CDUS44 KLCH 180852 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 352 AM CDT MON MAY 18 2026 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 85 10:41 AM 96 2018 86 -1 88 MINIMUM 77 5:30 AM 50 1945 68 9 75 AVERAGE 81 77 4 82 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 9.86 2021 0.15 -0.15 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 3.20 2.47 0.73 2.83 SINCE MAR 1 8.32 10.02 -1.70 7.43 SINCE JAN 1 14.05 18.43 -4.38 16.23 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 MM MM 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 0.0 MM MM 4.5 SNOW DEPTH 0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 5 0 5 1 SINCE MAR 1 74 157 -83 106 SINCE JUL 1 950 1260 -310 1048 COOLING YESTERDAY 16 12 4 17 MONTH TO DATE 150 168 -18 159 SINCE MAR 1 568 402 166 521 SINCE JAN 1 659 443 216 602 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 36 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.8 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 90 4:00 AM LOWEST 70 11:00 AM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 93 1988 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 53 1976SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 6:21 AM CDT SUNSET 8:04 PM CDT MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 6:20 AM CDT SUNSET 8:05 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$