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Texas Climate Report: May 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 80.3 ‑4.1 94 60.1 ‑1.0 41 70.2 ‑2.5 9 9.03 304% 4.34 30 199
Amarillo 77.5 ‑1.6 94 52.9 +1.3 36 65.2 ‑0.2 11 1.39 56% 0.56 78 91
Austin 84.0 ‑0.7 94 65.4 ‑1.1 50 74.7 ‑0.9 11 3.68 77% 1.43 15 320
Brownsville 88.0 +0.2 96 71.7 ‑0.3 59 79.8 ‑0.1 5 1.25 43% 0.84 2 471
College Station 84.5 +0.5 93 64.6 ‑0.4 49 74.5 ‑0.1 10 5.48 114% 2.19 10 314
Corpus Christi 85.5 ‑0.7 95 69.6 +0.1 59 77.6 ‑0.3 5 2.01 60% 0.99 3 401
Dallas‑Fort Worth 80.5 ‑2.4 91 62.5 ‑0.1 46 71.5 ‑1.3 12 5.80 119% 1.69 27 238
Del Rio 87.8 ‑0.4 100 67.6 +1.3 52 77.7 +0.4 9 2.61 129% 1.04 3 403
El Paso 90.1 +3.0 103 61.2 +4.7 49 75.7 +3.9 4 0.80 320% 0.27 0 338
Galveston 82.1 +2.3 89 73.7 +1.9 60 77.9 +2.1 8 3.69 103% 1.50 0 406
Houston 85.7 +1.1 94 66.3 +1.9 55 76.0 +1.5 10 5.02 96% 1.95 1 347
Lubbock 81.7 ‑1.4 97 57.2 +1.4 40 69.4 9 4.14 176% 2.78 39 186
Midland 85.1 ‑2.3 102 58.8 +0.7 42 72.0 ‑0.8 7 1.30 66% 0.55 18 240
Port Arthur 85.1 +1.0 89 66.4 +0.1 58 75.7 +0.5 11 9.94 174% 3.19 0 342
San Angelo 85.1 ‑2.3 99 61.5 +0.4 43 73.3 ‑0.9 9 3.29 110% 2.09 17 281
San Antonio 85.5 +0.2 97 66.5 +0.8 51 76.0 +0.5 10 7.01 166% 3.15 10 357
Victoria 84.2 ‑1.1 94 67.9 +0.2 56 76.0 ‑0.6 8 4.46 99% 1.64 5 354
Waco 81.8 ‑2.6 92 62.1 ‑2.1 42 71.9 ‑2.4 12 6.66 145% 1.44 27 248
Wichita Falls 79.2 ‑4.1 91 58.8 ‑0.3 39 69.0 ‑2.2 12 1.79 44% 0.65 42 175
Shreveport, LA 80.3 ‑2.9 88 61.5 ‑0.5 49 70.9 ‑1.7 15 5.85 113% 1.43 20 209
*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.

may 1994 average temperatures
may 1994 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
WHEELER WHEELER 0.14
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
RISING STAR 1 S EASTLAND 14.31
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
SILVER VALLEY COLEMAN 5.31
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 59.6
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
CASTOLON BREWSTER 83.3
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 70.8
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
CASTOLON BREWSTER 99.5
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
CASTOLON BREWSTER 112
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 45
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 48.5
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PORT ISABEL CAMERON 74.1
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
GALVESTON SCHOLES FLD GALVESTON 80
GALVESTON GALVESTON 80
PRESIDIO PRESIDIO 80
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DUMAS MOORE 27

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
