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Texas Climate Report: September 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 86.5 ‑0.2 94 61.6 ‑3.7 47 74.1 ‑1.9 4 2.42 75% 1.63 10 289
Amarillo 83.0 +1.2 92 52.8 ‑3.6 39 67.9 ‑1.2 6 1.00 50% 0.61 39 134
Austin 93.9 +3.4 101 69.6 ‑0.2 57 81.8 +1.6 4 0.34 10% 0.23 0 509
Brownsville 92.1 +1.7 98 73.6 +0.4 61 82.8 +1.0 7 1.93 32% 1.12 0 543
College Station 92.9 +4.5 101 67.7 ‑1.0 53 80.3 +1.7 6 2.04 42% 1.14 0 468
Corpus Christi 92.2 +2.5 98 72.9 +0.6 61 82.5 +1.5 4 1.12 20% 0.51 0 535
Dallas‑Fort Worth 90.3 +2.5 99 66.0 ‑0.9 51 78.2 +0.8 7 3.28 97% 2.31 2 406
Del Rio 89.9 ‑0.5 96 68.9 ‑0.2 57 79.4 ‑0.4 6 0.77 27% 0.42 0 442
El Paso 89.5 +2.4 96 62.1 +0.5 51 75.8 +1.4 6 1.32 78% 1.08 0 331
Galveston 86.7 +2.2 93 76.4 +1.0 62 81.6 +1.6 7 4.88 82% 1.70 0 503
Houston 91.8 +3.4 99 68.5 +0.6 51 80.2 +2.0 6 1.10 22% 0.77 0 463
Lubbock 86.2 +3.3 95 57.8 ‑1.6 42 72.0 +0.9 3 0.24 9% 0.21 13 229
Midland 84.4 ‑1.0 93 59.4 ‑1.7 47 71.9 ‑1.4 7 2.11 81% 1.03 10 224
Port Arthur 91.4 +4.1 98 70.1 +0.4 53 80.8 +2.2 5 2.39 38% 0.89 0 482
San Angelo 86.2 ‑0.6 93 61.9 ‑2.1 47 74.0 ‑1.4 3 1.99 58% 1.29 7 283
San Antonio 94.0 +4.7 101 69.0 ‑0.2 51 81.5 +2.2 6 0.52 15% 0.20 0 503
Victoria 93.0 +4.1 101 70.4 +0.1 52 81.7 +2.1 10 1.78 32% 0.55 0 508
Waco 91.2 +1.6 98 64.8 ‑2.8 51 78.0 ‑0.6 5 4.44 126% 2.54 0 398
Wichita Falls 87.0 +0.2 96 60.4 ‑3.5 46 73.7 ‑1.7 11 3.12 82% 2.51 15 285
Shreveport, LA 89.3 +2.0 100 65.3 ‑0.7 52 77.3 +0.6 4 3.51 112% 2.11 5 381
*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.

sep 1993 average temperatures
sep 1993 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
RIOMEDINA MEDINA 0.01
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
GUNTER 5 S COLLIN 8.93
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
GUNTER 5 S COLLIN 6.36
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 62.4
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
KINGSVILLE NAAS KLEBERG 84.5
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 75.4
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
COLUMBUS COLORADO 97.4
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
COLUMBUS COLORADO 104
FALCON DAM STARR 104
LAREDO 2 WEBB 104
MISSION 4 W HIDALGO 104
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
DUMAS MOORE 59
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 59
GRUVER HANSFORD 59
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
STRATFORD SHERMAN 48.5
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
CORPUS CHRISTI NAS NUECES 77.9
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
ROBSTOWN NUECES 88
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
LIPSCOMB LIPSCOMB 31

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ACKER RCH MCMULLEN 0.07 1.07 (1984) 15
