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Texas Climate Report: March 1994

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 71.6 +2.7 92 43.4 +0.1 26 57.5 +1.4 3 0.08 6% 0.04 272 48
Amarillo 63.9 +2.3 84 33.8 +1.1 17 48.9 +1.8 3 0.96 100% 0.92 499 6
Austin 73.6 +1.7 89 52.0 +0.9 35 62.8 +1.3 8 1.70 91% 0.64 139 80
Brownsville 77.6 ‑0.8 85 58.5 ‑0.6 41 68.1 ‑0.7 6 1.84 347% 1.39 44 149
College Station 72.0 +1.0 83 50.0 +0.3 31 61.0 +0.7 7 2.28 88% 1.17 167 52
Corpus Christi 75.1 ‑0.6 86 56.7 +1.4 35 65.9 +0.3 6 3.49 371% 2.74 69 108
Dallas‑Fort Worth 70.5 +2.7 86 47.4 +1.8 29 59.0 +2.3 6 1.69 61% 1.09 229 50
Del Rio 77.0 +1.3 92 54.5 +3.6 35 65.7 +2.4 6 2.49 361% 1.57 97 129
El Paso 72.0 +2.1 83 44.5 +4.3 29 58.2 +3.1 3 0.37 128% 0.33 218 17
Galveston 69.1 +2.4 79 59.4 +2.7 44 64.3 +2.6 3 1.61 72% 1.26 78 63
Houston 73.8 +2.7 83 51.6 +1.6 32 62.7 +2.1 6 2.39 82% 1.22 136 74
Lubbock 68.5 +2.5 85 37.6 +1.2 22 53.1 +1.9 3 0.17 19% 0.10 374 10
Midland 72.4 +1.2 89 41.9 +1.7 22 57.1 +1.4 0 0.00 0% 0.00 265 27
Port Arthur 73.4 +1.9 83 52.5 +1.2 36 62.9 +1.5 5 3.85 119% 2.13 128 71
San Angelo 75.0 +2.4 94 45.9 +2.4 24 60.5 +2.4 3 0.04 4% 0.02 207 72
San Antonio 75.6 +2.1 88 52.1 +2.4 30 63.9 +2.2 10 5.06 333% 2.59 130 102
Victoria 73.0 ‑0.7 81 53.8 +1.0 33 63.4 +0.1 9 4.76 307% 2.27 110 67
Waco 70.9 +1.3 85 47.5 +0.7 30 59.2 +1.0 8 2.23 96% 0.83 222 50
Wichita Falls 68.7 +2.3 91 41.0 +0.4 29 54.9 +1.4 6 1.07 48% 0.57 334 28
Shreveport, LA 70.5 +1.3 84 45.4 ‑0.4 28 58.0 +0.5 6 3.67 102% 1.69 239 29
*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.

mar 1994 average temperatures
mar 1994 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
MIDLAND INTL AP MIDLAND 0.00
WINKLER CO AP WINKLER 0.00
ANDREWS ANDREWS 0.00
BALMORHEA REEVES 0.00
GAIL BORDEN 0.00
GRANDFALLS 3 SSE WARD 0.00
HAWLEY 3 NE JONES 0.00
KNAPP 2 SW SCURRY 0.00
PENWELL ECTOR 0.00
ROBERT LEE COKE 0.00
SONORA SUTTON 0.00
TRENT TAYLOR 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
VICTORIA CP&L VICTORIA 6.21
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
LEAKEY REAL 5.00
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
STRATFORD SHERMAN 43.5
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 70.8
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 57.1
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
FALCON DAM STARR 83.3
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
LAREDO 2 WEBB 100
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 22
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DALHART 6 SW HARTLEY 27.4
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PORT ISABEL CAMERON 61.3
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
ROCKPORT ARANSAS 74
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DALHART 6 SW HARTLEY 6

