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Texas Climate Report: December 1992

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 58.5 +1.5 75 37.1 +3.2 26 47.8 +2.3 6 1.00 97% 0.80 530 6
Amarillo 46.0 ‑4.1 71 22.2 ‑1.5 7 34.1 ‑2.8 3 0.55 128% 0.40 949 0
Austin 64.1 +2.1 80 45.5 +4.3 33 54.8 +3.2 14 3.29 175% 1.48 327 17
Brownsville 73.1 +1.4 85 56.2 +3.8 43 64.7 +2.6 8 0.85 68% 0.55 93 89
College Station 63.5 +2.0 76 45.5 +4.3 35 54.5 +3.1 13 4.42 156% 1.72 335 17
Corpus Christi 71.0 +2.7 82 52.8 +4.4 40 61.9 +3.6 11 0.98 78% 0.50 146 58
Dallas‑Fort Worth 58.8 +1.3 78 41.0 +4.7 30 49.9 +3.0 8 4.26 232% 2.66 474 13
Del Rio 66.2 +2.7 77 44.8 +4.2 31 55.5 +3.4 8 0.42 69% 0.13 291 3
El Paso 54.9 ‑2.6 71 34.4 +3.7 23 44.6 +0.5 8 1.35 237% 1.06 624 0
Galveston 63.6 +1.7 74 53.7 +2.8 42 58.6 +2.2 9 3.80 109% 2.03 193 6
Houston 66.1 +1.4 81 47.3 +5.1 35 56.7 +3.2 9 3.46 100% 1.95 268 20
Lubbock 53.7 ‑0.4 73 29.6 +2.4 14 41.6 +1.0 7 1.36 257% 0.50 716 0
Midland 59.7 +1.3 75 33.3 +2.5 20 46.5 +1.9 4 0.61 109% 0.53 564 0
Port Arthur 65.1 +0.9 79 49.4 +5.1 36 57.2 +2.9 13 6.45 134% 1.91 251 17
San Angelo 61.1 +2.1 74 38.1 +5.1 24 49.6 +3.6 5 0.75 95% 0.51 473 3
San Antonio 66.1 +2.6 81 46.4 +5.6 33 56.2 +4.0 12 2.16 143% 1.36 287 24
Victoria 68.8 +2.8 81 49.7 +4.5 39 59.2 +3.6 11 2.09 102% 1.58 206 35
Waco 60.6 +1.3 79 41.7 +4.4 32 51.1 +2.8 8 3.31 178% 1.76 435 13
Wichita Falls 56.0 +1.1 77 34.3 +3.5 24 45.1 +2.3 4 2.21 171% 1.16 614 6
Shreveport, LA 58.0 ‑0.5 74 41.0 +3.7 28 49.5 +1.5 14 5.84 142% 2.78 480 4
*Dep.: Departure of the monthly average temperature from the 1961-1990 monthly normal, which is provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
*Perc. Norm.: Monthly precipitation total divided by 1961-1990 monthly normal, which is provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
*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.

dec 1992 average temperatures
dec 1992 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
DRYDEN 10 NE TERRELL 0.00
LAJITAS BREWSTER 0.00
RED BLUFF DAM REEVES 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
BROADDUS 1 NE SAN AUGUSTINE 9.24
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
PALESTINE ANDERSON 6.04
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 29.4
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BROWNSVILLE INTL AP CAMERON 64.7
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 40.1
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BROWNSVILLE INTL AP CAMERON 73.1
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
MC COOK HIDALGO 87
MISSION 4 W HIDALGO 87
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
DALHART 6 SW HARTLEY 21
DUMAS MOORE 21
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DALHART 6 SW HARTLEY 16.6
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PORT ISABEL CAMERON 57.4
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
HARLINGEN CAMERON 71
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 1
DALHART 6 SW HARTLEY 1