WHEELER WHEELER 0.14 0.27 (1984) 15
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BAYTOWN HARRIS 9.36 7.85 (1993) 11
COLEMAN COLEMAN 11.75 11.21 (1965) 95
COMANCHE COMANCHE 11.95 9.66 (1987) 79
FORSAN HOWARD 8.58 7.70 (1950) 45
FT DAVIS JEFF DAVIS 4.63 4.42 (1936) 78
LAKE ABILENE STATE PARK TAYLOR 8.70 8.13 (1963) 33
MERIDIAN BOSQUE 12.16 7.52 (1987) 12
MIDWAY 4 NE MADISON 9.13 8.95 (1993) 17
MILLER RCH SAN SABA 9.38 8.21 (1983) 35
MULLIN MILLS 10.58 7.99 (1957) 45
OAK CREEK LAKE COKE 8.55 8.41 (1986) 33
PRIDDY 1 NE MILLS 9.68 7.78 (1987) 11
PROCTOR RSVR COMANCHE 12.37 10.83 (1965) 30
RISING STAR 1 S EASTLAND 14.31 13.94 (1957) 48
SILVER VALLEY COLEMAN 11.95 7.15 (1986) 19
WINTERS 1 NNE RUNNELS 10.13 7.21 (1987) 26
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BIG SPRING HOWARD 4.84 4.20 (1975) 45
BIG SPRING HOWARD 4.84 4.20 (1975) 45
BOYD WISE 3.87 3.85 (1987) 46
COMANCHE COMANCHE 3.48 3.40 (1952) 79
CONLEN DALLAM 5.00 4.50 (1972) 50
FORSAN HOWARD 4.89 4.50 (1961) 45
JAYTON KENT 2.50 2.40 (1980) 35
LAKE ABILENE STATE PARK TAYLOR 4.76 3.34 (1963) 33
MERIDIAN BOSQUE 4.46 4.24 (1987) 12
OLTON LAMB 3.00 2.04 (1934) 39
ROSCOE NOLAN 3.90 3.13 (1982) 59
SILVER VALLEY COLEMAN 5.31 3.37 (1986) 19
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 0.92 0.66 (1984) 15
WINTERS 1 NNE RUNNELS 4.12 2.89 (1969) 26
YSLETA EL PASO 0.98 0.70 (1981) 56
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
FERRIS ELLIS 69.4 69.4 (1992) 29
GLEN ROSE 2 W SOMERVELL 66.6 67.4 (1993) 28
PEARSALL FRIO 71.3 71.5 (1993) 39
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CENTER SHELBY 79.1 79.6 (1954) 54
LONGVIEW 11 SE RUSK 79.4 80.2 (1981) 18
ATHENS HENDERSON 79.0 79.7 (1992) 35
BOWIE MONTAGUE 76.2 76.8 (1914) 68
CANYON DAM COMAL 77.6 79.0 (1976) 31
CARTHAGE PANOLA 78.7 79.3 (1981) 42
COLORADO CITY MITCHELL 80.5 81.6 (1914) 47
DENISON DAM GRAYSON 76.3 76.3 (1954) 53
EVANT 1 SSW CORYELL 79.4 79.5 (1992) 23
FERRIS ELLIS 78.5 78.9 (1992) 31
GILMER 4 WNW UPSHUR 78.0 78.5 (1981) 46
GONZALES 1N GONZALES 79.8 80.3 (1993) 30
GRANGER DAM WILLIAMSON 81.0 81.0 (1986) 14
JACKSBORO JACK 77.4 78.2 (1992) 51
LAKE KEMP BAYLOR 78.7 79.6 (1976) 19
MEDINA 1NE BANDERA 81.0 81.7 (1977) 21
MEXIA LIMESTONE 74.2 77.3 (1907) 79
MT VERNON FRANKLIN 77.3 77.8 (1981) 25
WRIGHT PATMAN DAM CASS 78.0 79.4 (1993) 21
WATER VALLEY TOM GREEN 82.1 82.7 (1982) 26
WINTERS 1 NNE RUNNELS 80.7 80.9 (1992) 26
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 93.7 92.9 (1989) 18
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
EL PASO 32 ENE HUDSPETH 98 95 (1993) 11
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 104 104 (1989) 18
HOUSTON SAN JACINTO HARRIS 94 94 (1990) 16