BAYTOWN HARRIS 1.28 1.53 (1989) 11
CRANDALL KAUFMAN 0.40 0.66 (1963) 33
EDNA HWY 59 BRG JACKSON 0.57 1.32 (1989) 24
GONZALES 1N GONZALES 0.19 0.30 (1955) 54
KATY WOLF HILL HARRIS 0.78 1.23 (1975) 20
LUFKIN 11 NW ANGELINA 1.91 2.08 (1988) 11
LYTLE 3 W MEDINA 0.44 0.51 (1989) 17
MIDWAY 4 NE MADISON 0.37 0.53 (1989) 16
POINT COMFORT CALHOUN 1.14 1.58 (1960) 34
PORT ARTHUR CITY JEFFERSON 1.30 2.36 (1982) 18
ROUND ROCK 3 NE WILLIAMSON 0.35 0.57 (1984) 26
SALT FLAT HUDSPETH 0.55 0.61 (1988) 15
TOLEDO BEND DAM NEWTON 0.82 1.40 (1988) 19
WALLER WALLER 0.08 0.36 (1960) 51
WELDER W'LIFE FOUND SAN PATRICIO 0.67 0.96 (1989) 26
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
STEPHENVILLE CLARK FLD ERATH 4.60 3.81 (1955) 54
MINERAL WELLS AP PALO PINTO 3.48 3.24 (1980) 38
BOQUILLAS RS BREWSTER 1.53 1.38 (1986) 42
CANTON 5 W VAN ZANDT 3.12 3.08 (1957) 40
EAGLE MTN LAKE TARRANT 5.33 4.10 (1985) 16
GUNTER 5 S COLLIN 6.36 5.27 (1973) 45
HUCKABAY ERATH 2.74 2.12 (1985) 27
PANTHER JUNCTION BREWSTER 3.00 2.35 (1974) 39
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
COLORADO CITY MITCHELL 70.7 70.8 (1975) 47
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 62.4 63.3 (1974) 50
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 75.1 75.9 (1990) 10
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 86.0 86.9 (1990) 10
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BAYTOWN HARRIS 90.5 90.1 (1986) 11
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 92.6 92.6 (1973) 19
GROVETON TRINITY 95.4 93.8 (1990) 28
HOUSTON SAN JACINTO HARRIS 92.0 91.0 (1985) 13
LA GRANGE FAYETTE 95.1 94.5 (1988) 31
MATAGORDA 2 MATAGORDA 93.9 92.8 (1980) 48
SOMERVILLE DAM BURLESON 93.8 93.3 (1988) 27
THOMPSONS 3 WSW FORT BEND 92.3 92.2 (1945) 34
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
FREER DUVAL 103 103 (1992) 26
MATAGORDA 2 MATAGORDA 99 97 (1989) 48
Lowest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
DAINGERFIELD 9 S MORRIS 60 60 (1980) 34
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
FT WORTH MEACHAM FLD TARRANT 63.4 64.0 (1942) 15
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 49.3 51.3 (1974) 51
GLEN ROSE 2 W SOMERVELL 51.8 53.5 (1989) 29
PEARSALL FRIO 59.1 61.7 (1974) 35
SAM RAYBURN DAM JASPER 59.4 61.7 (1968) 26
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
PORT O CONNOR CALHOUN 77.6 77.4 (1970) 37
ROBSTOWN NUECES 74.7 74.5 (1986) 35
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
KINGSVILLE NAAS KLEBERG 81 81 (1982) 49
COLUMBUS COLORADO 77 77 (1964) 32
AUSTIN‑CAMP MABRY TRAVIS 79 79 (1980) 96
ANGLETON 2 W BRAZORIA 82 80 (1988) 76
BAY CITY WTR WKS MATAGORDA 83 79 (1985) 49
CHARLOTTE 5 NNW ATASCOSA 78 78 (1989) 32
DANEVANG 1 W WHARTON 81 80 (1910) 90
DEKALB BOWIE 77 77 (1988) 12
FRANKLIN ROBERTSON 77 77 (1977) 26
FREEPORT 2 NW BRAZORIA 83 83 (1989) 32
