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Texas Climate Report: October 1994

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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 76.6 ‑1.3 93 55.2 +0.4 40 65.9 ‑0.5 9 3.07 122% 1.20 103 140
Amarillo 71.8 ‑0.7 86 44.5 32 58.1 ‑0.4 3 0.46 34% 0.24 228 24
Austin 80.5 ‑1.6 94 62.2 +2.2 51 71.3 +0.2 10 7.85 229% 4.07 20 224
Brownsville 84.8 ‑0.5 92 67.8 +1.7 51 76.3 +0.6 9 3.91 140% 3.08 1 360
College Station 80.1 ‑0.1 94 60.2 +1.6 45 70.2 +0.8 10 18.77 493% 13.39 36 203
Corpus Christi 83.9 93 66.6 +2.7 50 75.2 +1.3 6 7.31 242% 5.71 5 327
Dallas‑Fort Worth 76.8 ‑1.7 93 57.7 +1.9 41 67.3 +0.1 9 8.19 233% 2.71 71 149
Del Rio 82.4 +0.7 95 62.8 +3.1 47 72.6 +1.9 10 1.70 76% 0.61 20 263
El Paso 80.2 +1.8 96 52.9 +3.3 41 66.6 +2.6 3 0.35 46% 0.19 41 100
Galveston 79.5 +2.0 91 70.3 +2.3 58 74.9 +2.1 7 1.86 65% 0.76 4 319
Houston 81.8 +0.2 95 62.0 +4.4 48 71.9 +2.3 8 10.62 249% 4.87 21 243
Lubbock 76.5 +1.8 93 49.2 +1.1 37 62.8 +1.4 6 0.64 34% 0.24 127 69
Midland 79.1 +1.8 93 52.8 +2.2 38 66.0 +2.0 2 0.38 22% 0.37 80 118
Port Arthur 80.6 +0.4 93 62.3 +3.1 45 71.5 +1.8 9 11.97 279% 5.41 20 230
San Angelo 78.2 ‑0.6 94 55.1 +1.5 38 66.6 +0.4 10 4.27 178% 2.28 85 144
San Antonio 83.5 +1.8 96 61.8 +3.0 45 72.6 +2.4 8 9.75 308% 4.82 19 261
Victoria 83.6 +1.2 94 63.7 +2.8 47 73.6 +1.9 7 10.47 303% 8.15 14 287
Waco 79.1 ‑1.2 96 57.4 +0.6 42 68.2 ‑0.3 11 5.25 156% 1.56 59 167
Wichita Falls 76.7 ‑0.2 96 55.0 +2.8 38 65.8 +1.2 12 3.74 136% 1.42 98 131
Shreveport, LA 77.0 ‑1.7 93 56.9 +2.6 39 67.0 +0.5 12 9.14 245% 3.27 74 145
Bold-italics indicate a value broke or tied the record from a previous year.
*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.

oct 1994 average temperatures
oct 1994 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
HART CASTRO 0.02
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
LIBERTY LIBERTY 29.59
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
LIBERTY LIBERTY 18.50
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DALHART 6 SW HARTLEY 54.4
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND CAMERON 78.0
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 66.6
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
CASTOLON BREWSTER 90.5
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
BOQUILLAS RS BREWSTER 104
CASTOLON BREWSTER 104
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 44
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DALHART 6 SW HARTLEY 38.3
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND CAMERON 73.9
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND CAMERON 82
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
LIPSCOMB LIPSCOMB 26

New Monthly Records

Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
COLLEGE STN BRAZOS 18.77 12.91 (1984) 95
