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Texas Climate Report: February 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 62.2 +2.5 80 38.0 +2.9 23 50.1 +2.7 6 0.43 37% 0.31 408 0
Amarillo 58.9 +6.1 79 29.0 +3.5 16 43.9 +4.7 0 0.00 0% 0.00 583 0
Austin 66.2 +2.8 81 46.1 +4.0 35 56.2 +3.4 9 1.44 66% 0.71 247 6
Brownsville 77.5 +5.3 93 57.1 +4.6 42 67.3 +4.9 5 0.57 54% 0.36 43 115
College Station 67.3 +4.4 81 45.7 +3.8 29 56.5 +4.1 10 1.13 43% 0.36 238 10
Corpus Christi 73.4 +4.4 85 51.8 +3.8 37 62.6 +4.1 8 2.12 108% 1.42 108 47
Dallas‑Fort Worth 64.2 +5.3 83 40.8 +3.9 27 52.5 +4.6 5 0.44 20% 0.24 348 5
Del Rio 73.4 +6.3 86 47.2 +4.3 37 60.3 +5.2 5 0.31 33% 0.24 144 21
El Paso 69.2 +7.0 76 43.2 +9.3 33 56.2 +8.1 6 0.88 215% 0.45 240 0
Galveston 66.3 +5.8 76 54.5 +4.6 39 60.4 +5.2 5 1.72 76% 1.07 132 12
Houston 69.4 +4.1 80 48.0 +5.4 32 58.7 +4.8 10 2.55 86% 1.77 192 22
Lubbock 62.5 +4.9 80 33.5 +4.9 20 48.0 +4.9 3 0.16 24% 0.13 468 0
Midland 66.0 +4.4 79 37.5 +4.9 25 51.8 +4.7 4 0.46 74% 0.32 363 0
Port Arthur 69.0 +4.7 80 47.8 +3.4 33 58.4 +4.0 11 3.56 105% 2.31 196 19
San Angelo 66.2 +4.2 82 38.4 +3.7 23 52.3 +3.9 6 2.81 263% 1.38 349 0
San Antonio 69.8 +4.1 86 44.9 +3.6 33 57.4 +3.9 8 1.19 66% 0.94 215 9
Victoria 71.1 +4.3 80 49.0 +3.6 40 60.1 +4.0 6 0.50 25% 0.20 153 21
Waco 64.5 +3.7 82 40.7 +2.7 24 52.6 +3.2 7 0.60 29% 0.29 347 7
Wichita Falls 61.3 +4.1 82 35.5 +3.4 23 48.4 +3.7 2 0.16 11% 0.13 460 2
Shreveport, LA 64.7 +4.1 83 41.5 +3.5 27 53.1 +3.8 10 3.75 96% 1.10 334 6
*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.

feb 1995 average temperatures
feb 1995 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
CHILDRESS MUNI AP CHILDRESS 0.00
AMARILLO INTL AP POTTER 0.00
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 0.00
CHANNING 2 HARTLEY 0.00
CLAUDE ARMSTRONG 0.00
ENCINAL WEBB 0.00
HIGGINS 1 N LIPSCOMB 0.00
LIPAN PALO PINTO 0.00
MARATHON BREWSTER 0.00
MIDLAND 4 ENE MIDLAND 0.00
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 0.00
NORTHFIELD MOTLEY 0.00
OLNEY 5 NNW ARCHER 0.00
PERRYTON 21 S OCHILTREE 0.00
SHAMROCK 2 WHEELER 0.00
STUDY BUTTE BREWSTER 0.00
WALLER WALLER 0.00
WHEELER WHEELER 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
DEWEYVILLE NEWTON 5.55
ORANGE 9 N ORANGE 5.55
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
DEWEYVILLE NEWTON 4.00
ORANGE 9 N ORANGE 4.00
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 39.9
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 67.7
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 53.5
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BOQUILLAS RS BREWSTER 80.0
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
MCALLEN HIDALGO 95
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 18
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 24.1
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND CAMERON 59.4
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
HARLINGEN CAMERON 72
RAYMONDVILLE WILLACY 72
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
TULIA SWISHER 12

