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Texas Climate Report: December 1995

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 58.0 +1.0 82 34.9 +1.0 16 46.5 +1.0 3 0.23 22% 0.22 574 7
Amarillo 51.6 +1.5 76 25.3 +1.6 6 38.5 +1.6 3 0.59 137% 0.48 813 0
Austin 63.9 +1.9 86 46.0 +4.8 26 54.9 +3.3 5 0.51 27% 0.22 347 42
Brownsville 70.4 ‑1.3 85 56.1 +3.7 41 63.3 +1.2 8 0.98 78% 0.39 175 128
College Station 64.4 +2.9 86 46.4 +5.2 23 55.4 +4.0 8 4.64 164% 2.92 341 52
Corpus Christi 67.6 ‑0.7 83 53.5 +5.1 33 60.6 +2.3 6 0.61 48% 0.53 213 83
Dallas‑Fort Worth 56.5 ‑1.0 81 38.4 +2.1 16 47.4 +0.5 5 2.07 112% 1.11 549 12
Del Rio 65.7 +2.2 88 43.2 +2.6 33 54.4 +2.3 6 0.49 80% 0.23 325 5
El Paso 60.4 +2.9 75 34.8 +4.1 23 47.6 +3.5 4 0.23 40% 0.10 533 0
Galveston 65.9 +4.0 77 51.9 +1.0 31 58.9 +2.5 10 9.43 269% 6.30 240 60
Houston 66.5 +1.8 85 47.7 +5.5 27 57.1 +3.6 9 4.99 145% 4.14 303 65
Lubbock 56.0 +1.9 81 29.0 +1.8 12 42.5 +1.9 2 0.47 89% 0.45 689 0
Midland 60.3 +1.9 82 32.4 +1.6 17 46.3 +1.7 4 0.24 43% 0.15 573 0
Port Arthur 63.5 ‑0.7 81 46.9 +2.6 28 55.2 +0.9 9 11.15 232% 9.15 348 49
San Angelo 61.4 +2.4 85 35.2 +2.2 18 48.3 +2.3 4 0.20 25% 0.11 515 3
San Antonio 65.5 +2.0 84 45.7 +4.9 25 55.6 +3.4 8 0.64 42% 0.21 324 40
Victoria 66.7 +0.7 84 48.2 +3.0 25 57.4 +1.8 7 3.92 192% 1.65 281 56
Waco 60.5 +1.2 81 40.5 +3.2 19 50.5 +2.2 5 1.01 54% 0.56 464 22
Wichita Falls 55.5 +0.6 83 31.9 +1.1 14 43.7 +0.9 5 0.76 59% 0.59 656 3
Shreveport, LA 58.1 ‑0.4 82 40.0 +2.7 21 49.0 +1.0 7 5.11 125% 2.73 507 19
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.

dec 1995 average temperatures
dec 1995 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
BIG SPRING HOWARD 0.00
ACKERLY 4SE HOWARD 0.00
BIG SPRING HOWARD 0.00
DUNCAN WILSON RCH SCHLEICHER 0.00
ENCINAL WEBB 0.00
FLORESVILLE WILSON 0.00
FLOUR BLUFF NUECES 0.00
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 0.00
GAIL BORDEN 0.00
GARDEN CITY GLASSCOCK 0.00
HUNT 3 SW KERR 0.00
HYE BLANCO 0.00
KNAPP 2 SW SCURRY 0.00
LA TUNA 1 S EL PASO 0.00
MIDKIFF UPTON 0.00
OAK CREEK LAKE COKE 0.00
OZONA CROCKETT 0.00
ROCKSPRINGS 26SSW EDWARDS 0.00
ROTAN FISHER 0.00
SANDERSON TERRELL 0.00
STERLING CITY STERLING 0.00
STERLING CITY 8 NE STERLING 0.00
TOW LLANO 0.00
YSLETA EL PASO 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
ANGLETON 2 W BRAZORIA 12.71
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
ANGLETON 2 W BRAZORIA 11.00
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 33.3
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 64.1
