SUNSET 1853 CST    CT ENDS 1917 CST
20 93 74 84 107/2023 80/2008* 66/1976* 80/1941 0.26 5.02/1985 0 19
CT STARTS 0522 CST    SUNRISE 0546 CST    SUNSET 1852 CST    CT ENDS 1916 CST
21 93 74 84 102/1925 80/1942* 63/1940 80/2023 0.26 5.16/1942 0 19
CT STARTS 0523 CST    SUNRISE 0547 CST    SUNSET 1851 CST    CT ENDS 1915 CST
22 93 74 84 100/1980* 78/1996 62/1956 82/2023 0.26 1.56/1993 0 19
CT STARTS 0523 CST    SUNRISE 0547 CST    SUNSET 1850 CST    CT ENDS 1914 CST
23 93 74 84 104/2023 81/1937 62/1949 79/1977* 0.26 2.06/1936 0 18
CT STARTS 0524 CST    SUNRISE 0548 CST    SUNSET 1849 CST    CT ENDS 1913 CST
24 93 74 83 108/2023 80/1953 64/1956 80/1934 0.26 2.65/1936 0 18
CT STARTS 0524 CST    SUNRISE 0549 CST    SUNSET 1848 CST    CT ENDS 1912 CST
25 93 74 83 104/1924 75/1966 65/1966 79/1978 0.26 2.45/2019 0 18
CT STARTS 0525 CST    SUNRISE 0549 CST    SUNSET 1846 CST    CT ENDS 1910 CST
26 93 74 83 104/2023 80/2013 65/1966 78/2004* 0.27 2.80/1946 0 18
CT STARTS 0526 CST    SUNRISE 0550 CST    SUNSET 1845 CST    CT ENDS 1909 CST
27 92 74 83 111/2023 78/2017 65/1926* 79/1983 0.27 8.98/2017 0 18
CT STARTS 0526 CST    SUNRISE 0550 CST    SUNSET 1844 CST    CT ENDS 1908 CST
28 92 74 83 102/2011 79/1986* 65/1968* 82/1930 0.28 5.52/2017 0 18
CT STARTS 0527 CST    SUNRISE 0551 CST    SUNSET 1843 CST    CT ENDS 1907 CST
29 92 74 83 104/2011 74/2017 62/1952 80/1943* 0.28 26.03/2017 0 18
CT STARTS 0527 CST    SUNRISE 0551 CST    SUNSET 1842 CST    CT ENDS 1906 CST
30 92 74 83 103/2000 74/2017 58/1911 78/2012* 0.28 5.27/2001 0 18
CT STARTS 0528 CST    SUNRISE 0552 CST    SUNSET 1841 CST    CT ENDS 1904 CST
31 92 74 83 108/2000 81/1987* 65/1968* 80/2020 0.28 4.44/2001 0 18
CT STARTS 0529 CST    SUNRISE 0552 CST    SUNSET 1840 CST    CT ENDS 1903 CST
MON 93.1 74.4 83.8         6.89   0 581

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  26 0 0 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  11 7 3 2

 

Note: Daily sums/averages will not equal monthly sums/averages due to rounding - click here for more info
 

 Normals are for the 30-year period from 1991-2020

Extremes (or records) are for the period of record (1901-2025) 

 

 Bold colored records indicate extreme for the month

Italicized bold colored records indicate most recent of multiple monthly extreme occurrences 

 
* Asterisks indicate records which tied previous records; asterisked value was the last year record occurred
 
 All times are approximate and in Central Standard Time - add one hour during Daylight Saving Time

CT stands for Civil Twilight, essentially times of dawn & dusk - see definitions here 
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