SANDERSON TERRELL 105 105 (1984) 43
Lowest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
KINGSVILLE NAAS KLEBERG 61 61 (1953) 52
BEEVILLE 5 NE BEE 59 59 (1907) 88
COLUMBUS COLORADO 57 62 (1983) 32
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 60 65 (1966) 34
HONDO MUNI AP MEDINA 58 70 (1976) 20
ALICE JIM WELLS 60 63 (1990) 65
BAYTOWN HARRIS 67 69 (1990) 11
BLANCO BLANCO 57 57 (1917) 90
BONHAM 3NNE FANNIN 50 52 (1935) 80
BRACKETTVILLE KINNEY 58 61 (1918) 62
CANYON DAM COMAL 58 60 (1979) 31
CARRIZO SPRINGS 3W DIMMIT 61 62 (1958) 63
CHARLOTTE 5 NNW ATASCOSA 60 68 (1966) 30
CHOKE CANYON DAM LIVE OAK 66 70 (1990) 10
CRYSTAL CITY ZAVALA 61 63 (1953) 42
DAINGERFIELD 9 S MORRIS 61 66 (1966) 33
DEKALB BOWIE 62 62 (1981) 13
DENISON DAM GRAYSON 50 53 (1979) 53
DILLEY FRIO 56 60 (1953) 73
DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E HAYS 62 68 (1992) 10
EAGLE PASS MAVERICK 55 60 (1958) 91
ELGIN BASTROP 59 65 (1970) 31
FAIRFIELD 3 W FREESTONE 63 63 (1978) 21
FALCON DAM STARR 59 65 (1973) 30
FERRIS ELLIS 56 58 (1978) 31
FLATONIA FAYETTE 58 60 (1953) 74
FLORESVILLE WILSON 63 66 (1979) 29
FOWLERTON LA SALLE 57 66 (1966) 32
FRANKLIN ROBERTSON 60 66 (1991) 28
FREER DUVAL 63 64 (1990) 28
GONZALES 1N GONZALES 57 63 (1979) 30
GRANGER DAM WILLIAMSON 62 66 (1986) 14
HARLINGEN CAMERON 64 64 (1960) 72
JEFFERSON MARION 61 62 (1984) 13
JOHNSON CITY BLANCO 59 59 (1966) 23
KARNES CITY 2 N KARNES 61 68 (1992) 18
KERRVILLE 3 NNE KERR 56 59 (1979) 20
LAREDO 2 WEBB 59 64 (1966) 30
LAVON DAM COLLIN 55 55 (1978) 40
LEXINGTON LEE 60 61 (1979) 31
LYTLE 3 W MEDINA 61 72 (1980) 18
MATHIS 4 SSW JIM WELLS 64 64 (1970) 28
MC COOK HIDALGO 62 62 (1970) 48
MEDINA 1NE BANDERA 56 63 (1979) 21
MISSION 4 W HIDALGO 60 62 (1960) 69
NIXON GONZALES 58 63 (1953) 40
GEORGETOWN LAKE WILLIAMSON 64 66 (1986) 13
PARIS LAMAR 49 53 (1954) 89
PEARSALL FRIO 58 69 (1966) 39
PILOT POINT ISL DU BOI DENTON 46 55 (1979) 31
PRADE RCH REAL 56 59 (1979) 29
RED ROCK BASTROP 59 60 (1966) 28
ROCKPORT ARANSAS 66 66 (1970) 35
SHERMAN GRAYSON 52 52 (1935) 91
SMITHVILLE BASTROP 59 62 (1979) 65
SOMERVILLE DAM BURLESON 60 61 (1979) 29
TOWN BLUFF DAM TYLER 63 63 (1978) 41
TILDEN 4 SSE MCMULLEN 60 66 (1966) 37
WASHINGTON SP WASHINGTON 57 62 (1954) 44
WESLACO HIDALGO 63 64 (1990) 68
WINTERS 1 NNE RUNNELS 57 57 (1978) 26
ZAPATA 1 S ZAPATA 59 68 (1990) 28
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 54.3 53.2 (1989) 13
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 55.6 55.3 (1992) 13
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CASTOLON BREWSTER 79 79 (1985) 16
EL PASO 32 ENE HUDSPETH 69 67 (1989) 11
PANDALE 11 NE VAL VERDE 75 75 (1989) 13