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 45.1
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
POTEET ATASCOSA 73.3
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 90
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 24
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
LIPSCOMB LIPSCOMB 19.5
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PORT ISABEL CAMERON 57.9
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BROWNSVILLE INTL AP CAMERON 75
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BRAVO HARTLEY -1

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BIG SPRING HOWARD 0.00 0.00 (1985) 45
ACKERLY 4SE HOWARD 0.00 0.00 (1977) 35
BIG SPRING HOWARD 0.00 0.00 (1985) 46
DUNCAN WILSON RCH SCHLEICHER 0.00 0.00 (1985) 28
ENCINAL WEBB 0.00 0.00 (1993) 78
FLORESVILLE WILSON 0.00 0.00 (1989) 74
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 0.00 0.00 (1994) 26
GAIL BORDEN 0.00 0.00 (1994) 52
GARDEN CITY GLASSCOCK 0.00 0.00 (1985) 80
HUNT 3 SW KERR 0.00 0.00 (1993) 51
HYE BLANCO 0.00 0.00 (1989) 43
KNAPP 2 SW SCURRY 0.00 0.00 (1973) 54
LA TUNA 1 S EL PASO 0.00 0.00 (1983) 52
MIDKIFF UPTON 0.00 0.00 (1994) 12
OAK CREEK LAKE COKE 0.00 0.00 (1972) 34
OZONA CROCKETT 0.00 0.00 (1985) 45
ROTAN FISHER 0.00 0.00 (1973) 64
SANDERSON TERRELL 0.00 0.00 (1990) 59
STERLING CITY STERLING 0.00 0.00 (1983) 66
STERLING CITY 8 NE STERLING 0.00 0.00 (1989) 16
TOW LLANO 0.00 0.00 (1983) 16
YSLETA EL PASO 0.00 0.00 (1985) 48
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ANGLETON 2 W BRAZORIA 12.71 10.72 (1923) 81
BROADDUS 1 NE SAN AUGUSTINE 9.76 9.24 (1992) 47
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
HOUSTON HOBBY AP HARRIS 4.18 3.43 (1994) 54
GALVESTON SCHOLES FLD GALVESTON 6.30 5.43 (1964) 124
PALACIOS MUNI AP MATAGORDA 6.65 5.37 (1956) 52
GALVESTON GALVESTON 6.30 4.74 (1964) 124
ANAHUAC CHAMBERS 6.55 5.45 (1949) 76
ANGLETON 2 W BRAZORIA 11.00 6.60 (1967) 81
HOUSTON BARKER HARRIS 3.58 3.34 (1991) 47
BAY CITY WTR WKS MATAGORDA 6.20 3.47 (1967) 54
BAYTOWN HARRIS 4.68 2.98 (1994) 13
BEAUMONT CITY JEFFERSON 5.95 5.20 (1982) 81
HOUSTON DEER PARK HARRIS 5.05 4.76 (1964) 47
DEWEYVILLE NEWTON 7.61 6.91 (1982) 26
HOUSTON‑WESTBURY HARRIS 4.50 3.50 (1991) 46
HOUSTON SAN JACINTO HARRIS 5.35 3.90 (1959) 38
JASPER JASPER 5.75 4.34 (1959) 48
KOUNTZE HARDIN 4.74 3.30 (1992) 10
LIVINGSTON 2 NNE POLK 5.46 3.90 (1959) 56
MONTGOMERY MONTGOMERY 3.97 3.37 (1989) 42
ORANGE 9 N ORANGE 7.61 6.91 (1982) 26
PERRYTON 21 S OCHILTREE 1.40 0.85 (1984) 16