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
MIDLAND INTL AP MIDLAND 0.00 0.00 (1991) 64
WINKLER CO AP WINKLER 0.00 0.00 (1991) 50
ANDREWS ANDREWS 0.00 0.00 (1984) 35
BALMORHEA REEVES 0.00 0.00 (1992) 70
GAIL BORDEN 0.00 0.00 (1984) 53
GRANDFALLS 3 SSE WARD 0.00 0.00 (1984) 70
HAWLEY 3 NE JONES 0.00 0.05 (1978) 17
KNAPP 2 SW SCURRY 0.00 0.00 (1984) 55
PENWELL ECTOR 0.00 0.00 (1991) 38
ROBERT LEE COKE 0.00 0.00 (1971) 47
SONORA SUTTON 0.00 0.00 (1975) 55
TRENT TAYLOR 0.00 0.00 (1991) 48
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BATESVILLE ZAVALA 2.29 1.91 (1981) 25
CALLIHAM MCMULLEN 4.79 2.61 (1990) 15
CAMP WOOD REAL 5.03 4.25 (1981) 48
CARRIZO SPRINGS 3W DIMMIT 4.79 3.21 (1990) 66
CARTA VALLEY EDWARDS 3.59 2.73 (1981) 28
CHAPMAN RCH NUECES 5.23 3.90 (1974) 34
CHOKE CANYON DAM LIVE OAK 5.02 3.92 (1993) 11
EL INDIO MAVERICK 3.64 1.35 (1985) 15
FALLS CITY 7 WSW WILSON 6.00 4.30 (1990) 47
FREER 18 WNW WEBB 4.29 3.55 (1992) 14
LAJITAS BREWSTER 1.00 0.88 (1993) 14
PORT MANSFIELD WILLACY 3.19 3.00 (1993) 36
PRADE RCH REAL 5.22 4.02 (1979) 26
TILDEN 4 SSE MCMULLEN 5.06 3.36 (1974) 40
VICTORIA CP&L VICTORIA 6.21 5.78 (1921) 53
WHITSETT LIVE OAK 5.71 2.98 (1990) 28
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
HONDO MUNI AP MEDINA 2.33 1.73 (1985) 20
BANKERSMITH GILLESPIE 2.27 2.02 (1992) 11
BATESVILLE ZAVALA 1.64 1.55 (1966) 25
CALLIHAM MCMULLEN 1.86 1.80 (1990) 15
CAMP WOOD REAL 3.76 2.62 (1964) 48
CARRIZO SPRINGS 3W DIMMIT 3.36 2.00 (1951) 66
CASTOLON BREWSTER 0.64 0.63 (1990) 18
CHAPMAN RCH NUECES 3.80 2.90 (1990) 34
CHARLOTTE 5 NNW ATASCOSA 2.00 1.38 (1985) 32
EDNA HWY 59 BRG JACKSON 2.98 2.52 (1983) 25
EL INDIO MAVERICK 2.50 0.67 (1990) 15
FALLS CITY 7 WSW WILSON 4.59 2.94 (1990) 47
FLORESVILLE WILSON 3.04 2.40 (1919) 74
JOURDANTON ATASCOSA 2.73 2.61 (1921) 52
LAJITAS BREWSTER 0.90 0.80 (1993) 14
LANGTRY VAL VERDE 1.40 1.35 (1972) 43
PINELAND SABINE 2.93 2.59 (1983) 18
PORT MANSFIELD WILLACY 2.15 2.00 (1962) 36
POTEET ATASCOSA 2.87 2.50 (1947) 48
PRADE RCH REAL 4.25 1.93 (1964) 26
SAM RAYBURN DAM JASPER 4.14 3.75 (1972) 27
SANDERSON TERRELL 0.88 0.84 (1981) 58
TILDEN 4 SSE MCMULLEN 2.08 1.84 (1974) 40
TOMBALL HARRIS 4.75 2.89 (1964) 50
VALENTINE JEFF DAVIS 0.30 0.26 (1990) 16
WHITSETT LIVE OAK 2.40 2.00 (1985) 28
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
PANDALE 11 NE VAL VERDE 61.2 60.4 (1991) 12
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
HOUSTON SAN JACINTO HARRIS 76.7 75.6 (1982) 12
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
HORDS CREEK DAM COLEMAN 94 93 (1989) 38
STAMFORD 1 JONES 93 93 (1991) 15
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
GLEN ROSE 2 W SOMERVELL 34.8 35.3 (1993) 29
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 38.1 37.8 (1986) 13
LAJITAS BREWSTER 49.9 49.0 (1990) 12
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 40.3 39.5 (1989) 13
YSLETA EL PASO 43.6 43.3 (1989) 49
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ALBANY SHACKELFORD 72 72 (1916) 84
BAYTOWN HARRIS 70 70 (1991) 10
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 57 56 (1990) 13
CANDELARIA PRESIDIO 62 62 (1986) 30
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 58 58 (1971) 19
FT STOCKTON PECOS 64 64 (1985) 42
LAJITAS BREWSTER 69 68 (1991) 12
MORTON COCHRAN 57 54 (1985) 27
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 56 55 (1967) 25
ROCKPORT ARANSAS 74 73 (1986) 31
STERLING CITY STERLING 66 66 (1991) 24
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 57 56 (1993) 13
TURKEY HALL 65 63 (1979) 22

