DRIESTSINCE
Texas · precipitation record 1901–2026

Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX

THIS MONTH · 2026
WETTEST THIS MONTH SINCE 2024
10.56in
11th wettest of 125 years · normal 4.57"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 122 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
10.56in
11th wettest of 125 yrs
231% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
22.82in
20th wettest of 125 yrs
152% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
33.67in
44th wettest of 125 yrs
113% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

26.03in
on Aug 29, 2017 · in 126 years

Dry Streak

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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

113%
33.67" of a normal 29.85" · wettest 55.6" (2024) · driest 12.99" (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 Jul 28 ever

2.01in
set in 1927

Rain on Jul 28

39%
of 122 years had measurable rain
1902: 0.00″1903: 0.24″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.12″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.83″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.09″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.50″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.33″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.14″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 2.01″1928: 0.07″1929: 0.69″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.89″1934: 0.04″1935: 0.09″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.08″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.01″1942: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.08″1946: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.68″1951: 0.30″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.03″1955: 0.01″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.02″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.02″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.01″1964: 0.07″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.00″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.07″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.10″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 1.01″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 1.26″1981: 0.08″1982: 0.58″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.02″1985: 1.28″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.50″1989: 0.28″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.54″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.25″1997: 0.14″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.01″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.93″2005: 1.25″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.37″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.19″2011: 0.44″2012: 0.16″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.01″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.15″2020: 0.23″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.08″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

Sunrise5:33 AM
Sunset7:12 PM
Solar noon12:22 PM
Daylight13h 40m
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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