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Texas Climate Report: May 1991

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 86.4 +2.3 98 64.3 +3.5 45 75.3 +2.9 7 1.07 33% 0.40 12 340
Amarillo 82.8 +3.7 96 54.1 +2.2 31 68.5 +3.0 8 3.08 110% 1.19 53 166
Austin 85.3 +0.6 93 68.0 +2.9 52 76.7 +1.8 13 3.98 95% 1.75 1 372
Brownsville 89.1 +2.1 93 74.0 +2.7 66 81.6 +2.5 6 2.97 138% 1.57 0 522
College Station 84.4 ‑0.1 93 67.0 +2.2 52 75.7 +1.1 12 3.51 81% 0.81 1 341
Corpus Christi 86.4 +0.4 92 71.7 +2.3 61 79.1 +1.4 15 6.25 205% 2.35 0 445
Dallas‑Fort Worth 84.6 +1.3 93 66.2 +3.6 46 75.4 +2.4 9 6.97 160% 1.67 7 335
Del Rio 92.0 +3.4 100 69.4 +3.2 54 80.7 +3.3 5 2.37 103% 1.61 0 494
El Paso 89.2 +2.3 95 55.9 ‑1.7 43 72.5 +0.3 2 0.23 96% 0.23 3 245
Galveston 81.4 +1.6 88 73.3 +1.7 62 77.3 +1.6 17 11.03 335% 2.80 0 390
Houston 86.3 +1.9 93 69.7 +2.7 54 78.0 +2.3 13 4.02 89% 1.40 0 408
Lubbock 88.5 +5.7 99 58.8 +3.6 39 73.6 +4.6 5 1.87 72% 0.80 18 295
Midland 91.0 +5.2 100 62.2 +3.6 44 76.6 +4.4 6 0.54 26% 0.24 8 374
Port Arthur 84.9 +0.4 91 70.7 +4.5 59 77.8 +2.5 19 13.18 293% 3.06 0 406
San Angelo 89.8 +3.6 99 63.3 +1.9 41 76.5 +2.7 4 1.15 46% 0.75 8 371
San Antonio 87.2 +1.7 96 68.1 +2.6 52 77.6 +2.1 10 5.30 144% 2.63 0 402
Victoria 86.2 +0.6 93 69.8 +2.3 56 78.0 +1.4 10 2.16 50% 0.72 0 409
Waco 85.9 +1.7 95 65.7 +1.5 46 75.8 +1.6 9 5.89 125% 3.48 7 351
Wichita Falls 85.2 +1.2 95 62.6 +3.1 43 73.9 +2.2 6 4.24 98% 1.86 15 296
Shreveport, LA 84.1 +0.6 93 66.5 +4.1 49 75.3 +2.3 19 10.71 226% 4.31 6 334
Bold-italics indicate a value broke or tied the record from a previous year.
*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.

may 1991 average temperatures
may 1991 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
DENVER CITY YOAKUM 0.00
LA TUNA 1 S EL PASO 0.00
LOOP GAINES 0.00
SEMINOLE GAINES 0.00
SHEFFIELD PECOS 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
PORT ARTHUR SE TX AP JEFFERSON 13.18
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
LONGVIEW GREGG 7.00
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DALHART 6 SW HARTLEY 63.0
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
CASTOLON BREWSTER 85.0
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MC GREGOR MCLENNAN 78.0
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
CASTOLON BREWSTER 101.6
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
BOQUILLAS RS BREWSTER 109
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 51
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DALHART 6 SW HARTLEY 46.9
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
CORPUS CHRISTI NAS NUECES 76.4
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
CORPUS CHRISTI NAS NUECES 83
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
CHANNING 11 NE MOORE 25

