CDUS44 KLCH 080918 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 418 AM CDT FRI MAY 08 2026 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 7 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 79 5:09 PM 95 1905 84 -5 81 MINIMUM 62 8:38 AM 47 1992 65 -3 66 AVERAGE 71 74 -3 74 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY T 2.06 1938 0.15 -0.15 0.37 MONTH TO DATE 2.74 1.00 1.74 2.36 SINCE MAR 1 7.86 8.55 -0.69 6.96 SINCE JAN 1 13.59 16.96 -3.37 15.76 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 MM DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0 MONTH TO DATE 5 0 5 0 SINCE MAR 1 74 157 -83 105 SINCE JUL 1 950 1260 -310 1047 COOLING YESTERDAY 6 9 -3 9 MONTH TO DATE 35 60 -25 56 SINCE MAR 1 453 294 159 418 SINCE JAN 1 544 335 209 499 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (10) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.6 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 96 12:00 AM LOWEST 64 2:00 PM AVERAGE 80 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 92 2018 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 65 45 1917 SUNRISE AND SUNSET MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 6:27 AM CDT SUNSET 7:58 PM CDT MAY 9 2026...........SUNRISE 6:27 AM CDT SUNSET 7:59 PM CDT - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$