PINELAND SABINE 4.14 4.00 (1989) 18
PINE SPRINGS CULBERSON 1.00 0.92 (1942) 15
POINT COMFORT CALHOUN 6.10 3.61 (1991) 37
PORT ARTHUR CITY JEFFERSON 7.25 5.12 (1982) 21
RICHMOND FORT BEND 6.06 4.25 (1991) 44
SAM RAYBURN DAM JASPER 5.62 4.80 (1989) 24
SAN AUGUSTINE SAN AUGUSTINE 5.49 3.40 (1992) 26
TOWN BLUFF DAM TYLER 3.65 3.52 (1953) 37
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 63.2 61.6 (1985) 14
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
GRAHAM YOUNG 87 85 (1981) 63
LONGVIEW 11 SE RUSK 82 80 (1977) 20
HOUSTON HOBBY AP HARRIS 84 84 (1975) 55
COLUMBUS COLORADO 88 86 (1985) 34
HOUSTON INTERCONT AP HARRIS 85 84 (1933) 102
ANDREWS ANDREWS 81 80 (1987) 29
ARCHER CITY ARCHER 84 84 (1966) 27
ASPERMONT STONEWALL 85 85 (1964) 30
BARDWELL DAM ELLIS 82 80 (1966) 23
BAYTOWN HARRIS 84 81 (1994) 12
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 80 78 (1981) 13
BRAVO HARTLEY 79 79 (1970) 29
BURLESON JOHNSON 81 80 (1990) 10
CANADIAN HEMPHILL 83 82 (1954) 64
CANYON DAM COMAL 85 81 (1994) 26
CLEVELAND LIBERTY 84 83 (1964) 33
COLDSPRING 5 SSW SAN JACINTO 82 82 (1970) 32
DAINGERFIELD 9 S MORRIS 82 82 (1966) 30
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 78 78 (1987) 16
DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E HAYS 84 82 (1987) 12
FT DAVIS JEFF DAVIS 78 77 (1987) 18
FRANKLIN ROBERTSON 82 81 (1984) 26
GRANDFALLS 3 SSE WARD 85 85 (1987) 32
GRANGER DAM WILLIAMSON 84 80 (1990) 15
GROVETON TRINITY 84 82 (1994) 23
HART CASTRO 76 76 (1987) 10
HOUSTON SAN JACINTO HARRIS 86 84 (1994) 13
JAYTON KENT 86 85 (1964) 22
JEFFERSON MARION 81 80 (1984) 16
JOHNSON CITY BLANCO 89 88 (1973) 25
KERRVILLE 3 NNE KERR 84 83 (1987) 21
LA GRANGE FAYETTE 87 84 (1994) 34
LAKE KEMP BAYLOR 82 79 (1981) 22
LEXINGTON LEE 84 84 (1970) 33
LIPSCOMB LIPSCOMB 79 79 (1987) 29
MADISONVILLE MADISON 86 83 (1994) 47
MEDINA 1NE BANDERA 87 86 (1987) 19
MONAHANS WARD 86 84 (1993) 31
NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHES 84 82 (1994) 21
NAVARRO MILLS DAM NAVARRO 82 82 (1966) 24
NEW GULF WHARTON 86 85 (1964) 46
GEORGETOWN LAKE WILLIAMSON 84 82 (1990) 16
OLNEY YOUNG 85 85 (1981) 30
PANTHER JUNCTION BREWSTER 82 81 (1993) 31
PENWELL ECTOR 82 81 (1987) 21
PRADE RCH REAL 84 83 (1973) 28
PROCTOR RSVR COMANCHE 84 83 (1990) 23
PUTNAM CALLAHAN 83 83 (1970) 32
SILVERTON BRISCOE 80 77 (1977) 32
SOMERVILLE DAM BURLESON 84 81 (1987) 19
TOWN BLUFF DAM TYLER 84 82 (1953) 34
STAMFORD 1 JONES 85 82 (1981) 17
STILLHOUSE HOLLOW DAM BELL 83 82 (1983) 22
TEXARKANA BOWIE 79 78 (1973) 24
THOMPSONS 3 WSW FORT BEND 85 84 (1983) 34