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BROWNFIELD 2 TERRY 0.11 0.27 (1976) 38
CRANE 2E CRANE 0.12 0.21 (1983) 33
LA TUNA 1 S EL PASO 0.00 0.00 (1989) 45
LOOP GAINES 0.00 0.10 (1964) 41
MIDKIFF UPTON 0.55 0.65 (1983) 10
SEMINOLE GAINES 0.00 0.00 (1945) 65
SHEFFIELD PECOS 0.00 0.00 (1973) 31
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
GALVESTON SCHOLES FLD GALVESTON 11.03 10.79 (1975) 121
GALVESTON GALVESTON 11.03 10.79 (1975) 121
BENAVIDES 2 DUVAL 7.30 7.15 (1972) 22
NEWTON NEWTON 10.14 9.72 (1983) 11
PORT ARTHUR CITY JEFFERSON 11.75 9.85 (1989) 15
PORT MANSFIELD WILLACY 8.60 7.62 (1970) 33
STILLHOUSE HOLLOW DAM BELL 11.65 9.97 (1975) 27
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LONGVIEW 11 SE RUSK 4.34 3.86 (1990) 16
DALHART MUNI AP DALLAM 2.46 2.11 (1954) 41
ALTO 5 SW CHEROKEE 3.50 3.44 (1950) 45
AMISTAD DAM VAL VERDE 2.49 2.20 (1986) 27
BURKETT COLEMAN 4.53 3.68 (1969) 43
FALCON DAM STARR 4.42 3.70 (1988) 29
GRUVER HANSFORD 3.11 2.99 (1949) 48
HART CASTRO 3.31 2.30 (1978) 34
HARTLEY 4 ESE HARTLEY 3.00 2.40 (1956) 49
LAJITAS BREWSTER 1.20 1.20 (1986) 14
LAKE KEMP BAYLOR 3.54 3.39 (1982) 20
LONGVIEW GREGG 7.00 6.20 (1947) 90
WATSON BURNET 3.02 2.70 (1970) 24
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LONGVIEW 11 SE RUSK 75.2 75.2 (1987) 16
HOUSTON HOBBY AP HARRIS 78.4 78.0 (1974) 45
ARCHER CITY ARCHER 75.0 74.6 (1985) 24
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 68.8 67.4 (1989) 10
CARTA VALLEY EDWARDS 80.3 78.0 (1984) 24
CASTOLON BREWSTER 85.0 84.7 (1989) 13
DRYDEN TERRELL 78.6 78.3 (1978) 22
GRANDFALLS 3 SSE WARD 76.6 76.6 (1989) 33
GROVETON TRINITY 77.1 75.7 (1990) 24
LAKE TAWAKONI RAINS 73.9 73.6 (1987) 15
MONAHANS WARD 77.6 77.0 (1974) 27
MORTON COCHRAN 71.2 70.9 (1964) 25
OLTON LAMB 69.2 68.9 (1945) 22
PLAINS YOAKUM 70.8 70.7 (1974) 24
SAM RAYBURN DAM JASPER 75.6 75.6 (1974) 23
TOLEDO BEND DAM NEWTON 75.1 74.0 (1987) 16
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BIG SPRING HOWARD 89.6 89.6 (1956) 38
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 84.6 82.0 (1984) 10
GROVETON TRINITY 89.1 89.1 (1990) 25
MONAHANS WARD 95.2 94.3 (1989) 27
MORTON COCHRAN 87.8 86.9 (1964) 25
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 88.3 87.2 (1989) 12
WATER VALLEY TOM GREEN 90.8 90.6 (1989) 24
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
GROVETON TRINITY 96 95 (1990) 25
TOLEDO BEND DAM NEWTON 94 94 (1982) 16
Lowest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
FRANKLIN ROBERTSON 66 66 (1970) 25
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BENBROOK DAM TARRANT 54.6 57.1 (1976) 37
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LONGVIEW 11 SE RUSK 67.0 64.9 (1987) 16
HOUSTON HOBBY AP HARRIS 71.3 70.8 (1990) 45
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 74.9 73.7 (1990) 31
PRESIDIO PRESIDIO 66.9 66.2 (1985) 51
ANDREWS ANDREWS 60.9 60.9 (1977) 27
ANGLETON 2 W BRAZORIA 71.3 71.3 (1990) 69
CARTA VALLEY EDWARDS 68.7 66.6 (1990) 24
CASTOLON BREWSTER 68.5 67.7 (1985) 13
CLARKSVILLE 2NE RED RIVER 64.5 64.3 (1905) 76
DEKALB BOWIE 64.9 64.2 (1987) 10
EAGLE MTN LAKE TARRANT 65.5 64.5 (1989) 14
GROVETON TRINITY 65.2 64.8 (1974) 24
GUTHRIE KING 60.1 59.9 (1974) 25
LAJITAS BREWSTER 66.4 65.7 (1990) 12
LAKE TAWAKONI RAINS 64.1 62.9 (1987) 15
LAKE KEMP BAYLOR 62.4 62.2 (1963) 17
LIPSCOMB LIPSCOMB 56.2 54.9 (1977) 26
MT VERNON FRANKLIN 64.0 63.9 (1974) 22
MUNDAY KNOX 65.7 64.6 (1956) 53
NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHES 65.9 65.4 (1974) 17
PENWELL ECTOR 62.0 61.4 (1985) 19
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 53.8 53.1 (1987) 22
PILOT POINT ISL DU BOI DENTON 64.3 64.3 (1962) 29
SAM RAYBURN DAM JASPER 66.5 65.5 (1987) 23
TOWN BLUFF DAM TYLER 66.3 66.0 (1959) 38
TOLEDO BEND DAM NEWTON 66.3 63.7 (1987) 16
WASHINGTON SP WASHINGTON 68.5 67.6 (1990) 41
WINTERS 1 NNE RUNNELS 63.9 63.4 (1977) 23
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CORPUS CHRISTI NAS NUECES 83 83 (1990) 45
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 81 81 (1990) 31
CARTA VALLEY EDWARDS 80 80 (1990) 24
COPE RCH REAGAN 73 73 (1984) 25
DEKALB BOWIE 73 73 (1989) 10
DILLEY FRIO 79 78 (1953) 71
FALCON DAM STARR 80 80 (1990) 27
LANGTRY VAL VERDE 78 78 (1989) 22
MEDINA 1NE BANDERA 75 75 (1966) 19
MUNDAY KNOX 76 76 (1990) 53
NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHES 75 75 (1974) 17
GEORGETOWN LAKE WILLIAMSON 75 75 (1990) 11
PENWELL ECTOR 73 73 (1989) 19
PILOT POINT ISL DU BOI DENTON 79 78 (1985) 29
TAHOKA LYNN 70 70 (1989) 49
VALENTINE JEFF DAVIS 66 66 (1990) 11
Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
DALHART MUNI AP DALLAM 27 27 (1979) 41
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 29 35 (1988) 10
CANYON RANDALL 27 27 (1954) 34
CLAUDE ARMSTRONG 30 30 (1984) 26
DIMMITT 2 N CASTRO 28 28 (1970) 29
FRIONA PARMER 30 30 (1967) 29
NAVARRO MILLS DAM NAVARRO 43 44 (1981) 29
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 27 30 (1971) 22
PILOT POINT ISL DU BOI DENTON 41 41 (1984) 29
STILLHOUSE HOLLOW DAM BELL 41 42 (1970) 23
TULIA SWISHER 28 29 (1970) 43
VALENTINE JEFF DAVIS 35 35 (1988) 11