VALENTINE JEFF DAVIS 71 66 (1991) 14
Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
FT WORTH MEACHAM FLD TARRANT 45 45 (1945) 16
BARDWELL DAM ELLIS 43 43 (1992) 27
DUMAS MOORE 27 29 (1954) 46
EL PASO 32 ENE HUDSPETH 37 37 (1993) 11
EVANT 1 SSW CORYELL 41 41 (1984) 24
GLEN ROSE 2 W SOMERVELL 30 30 (1992) 29
GRANGER DAM WILLIAMSON 46 46 (1992) 14
JAYTON KENT 37 37 (1967) 23
MUNDAY KNOX 37 38 (1984) 56
PEARSALL FRIO 44 44 (1970) 39
PILOT POINT ISL DU BOI DENTON 39 41 (1991) 32
PROCTOR RSVR COMANCHE 41 41 (1979) 30
PUTNAM CALLAHAN 36 38 (1979) 31
STAMFORD 1 JONES 38 42 (1992) 17
THROCKMORTON THROCKMORTON 35 35 (1979) 63
TURKEY HALL 35 36 (1970) 23
TYLER SMITH 45 45 (1992) 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 91.4 110 (1907) 68.9 44 (1919) 2.86 9.60 (1961) 4.35 (1941) 19.0 0.0 6.0 0 456
Amarillo 87.6 108 (1990) 60.7 38 (1917) 3.70 10.73 (1965) 6.15 (1960) 12.8 0.0 8.9 6 279
Austin 91.1 106 (1936) 71.5 51 (1926) 3.72 14.96 (1981) 8.65 (1941) 20.8 0.0 6.8 0 489
Brownsville 91.0 103 (1918) 74.9 56 (1919) 2.73 13.80 (1887) 8.18 (1942) 22.9 0.0 6.3 0 540
College Station 90.3 108 (1901) 71.0 53 (1970) 3.68 15.03 (1905) 6.70 (1905) 19.7 0.0 6.5 0 471
Corpus Christi 90.4 101 (1980) 73.4 56 (1919) 3.38 13.35 (1973) 8.26 (1924) 19.4 0.0 6.6 0 507
Dallas‑Fort Worth 91.9 113 (1980) 70.0 48 (1903) 2.98 11.58 (1928) 4.14 (1928) 19.5 0.0 6.4 0 480
Del Rio 93.6 112 (1988) 71.7 49 (1919) 2.11 13.71 (1935) 8.88 (1935) 24.7 0.0 5.2 0 531
El Paso 96.5 111 (1978) 64.3 46 (1988) 0.67 3.18 (1984) 1.82 (1897) 26.0 0.0 3.1 0 462
Galveston 85.0 99 (1918) 77.2 57 (1903) 4.44 15.49 (1919) 12.56 (1961) 1.1 0.0 7.2 0 483
Houston 90.1 103 (1980) 70.6 52 (1970) 4.96 16.28 (1989) 10.35 (1989) 18.4 0.0 8.5 0 462
Lubbock 90.0 110 (1990) 64.3 39 (1917) 2.75 7.95 (1967) 5.70 (1967) 16.9 0.0 6.7 0 366
Midland 93.4 109 (1990) 65.7 47 (1983) 1.55 5.10 (1940) 3.95 (1940) 20.9 0.0 5.2 0 438
Port Arthur 89.4 106 (1902) 72.0 53 (1903) 5.59 18.90 (1989) 10.20 (1961) 17.1 0.0 7.9 0 471
San Angelo 92.7 110 (1969) 66.4 40 (1912) 2.33 6.01 (1982) 2.86 (1961) 21.0 0.0 5.4 0 435
San Antonio 91.8 106 (1936) 72.6 48 (1919) 3.81 11.95 (1986) 6.30 (1986) 20.7 0.0 6.4 0 516
Victoria 90.7 107 (1934) 72.7 54 (1919) 4.89 12.68 (1973) 9.30 (1977) 20.1 0.0 7.5 0 501
Waco 92.0 109 (1980) 70.9 52 (1964) 3.28 12.06 (1961) 6.40 (1938) 22.1 0.0 6.7 0 495
Wichita Falls 91.5 117 (1980) 68.0 50 (1928) 3.52 8.60 (1989) 5.36 (1985) 20.8 0.0 6.6 0 444
Shreveport, LA 89.7 104 (1936) 69.0 52 (1977) 4.29 17.11 (1989) 8.00 (1902) 17.2 0.0 7.9 0 432
Climatic averages are based on 1961-1990 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
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