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Areas of Severe Thunderstorms and Excessive Rainfall Today

Scattered severe thunderstorms capable of damaging wind gusts and some hail are expected this afternoon and evening from the Upper Ohio River Valley into the Northeast, and from the Appalachians into the Mid-Atlantic States. Excessive rainfall from heavy thunderstorms may produce areas of flash flooding from southern New Mexico into the western and northern Gulf Coast into Wednesday. Read More >

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JANUARY 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 63 44 54 81/2022* 37/1947 21/1928 71/2022 0.16 2.56/1938* 12 1
CT STARTS 0646 CST    SUNRISE 0712 CST    SUNSET 1727 CST    CT ENDS 1754 CST
 2 63 44 54 86/1917 34/2018* 17/1928 69/2023 0.17 3.07/1944 12 0
CT STARTS 0646 CST    SUNRISE 0712 CST    SUNSET 1728 CST    CT ENDS 1754 CST
 3 63 44 53 82/2023 38/1974* 15/1911 67/2009 0.16 1.50/2019 12 0
CT STARTS 0646 CST    SUNRISE 0712 CST    SUNSET 1729 CST    CT ENDS 1755 CST
 4 63 44 53 78/1909 35/1947 17/1911 67/1997 0.18 2.57/2007 12 0
CT STARTS 0646 CST    SUNRISE 0712 CST    SUNSET 1730 CST    CT ENDS 1756 CST
 5 63 44 53 80/2025* 37/1972 21/1969 64/1921 0.17 2.59/1929 12 0
CT STARTS 0646 CST    SUNRISE 0713 CST    SUNSET 1730 CST    CT ENDS 1756 CST
 6 63 44 53 81/1982 38/2014 21/1972 64/1989* 0.17 2.71/1910 12 0
CT STARTS 0647 CST    SUNRISE 0713 CST    SUNSET 1731 CST    CT ENDS 1757 CST
 7 63 43 53 81/2023 36/1971 17/1918 66/1989 0.17 4.10/1961 12 0
CT STARTS 0647 CST    SUNRISE 0713 CST    SUNSET 1732 CST    CT ENDS 1758 CST
 8 63 43 53 80/2026* 35/2010* 19/1976 68/1937 0.18 2.24/1992 12 1
CT STARTS 0647 CST    SUNRISE 0713 CST    SUNSET 1733 CST    CT ENDS 1759 CST
 9 63 43 53 82/2026 34/1973 18/2010 67/2026 0.18 4.30/1984 12 1
CT STARTS 0647 CST    SUNRISE 0713 CST    SUNSET 1733 CST    CT ENDS 1759 CST
 10 63 43 53 79/2023* 27/1962 16/1962 69/2020 0.17 2.25/1991 12 0
CT STARTS 0647 CST    SUNRISE 0713 CST    SUNSET 1734 CST    CT ENDS 1800 CST
 11 63 43 53 80/2017 28/1962 15/1982 65/2023 0.19 2.11/2015 12 0
CT STARTS 0647 CST    SUNRISE 0713 CST    SUNSET 1735 CST    CT ENDS 1801 CST
 12 63 43 53 80/2017* 36/1973 14/1962 69/2013 0.18 2.79/1961 12 0
CT STARTS 0647 CST    SUNRISE 0713 CST    SUNSET 1736 CST    CT ENDS 1802 CST
 13 63 43 53 82/2000* 33/1997 20/1963 66/2007* 0.19 2.48/1977 12 0
CT STARTS 0647 CST    SUNRISE 0713 CST    SUNSET 1737 CST    CT ENDS 1803 CST
 14 63 43 53 79/1911 36/1944 19/1982* 69/2020* 0.19 2.04/1939 12 0
CT STARTS 0647 CST    SUNRISE 0713 CST    SUNSET 1738 CST    CT ENDS 1803 CST
 15 63 43 53 83/1906 41/1917 25/1968 68/1932 0.19 1.97/1955 12 0
CT STARTS 0647 CST    SUNRISE 0713 CST    SUNSET 1738 CST    CT ENDS 1804 CST