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CHILDRESS MUNI AP CHILDRESS 0.00 0.00 (1954) 87
AMARILLO INTL AP POTTER 0.00 0.00 (1991) 104
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 0.00 0.00 (1994) 16
BURLESON JOHNSON 0.46 1.28 (1994) 10
CHALK MTN ERATH 0.41 0.41 (1972) 32
CHANNING 2 HARTLEY 0.00 0.00 (1981) 13
CHOKE CANYON DAM LIVE OAK 0.46 0.46 (1988) 12
CLAUDE ARMSTRONG 0.00 0.00 (1991) 70
DENISON DAM GRAYSON 0.21 0.24 (1947) 52
DEPORT 4 NW LAMAR 1.79 2.52 (1988) 11
ENCINAL WEBB 0.00 0.00 (1989) 79
GREENVILLE KGVL RADIO HUNT 0.04 0.20 (1918) 89
HIGGINS 1 N LIPSCOMB 0.00 0.00 (1991) 45
JOE POOL LAKE DALLAS 0.39 1.70 (1988) 10
LILLIAN 3 W JOHNSON 0.33 1.02 (1994) 14
LIPAN PALO PINTO 0.00 0.02 (1963) 44
MARATHON BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (1971) 54
MIDLAND 4 ENE MIDLAND 0.00 0.00 (1991) 71
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 0.00 0.00 (1994) 13
NEW BOSTON BOWIE 1.79 2.49 (1982) 13
NORTHFIELD MOTLEY 0.00 0.00 (1974) 47
NORTHINGTON RCH KENDALL 1.03 1.03 (1988) 10
OLNEY 5 NNW ARCHER 0.00 0.00 (1991) 50
PERRYTON 21 S OCHILTREE 0.00 0.00 (1994) 17
RED BLUFF CROSSING SAN SABA 0.23 0.30 (1954) 41
SAM RAYBURN DAM JASPER 1.40 1.61 (1972) 28
SHAMROCK 2 WHEELER 0.00 0.00 (1991) 30
TYLER SMITH 2.64 2.89 (1993) 11
WALLER WALLER 0.00 0.22 (1954) 49
WHEELER WHEELER 0.00 0.00 (1991) 13
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 0.67 0.64 (1989) 13
EL PASO 32 ENE HUDSPETH 1.16 0.86 (1993) 12
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 1.24 0.97 (1989) 16
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
DEWEYVILLE NEWTON 4.00 3.80 (1987) 26
EL PASO 32 ENE HUDSPETH 0.48 0.43 (1991) 12
ORANGE 9 N ORANGE 4.00 3.80 (1987) 26
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ANDREWS ANDREWS 54.0 52.4 (1986) 27
BIG LAKE 2 REAGAN 53.0 51.8 (1986) 27
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 52.4 50.9 (1986) 14
FT DAVIS JEFF DAVIS 52.4 51.9 (1904) 19
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 53.1 51.5 (1968) 20
GARDEN CITY GLASSCOCK 50.5 49.7 (1990) 21
LAJITAS BREWSTER 62.6 59.9 (1980) 14
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 46.4 45.5 (1992) 14
PANDALE 11 NE VAL VERDE 55.2 54.5 (1986) 13
PENWELL ECTOR 52.6 51.0 (1990) 21
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 57.2 55.6 (1986) 12
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 53.7 51.6 (1989) 14
VALENTINE JEFF DAVIS 52.0 49.4 (1989) 15
YSLETA EL PASO 55.7 55.1 (1957) 46
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ANDREWS ANDREWS 68.8 68.1 (1972) 29
BAYTOWN HARRIS 70.9 70.0 (1986) 11
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 68.9 68.0 (1986) 14
HOUSTON SAN JACINTO HARRIS 70.8 70.5 (1986) 15
MATAGORDA 2 MATAGORDA 72.6 72.2 (1976) 53
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 64.4 63.5 (1991) 15
PANDALE 11 NE VAL VERDE 72.4 70.6 (1986) 13
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 74.1 73.7 (1986) 12
ROCKPORT ARANSAS 71.8 71.7 (1976) 36
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 69.1 67.5 (1986) 14
