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Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX

THIS MONTH · 2026
DRIEST THIS MONTH SINCE 2024
0.34in
8th driest of 123 years · normal 2.77"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 121 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
0.34in
8th driest of 123 yrs
12% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
16.52in
53rd wettest of 124 yrs
107% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
34.01in
62nd wettest of 125 yrs
100% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

26.03in
on Aug 29, 2017 · in 126 years

Dry Streak

12days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 44 days (to Jun 24, 1917)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 16 days

Year to Date vs Normal

100%
34.01" of a normal 33.86" · wettest 57.37" (1973) · driest 14.04" (1925)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 119-year record (1902–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 55.4" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

12017104.3in
2201888.75in
3192386.41in
4201985.49in
5194681.87in

Driest Years on Record

1192424.84in
2191728.9in
3201130.47in
4194832.05in
5195433.07in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Jul (~4.86") and driest in Mar (~2.81"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 2017, 54.74".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Beaumont-Port Arthur — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Aug 24 ever

2.65in
set in 1936

Rain on Aug 24

36%
of 121 years had measurable rain
1902: 0.00″1903: 0.51″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.06″1912: 0.13″1913: 0.17″1914: 1.73″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.55″1918: 0.88″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.18″1921: 0.11″1922: 0.32″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.93″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.23″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.70″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 2.65″1937: 0.37″1938: 0.00″1939: 2.31″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.00″1946: 0.00″1948: 0.26″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 1.21″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.31″1959: 0.16″1960: 0.02″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.05″1965: 0.06″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.01″1968: 0.01″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.57″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.87″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.96″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.05″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.02″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.74″1989: 1.05″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.12″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.05″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.37″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.09″2003: 0.03″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.09″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 1.65″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.04″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.02″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.01″2022: 0.23″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Beaumont-Port Arthur's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Beaumont-Port Arthur's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Beaumont-Port Arthur's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:49 AM
Sunset6:48 PM
Solar noon12:18 PM
Daylight12h 59m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

29.95°N, 94.03°W

Nearby Stations

Lake Charles, LA49 mi EGalveston, TX68 mi SWHouston, TX79 mi WCollege Station, TX146 mi WShreveport, LA172 mi NLongview, TX173 mi N

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