Editing Port Arthur, Texas (section)

==Geography==
Port Arthur is located on the eastern edge of Jefferson County on the west side of Sabine Lake.<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> It is bordered to the northeast by [[Orange County, Texas]], and to the southeast, across Sabine Lake, by [[Cameron Parish, Louisiana]]. The Port Arthur city limits extend south along the west side of [[Sabine Pass]], the outlet of Sabine Lake, as far as the Gulf of Mexico on the city's southern border. To the north, the city limits extend across the Neches River into Orange County. Port Arthur is bordered to the northwest by the cities of [[Nederland, Texas|Nederland]], [[Groves, Texas|Groves]], and [[Port Neches, Texas|Port Neches]], and to the northeast by Bridge City in Orange County.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the city has a total area of {{Convert|373.1|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{Convert|199.2|sqkm|order=flip}} are land and {{Convert|173.9|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 46.61%, are covered by water.<ref name="Census 2010"/>

===Communities===
Communities in Port Arthur include:
* El Vista
* [[Griffing Park, Port Arthur, Texas|Griffing Park]]
* [[Lakeview, Port Arthur, Texas|Lakeview]]
* [[Pear Ridge, Port Arthur, Texas|Pear Ridge]]
* [[Port Acres, Port Arthur, Texas|Port Acres]]
* [[Sabine Pass, Port Arthur, Texas|Sabine Pass]]
* West Side

===Tropical cyclones===
[[Image:Pleasure Island Hurricane Ike.jpg|thumb|right|Pleasure Island damage from [[Hurricane Ike]]]]

==== Hurricane of September 12, 1897 ====
Celebrations in Port Arthur on completion of the Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf Railroad between Kansas City and Port Arthur occurred Saturday, September 11, 1897. The celebrations brought additional people into town.  The next day, a major hurricane hit Port Arthur.  Water flowed five feet deep in the streets.  People loaded into the unfinished railroad roundhouse seeking shelter; the building promptly collapsed, killing four.  In the end, 13 people died, homes were destroyed, and a pleasure pier was severely damaged.<ref name="McManus" />

==== Hurricane Audrey ====
In June 1957, [[Hurricane Audrey]] made landfall just east of Port Arthur in [[Cameron Parish, Louisiana]], as a category 3 hurricane. The storm caused extensive wind damage around the city and significant storm surge flooding just east in Southwest Louisiana.

==== Hurricane Rita ====
On September 24, 2005, [[Hurricane Rita]] made landfall between [[Sabine Pass, Port Arthur, Texas|Sabine Pass, Texas]], and [[Johnson Bayou, Louisiana]], as a category 3 hurricane. A wind gust of {{convert|116|mph|abbr=on}} was recorded in Port Arthur. The storm caused widespread significant wind damage throughout the city, with power outages lasting several weeks in some locations. Some areas of the city also received flooding due to Rita.<ref>[http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/data/pdfs/Rita.pdf Hurricane Rita Analysis<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170504001309/http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/data/pdfs/Rita.pdf |date=2017-05-04 }}</ref>

==== Hurricane Humberto ====
On September 13, 2007, [[Hurricane Humberto (2007)|Hurricane Humberto]] made landfall west of Port Arthur as a category 1 hurricane. The storm moved northeast across the [[Golden Triangle (Texas)|Golden Triangle]], causing widespread wind damage; however, most of the damage was relatively minor. An {{convert|84|mph|adj=mid|abbr=on}} wind gust was recorded at the [[Southeast Texas Regional Airport]] just northwest of the city.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.wunderground.com/blog/JeffMasters/hurricane-humberto-surprises-texas-and-louisiana.html |title=Hurricane Humberto surprises Texas and Louisiana |first=Dr. Jeff |last=Masters |date=September 13, 2007 |website=wunderground.com |access-date=July 12, 2024}}</ref>

==== Tropical Storm Edouard ====
On August 5, 2008, [[Tropical Storm Edouard (2008)|Tropical Storm Edouard]] made landfall just west of Port Arthur. The effects felt in the city were light; however, wind gusts up to {{convert|55|mi/h|km/h|abbr=on}} were recorded.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.weather.gov/images/lch/tropical/edouard/EdouardTrack.png |title=Track of Edouard |website=www.weather.gov |publisher=National Weather Service |access-date=July 12, 2024}}</ref>

==== Hurricane Ike ====
On September 13, 2008, [[Hurricane Ike]] made landfall on [[Galveston Island]] as a category 2 hurricane. Due to the storm's unusually large size, effects were widespread and were felt across much of [[Southeast Texas]]. Port Arthur sustained significant wind damage and many of the city's residents lost power. The Port Arthur seawall protected the city from the major flooding that surrounding cities experienced.

