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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 (1901-2024) 

 

 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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