Climatic Averages for June

  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 91.8 110 (1907) 69.0 44 (1919) 2.52 9.60 (1961) 4.35 (1941) 20.7 0.0 5.5 1 472
Amarillo 88.2 108 (1990) 61.5 38 (1917) 3.50 10.73 (1965) 6.15 (1960) 14.6 0.0 8.1 9 312
Austin 91.6 106 (1936) 71.5 51 (1926) 3.06 14.96 (1981) 8.65 (1941) 22.0 0.0 5.7 0 504
Brownsville 90.5 103 (1918) 74.7 56 (1919) 2.70 13.80 (1887) 8.18 (1942) 20.9 0.0 5.9 0 535
College Station 91.1 108 (1901) 71.0 53 (1970) 3.21 15.03 (1905) 6.70 (1905) 21.2 0.0 5.6 0 489
Corpus Christi 90.6 101 (1980) 73.9 56 (1919) 3.36 13.35 (1973) 8.26 (1924) 20.1 0.0 5.7 0 523
Dallas‑Fort Worth 92.0 113 (1980) 70.8 48 (1903) 2.36 11.58 (1928) 4.14 (1928) 21.1 0.0 5.5 0 500
Del Rio 94.5 112 (1988) 72.2 49 (1919) 1.88 13.71 (1935) 8.88 (1935) 25.7 0.0 4.5 0 558
El Paso 95.8 111 (1978) 66.6 46 (1988) 0.56 3.18 (1984) 1.82 (1897) 26.2 0.0 2.9 0 494
Galveston 85.1 99 (1918) 77.2 57 (1903) 3.49 15.49 (1919) 12.56 (1961) 1.0 0.0 6.1 0 492
Houston 90.2 103 (1980) 72.4 52 (1970) 4.36 16.28 (1989) 10.35 (1989) 19.1 0.0 7.0 0 497
Lubbock 90.8 110 (1990) 64.3 39 (1917) 2.81 7.95 (1967) 5.70 (1967) 18.7 0.0 6.3 4 387
Midland 92.8 109 (1990) 66.8 47 (1983) 1.44 5.10 (1940) 3.95 (1940) 22.6 0.0 4.8 1 453
Port Arthur 90.1 106 (1902) 71.9 53 (1903) 3.96 18.90 (1989) 10.20 (1961) 18.7 0.0 7.4 0 486
San Angelo 93.0 110 (1969) 69.2 40 (1912) 1.88 6.01 (1982) 2.86 (1961) 22.9 0.0 5.0 0 490
San Antonio 91.8 106 (1936) 72.0 48 (1919) 3.03 11.95 (1986) 6.30 (1986) 22.0 0.0 5.5 0 514
Victoria 91.0 107 (1934) 73.0 54 (1919) 4.19 12.68 (1973) 9.30 (1977) 21.3 0.0 6.5 0 518
Waco 92.1 109 (1980) 71.5 52 (1964) 2.58 12.06 (1961) 6.40 (1938) 22.9 0.0 5.7 0 513
Wichita Falls 93.0 117 (1980) 68.3 50 (1928) 2.85 8.60 (1989) 5.36 (1985) 21.4 0.0 6.0 1 478
Shreveport, LA 90.1 104 (1936) 69.5 52 (1977) 3.48 17.11 (1989) 8.00 (1902) 18.6 0.0 7.3 0 452
Climatic averages are based on monthly means, computed from data available during the period 1951-1980.
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