==== Hurricane Harvey ====
On August 29, 2017, after [[Hurricane Harvey|Harvey]] made a second landfall at tropical storm status, 26 inches of rain fell in a single day at the airport near Port Arthur, triggering widespread flash flooding in the city. According to the Port Arthur mayor Derrick Freeman, 20,000 homes were flooded with up to 6&nbsp;ft of water. On August 30, Freeman posted on [[Facebook]], "Our whole city is underwater right now."<ref>{{cite web|last1=Harrington|first1=Rebecca|title=Flash floods send Texans into 'survival mode' as Harvey hits Port Arthur with 26 inches of rain in one day|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/harvey-port-arthur-26-inches-rain-flash-floods-residents-survival-mode-2017-8|publisher=Business Insider |access-date=30 August 2017}}</ref>

==== Hurricane Laura ====
On August 25, 2020, with [[Hurricane Laura]] expected to make landfall as a major hurricane having Port Arthur in its direct path, Port Arthur was evacuated.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-25|title=Evacuations ordered as Hurricane Laura aims at U.S. coast|url=https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/25/us-gulf-coast-battens-down-amid-fears-tropical-storm-laura-will-land-as-a-severe-hurricane.html|access-date=2020-08-27|website=CNBC|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.click2houston.com/news/local/2020/08/24/list-these-are-all-the-evacuation-orders-in-place-in-the-houston-area/ |title=Evacuations: These are all the evacuation orders in place in the Houston Area|publisher= KPRC 2 Houston, August 27, 2020|accessdate=January 13, 2025}}</ref> However, turning almost due north, Laura ended up making its final landfall near [[Cameron, Louisiana]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Hurricane LAURA |url=https://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/2020/al13/al132020.public_a.029.shtml? |website=National Hurricane Center |access-date=4 September 2020}}</ref>

=== Climate ===
Port Arthur is tied with [[Lake Charles, Louisiana]], and [[Astoria, Oregon]], as the most humid city in the [[contiguous United States]]. The average relative humidity is 90% in the morning, and 72% in the afternoon.<ref>{{cite web | title = Average Relative Humidity - Morning (M), Afternoon (A) | work = Comparative Climatic Data for the United States Through 2012 | publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: U.S. Dept. of Commerce | year = 2013 | url = http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/ccd-data/CCD-2012.pdf | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140718012823/http://www1.ncdc.noaa.gov/pub/data/ccd-data/CCD-2012.pdf | archive-date = 2014-07-18 }}</ref>

