Texas Climate Report: April 1998
For the second month in a row, cooler than normal conditions continued across nearly the entire state. Overall, the cool temperatures broke records in Southern and Eastern Texas mainly during the second half of the month. In regards to precipitation, the entire Lone Star State experienced a dry month. Below normal precipitation occurred in all the first order stations in Texas. San Antonio and Midland both endured the driest April on record with their monthly rainfall totals equaling 0.05" and 0.00", respectively.
The first eleven days of April greeted Texas rather pleasantly. Mostly all of Texas saw negative temperature departures during this period, while also receiving below normal precipitation. Even with these negative departures, Galveston was able to reach a new record high temperature of 84°F on the third. Only two cold fronts managed to make it all the way through, each producing small amounts of rain in spotty locations across the state. There was not any severe weather reported with these frontal passages.
During the next week, the negative temperatures anomalies were spatially vast, but much more extreme in the Panhandle and extreme West Texas. Amarillo, Lubbock, and El Paso all observed below normal monthly temperatures. On the 18th, with this cool weather reaching the coastal bend, both Corpus Christi and Brownsville claimed new lowest maximum temperatures for that day with 64°F and 68°F respectively. Precipitation continued to be below normal with only Beaumont rising above normal with a weekly total of 1.25".
On the 22nd and the 23rd, record low temperatures (49°F, 48°F) were observed in Corpus Christi as a cool and dry air mass was centered over the heart of Texas. Both Houston and College Station also set new record low temperatures on the 22nd. In both cities the temperature dropped to 44°F during the clear night. The last two weeks of April saw the magnitude of the negative temperature anomalies increase drastically. Throughout the state departures ranging from -1.0°F to -8.0°F could be found. Severe weather was spawned by a deepening low pressure system that was located in North Central Texas on the 26th and 27th of the month. The strong storms spread from the Panhandle through Central Texas. Many counties received hail ranging from dime size to baseball size in diameter. Tornadoes were also quite numerous with these storms and were reported in a number of counties such as Castro, Coryell, Crosby, Hale, Haskell, Parker, Shackelford, and Travis. The strongest tornado reported was an F2.
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 |
77.6 |
‑0.2 |
94 |
47.4 |
‑5.5 |
36 |
62.5 |
‑2.9 |
1 |
0.35 |
18% |
0.35 |
130 |
63 |
| Amarillo |
