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CDUS44 KLCH 172216
CLIBPT
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES, LA
516 PM CDT SUN MAY 17 2026
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..THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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
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TEMPERATURE (F)
TODAY
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)
TODAY 0.00 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)
TODAY 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
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 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
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (150)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 34 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 17.7
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 4:00 AM
LOWEST 70 11:00 AM
AVERAGE 80
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THE BEAUMONT PORT ARTHUR CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 86 93 1988
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 53 1976
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 6:22 AM CDT SUNSET 8:04 PM CDT
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 6:21 AM CDT SUNSET 8:04 PM CDT
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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