{{Weather box
|location = Port Arthur, Texas ([[Jack Brooks (formerly Southeast Texas) Regional Airport|Jack Brooks Airport]]) 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1901–present
|single line = Y
|collapsed = yes
|Jan record high F = 86
|Feb record high F = 90
|Mar record high F = 95
|Apr record high F = 94
|May record high F = 101
|Jun record high F = 106
|Jul record high F = 108
|Aug record high F = 108
|Sep record high F = 105
|Oct record high F = 99
|Nov record high F = 94
|Dec record high F = 86
|year record high F = 108
|Jan avg record high F = 77.4
|Feb avg record high F = 79.3
|Mar avg record high F = 83.0
|Apr avg record high F = 86.9
|May avg record high F = 91.7
|Jun avg record high F = 95.7
|Jul avg record high F = 97.0
|Aug avg record high F = 98.4
|Sep avg record high F = 95.8
|Oct avg record high F = 90.7
|Nov avg record high F = 83.9
|Dec avg record high F = 79.2
|year avg record high F = 99.3
|Jan high F = 63.5
|Feb high F = 67.3
|Mar high F = 73.2
|Apr high F = 79.0
|May high F = 85.7
|Jun high F = 90.9
|Jul high F = 92.6
|Aug high F = 93.1
|Sep high F = 89.5
|Oct high F = 82.1
|Nov high F = 72.3
|Dec high F = 65.5
|year high F = 79.6
|Jan mean F = 53.7
|Feb mean F = 57.5
|Mar mean F = 63.3
|Apr mean F = 69.3
|May mean F = 76.5
|Jun mean F = 82.0
|Jul mean F = 83.6
|Aug mean F = 83.8
|Sep mean F = 80.0
|Oct mean F = 71.6
|Nov mean F = 61.9
|Dec mean F = 55.6
|year mean F = 69.9
|Jan low F = 43.8
|Feb low F = 47.8
|Mar low F = 53.4
|Apr low F = 59.6
|May low F = 67.3
|Jun low F = 73.1
|Jul low F = 74.6
|Aug low F = 74.4
|Sep low F = 70.6
|Oct low F = 61.1
|Nov low F = 51.5
|Dec low F = 45.8
|year low F = 60.2
|Jan avg record low F = 28.0
|Feb avg record low F = 31.9
|Mar avg record low F = 35.6
|Apr avg record low F = 43.3
|May avg record low F = 53.9
|Jun avg record low F = 66.3
|Jul avg record low F = 70.3
|Aug avg record low F = 69.7
|Sep avg record low F = 58.4
|Oct avg record low F = 44.1
|Nov avg record low F = 34.3
|Dec avg record low F = 30.6
|year avg record low F = 26.2
|Jan record low F = 11
|Feb record low F = 10
|Mar record low F = 20
|Apr record low F = 32
|May record low F = 42
|Jun record low F = 53
|Jul record low F = 61
|Aug record low F = 58
|Sep record low F = 45
|Oct record low F = 30
|Nov record low F = 22
|Dec record low F = 12
|year record low F = 10
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 5.32
|Feb precipitation inch = 3.09
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.63
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.92
|May precipitation inch = 4.70
|Jun precipitation inch = 6.70
|Jul precipitation inch = 6.85
|Aug precipitation inch = 6.89
|Sep precipitation inch = 6.69
|Oct precipitation inch = 5.47
|Nov precipitation inch = 3.89
|Dec precipitation inch = 4.98
|year precipitation inch = 62.13
|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 9.6
|Feb precipitation days = 8.6
|Mar precipitation days = 7.6
|Apr precipitation days = 7.2
|May precipitation days = 7.2
|Jun precipitation days = 10.7
|Jul precipitation days = 11.8
|Aug precipitation days = 11.3
|Sep precipitation days = 8.9
|Oct precipitation days = 7.5
|Nov precipitation days = 7.6
|Dec precipitation days = 9.7
|year precipitation days = 107.7
|Jan humidity = 79.0
|Feb humidity = 76.6
|Mar humidity = 76.2
|Apr humidity = 77.1
|May humidity = 78.7
|Jun humidity = 79.0
|Jul humidity = 80.7
|Aug humidity = 80.3
|Sep humidity = 79.3
|Oct humidity = 76.9
|Nov humidity = 78.0
|Dec humidity = 79.6
|year humidity = 78.4
|Jan sun = 135.5
|Feb sun = 168.5
|Mar sun = 188.1
|Apr sun = 203.2
|May sun = 262.9
|Jun sun = 284.6
|Jul sun = 281.7
|Aug sun = 258.6
|Sep sun = 231.9
|Oct sun = 241.3
|Nov sun = 184.8
|Dec sun = 148.9
|year sun = 2590.0
|Jan percentsun = 42
|Feb percentsun = 54
|Mar percentsun = 51
|Apr percentsun = 53
|May percentsun = 62
|Jun percentsun = 68
|Jul percentsun = 66
|Aug percentsun = 63
|Sep percentsun = 63
|Oct percentsun = 68
|Nov percentsun = 58
|Dec percentsun = 47
|year percentsun = 58
|source 1 = [[NOAA]] (relative humidity and sun 1961–1990)<ref name= NCDC >
{{cite web
| url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/Climate?wfo=lch
| title = NowData – NOAA Online Weather Data
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = August 22, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NCEI>
{{cite web
| url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&startDate=0001-01-01&endDate=9996-12-31&stations=USW00012917&format=pdf
| title = Station: Port Arthur SE TX AP, TX
| work = U.S. Climate Normals 2020: U.S. Monthly Climate Normals (1991–2020)
| publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
| access-date = August 22, 2021}}</ref><ref name=NOAAsun>
{{cite web 
| url = ftp://ftp.atdd.noaa.gov/pub/GCOS/WMO-Normals/TABLES/REG_IV/US/GROUP3/72241.TXT 
| title = WMO Climate Normals for Port Arthur, TX 1961–1990 
| publisher = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]] 
| access-date = December 19, 2016}}</ref>
|date= November 2011
}}