CDUS44 KLCH 182220 CLIBPT CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA 520 PM CDT MON MAY 18 2026 ................................... ...THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2026... VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME. 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) TODAY MAXIMUM 86 1:23 PM 93 1988 86 0 87 MINIMUM 78 5:22 AM 53 1976 68 10 77 AVERAGE 82 77 5 82 PRECIPITATION (IN) TODAY 0.00 9.89 1989 0.15 -0.15 T MONTH TO DATE 3.20 2.62 0.58 2.83 SINCE MAR 1 8.32 10.17 -1.85 7.43 SINCE JAN 1 14.05 18.58 -4.53 16.23 SNOWFALL (IN) TODAY MM 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 TODAY 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 TODAY 17 12 5 17 MONTH TO DATE 167 180 -13 176 SINCE MAR 1 585 414 171 538 SINCE JAN 1 676 455 221 619 ................................................................... WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 26 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 38 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 18.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 1:00 AM LOWEST 72 11:00 AM AVERAGE 79 .......................................................... THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 87 95 1905 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE(F) 68 51 2002 SUNRISE 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. $$