Editing Nederland, Texas (section)

===Climate===

Nederland is on a subtropical [[Gulf Coastal Plain|coastal plain]]. The proximity to the coast contributes to high [[humidity]] during the summer months. The region also has its share of [[tropical storm]]s.

On September 23, 2005, Nederland was hit by [[Hurricane Rita]], a category 3 hurricane causing $12 billion  of damage in southeastern Texas and southwestern Louisiana.

On September 13, 2007, Nederland was hit by [[Hurricane Humberto (2007)|Hurricane Humberto]], a category 1 hurricane. The [[eye (cyclone)|eye]] of the hurricane passed over the city.

On September 13, 2008, Nederland was hit by hurricane-force winds of [[Hurricane Ike]], a category 2 hurricane that came ashore at [[Galveston, Texas|Galveston]] and pushed an {{convert|18|ft|adj=on}} [[storm surge]] ahead of it. The Golden Triangle area of Nederland, Port Arthur, Port Neches and Beaumont were spared from the surge by the [[sea wall]] that surrounds Port Arthur. [[Bridge City, Texas|Bridge City]], Orange and the outlying areas were severely flooded.<ref>{{cite web|title=Revisiting IKE|url=http://www.beaumontenterprise.com/photos/article/Revisiting-Hurricane-Ike-701690.php|publisher=Beaumont Enterprise|access-date=5 June 2012}}</ref>

From August 26 to 30, 2017, [[Hurricane Harvey]] set the record for the highest rainfall from a [[tropical cyclone]] in United States history, when {{convert|60.58|in|mm}} of precipitation fell in Nederland.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2017/08/29/harvey-marks-the-most-extreme-rain-event-in-u-s-history/|title=60 inches of rain fell from Hurricane Harvey in Texas, shattering U.S. storm record|last=Samenow|first=Jason|date=September 22, 2017|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=September 23, 2017}}</ref>

{{Weather box 
|location=Nederland, Texas
|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 
|Jan high F=62
|Feb high F=65
|Mar high F=72
|Apr high F=78
|May high F=85
|Jun high F=90
|Jul high F=92
|Aug high F=92
|Sep high F=88
|Oct high F=81
|Nov high F=72
|Dec high F=64
|Jan low F = 43
|Feb low F = 46
|Mar low F = 52
|Apr low F = 59
|May low F = 67
|Jun low F = 73
|Jul low F = 74
|Aug low F = 74
|Sep low F = 70
|Oct low F = 61
|Nov low F = 52
|Dec low F = 45
|Jan record low F = 11
|Feb record low F = 10
|Mar record low F = 20
|Apr record low F = 32
|May record low F = 45
|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
|precipitation colour = green
|Jan precipitation inch = 5.62
|Feb precipitation inch = 3.70
|Mar precipitation inch = 3.53
|Apr precipitation inch = 3.21
|May precipitation inch = 5.23
|Jun precipitation inch = 7.09
|Jul precipitation inch = 5.96
|Aug precipitation inch = 5.38
|Sep precipitation inch = 5.97
|Oct precipitation inch = 5.58
|Nov precipitation inch = 4.40
|Dec precipitation inch = 5.29
|source 1 = The Weather Channel<ref>{{cite web|title=Monthly Averages for Nederland, TX|url=http://www.weather.com/weather/wxclimatology/monthly/77627|website=Weather.com|publisher=The Weather Channel|access-date=31 May 2012}}</ref>
|date=November 2012}}