68.2 |
‑3.3 |
88 |
38.7 |
‑3.4 |
29 |
53.4 |
‑3.4 |
4 |
0.97 |
98% |
0.67 |
343 |
6 |
| Austin |
78.7 |
‑0.7 |
87 |
56.1 |
‑3.7 |
45 |
67.4 |
‑2.2 |
5 |
0.78 |
30% |
0.40 |
13 |
92 |
| Brownsville |
81.6 |
‑2.4 |
93 |
62.5 |
‑4.0 |
49 |
72.1 |
‑3.2 |
1 |
0.04 |
3% |
0.04 |
3 |
223 |
| College Station |
77.4 |
‑0.9 |
87 |
53.2 |
‑4.8 |
42 |
65.3 |
‑2.9 |
8 |
1.18 |
35% |
0.48 |
53 |
69 |
| Corpus Christi |
81.9 |
+0.2 |
91 |
58.9 |
‑4.3 |
45 |
70.4 |
‑2.1 |
2 |
0.05 |
3% |
0.03 |
9 |
175 |
| Dallas‑Fort Worth |
75.4 |
‑0.9 |
86 |
52.1 |
‑2.6 |
43 |
63.8 |
‑1.7 |
3 |
1.25 |
36% |
0.68 |
86 |
56 |
| Del Rio |
86.5 |
+3.1 |
96 |
57.1 |
‑2.1 |
45 |
71.8 |
+0.5 |
1 |
0.01 |
1% |
0.01 |
0 |
215 |
| El Paso |
74.5 |
‑4.2 |
89 |
44.5 |
‑3.5 |
30 |
59.5 |
‑3.9 |
1 |
0.04 |
20% |
0.04 |
187 |
30 |
| Galveston |
75.0 |
+1.5 |
86 |
62.9 |
‑2.1 |
57 |
69.0 |
‑0.3 |
3 |
0.52 |
21% |
0.50 |
5 |
131 |
| Houston |
77.6 |
‑0.8 |
87 |
54.1 |
‑4.0 |
44 |
65.8 |
‑2.5 |
4 |
1.21 |
38% |
0.81 |
57 |
90 |
| Lubbock |
73.1 |
‑2.3 |
93 |
41.6 |
‑5.1 |
30 |
57.3 |
‑3.8 |
3 |
0.40 |
41% |
0.37 |
244 |
21 |
| Midland |
79.0 |
‑0.8 |
94 |
45.3 |
‑4.1 |
34 |
62.1 |
‑2.5 |
0 |
0.00 |
0% |
0.00 |
129 |
52 |
| Port Arthur |
76.3 |
‑2.0 |
87 |
56.4 |
‑3.1 |
46 |
66.4 |
‑2.5 |
7 |
1.95 |
56% |
1.19 |
36 |
85 |
| San Angelo |
81.0 |
‑0.2 |
93 |
48.3 |
‑4.4 |
36 |
64.7 |
‑2.3 |
0 |
0.00 |
0% |
0.00 |
85 |
83 |
| San Antonio |
79.5 |
‑0.8 |
88 |
53.9 |
‑4.5 |
40 |
66.7 |
‑2.6 |
3 |
0.05 |
2% |
0.02 |
30 |
84 |
| Victoria |
79.0 |
‑1.2 |
90 |
55.6 |
‑5.4 |
45 |
67.3 |
‑3.3 |
5 |
0.76 |
32% |
0.41 |
26 |
105 |
| Waco |
77.8 |
‑0.2 |
88 |
52.1 |
‑4.1 |
42 |
65.0 |
‑2.1 |
5 |
1.31 |
41% |
0.59 |
65 |
73 |
| Wichita Falls |
72.6 |
‑3.2 |
88 |
46.2 |
‑4.1 |
36 |
59.4 |
‑3.7 |
3 |
1.63 |
54% |
1.24 |
189 |
30 |
| Shreveport, LA |
75.4 |
‑1.7 |
85 |
51.5 |
‑2.6 |
42 |
63.5 |
‑2.1 |
5 |
0.79 |
21% |
0.20 |
88 |
50 |
*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.
|
Monthly Extremes
| Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| PRESIDIO |
PRESIDIO |
0.00 |
| MIDLAND INTL AP |
MIDLAND |
0.00 |
| SAN ANGELO MATHIS FLD |
TOM GREEN |
0.00 |
| WINKLER CO AP |
WINKLER |
0.00 |
| FT STOCKTON PECOS AP |
PECOS |
0.00 |
| VAN HORN |
CULBERSON |
0.00 |
| ACKERLY 4SE |
HOWARD |
0.00 |
| ACTON RCH |
CROCKETT |
0.00 |
| ALICE |
JIM WELLS |
0.00 |
| ANDREWS |
ANDREWS |
0.00 |
| BAKERSFIELD |
PECOS |
0.00 |
| BALLINGER 2 NW |
RUNNELS |
0.00 |
| BALMORHEA |
REEVES |
0.00 |
| BIG BEND RCH SP |
PRESIDIO |
0.00 |
| BIG LAKE 2 |
REAGAN |
0.00 |
| BOQUILLAS RS |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
| BRACKETTVILLE |
KINNEY |
0.00 |
| BRACKETTVILLE 22 N |
KINNEY |
0.00 |
| BROWNFIELD 2 |
TERRY |
0.00 |
| CAMP WOOD |
REAL |
0.00 |
