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Texas Climate Report: September 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 84.0 ‑2.7 95 61.8 ‑3.5 44 72.9 ‑3.1 7 3.80 118% 3.60 14 259
Amarillo 83.3 +1.5 95 54.8 ‑1.6 39 69.0 ‑0.1 5 2.00 101% 1.35 31 159
Austin 88.2 ‑2.3 96 66.8 ‑3.0 53 77.5 ‑2.7 7 5.69 172% 3.44 0 385
Brownsville 89.6 ‑0.8 94 69.7 ‑3.5 62 79.6 ‑2.2 8 4.09 68% 1.93 0 446
College Station 88.9 +0.5 96 65.0 ‑3.7 47 77.0 ‑1.6 5 3.74 77% 1.37 1 368
Corpus Christi 89.4 ‑0.3 95 69.2 ‑3.1 57 79.3 ‑1.7 8 6.73 122% 2.94 0 434
Dallas‑Fort Worth 87.1 ‑0.7 97 65.4 ‑1.5 49 76.2 ‑1.2 3 1.39 41% 1.02 6 350
Del Rio 91.4 +1.0 100 66.9 ‑2.2 54 79.2 ‑0.6 6 1.24 44% 0.75 0 430
El Paso 92.0 +4.9 99 64.6 +3.0 55 78.3 +3.9 1 0.03 2% 0.03 0 404
Galveston 86.2 +1.7 92 75.6 +0.2 64 80.9 +0.9 10 4.44 75% 1.22 0 484
Houston 89.7 +1.3 97 66.9 ‑1.0 50 78.3 +0.1 5 1.12 23% 0.57 0 406
Lubbock 87.6 +4.7 98 59.0 ‑0.4 43 73.3 +2.2 4 1.10 42% 0.60 11 265
Midland 87.3 +1.9 97 59.9 ‑1.2 45 73.6 +0.3 4 0.45 17% 0.19 3 271
Port Arthur 87.9 +0.6 93 66.8 ‑2.9 51 77.4 ‑1.2 9 5.37 85% 2.79 0 379
San Angelo 87.3 +0.5 99 61.6 ‑2.4 44 74.4 ‑1.0 4 3.04 89% 1.99 4 294
San Antonio 90.8 +1.5 100 66.0 ‑3.2 52 78.4 ‑0.9 9 5.52 162% 2.17 0 410
Victoria 89.6 +0.7 95 67.5 ‑2.8 51 78.5 ‑1.1 7 2.89 52% 1.21 0 412
Waco 90.3 +0.7 98 62.8 ‑4.8 45 76.6 ‑2.0 5 0.36 10% 0.13 6 362
Wichita Falls 87.4 +0.6 98 62.1 ‑1.8 43 74.8 ‑0.6 4 1.51 40% 1.36 18 320
Shreveport, LA 89.0 +1.7 98 63.6 ‑2.4 45 76.3 ‑0.4 4 0.08 3% 0.03 5 355
*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 1994 average temperatures
sep 1994 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
FLORENCE 3 SE WILLIAMSON 0.00
STRATFORD SHERMAN 0.00
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
WEATHERFORD PARKER 8.64
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
STERLING CITY 8 NE STERLING 5.12
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 63.9
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MISSION 4 W HIDALGO 82.4
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 75.4
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
CASTOLON BREWSTER 97.4
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
BOQUILLAS RS BREWSTER 108
CASTOLON BREWSTER 108
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
DUBLIN 2SE ERATH 58
FT STOCKTON PECOS 58
PINE SPRINGS CULBERSON 58
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DALHART 6 SW HARTLEY 50.8
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
GALVESTON SCHOLES FLD GALVESTON 75.6
GALVESTON GALVESTON 75.6
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
GALVESTON SCHOLES FLD GALVESTON 84
GALVESTON GALVESTON 84
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BRAVO HARTLEY 33
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 33

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CASTOLON BREWSTER 0.14 0.17 (1988) 18
FLORENCE 3 SE WILLIAMSON 0.00 0.50 (1989) 29
LUFKIN 11 NW ANGELINA 1.41 1.91 (1993) 12
ROCKDALE MILAM 0.26 0.53 (1989) 32
STRATFORD SHERMAN 0.00 0.00 (1957) 70
TEXARKANA BOWIE 0.41 0.67 (1981) 26
THORNDALE MILAM 0.25 0.32 (1989) 27
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 0.00 0.08 (1947) 16
