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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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MAY 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 82 63 73 92/1943* 63/1903 45/1903 77/1933 0.15 2.64/2016 0 8
CT STARTS 0507 CST    SUNRISE 0533 CST    SUNSET 1854 CST    CT ENDS 1919 CST
 2 82 64 73 91/1964* 65/1911 45/1903 76/1940 0.15 5.60/2000 0 8
CT STARTS 0507 CST    SUNRISE 0532 CST    SUNSET 1854 CST    CT ENDS 1920 CST
 3 83 64 73 93/1984* 67/1954 46/2013 76/1991 0.14 2.85/1990 0 8
CT STARTS 0506 CST    SUNRISE 0531 CST    SUNSET 1855 CST    CT ENDS 1921 CST
 4 83 64 74 92/1943 70/1954 42/2013 76/2003* 0.14 2.70/1904 0 9
CT STARTS 0505 CST    SUNRISE 0530 CST    SUNSET 1856 CST    CT ENDS 1921 CST
 5 83 65 74 91/1952* 70/2013* 49/2013* 76/1905 0.14 8.83/1944 0 9
CT STARTS 0504 CST    SUNRISE 0529 CST    SUNSET 1856 CST    CT ENDS 1922 CST
 6 83 65 74 90/1914* 68/1935 47/2013 76/2009* 0.13 4.30/1912 0 9
CT STARTS 0503 CST    SUNRISE 0529 CST    SUNSET 1857 CST    CT ENDS 1923 CST
 7 84 65 74 95/1905 70/1951* 47/1992 77/2003* 0.15 2.06/1938 0 9
CT STARTS 0502 CST    SUNRISE 0528 CST    SUNSET 1858 CST    CT ENDS 1923 CST
 8 84 65 75 92/2018 72/1990* 45/1917 77/2024 0.15 2.74/1985 0 10
CT STARTS 0501 CST    SUNRISE 0527 CST    SUNSET 1858 CST    CT ENDS 1924 CST
 9 84 66 75 93/1978 70/1934 47/1917 78/2024 0.14 1.64/1907 0 10
CT STARTS 0501 CST    SUNRISE 0526 CST    SUNSET 1859 CST    CT ENDS 1925 CST
 10 84 66 75 95/1927 71/1972* 49/1961 78/1918 0.15 6.52/2013 0 10
CT STARTS 0500 CST    SUNRISE 0526 CST    SUNSET 1900 CST    CT ENDS 1926 CST
 11 85 66 75 93/1916* 71/2025 49/1981 80/1918 0.14 3.93/2004 0 10
CT STARTS 0459 CST    SUNRISE 0525 CST    SUNSET 1900 CST    CT ENDS 1926 CST
 12 85 66 76 93/1916 71/1972* 50/1960 78/1933 0.15 3.29/2024 0 11
CT STARTS 0458 CST    SUNRISE 0524 CST    SUNSET 1901 CST    CT ENDS 1927 CST
 13 85 67 76 93/2011* 74/1954* 50/1960 79/1995 0.14 5.29/1966 0 11
CT STARTS 0458 CST    SUNRISE 0524 CST    SUNSET 1902 CST    CT ENDS 1928 CST
 14 85 67 76 95/1902 72/2014 53/1973 77/2008* 0.15 2.27/1908 0 11
CT STARTS 0457 CST    SUNRISE 0523 CST    SUNSET 1902 CST    CT ENDS 1928 CST
 15 86 67 76 100/1902 76/1981* 46/2014 76/2015* 0.15 4.10/1970 0 11
CT STARTS 0456 CST    SUNRISE 0522 CST    SUNSET 1903 CST    CT ENDS 1929 CST
 16 86 67 77 96/2018 69/1970 51/1973* 78/1918 0.15 5.21/1980 0 12
CT STARTS 0456 CST    SUNRISE 0522 CST    SUNSET 1903 CST    CT ENDS 1930 CST
 17 86 68 77 96/2018 73/2008 50/1945 77/1995* 0.15 9.86/2021 0 12
CT STARTS 0455 CST    SUNRISE 0521 CST    SUNSET 1904 CST    CT ENDS 1930 CST
 18 86 68 77 93/1988 68/2002 53/1976 77/2025* 0.15 9.89/1989 0 12
CT STARTS 0454 CST    SUNRISE 0521 CST    SUNSET 1905 CST    CT ENDS 1931 CST
 19 87 68 77 95/1905 70/1916 51/2002 79/1927* 0.15 12.76/1923 0 12
CT STARTS 0454 CST    SUNRISE 0520 CST    SUNSET 1905 CST    CT ENDS 1932 CST
 20 87 68 78 95/1905 75/1950 54/1981 78/2011 0.15 7.66/1983 0 13
CT STARTS 0453 CST    SUNRISE 0520 CST    SUNSET 1906 CST    CT ENDS 1932 CST
 21 87 69 78 97/2005 76/1945* 55/1981 79/2022 0.16 3.28/2017 0 13
CT STARTS 0453 CST    SUNRISE 0519 CST    SUNSET 1907 CST    CT ENDS 1933 CST
 22 87 69 78 98/2005* 77/1945 57/2001 78/2024* 0.17 4.39/2016 0 13
CT STARTS 0452 CST    SUNRISE 0519 CST    SUNSET 1907 CST    CT ENDS 1934 CST
 23 88 69 78 97/1905 78/1959 51/2001 79/2024* 0.16 5.29/1907 0 13
CT STARTS 0452 CST    SUNRISE 0518 CST    SUNSET 1908 CST    CT ENDS 1934 CST
 24 88 69 79 98/1902 74/1951 55/1910 79/2008 0.17 2.25/1964 0 14
CT STARTS 0451 CST    SUNRISE 0518 CST    SUNSET 1908 CST    CT ENDS 1935 CST
 25 88 70 79 99/1905 70/1936 56/2017* 78/2025* 0.16 7.18/1954 0 14
CT STARTS 0451 CST    SUNRISE 0518 CST    SUNSET 1909 CST    CT ENDS 1936 CST
 26 88 70 79 98/2011 78/1948* 57/1979* 79/2024* 0.16 3.64/1936 0 14
CT STARTS 0450 CST    SUNRISE 0517 CST    SUNSET 1910 CST    CT ENDS 1936 CST
 27 88 70 79 100/1905 77/1993* 52/1961 78/2017* 0.16 2.01/1986 0 14
CT STARTS 0450 CST    SUNRISE 0517 CST    SUNSET 1910 CST    CT ENDS 1937 CST
 28 89 70 79 101/1905 72/1920 53/1961 79/1996* 0.16 2.95/1936 0 14
CT STARTS 0450 CST    SUNRISE 0516 CST    SUNSET 1911 CST    CT ENDS 1938 CST
 29 89 70 80 99/1905 69/1992 58/1961* 77/2011* 0.16 6.12/1941 0 15
CT STARTS 0449 CST    SUNRISE 0516 CST    SUNSET 1911 CST    CT ENDS 1938 CST
 30 89 71 80 99/1911 74/1984* 55/1984 79/2011* 0.16 8.29/1914 0 15
CT STARTS 0449 CST    SUNRISE 0516 CST    SUNSET 1912 CST    CT ENDS 1939 CST
 31 89 71 80 100/1911 76/1984 53/1984 79/2004 0.16 2.55/1976 0 15
CT STARTS 0449 CST    SUNRISE 0516 CST    SUNSET 1912 CST    CT ENDS 1939 CST
 MON 85.7 67.3 76.5         4.70   2 358

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  2 0 0 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  7 5 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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