Climatic Averages for April

  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 77.8 102 (1925) 52.9 25 (1973) 1.90 9.80 (1890) 4.63 (1914) 2.9 0.4 5.8 94 106
Amarillo 71.5 98 (1989) 42.1 13 (1920) 0.99 5.47 (1900) 2.68 (1911) 1.0 3.5 4.9 266 20
Austin 79.4 99 (1939) 59.8 30 (1926) 2.56 19.82 (1915) 10.00 (1915) 1.7 0.0 6.9 28 166
Brownsville 84.0 102 (1984) 66.5 37 (1903) 1.56 10.35 (1991) 9.37 (1991) 3.5 0.0 3.4 0 312
College Station 78.3 98 (1893) 58.0 28 (1973) 3.38 12.50 (1957) 5.30 (1953) 0.5 0.1 6.9 39 135
Corpus Christi 81.7 102 (1984) 63.2 33 (1987) 1.72 8.04 (1956) 7.19 (1956) 1.9 0.0 4.8 9 234
Dallas‑Fort Worth 76.3 100 (1925) 54.7 29 (1989) 3.50 17.64 (1922) 8.81 (1922) 1.0 0.2 7.6 75 90
Del Rio 83.4 106 (1984) 59.2 33 (1987) 1.98 7.51 (1981) 4.57 (1969) 6.7 0.0 5.2 14 203
El Paso 78.7 98 (1989) 48.0 23 (1983) 0.20 2.24 (1931) 1.08 (1966) 2.0 0.9 1.5 110 62
Galveston 73.5 92 (1953) 65.0 38 (1938) 2.43 11.04 (1904) 9.23 (1904) 0.0 0.0 5.1 16 145
Houston 78.4 95 (1987) 58.1 31 (1987) 3.21 10.92 (1976) 8.16 (1976) 0.8 0.1 6.9 36 135
Lubbock 75.4 100 (1989) 46.7 18 (1920) 0.97 6.18 (1915) 2.18 (1982) 1.7 1.5 4.4 161 44
Midland 79.8 101 (1989) 49.4 20 (1973) 0.83 3.59 (1931) 2.00 (1931) 3.7 0.7 3.1 108 96
Port Arthur 78.3 94 (1987) 59.5 32 (1987) 3.51 15.30 (1973) 10.09 (1973) 0.3 0.0 6.1 32 149
San Angelo 81.2 107 (1925) 52.7 23 (1926) 1.67 5.10 (1977) 3.32 (1971) 5.0 0.6 4.9 70 130
San Antonio 80.3 100 (1984) 58.4 31 (1987) 2.50 11.64 (1915) 6.78 (1915) 2.1 0.0 7.3 32 161
Victoria 80.2 100 (1920) 61.0 33 (1987) 2.41 11.09 (1991) 9.87 (1991) 1.0 0.0 5.8 15 183
Waco 78.0 101 (1963) 56.2 27 (1975) 3.19 13.37 (1957) 5.09 (1957) 1.5 0.2 7.0 66 129
Wichita Falls 75.8 102 (1972) 50.3 24 (1975) 3.01 8.50 (1957) 4.09 (1967) 2.5 0.7 6.8 125 68
Shreveport, LA 77.1 96 (1887) 54.1 31 (1989) 3.75 21.84 (1991) 10.44 (1991) 0.1 0.2 8.2 69 87
Climatic averages are based on 1961-1990 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
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