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
STERLING CITY 8 NE STERLING 6.63 5.90 (1991) 19
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BENJAMIN 15 W KING 4.00 2.93 (1980) 13
GRANGER DAM WILLIAMSON 2.02 1.91 (1986) 15
NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHES 3.50 3.28 (1981) 23
STERLING CITY 8 NE STERLING 5.12 3.25 (1988) 19
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LYTLE 3 W MEDINA 75.3 77.5 (1979) 18
SAM RAYBURN DAM JASPER 72.9 73.2 (1974) 27
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LYTLE 3 W MEDINA 87.2 87.4 (1978) 18
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
HOUSTON SAN JACINTO HARRIS 92.2 92.0 (1993) 14
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CORPUS CHRISTI NAS NUECES 71.2 72.9 (1974) 49
CHAPMAN RCH NUECES 68.3 68.3 (1989) 33
CHOKE CANYON DAM LIVE OAK 66.7 67.5 (1989) 11
LYTLE 3 W MEDINA 63.3 63.6 (1979) 18
NEW BRAUNFELS COMAL 62.7 62.7 (1918) 97
NEW GULF WHARTON 65.3 65.5 (1974) 46
PEARSALL FRIO 56.8 59.1 (1993) 36
TOLEDO BEND DAM NEWTON 61.9 61.9 (1981) 20
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
GALVESTON SCHOLES FLD GALVESTON 84 84 (1989) 121
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 70 69 (1991) 14
Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
FRANKLIN ROBERTSON 43 44 (1984) 27
HOUSTON SAN JACINTO HARRIS 47 48 (1983) 14
MARLIN 3 NE FALLS 41 41 (1989) 55
PEARSALL FRIO 42 42 (1993) 36
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 47 47 (1992) 12
SMITHVILLE BASTROP 43 43 (1947) 71

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 (1993) 2.51 10.88 (1941) 6.08 (1981) 2.4 0.2 5.5 75 118
Amarillo 72.5 95 (1954) 44.5 12 (1993) 1.37 7.64 (1941) 2.66 (1946) 1.1 1.8 4.7 226 25
Austin 82.1 100 (1938) 60.0 30 (1993) 3.43 12.63 (1925) 7.39 (1923) 3.7 0.0 6.7 17 206
Brownsville 85.3 99 (1900) 66.1 35 (1993) 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 (1993) 3.81 12.91 (1984) 5.13 (1957) 2.5 0.0 6.5 31 167
Corpus Christi 83.9 98 (1950) 63.9 28 (1993) 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 28 (1993) 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 39 (1993) 2.84 17.78 (1871) 14.01 (1901) 0.0 0.0 5.8 7 248
Houston 81.6 99 (1900) 57.6 29 (1993) 4.27 17.64 (1949) 9.31 (1984) 2.7 0.0 6.7 31 174
Lubbock 74.7 98 (1979) 48.1 18 (1993) 1.86 10.80 (1983) 5.82 (1983) 1.0 0.9 4.9 154 42
Midland 77.3 100 (1979) 50.6 24 (1993) 1.74 7.45 (1986) 3.59 (1985) 2.2 0.1 4.4 106 75
Port Arthur 80.2 99 (1905) 59.2 30 (1993) 4.29 15.09 (1970) 9.26 (1902) 1.7 0.0 5.9 26 172
San Angelo 78.8 100 (1951) 53.6 26 (1993) 2.40 8.68 (1981) 5.11 (1959) 2.6 0.1 5.0 71 108
San Antonio 81.7 99 (1991) 58.8 27 (1993) 3.17 9.56 (1942) 7.08 (1913) 4.1 0.0 6.8 30 191
Victoria 82.4 109 (1926) 60.9 31 (1993) 3.46 17.25 (1960) 8.05 (1960) 4.1 0.0 6.4 15 223
Waco 80.3 101 (1989) 56.8 25 (1993) 3.36 10.51 (1984) 5.72 (1974) 4.2 0.0 6.0 38 146
Wichita Falls 76.9 102 (1979) 52.2 21 (1993) 2.74 11.77 (1941) 5.61 (1959) 3.6 0.2 6.0 104 91
Shreveport, LA 78.7 99 (1938) 54.3 28 (1993) 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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