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Texas Climate Report: April 1990

This bulletin has been created on 06-01-2012 from historical climate data. No climate narrative is available.

Monthly Summary for Selected Cities

  TMAX (°F) TMIN (°F) TAVG (°F) PRCP *Deg. Days
Station Mean *Dep. Max. Mean *Dep. Min. Mean *Dep. Days ≥ 0.01" Mo. Total *Perc. Norm. Gr'st 24 hr. *HDD *CDD
Abilene 73.9 ‑3.7 91 51.6 ‑1.2 35 62.7 ‑2.5 11 4.57 194% 1.93 123 63
Amarillo 69.3 ‑1.7 85 42.4 +0.4 29 55.8 ‑0.7 6 1.10 102% 0.34 276 9
Austin 79.5 +0.5 93 60.0 +1.7 45 69.8 +1.1 8 3.12 100% 2.30 26 178
Brownsville 83.6 +0.4 93 67.3 +0.7 56 75.5 +0.6 4 1.55 99% 1.25 2 324
College Station 78.7 +0.6 90 57.9 42 68.3 +0.3 8 6.59 152% 3.62 38 144
Corpus Christi 79.9 ‑1.5 88 65.6 +1.8 51 72.8 +0.2 9 3.40 171% 1.97 8 249
Dallas‑Fort Worth 73.9 ‑2.4 95 54.1 ‑0.5 36 64.0 ‑1.4 10 6.90 167% 2.95 102 79
Del Rio 78.6 ‑4.9 96 60.7 +1.2 44 69.7 ‑1.8 11 4.82 265% 2.76 30 177
El Paso 81.0 +2.6 92 51.8 +2.6 42 66.4 +2.6 2 0.25 132% 0.22 45 96
Galveston 73.1 ‑0.2 80 65.1 +0.2 50 69.1 6 3.19 122% 1.98 16 148
Houston 79.1 +1.0 90 59.7 ‑0.9 42 69.4 9 6.21 162% 3.52 34 174
Lubbock 75.3 +0.5 90 47.9 +2.1 32 61.6 +1.3 8 1.44 133% 0.63 147 50
Midland 78.2 ‑0.2 95 51.2 +1.5 37 64.7 +0.6 6 1.97 235% 0.83 105 103
Port Arthur 78.3 +0.3 85 59.5 45 68.9 +0.2 5 4.22 104% 3.40 26 151
San Angelo 76.4 ‑3.5 97 53.0 ‑0.5 34 64.7 ‑2.0 13 4.14 237% 1.57 95 94
San Antonio 78.8 ‑1.5 93 60.5 +1.7 40 69.6 +0.1 13 4.52 166% 3.60 32 177
Victoria 78.8 ‑1.4 87 62.3 +0.9 43 70.5 ‑0.3 7 3.63 145% 2.64 23 195
Waco 77.3 ‑0.3 95 56.3 ‑0.2 38 66.8 ‑0.2 10 3.11 82% 2.17 64 125
Wichita Falls 72.4 ‑4.2 88 50.7 +0.1 36 61.6 ‑2.0 12 6.95 232% 2.46 154 59
Shreveport, LA 77.0 +0.3 92 54.1 ‑0.5 36 65.6 ‑0.1 8 4.29 91% 1.10 92 115
*Dep.: Departure of the monthly average temperature from the mean monthly average temperature, computed using monthly data from 1951-1980.
*Perc. Norm.: Monthly precipitation total divided by the mean monthly precipitation, computed using monthly data from 1951-1980.
*Deg. Days: Computed daily as the departure of the daily average temperature from 65°F and aggregated over the entire month.
*Heating degree day (HDD): Each unit corresponds to a -1°F departure of a daily average temperature from 65°F.
*Cooling degree day (HDD): Each unit corresponds to a +1°F departure of a daily average temperature from 65°F.