LIBERTY LIBERTY 29.59 19.24 (1949) 89
SAN ANTONIO INTL AP BEXAR 9.75 9.56 (1942) 110
YOAKUM LAVACA 18.33 10.93 (1960) 66
LUFKIN ANGELINA CO&nbnbsp;AP ANGELINA 15.54 11.53 (1949) 82
ALICE JIM WELLS 10.91 10.30 (1960) 76
BAYTOWN HARRIS 27.72 12.92 (1985) 12
BEAUMONT RSCH CTR JEFFERSON 22.17 10.52 (1984) 33
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 3.23 2.91 (1985) 17
BRENHAM WASHINGTON 17.51 14.70 (1925) 93
CALLIHAM MCMULLEN 5.96 4.56 (1985) 16
CEDAR CREEK 5 S BASTROP 11.75 8.24 (1984) 17
CHOKE CANYON DAM LIVE OAK 4.71 4.56 (1985) 11
CLEVELAND LIBERTY 25.12 13.93 (1960) 41
COLDSPRING 5 SSW SAN JACINTO 15.86 11.91 (1984) 41
CONROE MONTGOMERY 26.26 16.05 (1984) 72
DACUS MONTGOMERY 21.27 9.45 (1984) 39
HOUSTON DEER PARK HARRIS 21.90 18.53 (1949) 45
EDNA HWY 59 BRG JACKSON 20.97 10.56 (1984) 25
EDOM VAN ZANDT 13.67 12.79 (1970) 54
FEDOR LEE 18.06 13.52 (1984) 28
FLORENCE 3 SE WILLIAMSON 9.25 7.88 (1981) 29
GIDDINGS 5 E LEE 15.87 10.60 (1960) 53
GOLIAD GOLIAD 14.83 14.83 (1960) 81
GRANGER DAM WILLIAMSON 9.12 9.06 (1984) 15
GROVETON TRINITY 20.07 12.97 (1984) 54
HALLETTSVILLE 2 N LAVACA 13.08 10.86 (1914) 94
HARLETON HARRISON 15.35 11.59 (1957) 42
HOUSTON NORTH HOUSTON HARRIS 13.79 12.49 (1984) 46
HOUSTON SAN JACINTO HARRIS 23.30 14.38 (1981) 36
JEFFERSON MARION 13.41 12.17 (1984) 82
KIRBYVILLE JASPER 16.92 13.57 (1970) 51
LA GRANGE FAYETTE 14.57 12.61 (1925) 81
LINDEN CASS 9.80 9.57 (1984) 46
LONG LAKE ANDERSON 12.50 10.69 (1984) 23
LONGVIEW GREGG 14.08 12.97 (1919) 90
LUFKIN 11 NW ANGELINA 18.90 18.16 (1984) 12
MONTGOMERY MONTGOMERY 23.41 11.68 (1984) 40
MULLIN MILLS 10.76 8.38 (1959) 45
OAKWOOD FREESTONE 12.50 10.69 (1984) 23
PINELAND SABINE 18.38 13.11 (1984) 17
PORT ARTHUR CITY JEFFERSON 12.59 12.17 (1984) 18
PRIDDY 1 NE MILLS 8.64 8.07 (1991) 11
RICHARDS GRIMES 17.82 13.57 (1984) 41
SAM RAYBURN DAM JASPER 13.93 11.44 (1985) 27
SAN AUGUSTINE SAN AUGUSTINE 12.04 11.91 (1982) 28
SCHULENBURG FAYETTE 13.28 11.75 (1957) 47
SEALY AUSTIN 14.99 12.61 (1970) 77
SMITHVILLE BASTROP 14.31 13.15 (1925) 75
SOMERVILLE DAM BURLESON 18.94 10.96 (1984) 30
SPEAKS 2 LAVACA 19.65 13.04 (1984) 27
TOLEDO BEND DAM NEWTON 14.07 10.33 (1985) 20
TOMBALL HARRIS 17.86 15.60 (1949) 46
WASHINGTON SP WASHINGTON 22.05 10.65 (1960) 44
WIMBERLEY 1 NW HAYS 8.88 8.43 (1986) 10
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CENTER SHELBY 8.10 7.42 (1941) 54
COLLEGE STN BRAZOS 13.39 5.13 (1957) 95
LIBERTY LIBERTY 18.50 7.71 (1949) 89
LONGVIEW 11 SE RUSK 3.55 2.73 (1991) 20
VICTORIA RGNL AP VICTORIA 8.15 8.05 (1960) 48
YOAKUM LAVACA 8.82 5.35 (1973) 66
LUFKIN ANGELINA CO AP ANGELINA 7.47 7.33 (1941) 82
BAYTOWN HARRIS 15.74 6.08 (1985) 12
BRENHAM WASHINGTON 10.38 10.02 (1902) 93
BROADDUS 1 NE SAN AUGUSTINE 5.48 4.00 (1949) 49
CALDWELL BURLESON 9.03 4.78 (1985) 32
CALLIHAM MCMULLEN 2.60 2.50 (1984) 16