 16 63 44 53 82/2017 36/2024 21/2024 67/1932 0.19 2.51/1919 12 0
CT STARTS 0647 CST    SUNRISE 0712 CST    SUNSET 1739 CST    CT ENDS 1805 CST
 17 63 44 53 81/1906 39/2018* 19/2018 68/1935 0.18 4.26/1987 12 0
CT STARTS 0647 CST    SUNRISE 0712 CST    SUNSET 1740 CST    CT ENDS 1806 CST
 18 63 44 53 81/2023* 37/1930 11/1930 67/2017* 0.18 3.81/1992 12 0
CT STARTS 0646 CST    SUNRISE 0712 CST    SUNSET 1741 CST    CT ENDS 1807 CST
 19 63 44 54 81/1906* 30/1940 12/1940 69/1935 0.18 3.97/1974 12 0
CT STARTS 0646 CST    SUNRISE 0712 CST    SUNSET 1742 CST    CT ENDS 1807 CST
 20 64 44 54 82/2017 31/1978 23/1985 70/1935 0.17 1.57/1972 12 0
CT STARTS 0646 CST    SUNRISE 0712 CST    SUNSET 1743 CST    CT ENDS 1808 CST
 21 64 44 54 81/2012 33/1978 17/2025 68/2012* 0.18 4.14/1998 12 0
CT STARTS 0646 CST    SUNRISE 0711 CST    SUNSET 1744 CST    CT ENDS 1809 CST
 22 64 44 54 81/1909 40/1978* 11/2025 68/2012 0.18 2.28/2015 12 0
CT STARTS 0646 CST    SUNRISE 0711 CST    SUNSET 1744 CST    CT ENDS 1810 CST
 23 64 44 54 82/1943 40/1940 17/1940 67/2002 0.17 2.51/1915 12 0
CT STARTS 0645 CST    SUNRISE 0711 CST    SUNSET 1745 CST    CT ENDS 1811 CST
 24 64 44 54 83/1909 34/2014* 16/1963* 67/1950* 0.15 4.27/1920 11 0
CT STARTS 0645 CST    SUNRISE 0710 CST    SUNSET 1746 CST    CT ENDS 1812 CST
 25 64 44 54 83/1909 35/1948 22/1963 70/1950 0.16 2.44/1976 11 0
CT STARTS 0645 CST    SUNRISE 0710 CST    SUNSET 1747 CST    CT ENDS 1812 CST
 26 64 44 54 83/1909 34/1940 23/1940* 67/1952 0.15 3.25/2024 11 0
CT STARTS 0644 CST    SUNRISE 0709 CST    SUNSET 1748 CST    CT ENDS 1813 CST
 27 64 44 54 84/1909 35/1961 21/1940 66/1923 0.15 6.68/2018 11 0
CT STARTS 0644 CST    SUNRISE 0709 CST    SUNSET 1749 CST    CT ENDS 1814 CST
 28 64 45 55 81/1909* 32/1948 24/1906 68/1903 0.16 2.09/1905 11 0
CT STARTS 0643 CST    SUNRISE 0709 CST    SUNSET 1750 CST    CT ENDS 1815 CST
 29 65 45 55 80/2002 33/1948 25/2014* 68/1999* 0.16 1.67/2010* 11 0
CT STARTS 0643 CST    SUNRISE 0708 CST    SUNSET 1751 CST    CT ENDS 1816 CST
 30 65 45 55 82/1911* 30/1949 20/1966 66/2002* 0.16 1.55/1972 11 0
CT STARTS 0642 CST    SUNRISE 0708 CST    SUNSET 1751 CST    CT ENDS 1816 CST
 31 65 45 55 81/1911 31/1951 15/1949 69/1957 0.15 2.39/1983 11 0
CT STARTS 0642 CST    SUNRISE 0707 CST    SUNSET 1752 CST    CT ENDS 1817 CST
 MON 63.5 43.8 53.7         5.32   367 15

                                                       

OTHER MONTHLY MEANS
# DAYS WITH  MAX >=90F MAX <=32F MIN <=32F MIN <=0F
  0 0 4 0
# DAYS PRECIP >=0.01" >=0.10" >=0.50" >=1.00"
  10 6 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 (1901-2026) 

 

 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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