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LAJITAS BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (1985) 13
RED BLUFF DAM REEVES 0.00 0.00 (1985) 42
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
FT WORTH MEACHAM FLD TARRANT 5.14 4.72 (1940) 14
BROADDUS 1 NE SAN AUGUSTINE 9.24 8.97 (1965) 44
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CENTER SHELBY 3.38 3.35 (1987) 51
FT WORTH MEACHAM FLD TARRANT 3.90 1.98 (1946) 14
PALESTINE ANDERSON 6.04 5.36 (1935) 60
ALTO 5 SW CHEROKEE 4.57 3.39 (1960) 46
DACUS MONTGOMERY 3.80 3.45 (1983) 39
DECATUR WISE 3.90 2.70 (1956) 39
DENISON DAM GRAYSON 2.70 2.31 (1959) 51
EAGLE MTN LAKE TARRANT 3.59 3.45 (1991) 15
EVANT 1 SSW CORYELL 1.50 1.50 (1960) 32
FORESTBURG 5 S MONTAGUE 3.14 2.10 (1959) 50
KARNACK HARRISON 4.17 3.57 (1953) 48
MADISONVILLE MADISON 4.10 3.83 (1939) 57
MIDWAY 4 NE MADISON 4.10 2.93 (1991) 15
MUENSTER COOKE 3.14 3.08 (1947) 51
NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHES 3.76 2.83 (1973) 20
PILOT POINT ISL DU BOI DENTON 3.60 3.40 (1927) 54
PITTSBURG 5 SSE CAMP 4.00 3.45 (1960) 44
RICHARDS GRIMES 4.30 3.92 (1983) 39
RICHARDSON DALLAS 3.50 2.53 (1984) 41
SAN AUGUSTINE SAN AUGUSTINE 3.40 2.75 (1989) 23
SANGER DENTON 3.82 2.62 (1991) 27
SLIDELL WISE 3.31 2.75 (1969) 44
VALLEY VIEW COOKE 5.35 2.74 (1969) 42
WASHINGTON SP WASHINGTON 3.85 3.31 (1915) 43
YSLETA EL PASO 1.04 0.90 (1991) 45
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
PALACIOS MUNI AP MATAGORDA 83 83 (1983) 49
CANDELARIA PRESIDIO 86 85 (1987) 27
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
VALENTINE JEFF DAVIS 31.6 30.5 (1991) 12
WINTERS 1 NNE RUNNELS 40.1 40.0 (1991) 24
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
DALLAS HENSLEY FLD NAS DALLAS 67 67 (1966) 47
BARDWELL DAM ELLIS 65 65 (1982) 20
CANYON RANDALL 48 48 (1987) 33
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 47 46 (1981) 14
DRYDEN TERRELL 58 54 (1990) 24
EAGLE MTN LAKE TARRANT 65 64 (1980) 15
EL PASO 32 ENE HUDSPETH 49 47 (1991) 10
EVANT 1 SSW CORYELL 65 65 (1975) 26
GRANGER DAM WILLIAMSON 67 66 (1984) 12
GUTHRIE KING 53 51 (1966) 23
MC GREGOR MCLENNAN 66 66 (1982) 34
GEORGETOWN LAKE WILLIAMSON 66 65 (1984) 12
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 56 55 (1984) 10
ROBERT LEE COKE 63 63 (1908) 32
O C FISHER DAM TOM GREEN 60 60 (1965) 31
STERLING CITY STERLING 63 57 (1988) 25
WATER VALLEY TOM GREEN 62 62 (1980) 24
WHITNEY DAM BOSQUE 65 65 (1984) 42
WINTERS 1 NNE RUNNELS 63 63 (1984) 24
YSLETA EL PASO 55 53 (1964) 38

Climatic Averages for January

  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 54.8 90 (1911) 30.8 ‑9 (1947) 1.03 4.35 (1968) 2.18 (1961) 0.0 17.7 4.5 688 0
Amarillo 49.0 83 (1927) 21.2 ‑11 (1984) 0.50 2.51 (1939) 1.74 (1968) 0.0 27.5 3.9 927 0
Austin 58.9 90 (1971) 38.6 ‑2 (1949) 1.71 9.21 (1991) 4.41 (1991) 0.0 8.7 7.3 514 12
Brownsville 68.9 93 (1971) 49.9 18 (1881) 1.56 5.11 (1945) 3.00 (1988) 0.1 1.2 8.0 232 59
College Station 58.4 88 (1897) 38.7 ‑3 (1949) 2.65 15.60 (1991) 5.63 (1991) 0.0 9.1 8.5 522 11
Corpus Christi 65.0 91 (1971) 45.3 14 (1962) 1.71 10.78 (1958) 6.38 (1958) 0.1 3.5 8.3 338 31
Dallas‑Fort Worth 54.1 93 (1911) 32.7 ‑2 (1949) 1.83 9.07 (1932) 3.11 (1990) 0.0 15.7 6.7 670 0
Del Rio 61.9 92 (1911) 38.5 12 (1918) 0.56 4.12 (1931) 1.53 (1947) 0.0 7.2 4.8 465 6
El Paso 56.1 80 (1970) 29.4 ‑8 (1962) 0.40 1.84 (1949) 1.28 (1896) 0.0 19.6 4.3 688 0
Galveston 58.3 78 (1989) 47.1 11 (1886) 3.26 10.75 (1991) 5.38 (1923) 0.0 2.5 9.6 396 15
Houston 61.0 87 (1902) 39.7 5 (1930) 3.29 13.11 (1891) 5.89 (1891) 0.0 6.5 10.0 468 16
Lubbock 52.9 87 (1914) 24.6 ‑16 (1963) 0.39 4.05 (1949) 1.96 (1939) 0.0 25.4 3.5 812 0
Midland 56.5 84 (1974) 28.5 ‑8 (1962) 0.40 4.99 (1939) 2.56 (1939) 0.0 20.4 3.4 698 0
Port Arthur 60.3 84 (1909) 41.5 11 (1930) 4.77 14.87 (1991) 4.92 (1961) 0.0 6.5 9.9 450 13
San Angelo 56.8 91 (1911) 30.6 1 (1947) 0.80 3.65 (1961) 2.49 (1961) 0.0 17.7 4.5 660 0
San Antonio 60.8 89 (1971) 37.9 0 (1949) 1.71 8.52 (1968) 3.18 (1968) 0.0 9.5 7.7 494 8
Victoria 62.8 88 (1971) 42.5 12 (1949) 2.16 7.76 (1991) 4.70 (1991) 0.0 5.3 8.0 403 21
Waco 56.1 90 (1943) 34.2 ‑5 (1949) 1.65 6.56 (1932) 3.19 (1945) 0.0 13.6 6.6 620 6
Wichita Falls 52.0 87 (1969) 27.6 ‑12 (1947) 1.04 4.48 (1968) 2.25 (1919) 0.0 21.6 4.4 781 0
Shreveport, LA 55.4 85 (1950) 34.8 ‑2 (1930) 3.88 12.11 (1885) 7.52 (1885) 0.0 14.1 9.4 623 6
Climatic averages are based on 1961-1990 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
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