TOLEDO BEND DAM NEWTON 83 81 (1977) 20
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 79 79 (1987) 14
TRUSCOTT 3 W KNOX 85 83 (1981) 32
TURKEY HALL 82 81 (1980) 22
TYLER SMITH 81 81 (1984) 12
VALENTINE JEFF DAVIS 77 77 (1987) 14
VERNON WILBARGER 85 84 (1966) 43
WATER VALLEY TOM GREEN 85 84 (1977) 26
WELLINGTON COLLINGSWORTH 82 82 (1993) 30
WINTERS 1 NNE RUNNELS 84 83 (1981) 27
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BAYTOWN HARRIS 71 69 (1994) 13
CANYON RANDALL 51 48 (1992) 36
TYLER SMITH 67 65 (1984) 12

Climatic Averages for January

  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 54.8 90 (1911) 30.8 ‑9 (1947) 1.03 4.35 (1968) 2.18 (1961) 0.0 17.7 4.5 688 0
Amarillo 49.0 83 (1927) 21.2 ‑11 (1984) 0.50 2.51 (1939) 1.74 (1968) 0.0 27.5 3.9 927 0
Austin 58.9 90 (1971) 38.6 ‑2 (1949) 1.71 9.21 (1991) 4.41 (1991) 0.0 8.7 7.3 514 12
Brownsville 68.9 93 (1971) 49.9 18 (1881) 1.56 5.11 (1945) 3.00 (1988) 0.1 1.2 8.0 232 59
College Station 58.4 88 (1897) 38.7 ‑3 (1949) 2.65 15.60 (1991) 5.63 (1991) 0.0 9.1 8.5 522 11
Corpus Christi 65.0 91 (1971) 45.3 14 (1962) 1.71 10.78 (1958) 6.38 (1958) 0.1 3.5 8.3 338 31
Dallas‑Fort Worth 54.1 93 (1911) 32.7 ‑2 (1949) 1.83 9.07 (1932) 3.11 (1990) 0.0 15.7 6.7 670 0
Del Rio 61.9 92 (1911) 38.5 12 (1918) 0.56 4.12 (1931) 1.91 (1994) 0.0 7.2 4.8 465 6
El Paso 56.1 80 (1970) 29.4 ‑8 (1962) 0.40 1.84 (1949) 1.28 (1896) 0.0 19.6 4.3 688 0
Galveston 58.3 78 (1989) 47.1 11 (1886) 3.26 10.75 (1991) 5.38 (1923) 0.0 2.5 9.6 396 15
Houston 61.0 87 (1902) 39.7 5 (1930) 3.29 13.11 (1891) 5.89 (1891) 0.0 6.5 10.0 468 16
Lubbock 52.9 87 (1914) 24.6 ‑16 (1963) 0.39 4.05 (1949) 1.96 (1939) 0.0 25.4 3.5 812 0
Midland 56.5 84 (1974) 28.5 ‑8 (1962) 0.40 4.99 (1939) 2.56 (1939) 0.0 20.4 3.4 698 0
Port Arthur 60.3 84 (1909) 41.5 11 (1930) 4.77 14.87 (1991) 4.92 (1961) 0.0 6.5 9.9 450 13
San Angelo 56.8 91 (1911) 30.6 1 (1947) 0.80 3.65 (1961) 2.49 (1961) 0.0 17.7 4.5 660 0
San Antonio 60.8 89 (1971) 37.9 0 (1949) 1.71 8.52 (1968) 3.18 (1968) 0.0 9.5 7.7 494 8
Victoria 62.8 88 (1971) 42.5 12 (1949) 2.16 7.76 (1991) 4.70 (1991) 0.0 5.3 8.0 403 21
Waco 56.1 90 (1943) 34.2 ‑5 (1949) 1.65 6.56 (1932) 3.19 (1945) 0.0 13.6 6.6 620 6
Wichita Falls 52.0 87 (1969) 27.6 ‑12 (1947) 1.04 4.48 (1968) 2.25 (1919) 0.0 21.6 4.4 781 0
Shreveport, LA 55.4 85 (1950) 34.8 ‑2 (1930) 3.88 12.11 (1885) 7.52 (1885) 0.0 14.1 9.4 623 6
Climatic averages are based on 1961-1990 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
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