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Texas Climate Report: February 1993

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 57.2 ‑2.5 74 36.0 +0.9 21 46.6 ‑0.8 8 1.23 106% 0.40 509 0
Amarillo 48.4 ‑4.4 72 23.5 ‑2.0 6 35.9 ‑3.3 6 0.36 59% 0.19 808 0
Austin 63.5 +0.1 83 45.4 +3.3 33 54.4 +1.6 9 3.14 145% 1.08 296 7
Brownsville 74.4 +2.2 88 57.0 +4.5 43 65.7 +3.3 5 2.86 270% 2.18 58 82
College Station 63.3 +0.4 81 44.6 +2.7 32 54.0 +1.6 9 1.98 76% 0.50 306 5
Corpus Christi 70.3 +1.3 85 52.9 +4.9 39 61.6 +3.1 6 1.69 86% 0.79 132 43
Dallas‑Fort Worth 57.8 ‑1.1 74 40.1 +3.2 24 48.9 +1.0 8 5.78 265% 2.30 445 0
Del Rio 68.4 +1.3 86 46.4 +3.5 35 57.4 +2.3 10 0.77 81% 0.32 218 12
El Paso 63.2 +1.0 75 39.5 +5.6 26 51.4 +3.3 6 0.32 78% 0.17 373 0
Galveston 63.5 +3.0 80 53.5 +3.6 42 58.5 +3.3 6 3.75 166% 2.07 186 10
Houston 67.0 +1.7 82 46.2 +3.6 36 56.6 +2.7 7 2.67 90% 1.46 235 10
Lubbock 55.2 ‑2.4 74 29.1 +0.5 16 42.2 ‑0.9 6 0.39 57% 0.19 632 0
Midland 60.1 ‑1.5 77 34.1 +1.5 23 47.1 5 0.82 132% 0.34 494 0
Port Arthur 66.3 +2.0 83 46.3 +1.9 37 56.3 +1.9 7 4.09 121% 1.75 238 2
San Angelo 61.4 ‑0.6 79 37.0 +2.3 24 49.2 +0.8 4 0.81 76% 0.45 436 0
San Antonio 66.1 +0.4 83 44.9 +3.6 33 55.5 +2.0 8 3.72 206% 1.96 269 7
Victoria 67.5 +0.7 84 48.2 +2.8 37 57.8 +1.7 11 3.61 180% 2.44 206 13
Waco 60.2 ‑0.6 77 40.5 +2.5 28 50.3 +0.9 10 3.84 184% 1.40 405 0
Wichita Falls 53.8 ‑3.4 80 32.9 +0.8 17 43.4 ‑1.3 7 3.37 231% 2.11 597 0
Shreveport, LA 59.5 ‑1.1 79 39.0 +1.0 28 49.2 ‑0.1 9 4.80 122% 3.20 435 0
*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.

feb 1993 average temperatures
feb 1993 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
MARATHON BREWSTER 0.02
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
ARANSAS WR ARANSAS 12.55
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
ARANSAS WR ARANSAS 10.73
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
STRATFORD SHERMAN 32.9
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BROWNSVILLE INTL AP CAMERON 65.7
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 45.2
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
LAJITAS BREWSTER 76.2
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 95
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
SPEARMAN HANSFORD 9
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
STRATFORD SHERMAN 19.5
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PORT ISABEL CAMERON 59.6
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BROWNSVILLE INTL AP CAMERON 70
KINGSVILLE NAAS KLEBERG 70
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
STRATFORD SHERMAN 1

