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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 >

TOP INDIVIDUAL DAYS - DECEMBER
BEAUMONT/PORT ARTHUR
 

Warmest December Highs
Beaumont/Port Arthur
1901-2025

t1 86 12/10/1918
t1 86 12/3/1933
t3 85 12/5/1916
t3 85 12/11/1918
t3 85 12/12/1918
t3 85 12/3/2022
t7 84 12/5/1922
t7 84 12/2/1978
t7 84 12/7/1978
t10 83 multiple dates

 

Coolest December Lows
Beaumont/Port Arthur
1901-2025

1 12 12/23/1989
2 13 12/24/1989
3 15 12/25/1983
4 16 12/22/1989
t5 17 12/7/1950
t5 17 12/23/1963
t5 17 12/23/2022
t8 19 12/24/1983
t8 19 12/25/1989
t8 19 12/24/1990

 

Wettest December Days
Beaumont/Port Arthur
1901-2025

1 8.04 12/26/1982
2 7.43 12/13/1991
3 6.73 12/3/2016
4 6.41 12/21/1923
5 5.08 12/22/1923
6 4.83 12/18/1995
7 4.77 12/17/1995
8 4.76 12/22/1956
9 4.15 12/6/1969
10 4.12 12/8/1919

 


Warmest & Coolest is temperature in degrees Fahrenheit
Wettest is rainfall in inches