VALENTINE JEFF DAVIS 67.4 66.5 (1989) 15
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ANDREWS ANDREWS 39.2 39.0 (1992) 27
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 35.9 33.8 (1986) 16
EL PASO 32 ENE HUDSPETH 38.5 37.4 (1986) 12
FT DAVIS JEFF DAVIS 35.8 34.9 (1904) 19
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 35.4 35.3 (1968) 22
LAJITAS BREWSTER 45.3 42.5 (1991) 15
PENWELL ECTOR 37.5 37.3 (1992) 22
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 40.2 39.4 (1992) 12
SALT FLAT HUDSPETH 35.6 34.4 (1980) 13
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 38.4 36.6 (1989) 14
VALENTINE JEFF DAVIS 36.6 32.4 (1991) 17
YSLETA EL PASO 41.5 38.7 (1957) 47
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
PRESIDIO PRESIDIO 64 63 (1981) 59
CANDELARIA PRESIDIO 59 56 (1994) 31
LAJITAS BREWSTER 71 66 (1990) 15
LIPSCOMB LIPSCOMB 49 48 (1966) 29
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 56 55 (1994) 12
VALENTINE JEFF DAVIS 53 53 (1994) 17
WELLINGTON COLLINGSWORTH 53 53 (1962) 29

Climatic Averages for March

  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 68.9 98 (1916) 43.3 9 (1948) 1.36 5.16 (1979) 2.78 (1943) 0.6 4.4 5.1 299 23
Amarillo 61.6 96 (1907) 32.7 ‑3 (1948) 0.96 4.06 (1922) 3.13 (1922) 0.1 14.7 5.2 555 0
Austin 71.9 98 (1971) 51.1 18 (1948) 1.87 7.23 (1926) 3.00 (1900) 0.6 1.0 7.3 175 66
Brownsville 78.4 106 (1984) 59.1 28 (1901) 0.53 6.46 (1903) 2.73 (1903) 1.2 0.1 3.5 41 159
College Station 71.0 96 (1946) 49.7 17 (1943) 2.58 8.03 (1926) 4.20 (1980) 0.1 1.3 7.3 197 51
Corpus Christi 75.7 102 (1989) 55.3 24 (1980) 0.94 7.69 (1903) 4.66 (1903) 0.8 0.4 4.7 100 119
Dallas‑Fort Worth 67.8 100 (1916) 45.6 10 (1943) 2.77 6.39 (1968) 4.39 (1977) 0.2 2.8 7.3 286 29
Del Rio 75.7 103 (1928) 50.9 19 (1922) 0.69 3.20 (1990) 2.33 (1935) 1.8 0.8 4.7 139 87
El Paso 69.9 93 (1907) 40.2 14 (1971) 0.29 2.26 (1958) 1.32 (1883) 0.0 5.1 2.4 316 10
Galveston 66.7 85 (1879) 56.7 26 (1980) 2.23 9.49 (1973) 8.10 (1973) 0.0 0.2 7.1 145 43
Houston 71.1 96 (1946) 50.0 21 (1943) 2.92 10.66 (1922) 7.47 (1972) 0.1 1.0 8.9 187 50
Lubbock 66.0 95 (1989) 36.4 ‑2 (1922) 0.89 3.56 (1941) 1.80 (1973) 0.1 9.9 4.3 437 10
Midland 71.2 97 (1946) 40.2 9 (1980) 0.58 2.86 (1970) 2.20 (1970) 0.5 5.7 2.8 309 21
Port Arthur 71.5 95 (1946) 51.3 23 (1989) 3.24 10.21 (1949) 6.04 (1979) 0.0 1.0 8.0 155 43
San Angelo 72.6 98 (1908) 43.5 8 (1980) 0.91 5.00 (1953) 4.65 (1953) 1.0 4.3 4.4 247 33
San Antonio 73.5 100 (1991) 49.7 19 (1980) 1.52 6.12 (1992) 3.59 (1992) 0.8 1.7 7.1 167 64
Victoria 73.7 98 (1939) 52.8 21 (1980) 1.55 7.91 (1957) 2.78 (1991) 0.3 0.5 6.6 128 76
Waco 69.6 100 (1971) 46.8 15 (1948) 2.33 8.38 (1905) 3.90 (1912) 0.4 2.1 7.3 247 36
Wichita Falls 66.4 100 (1971) 40.6 6 (1948) 2.21 5.38 (1990) 4.32 (1988) 0.9 6.3 6.1 377 20
Shreveport, LA 69.2 92 (1974) 45.8 15 (1943) 3.59 11.99 (1945) 5.43 (1945) 0.0 2.5 9.3 262 30
Climatic averages are based on 1961-1990 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
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