CANYON DAM COMAL 4.00 3.97 (1964) 33
CARTHAGE PANOLA 6.82 3.85 (1975) 41
CEDAR CREEK 5 S BASTROP 5.30 3.50 (1993) 17
CHOKE CANYON DAM LIVE OAK 2.95 1.70 (1985) 11
CLEVELAND LIBERTY 13.17 6.18 (1960) 41
COLDSPRING 5 SSW SAN JACINTO 9.13 4.92 (1960) 41
CONROE MONTGOMERY 14.35 5.44 (1949) 72
DACUS MONTGOMERY 13.60 4.75 (1957) 39
HOUSTON DEER PARK HARRIS 12.00 8.65 (1957) 45
DIME BOX LEE 7.80 4.52 (1957) 50
DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E HAYS 5.36 3.08 (1993) 10
EDNA HWY 59 BRG JACKSON 17.58 4.05 (1969) 25
EDOM VAN ZANDT 6.53 6.49 (1970) 54
EVADALE JASPER 7.80 5.60 (1949) 40
FEDOR LEE 13.00 5.74 (1981) 28
FLORENCE 3 SE WILLIAMSON 4.79 4.32 (1974) 29
FRISCO COLLIN 4.25 3.72 (1983) 28
GIDDINGS 5 E LEE 6.16 5.58 (1981) 53
GRANGER DAM WILLIAMSON 6.05 3.40 (1984) 15
GROVETON TRINITY 12.10 4.72 (1957) 54
HARLETON HARRISON 10.20 6.43 (1957) 42
HOUSTON HEIGHTS HARRIS 5.65 5.08 (1989) 41
HOUSTON NORTH HOUSTON HARRIS 7.88 7.00 (1980) 46
HOUSTON SAN JACINTO HARRIS 14.00 6.62 (1962) 36
HUNTSVILLE WALKER 10.21 4.90 (1925) 90
JASPER JASPER 5.24 3.62 (1949) 47
JEFFERSON MARION 8.55 4.97 (1957) 82
KIRBYVILLE JASPER 8.70 6.21 (1971) 51
LA GRANGE FAYETTE 9.11 7.70 (1981) 81
LINDEN CASS 5.50 4.84 (1957) 46
LIVINGSTON 2 NNE POLK 10.47 6.35 (1941) 58
LONG LAKE ANDERSON 5.00 4.25 (1981) 23
LONGVIEW GREGG 8.68 5.96 (1957) 90
LUFKIN 11 NW ANGELINA 10.65 4.17 (1993) 12
MAUD BOWIE 5.21 4.17 (1993) 52
MONTGOMERY MONTGOMERY 17.50 5.85 (1960) 40
OAKWOOD FREESTONE 5.00 4.25 (1981) 23
PINELAND SABINE 6.22 4.86 (1984) 17
PORT ARTHUR CITY JEFFERSON 4.75 4.07 (1985) 18
PRIDDY 1 NE MILLS 4.70 3.30 (1991) 11
RICHARDS GRIMES 11.98 5.70 (1973) 41
RISING STAR 1 S EASTLAND 4.00 3.85 (1993) 47
ROCKDALE MILAM 5.03 4.47 (1984) 31
SAN AUGUSTINE SAN AUGUSTINE 5.74 3.44 (1982) 28
SCHULENBURG FAYETTE 6.52 5.03 (1957) 47
SMITHVILLE BASTROP 6.45 5.00 (1981) 75
SOMERVILLE DAM BURLESON 15.25 3.06 (1974) 30
SPEAKS 2 LAVACA 12.88 5.25 (1969) 27
TAYLOR WILLIAMSON 4.75 4.60 (1960) 65
WASHINGTON SP WASHINGTON 15.46 4.97 (1960) 44
WHARTON WHARTON 11.58 6.53 (1970) 56
WIMBERLEY 1 NW HAYS 4.55 2.95 (1990) 10
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
HOUSTON SAN JACINTO HARRIS 72.6 72.5 (1991) 11
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
EL PASO INTL AP EL PASO 96 96 (1979) 108
CASTOLON BREWSTER 104 103 (1983) 15
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 97 94 (1993) 12
EL PASO 32 ENE HUDSPETH 89 89 (1989) 11
FALCON DAM STARR 101 101 (1986) 31
FT DAVIS JEFF DAVIS 90 90 (1993) 19
HOUSTON SAN JACINTO HARRIS 96 95 (1991) 12
MATAGORDA 2 MATAGORDA 97 95 (1956) 51
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 89 88 (1973) 53
NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHES 94 94 (1990) 21
PANTHER JUNCTION BREWSTER 99 99 (1977) 33
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 97 97 (1983) 12