GONZALES 1N GONZALES 79 78 (1987) 29
GROVETON TRINITY 75 75 (1988) 28
HEBBRONVILLE JIM HOGG 78 78 (1986) 27
HOUSTON SAN JACINTO HARRIS 80 79 (1989) 13
JACKSONVILLE CHEROKEE 76 76 (1989) 31
LA GRANGE FAYETTE 79 79 (1967) 30
LYTLE 3 W MEDINA 77 77 (1989) 17
MATAGORDA 2 MATAGORDA 83 83 (1987) 51
NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHES 78 76 (1985) 21
NEW GULF WHARTON 81 79 (1988) 45
POINT COMFORT CALHOUN 85 83 (1989) 27
ROBSTOWN NUECES 88 80 (1962) 35
RUSK CHEROKEE 76 75 (1990) 46
SINTON 3 NW SAN PATRICIO 82 80 (1959) 28
THOMPSONS 3 WSW FORT BEND 80 79 (1964) 35
TYLER SMITH 77 77 (1985) 10
WASHINGTON SP WASHINGTON 79 79 (1952) 41
Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
PEARSALL FRIO 42 47 (1983) 35
SAM RAYBURN DAM JASPER 39 42 (1983) 26

Climatic Averages for October

  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 77.9 103 (1979) 54.8 23 (1917) 2.51 10.88 (1941) 6.08 (1981) 2.4 0.2 5.5 75 118
Amarillo 72.5 95 (1954) 44.5 15 (1991) 1.37 7.64 (1941) 2.66 (1946) 1.1 1.8 4.7 226 25
Austin 82.1 100 (1938) 60.0 30 (1917) 3.43 12.63 (1925) 7.39 (1923) 3.7 0.0 6.7 17 206
Brownsville 85.3 99 (1900) 66.1 38 (1899) 2.80 17.12 (1958) 6.67 (1954) 5.5 0.0 6.5 0 332
College Station 80.2 102 (1938) 58.6 29 (1917) 3.81 12.91 (1984) 5.13 (1957) 2.5 0.0 6.5 31 167
Corpus Christi 83.9 98 (1950) 63.9 39 (1989) 3.02 11.02 (1981) 7.25 (1960) 5.0 0.0 6.3 0 281
Dallas‑Fort Worth 78.5 106 (1951) 55.8 24 (1917) 3.52 14.18 (1981) 4.85 (1959) 3.1 0.0 6.2 51 119
Del Rio 81.7 106 (1979) 59.7 32 (1917) 2.24 11.69 (1930) 7.60 (1969) 3.9 0.0 5.0 19 196
El Paso 78.4 96 (1979) 49.6 25 (1970) 0.76 5.15 (1884) 1.84 (1883) 1.6 0.4 4.4 88 57
Galveston 77.5 94 (1952) 68.0 41 (1925) 2.84 17.78 (1871) 14.01 (1901) 0.0 0.0 5.8 7 248
Houston 81.6 99 (1900) 57.6 32 (1989) 4.27 17.64 (1949) 9.31 (1984) 2.7 0.0 6.7 31 174
Lubbock 74.7 98 (1979) 48.1 19 (1917) 1.86 10.80 (1983) 5.82 (1983) 1.0 0.9 4.9 154 42
Midland 77.3 100 (1979) 50.6 26 (1991) 1.74 7.45 (1986) 3.59 (1985) 2.2 0.1 4.4 106 75
Port Arthur 80.2 99 (1905) 59.2 32 (1989) 4.29 15.09 (1970) 9.26 (1902) 1.7 0.0 5.9 26 172
San Angelo 78.8 100 (1951) 53.6 27 (1913) 2.40 8.68 (1981) 5.11 (1959) 2.6 0.1 5.0 71 108
San Antonio 81.7 99 (1991) 58.8 32 (1917) 3.17 9.56 (1942) 7.08 (1913) 4.1 0.0 6.8 30 191
Victoria 82.4 109 (1926) 60.9 32 (1917) 3.46 17.25 (1960) 8.05 (1960) 4.1 0.0 6.4 15 223
Waco 80.3 101 (1989) 56.8 29 (1980) 3.36 10.51 (1984) 5.72 (1974) 4.2 0.0 6.0 38 146
Wichita Falls 76.9 102 (1979) 52.2 25 (1957) 2.74 11.77 (1941) 5.61 (1959) 3.6 0.2 6.0 104 91
Shreveport, LA 78.7 99 (1938) 54.3 29 (1989) 3.73 14.02 (1949) 6.83 (1949) 2.5 0.2 6.6 63 110
Climatic averages are based on 1961-1990 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
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