apr 1990 average temperatures
apr 1990 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
PRESIDIO PRESIDIO 0.00
PORT O CONNOR CALHOUN 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
CALDWELL BURLESON 16.26
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
CALDWELL BURLESON 13.50
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DALHART 6 SW HARTLEY 52.3
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MISSION 4 W HIDALGO 77.7
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
CLAUDE ARMSTRONG 67.4
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PRESIDIO PRESIDIO 92.5
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
LAREDO 2 WEBB 107
ZAPATA 1 S ZAPATA 107
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
DALHART 6 SW HARTLEY 39
STRATFORD SHERMAN 39
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DALHART 6 SW HARTLEY 36.6
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
CORPUS CHRISTI NAS NUECES 69.0
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
ALICE JIM WELLS 78
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DALHART MUNI AP DALLAM 25
DALHART 6 SW HARTLEY 25
STRATFORD SHERMAN 25

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
PRESIDIO PRESIDIO 0.00 0.00 (1984) 61
PORT O CONNOR CALHOUN 0.00 0.02 (1983) 38
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BEEVILLE CHASE NAAS BEE 8.32 5.98 (1966) 37
MINERAL WELLS AP PALO PINTO 12.30 9.66 (1957) 34
ACKER RCH MCMULLEN 4.27 3.84 (1985) 12
BRACKETTVILLE KINNEY 9.49 7.88 (1957) 85
BRAZOS PALO PINTO 9.14 8.61 (1957) 48
CALDWELL BURLESON 16.26 9.00 (1977) 28
CALLIHAM MCMULLEN 4.79 3.54 (1982) 12
CEDAR CREEK 5 S BASTROP 5.87 4.99 (1979) 13
COPE RCH REAGAN 4.75 3.92 (1969) 43
DECATUR WISE 13.57 11.64 (1957) 39
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 0.92 0.80 (1985) 10
DENISON DAM GRAYSON 13.65 12.14 (1957) 49
EAGLE MTN LAKE TARRANT 6.35 4.93 (1985) 13
FRISCO COLLIN 10.13 7.31 (1985) 23
GRANGER DAM WILLIAMSON 4.32 3.33 (1982) 10
HUCKABAY ERATH 14.93 7.56 (1976) 23
LAKE RAY HUBBARD KAUFMAN 9.42 9.41 (1985) 11
LAJITAS BREWSTER 1.69 0.31 (1979) 11
LAKE KEMP BAYLOR 5.16 4.46 (1966) 18
LILLIAN 3 W JOHNSON 7.66 4.50 (1985) 10
MORGAN MILL ERATH 10.68 10.52 (1957) 36
PADUCAH 15 S KING 5.15 4.60 (1977) 20
PROCTOR RSVR COMANCHE 10.26 7.45 (1977) 26
ROTAN FISHER 6.44 5.97 (1981) 65
SILVER VALLEY COLEMAN 5.67 5.34 (1977) 17
SLIDELL WISE 15.31 13.72 (1957) 42
STRAWN 8 NNE PALO PINTO 10.54 8.92 (1957) 42
GORDON 1 SW PALO PINTO 11.61 6.42 (1976) 29
TILDEN 4 SSE MCMULLEN 4.89 4.56 (1908) 37
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
GRAHAM YOUNG 4.68 3.76 (1957) 85
BEEVILLE CHASE NAAS BEE 3.86 3.72 (1985) 37
ACKER RCH MCMULLEN 1.96 1.96 (1985) 12
ACKERLY 4SE HOWARD 3.05 2.50 (1966) 46
ANTELOPE JACK 4.83 3.57 (1966) 53
BOQUILLAS RS BREWSTER 1.76 1.53 (1981) 39
BOYD WISE 6.23 4.70 (1966) 44
BRACKETTVILLE KINNEY 5.50 4.00 (1969) 85
BRAZOS PALO PINTO 5.38 4.00 (1916) 48