SIERRA BLANCA 2 E HUDSPETH 94 93 (1993) 29
STAMFORD 1 JONES 98 96 (1991) 17
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 96 95 (1982) 14
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
AMISTAD DAM VAL VERDE 62.4 61.8 (1985) 30
LAKE KEMP BAYLOR 54.1 53.9 (1974) 20
MATHIS 4 SSW JIM WELLS 65.7 65.5 (1984) 29
SAN SABA SAN SABA 58.2 57.9 (1907) 46
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BIG SPRING HOWARD 70 70 (1982) 41
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 62 62 (1982) 17
CASTOLON BREWSTER 73 73 (1983) 15
CHOKE CANYON DAM LIVE OAK 77 76 (1991) 11
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 61 60 (1985) 14
EL PASO 32 ENE HUDSPETH 61 60 (1993) 11
ENCINAL WEBB 78 77 (1984) 75
GOLIAD GOLIAD 78 78 (1977) 53
MATHIS 4 SSW JIM WELLS 78 78 (1986) 29
SUGAR LAND FORT BEND 77 77 (1986) 74

Climatic Averages for November

  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 66.3 92 (1980) 43.4 13 (1887) 1.48 5.82 (1913) 2.43 (1975) 0.1 4.6 4.6 317 14
Amarillo 59.7 87 (1980) 32.3 0 (1976) 0.69 5.09 (1905) 3.01 (1905) 0.0 14.5 3.6 570 0
Austin 71.8 91 (1951) 49.9 20 (1976) 2.37 7.99 (1907) 5.09 (1974) 0.0 0.8 7.2 175 52
Brownsville 78.3 98 (1906) 59.0 27 (1911) 1.51 7.69 (1986) 4.08 (1986) 0.5 0.0 5.3 50 161
College Station 70.1 94 (1921) 49.4 19 (1976) 3.15 13.06 (1907) 5.56 (1907) 0.0 1.3 7.3 204 48
Corpus Christi 75.8 98 (1988) 55.6 28 (1993) 1.59 8.64 (1888) 4.61 (1892) 0.4 0.2 5.5 95 116
Dallas‑Fort Worth 66.8 89 (1989) 45.4 19 (1950) 2.29 7.94 (1918) 4.72 (1918) 0.0 2.3 6.0 275 11
Del Rio 71.7 96 (1988) 49.0 17 (1906) 0.92 4.54 (1913) 2.87 (1914) 0.3 1.0 4.4 171 33
El Paso 66.4 87 (1983) 38.4 1 (1976) 0.44 2.50 (1906) 1.19 (1943) 0.0 7.8 3.1 378 0
Galveston 69.3 85 (1988) 59.0 26 (1911) 3.37 16.18 (1940) 9.01 (1940) 0.0 0.1 7.2 123 99
Houston 72.4 89 (1989) 49.6 19 (1976) 3.79 14.10 (1943) 10.83 (1943) 0.0 1.2 8.1 181 61
Lubbock 63.2 89 (1916) 36.5 ‑1 (1957) 0.75 2.67 (1968) 1.57 (1968) 0.0 9.9 3.7 456 0
Midland 66.2 89 (1988) 38.9 10 (1938) 0.69 2.32 (1968) 2.16 (1975) 0.0 6.3 3.3 377 5
Port Arthur 71.3 90 (1905) 51.2 22 (1976) 4.85 22.74 (1902) 7.70 (1946) 0.0 0.8 7.8 177 63
San Angelo 68.2 93 (1980) 42.6 12 (1911) 1.08 3.55 (1968) 2.16 (1975) 0.2 5.1 4.1 299 11
San Antonio 71.9 94 (1988) 48.8 21 (1976) 2.62 6.79 (1907) 4.87 (1977) 0.1 1.8 6.6 180 42
Victoria 73.4 93 (1988) 52.4 24 (1976) 2.45 8.68 (1982) 6.63 (1982) 0.2 0.6 6.5 147 84
Waco 68.8 92 (1988) 46.6 17 (1976) 2.43 10.36 (1902) 4.26 (1952) 0.1 1.9 6.6 243 24
Wichita Falls 64.2 89 (1988) 40.6 14 (1950) 1.54 7.39 (1902) 3.15 (1902) 0.0 6.3 4.9 383 0
Shreveport, LA 68.0 88 (1984) 45.3 16 (1976) 4.45 10.81 (1987) 6.51 (1987) 0.0 2.7 8.1 264 15
Climatic averages are based on 1961-1990 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
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