| CANDELARIA |
PRESIDIO |
0.00 |
| CARRIZO SPRINGS 3W |
DIMMIT |
0.00 |
| CARTA VALLEY |
EDWARDS |
0.00 |
| CASTOLON |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
| CATARINA |
DIMMIT |
0.00 |
| CHISOS BASIN |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
| COMFORT 2 |
KENDALL |
0.00 |
| CONCHO PARK IVIE RSVR |
CONCHO |
0.00 |
| COPE RCH |
REAGAN |
0.00 |
| CORNUDAS SVC STN |
HUDSPETH |
0.00 |
| CRANE 2E |
CRANE |
0.00 |
| DELL CITY 5 SSW |
HUDSPETH |
0.00 |
| DERBY 1 S |
FRIO |
0.00 |
| EL INDIO |
MAVERICK |
0.00 |
| ENCINAL |
WEBB |
0.00 |
| FORSAN |
HOWARD |
0.00 |
| FT DAVIS |
JEFF DAVIS |
0.00 |
| FT HANCOCK 8 SSE |
HUDSPETH |
0.00 |
| FT STOCKTON |
PECOS |
0.00 |
| FUNK RCH |
IRION |
0.00 |
| GARDEN CITY |
GLASSCOCK |
0.00 |
| GOLIAD 1 SE |
GOLIAD |
0.00 |
| GRANDFALLS 3 SSE |
WARD |
0.00 |
| HEATH CANYON |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
| HORDS CREEK DAM |
COLEMAN |
0.00 |
| HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH |
VAL VERDE |
0.00 |
| HUNT 3 SW |
KERR |
0.00 |
| KENT 8 SE |
JEFF DAVIS |
0.00 |
| LAGUNA 3N |
UVALDE |
0.00 |
| LA JOYA |
HIDALGO |
0.00 |
| LA TUNA 1 S |
EL PASO |
0.00 |
| LANGTRY |
VAL VERDE |
0.00 |
| LAWN |
TAYLOR |
0.00 |
| LEAKEY |
REAL |
0.00 |
| MCALLEN |
HIDALGO |
0.00 |
| MCCAMEY |
UPTON |
0.00 |
| MCCOY |
ATASCOSA |
0.00 |
| MEDINA 1NE |
BANDERA |
0.00 |
| MEDINA LAKE |
MEDINA |
0.00 |
| MERCEDES 6 SSE |
HIDALGO |
0.00 |
| MIDLAND 4 ENE |
MIDLAND |
0.00 |
| MONAHANS |
WARD |
0.00 |
| ODESSA |
ECTOR |
0.00 |
| OZONA |
CROCKETT |
0.00 |
| PAINT ROCK |
CONCHO |
0.00 |
| PANDALE 1 N |
VAL VERDE |
0.00 |
| PANDALE 11 NE |
VAL VERDE |
0.00 |
| PANTHER JUNCTION |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
| PECOS |
REEVES |
0.00 |
| PENWELL |
ECTOR |
0.00 |
| PERSIMMON GAP |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
| PORT MANSFIELD |
WILLACY |
0.00 |
| PORT O CONNOR |
CALHOUN |
0.00 |
| PRADE RCH |
REAL |
0.00 |
| RED BLUFF DAM |
REEVES |
0.00 |
| RIO GRANDE CITY |
STARR |
0.00 |
| RIOMEDINA |
MEDINA |
0.00 |
| ROBERT LEE |
COKE |
0.00 |
| ROCKSPRINGS 26SSW |
EDWARDS |
0.00 |
| SALT FLAT |
HUDSPETH |
0.00 |
| O C FISHER DAM |
TOM GREEN |
0.00 |
| SANDERSON |
TERRELL |
0.00 |
| SEMINOLE |
GAINES |
0.00 |
| SHEFFIELD |
PECOS |
0.00 |
| SIERRA BLANCA 2 E |
HUDSPETH |
0.00 |
| STERLING CITY |
STERLING |
0.00 |
| STERLING CITY 8 NE |
STERLING |
0.00 |
| STUDY BUTTE |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
| TERLINGUA RCH |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
| THROCKMORTON |
THROCKMORTON |
0.00 |
| TORNILLO 2 SSE |
EL PASO |
0.00 |
| TRENT |
TAYLOR |
0.00 |
| UTOPIA |
UVALDE |
0.00 |
| UVALDE 9 SW |
UVALDE |
0.00 |
| VALENTINE |
JEFF DAVIS |
0.00 |
| VALENTINE 10 WSW |