CALDWELL BURLESON 13.50 3.20 (1977) 28
CAMP WOOD REAL 5.57 3.77 (1976) 44
CASTOLON BREWSTER 0.75 0.72 (1963) 16
CEDAR CREEK 5 S BASTROP 3.80 1.95 (1979) 13
CHALK MTN ERATH 4.15 2.90 (1985) 27
CHARLOTTE 5 NNW ATASCOSA 3.52 2.71 (1979) 27
CLEBURNE JOHNSON 5.05 4.13 (1970) 79
COLEMAN COLEMAN 4.30 3.60 (1923) 92
COMANCHE COMANCHE 5.35 5.32 (1957) 70
DECATUR WISE 6.40 3.75 (1962) 39
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 0.53 0.47 (1985) 10
DENISON DAM GRAYSON 6.57 3.86 (1959) 49
DERBY 1 S FRIO 2.41 1.84 (1989) 13
DUBLIN 2SE ERATH 6.00 4.60 (1973) 86
DUMAS MOORE 2.27 1.93 (1942) 47
EVANT 1 SSW CORYELL 4.40 3.05 (1942) 31
FALCON DAM STARR 2.35 2.00 (1972) 28
GAIL BORDEN 2.78 2.50 (1914) 51
GOLDTHWAITE 1 WSW MILLS 3.15 2.86 (1977) 57
HORDS CREEK DAM COLEMAN 3.53 2.57 (1954) 37
HUCKABAY ERATH 10.21 3.50 (1985) 23
HUMBLE PUMP STN 5 WN SUTTON 3.10 2.65 (1977) 40
JAYTON KENT 2.35 2.30 (1913) 35
JOHNSON CITY BLANCO 2.63 2.40 (1967) 23
LAJITAS BREWSTER 1.40 0.29 (1979) 11
LAKE KEMP BAYLOR 2.47 1.92 (1962) 18
LIPAN PALO PINTO 4.50 3.34 (1957) 41
LYTLE 3 W MEDINA 2.55 2.43 (1978) 14
MORGAN 3 WNW BOSQUE 6.00 3.50 (1977) 25
MORGAN MILL ERATH 7.00 3.61 (1957) 36
MUENSTER COOKE 4.30 3.26 (1986) 44
PADUCAH 15 S KING 2.20 1.64 (1977) 20
PITCHFORK RCH DICKENS 2.40 1.70 (1976) 18
PROCTOR RSVR COMANCHE 6.75 3.42 (1975) 26
RICHLAND SPRINGS SAN SABA 3.00 2.62 (1969) 42
ROTAN FISHER 3.43 2.55 (1981) 65
SILVER VALLEY COLEMAN 2.55 1.58 (1981) 17
SPEAKS 2 LAVACA 3.47 3.08 (1979) 22
STRAWN 8 NNE PALO PINTO 3.32 3.02 (1957) 42
GORDON 1 SW PALO PINTO 6.90 2.70 (1968) 29
VALLEY VIEW COOKE 5.00 3.60 (1957) 43
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BENAVIDES 2 DUVAL 78.9 82.0 (1968) 24
CAMP WOOD REAL 75.0 75.4 (1973) 27
CATARINA DIMMIT 81.6 83.0 (1987) 13
FOWLERTON LA SALLE 81.0 81.0 (1959) 30
HAMILTON 2E HAMILTON 72.3 73.2 (1982) 25
JOHNSON CITY BLANCO 76.2 76.2 (1975) 22
KARNES CITY 2 N KARNES 78.4 80.0 (1987) 11
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
GROVETON TRINITY 83.9 82.0 (1987) 21
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LONGVIEW 11 SE RUSK 93 92 (1987) 15
GLEN ROSE 2 W SOMERVELL 100 98 (1987) 26
GROVETON TRINITY 95 94 (1987) 21
MT VERNON FRANKLIN 91 91 (1974) 18
PANDALE 1 N VAL VERDE 103 103 (1970) 20
PANTHER JUNCTION BREWSTER 99 99 (1975) 32
SHEFFIELD PECOS 101 100 (1986) 24
STILLHOUSE HOLLOW DAM BELL 96 96 (1982) 23
TOLEDO BEND DAM NEWTON 87 87 (1989) 14
Lowest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
SHEFFIELD PECOS 51 51 (1983) 24
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
MEXIA LIMESTONE 48.3 48.8 (1907) 81
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 47.6 45.9 (1974) 18
LA TUNA 1 S EL PASO 51.6 51.1 (1954) 40
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ALICE JIM WELLS 78 78 (1940) 67
CRYSTAL CITY ZAVALA 75 75 (1986) 36
FT STOCKTON PECOS 69 68 (1986) 44
MATHIS 4 SSW JIM WELLS 75 75 (1985) 26

