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Texas Climate Report: October 1996

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 77.0 ‑0.9 87 52.2 ‑2.6 38 64.6 ‑1.8 7 2.56 102% 1.64 86 80
Amarillo 71.6 ‑0.9 88 43.6 ‑0.9 29 57.6 ‑0.9 5 0.84 61% 0.54 251 27
Austin 79.4 ‑2.7 89 60.3 +0.3 39 69.9 ‑1.2 9 0.78 23% 0.37 33 192
Brownsville 84.1 ‑1.2 89 67.9 +1.8 52 76.0 +0.3 9 11.49 410% 9.09 1 349
College Station 83.0 +2.8 91 61.0 +2.4 40 72.0 +2.6 7 1.66 44% 0.86 25 250
Corpus Christi 86.2 +2.3 94 66.2 +2.3 41 76.2 +2.3 5 0.86 28% 0.26 8 365
Dallas‑Fort Worth 77.9 ‑0.6 86 55.9 +0.1 40 66.9 ‑0.3 5 6.56 186% 3.88 51 120
Del Rio 82.0 +0.3 93 60.2 +0.5 38 71.1 +0.4 4 0.88 39% 0.55 18 213
El Paso 79.9 +1.5 92 51.1 +1.5 26 65.5 +1.5 0 0.00 0% 0.00 103 125
Galveston 80.6 +3.1 85 66.5 ‑1.5 51 73.5 +0.7 11 5.47 193% 3.70 3 275
Houston 80.5 ‑1.1 88 60.6 +3.0 40 70.5 +0.9 8 2.60 61% 1.17 29 205
Lubbock 75.3 +0.6 91 45.9 ‑2.2 31 60.6 ‑0.8 3 0.33 18% 0.26 188 58
Midland 79.0 +1.7 91 49.1 ‑1.5 30 64.0 2 0.20 11% 0.10 101 77
Port Arthur 79.6 ‑0.6 86 61.2 +2.0 41 70.4 +0.7 5 4.43 103% 2.20 24 199
San Angelo 78.7 ‑0.1 88 51.5 ‑2.1 33 65.1 ‑1.1 6 2.42 101% 1.91 74 82
San Antonio 82.0 +0.3 91 60.1 +1.3 36 71.0 +0.8 3 0.36 11% 0.28 27 220
Victoria 82.7 +0.3 89 62.7 +1.8 40 72.7 +1.0 8 0.45 13% 0.14 14 261
Waco 79.4 ‑0.9 90 55.3 ‑1.5 38 67.4 ‑1.1 8 0.89 26% 0.46 46 131
Wichita Falls 75.5 ‑1.4 86 51.7 ‑0.5 40 63.6 ‑1.0 8 1.10 40% 0.76 103 67
Shreveport, LA 77.1 ‑1.6 87 54.8 +0.5 39 66.0 ‑0.5 6 1.66 45% 1.52 59 96
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 1996 average temperatures
oct 1996 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
EL PASO INTL AP EL PASO 0.00
BALMORHEA REEVES 0.00
BIG BEND RCH SP PRESIDIO 0.00
CANDELARIA PRESIDIO 0.00
CATARINA DIMMIT 0.00
CORNUDAS SVC STN HUDSPETH 0.00
EL PASO 32 ENE HUDSPETH 0.00
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 0.00
GARDEN CITY GLASSCOCK 0.00
GRANDFALLS 3 SSE WARD 0.00
MCCAMEY UPTON 0.00
MCCOY ATASCOSA 0.00
MONAHANS WARD 0.00
PECOS REEVES 0.00
SMITHVILLE BASTROP 0.00
STUDY BUTTE BREWSTER 0.00
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 0.00
YSLETA EL PASO 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
BROWNSVILLE INTL AP CAMERON 11.49
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
BROWNSVILLE INTL AP CAMERON 9.09
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 53.0
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND CAMERON 77.1
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 65.5
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
RIO GRANDE CITY STARR 89.4
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
BOQUILLAS RS BREWSTER 98
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 98
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
CHANNING 2 HARTLEY 33
DALHART 6 SW HARTLEY 33
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DALHART 6 SW HARTLEY 37.1
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND CAMERON 72.2
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
CORPUS CHRISTI NAS NUECES 79
KINGSVILLE NAAS KLEBERG 79
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 79
HARLINGEN CAMERON 79
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND CAMERON 79
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
SIERRA BLANCA 2 E HUDSPETH 19

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
EL PASO INTL AP EL PASO 0.00 0.00 (1995) 118
BALMORHEA REEVES 0.00 0.00 (1988) 72
CANDELARIA PRESIDIO 0.00 0.00 (1991) 55
CATARINA DIMMIT 0.00 0.00 (1979) 32
CORNUDAS SVC STN HUDSPETH 0.00 0.00 (1995) 54
EL PASO 32 ENE HUDSPETH 0.00 0.00 (1995) 13
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 0.00 0.00 (1995) 25
GARDEN CITY GLASSCOCK 0.00 0.00 (1988) 82
GRANDFALLS 3 SSE WARD 0.00 0.00 (1934) 70
MCCAMEY UPTON 0.00 0.00 (1988) 64
MONAHANS WARD 0.00 0.00 (1992) 36
PECOS REEVES 0.00 0.00 (1992) 66
SMITHVILLE BASTROP 0.00 0.00 (1952) 76
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 0.00 0.00 (1982) 18
YSLETA EL PASO 0.00 0.00 (1995) 56
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BRACKETTVILLE 22 N KINNEY 8.51 7.50 (1983) 17
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LONGVIEW 11 SE RUSK 4.50 3.55 (1994) 22
BROWNSVILLE INTL AP CAMERON 9.09 6.67 (1954) 117
FT WORTH NAS TARRANT 3.87 2.81 (1961) 23
DALLAS HENSLEY FLD NAS DALLAS 6.28 4.22 (1959) 52
BANKERSMITH GILLESPIE 4.25 3.14 (1984) 15
BRACKETTVILLE 22 N KINNEY 7.70 4.00 (1983) 17
CARROLLTON DALLAS 4.14 3.84 (1991) 69
CHANNING 2 HARTLEY 1.20 1.15 (1972) 18
LAVON DAM COLLIN 4.76 3.94 (1971) 46
LINDEN CASS 5.85 5.50 (1994) 48
MCKINNEY  MUNICIPAL AIRPORT COLLIN 4.70 4.40 (1969) 80
PITTSBURG 5 SSE CAMP 5.03 4.70 (1993) 46
PRADE RCH REAL 7.26 4.43 (1973) 30
PROCTOR RSVR COMANCHE 5.85 4.48 (1991) 34
TEXARKANA BOWIE 4.95 4.05 (1981) 28
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 76.8 76.6 (1992) 11
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
PINE SPRINGS CULBERSON 70.3 70.9 (1993) 10
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 82.2 82.1 (1988) 11
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
EL PASO 32 ENE HUDSPETH 89 89 (1994) 13
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 98 93 (1991) 17
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
HORDS CREEK DAM COLEMAN 45.7 46.3 (1993) 41
SALT FLAT HUDSPETH 42.0 42.5 (1993) 17
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
HONDO MUNI AP MEDINA 77 77 (1986) 20
PINE SPRINGS CULBERSON 67 65 (1994) 10
RED ROCK BASTROP 77 77 (1977) 28
Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
SALT FLAT HUDSPETH 21 24 (1993) 17
SIERRA BLANCA 2 E HUDSPETH 19 19 (1993) 30
UVALDE 3 SW UVALDE 34 37 (1989) 10

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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