Port Arthur Wb City Weather Records (USC00417173)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Port Arthur Wb City (USC00417173), Texas, United States, with 57 years of record.

Key Facts for Port Arthur Wb City

Port Arthur Wb City (USC00417173) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 29.87 latitude and -93.93 longitude, 3 m (10 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1911 to 1967, 57 years of record.
1,464 records set at Port Arthur Wb City still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Texas, United States, 29.87 latitude, -93.93 longitude.
Elevation: 3 m (10 ft).
Period of record: 1911 to 1967, 57 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Port Arthur Wb City. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Port Arthur Wb City, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.8 C (91.0 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.0 C (95.0 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	36.7 C (98.1 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	36.7 C (98.1 F)	19.4 C (66.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	40.0 C (104.0 F)	17.2 C (63.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.7 C (98.1 F)	10.6 C (51.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	34.4 C (93.9 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Port Arthur Wb City still stand. 1951 holds the most, with 101.

Standing records at Port Arthur Wb City by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1946	37
1947	70
1948	66
1949	69
1950	85
1951	101
1952	65
1953	54
1954	61
1955	81
1956	65
1957	65
1958	62
1959	57
1960	49
1961	90
1962	74
1963	87
1964	64
1965	49
1966	45
1967	68

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 298.5 mm (11.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Port Arthur Wb City. The most was 298.5 mm (11.8 in) on 18 September 1963.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Port Arthur Wb City
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	7 January 1961
Feb	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	25 February 1949
Mar	171.2 mm (6.7 in)	18 March 1957
Apr	118.4 mm (4.7 in)	14 April 1967
May	233.7 mm (9.2 in)	28 May 1915
Jun	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	27 June 1957
Jul	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	4 July 1915
Aug	169.4 mm (6.7 in)	12 August 1966
Sep	298.5 mm (11.8 in)	18 September 1963
Oct	192.0 mm (7.6 in)	3 October 1949
Nov	152.9 mm (6.0 in)	13 November 1961
Dec	99.1 mm (3.9 in)	13 December 1956

Period of Record Coverage

1946 to 1967

22 years of record at Port Arthur Wb City, 1946 to 1967. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1946, 1947, 1948, 1964.

Days with data per year at Port Arthur Wb City
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1946	122	33%	No
1947	273	75%	No
1948	304	83%	No
1949	364	100%	Yes
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	364	100%	Yes
1958	364	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	357	98%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	364	100%	Yes
1964	304	83%	No
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	364	100%	Yes

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

18 complete years, 1949 to 1967

One stripe for each of 18 complete years at Port Arthur Wb City, 1949 to 1967. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 20.7 C (69.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1960, at 19.9 C (67.8 F), and the warmest was 1950, at 21.5 C (70.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.9 C (1.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Port Arthur Wb City as warming stripes, 1949 to 1967
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1949	21.3 C	+0.53 C
1950	21.5 C	+0.71 C
1951	21.0 C	+0.28 C
1952	20.7 C	-0.03 C
1953	21.1 C	+0.33 C
1954	21.2 C	+0.46 C
1955	20.8 C	+0.09 C
1956	21.1 C	+0.35 C
1957	21.0 C	+0.28 C
1958	20.1 C	-0.61 C
1959	20.1 C	-0.68 C
1960	19.9 C	-0.85 C
1961	20.2 C	-0.52 C
1962	21.1 C	+0.36 C
1963	20.6 C	-0.17 C
1965	21.1 C	+0.37 C
1966	20.0 C	-0.79 C
1967	20.6 C	-0.11 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1911 to 1967

Yearly extremes at Port Arthur Wb City: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.0 C (104.0 F)	1962	36.1 C (97.0 F)	22
Coldest night (TNn)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	1951	-3.0 C (26.5 F)	22
Wettest day (Rx1day)	298.5 mm (11.8 in)	1963	108.9 mm (4.3 in)	28
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	468.4 mm (18.4 in)	1963	174.9 mm (6.9 in)	28
Longest dry spell (CDD)	49 days	1953	26 days	28

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Port Arthur Wb City, 1911 to 1967. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Port Arthur Wb City by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1911	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1946	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1947	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1948	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1949	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1950	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1951	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1952	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1953	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1954	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1955	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1956	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1957	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1958	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1959	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1960	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1961	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1962	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1963	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1964	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1965	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1966	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1967	36.1 C (97.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Port Arthur Wb City, 1911 to 1967. The record is -10.0 C (14.0 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is -3.0 C (26.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Port Arthur Wb City by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1911	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1946	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1947	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1948	0.6 C (33.1 F)
1949	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1950	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1951	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1952	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1953	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1954	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1955	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1956	1.1 C (34.0 F)
1957	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1958	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1959	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1960	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1961	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1962	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1963	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1964	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1965	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1966	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1967	-1.7 C (28.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Port Arthur Wb City, 1911 to 1967. The record is 298.5 mm (11.8 in) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 108.9 mm (4.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Port Arthur Wb City by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1911	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1913	215.9 mm (8.5 in)
1914	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1915	233.7 mm (9.2 in)
1916	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1917	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1946	154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1947	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1948	65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1949	192.0 mm (7.6 in)
1950	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1951	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1952	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1953	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1954	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1955	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1956	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1957	171.2 mm (6.7 in)
1958	199.4 mm (7.9 in)
1959	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1960	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1961	152.9 mm (6.0 in)
1962	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1963	298.5 mm (11.8 in)
1964	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1965	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1966	169.4 mm (6.7 in)
1967	118.4 mm (4.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Port Arthur Wb City, 1911 to 1967. The record is 468.4 mm (18.4 in) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 174.9 mm (6.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Port Arthur Wb City by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1911	153.9 mm (6.1 in)
1913	368.3 mm (14.5 in)
1914	169.4 mm (6.7 in)
1915	269.0 mm (10.6 in)
1916	146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1917	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1946	180.4 mm (7.1 in)
1947	149.7 mm (5.9 in)
1948	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1949	274.8 mm (10.8 in)
1950	193.0 mm (7.6 in)
1951	129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1952	130.9 mm (5.2 in)
1953	191.5 mm (7.5 in)
1954	162.3 mm (6.4 in)
1955	160.6 mm (6.3 in)
1956	127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1957	252.3 mm (9.9 in)
1958	311.8 mm (12.3 in)
1959	203.8 mm (8.0 in)
1960	262.8 mm (10.3 in)
1961	223.5 mm (8.8 in)
1962	122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1963	468.4 mm (18.4 in)
1964	157.3 mm (6.2 in)
1965	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1966	227.4 mm (9.0 in)
1967	181.4 mm (7.1 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Port Arthur Wb City, 1911 to 1967. The record is 49 days in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 26 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Port Arthur Wb City by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1911	41 days
1913	15 days
1914	15 days
1915	39 days
1916	40 days
1917	8 days
1946	14 days
1947	25 days
1948	45 days
1949	26 days
1950	19 days
1951	20 days
1952	44 days
1953	49 days
1954	26 days
1955	37 days
1956	28 days
1957	18 days
1958	21 days
1959	21 days
1960	20 days
1961	30 days
1962	28 days
1963	44 days
1964	37 days
1965	29 days
1966	26 days
1967	20 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).