Climatic Averages for May

  TMAX (°F) TMIN (°F) PRCP (inches) No. Days in Month Deg. Days
Station Avg. Record Avg. Record Avg. Gr'st Mo. Gr'st 24 hr. ≥ 90°F ≤ 32°F PRCP ≥ 0.01" HDD CDD
Abilene 84.1 107 (1967) 60.8 33 (1907) 3.25 13.19 (1957) 6.78 (1908) 9.1 0.0 7.4 22 261
Amarillo 79.1 102 (1953) 51.9 26 (1907) 2.79 9.81 (1951) 6.75 (1951) 5.1 0.2 8.6 90 114
Austin 84.7 104 (1925) 65.1 40 (1925) 4.19 14.10 (1895) 6.16 (1929) 7.6 0.0 8.4 4 318
Brownsville 87.0 102 (1974) 71.3 41 (1895) 2.15 9.12 (1982) 7.38 (1929) 8.0 0.0 4.5 0 446
College Station 84.5 101 (1906) 64.8 42 (1954) 4.35 14.70 (1929) 7.36 (1983) 6.1 0.0 7.2 4 311
Corpus Christi 86.0 103 (1984) 69.4 45 (1925) 3.05 10.44 (1941) 6.60 (1926) 5.5 0.0 6.5 0 401
Dallas‑Fort Worth 83.3 107 (1927) 62.6 34 (1903) 4.35 13.66 (1982) 6.99 (1908) 5.7 0.0 8.4 14 269
Del Rio 88.6 108 (1927) 66.2 45 (1970) 2.29 10.23 (1957) 3.97 (1942) 15.0 0.0 6.5 2 393
El Paso 86.9 104 (1951) 57.6 31 (1967) 0.24 2.28 (1893) 2.07 (1895) 12.5 0.0 2.0 14 245
Galveston 79.8 94 (1984) 71.6 52 (1954) 3.29 10.79 (1975) 7.71 (1975) 0.2 0.0 6.1 1 340
Houston 84.4 98 (1928) 67.0 44 (1978) 4.51 15.87 (1907) 10.36 (1989) 4.3 0.0 7.5 2 342
Lubbock 82.8 104 (1989) 55.2 29 (1917) 2.59 12.69 (1941) 5.14 (1949) 8.3 0.1 7.1 46 177
Midland 85.8 108 (1989) 58.6 34 (1970) 2.05 6.27 (1941) 4.75 (1968) 11.4 0.0 5.8 22 252
Port Arthur 84.5 101 (1905) 66.2 45 (1917) 4.50 20.58 (1923) 12.76 (1923) 3.1 0.0 7.4 1 328
San Angelo 86.2 107 (1989) 61.4 35 (1967) 2.52 11.24 (1987) 3.12 (1987) 12.1 0.0 6.9 15 295
San Antonio 85.5 103 (1989) 65.5 43 (1984) 3.67 14.07 (1935) 6.82 (1937) 8.3 0.0 8.3 2 335
Victoria 85.6 102 (1928) 67.5 45 (1954) 4.36 14.08 (1968) 8.45 (1972) 5.8 0.0 6.9 1 367
Waco 84.2 102 (1985) 64.2 37 (1981) 4.73 15.00 (1965) 7.18 (1953) 7.3 0.0 8.4 8 301
Wichita Falls 84.0 107 (1927) 59.5 36 (1979) 4.34 13.22 (1982) 5.70 (1975) 9.0 0.0 8.7 24 240
Shreveport, LA 83.5 101 (1886) 62.4 42 (1960) 4.73 14.47 (1884) 8.35 (1908) 4.6 0.0 8.4 9 264
Climatic averages are based on monthly means, computed from data available during the period 1951-1980.
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