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
PINELAND SABINE 1.74 1.96 (1981) 17
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ARANSAS WR ARANSAS 12.55 8.47 (1982) 52
EL PASO 32 ENE HUDSPETH 0.86 0.85 (1985) 10
ELECTRA WICHITA 4.94 4.72 (1985) 42
FRISCO COLLIN 6.53 5.43 (1970) 27
LEWISVILLE DAM DENTON 5.67 5.38 (1970) 39
LAKE TAWAKONI RAINS 5.93 5.59 (1986) 18
LAKE KEMP BAYLOR 4.17 3.86 (1990) 22
LILLIAN 3 W JOHNSON 5.85 4.81 (1990) 12
PILOT POINT ISL DU BOI DENTON 7.90 7.70 (1945) 62
RICHARDSON DALLAS 6.20 6.02 (1965) 40
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ACKER RCH MCMULLEN 1.45 1.44 (1987) 10
ANTELOPE JACK 1.90 1.73 (1989) 50
ARANSAS WR ARANSAS 10.73 4.13 (1961) 52
FREER DUVAL 2.75 1.91 (1958) 42
FRISCO COLLIN 2.85 2.65 (1990) 27
LAKE TAWAKONI RAINS 3.10 3.04 (1986) 18
LILLIAN 3 W JOHNSON 2.73 2.67 (1990) 12
MORGAN 3 WNW BOSQUE 2.25 2.10 (1975) 27
TERRELL KAUFMAN 3.10 2.81 (1983) 48
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
SALT FLAT HUDSPETH 45.0 45.8 (1987) 11
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CASTOLON BREWSTER 58.3 57.4 (1991) 13
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
KINGSVILLE NAAS KLEBERG 70 70 (1991) 50

Climatic Averages for March

  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 68.9 98 (1916) 43.3 9 (1948) 1.36 5.16 (1979) 2.78 (1943) 0.6 4.4 5.1 299 23
Amarillo 61.6 96 (1907) 32.7 ‑3 (1948) 0.96 4.06 (1922) 3.13 (1922) 0.1 14.7 5.2 555 0
Austin 71.9 98 (1971) 51.1 18 (1948) 1.87 7.23 (1926) 3.00 (1900) 0.6 1.0 7.3 175 66
Brownsville 78.4 106 (1984) 59.1 28 (1901) 0.53 6.46 (1903) 2.73 (1903) 1.2 0.1 3.5 41 159
College Station 71.0 96 (1946) 49.7 17 (1943) 2.58 8.03 (1926) 4.20 (1980) 0.1 1.3 7.3 197 51
Corpus Christi 75.7 102 (1989) 55.3 24 (1980) 0.94 7.69 (1903) 4.66 (1903) 0.8 0.4 4.7 100 119
Dallas‑Fort Worth 67.8 100 (1916) 45.6 10 (1943) 2.77 6.39 (1968) 4.39 (1977) 0.2 2.8 7.3 286 29
Del Rio 75.7 103 (1928) 50.9 19 (1922) 0.69 3.20 (1990) 2.33 (1935) 1.8 0.8 4.7 139 87
El Paso 69.9 93 (1907) 40.2 14 (1971) 0.29 2.26 (1958) 1.32 (1883) 0.0 5.1 2.4 316 10
Galveston 66.7 85 (1879) 56.7 26 (1980) 2.23 9.49 (1973) 8.10 (1973) 0.0 0.2 7.1 145 43
Houston 71.1 96 (1946) 50.0 21 (1943) 2.92 10.66 (1922) 7.47 (1972) 0.1 1.0 8.9 187 50
Lubbock 66.0 95 (1989) 36.4 ‑2 (1922) 0.89 3.56 (1941) 1.80 (1973) 0.1 9.9 4.3 437 10
Midland 71.2 97 (1946) 40.2 9 (1980) 0.58 2.86 (1970) 2.20 (1970) 0.5 5.7 2.8 309 21
Port Arthur 71.5 95 (1946) 51.3 23 (1989) 3.24 10.21 (1949) 6.04 (1979) 0.0 1.0 8.0 155 43
San Angelo 72.6 98 (1908) 43.5 8 (1980) 0.91 5.00 (1953) 4.65 (1953) 1.0 4.3 4.4 247 33
San Antonio 73.5 100 (1991) 49.7 19 (1980) 1.52 6.12 (1992) 3.59 (1992) 0.8 1.7 7.1 167 64
Victoria 73.7 98 (1939) 52.8 21 (1980) 1.55 7.91 (1957) 2.78 (1991) 0.3 0.5 6.6 128 76
Waco 69.6 100 (1971) 46.8 15 (1948) 2.33 8.38 (1905) 3.90 (1912) 0.4 2.1 7.3 247 36
Wichita Falls 66.4 100 (1971) 40.6 6 (1948) 2.21 5.38 (1990) 4.32 (1988) 0.9 6.3 6.1 377 20
Shreveport, LA 69.2 92 (1974) 45.8 15 (1943) 3.59 11.99 (1945) 5.43 (1945) 0.0 2.5 9.3 262 30
Climatic averages are based on 1961-1990 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
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