PRESIDIO |
0.00 |
| VANDERPOOL 10 N |
BANDERA |
0.00 |
| WATER VALLEY |
TOM GREEN |
0.00 |
| WESLACO |
HIDALGO |
0.00 |
| YSLETA |
EL PASO |
0.00 |
| ZAPATA 1 S |
ZAPATA |
0.00 |
| Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| CHIRENO |
NACOGDOCHES |
3.75 |
| Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| COOPER |
DELTA |
2.10 |
| MAUD |
BOWIE |
2.10 |
| Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| DALHART 6 SW |
HARTLEY |
48.8 |
| Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| FALCON DAM |
STARR |
76.5 |
| Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| DALHART 6 SW |
HARTLEY |
65.1 |
| Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| BOQUILLAS RS |
BREWSTER |
91.9 |
| Highest Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| BOQUILLAS RS |
BREWSTER |
106 |
| Lowest Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| DALHART 6 SW |
HARTLEY |
45 |
| FOLLETT |
LIPSCOMB |
45 |
| MIAMI |
ROBERTS |
45 |
| PERRYTON |
OCHILTREE |
45 |
| Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| DALHART 6 SW |
HARTLEY |
32.4 |
| Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| SOUTH PADRE ISLAND |
CAMERON |
68.2 |
| Highest Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP |
HIDALGO |
76 |
| Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| DALHART 6 SW |
HARTLEY |
24 |
| FT DAVIS |
JEFF DAVIS |
24 |
| LIPSCOMB |
LIPSCOMB |
24 |
| PERRYTON |
OCHILTREE |
24 |
| SALT FLAT |
HUDSPETH |
24 |
New Monthly Records
| Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| STEPHENVILLE CLARK FLD |
ERATH |
0.30 |
0.34 (1987) |
54 |
| HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP |
CAMERON |
0.06 |
0.07 (1958) |
11 |
| SAN ANTONIO INTL AP |
BEXAR |
0.05 |
0.11 (1984) |
113 |
| HONDO MUNI AP |
MEDINA |
0.07 |
0.29 (1983) |
22 |
| FT WORTH NAS |
TARRANT |
1.05 |
1.15 (1955) |
25 |
| PRESIDIO |
PRESIDIO |
0.00 |
0.00 (1996) |
68 |
| MIDLAND INTL AP |
MIDLAND |
0.00 |
0.00 (1964) |
68 |
| SAN ANGELO MATHIS FLD |
TOM GREEN |
0.00 |
0.00 (1920) |
55 |
| WINKLER CO AP |
WINKLER |
0.00 |
0.00 (1989) |
54 |
| VAN HORN |
CULBERSON |
0.00 |
0.00 (1995) |
53 |
| ACKERLY 4SE |
HOWARD |
0.00 |
0.00 (1991) |
54 |
| ALICE |
JIM WELLS |
0.00 |
0.00 (1964) |
83 |
| AMISTAD DAM |
VAL VERDE |
0.01 |
0.04 (1988) |
33 |
| ANDREWS |
ANDREWS |
0.00 |
0.00 (1991) |
40 |
| BAKERSFIELD |
PECOS |
0.00 |
0.00 (1984) |
54 |
| BALLINGER 2 NW |
RUNNELS |
0.00 |
0.00 (1961) |
94 |
| BALMORHEA |
REEVES |
0.00 |
0.00 (1984) |
71 |
| BANKERSMITH |
GILLESPIE |
0.29 |
0.50 (1987) |
15 |
| BIG LAKE 2 |
REAGAN |
0.00 |
0.00 (1984) |
35 |
| BOQUILLAS RS |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
0.00 (1989) |
47 |
| BRACKETTVILLE |
KINNEY |
0.00 |
0.00 (1983) |
92 |
| BRACKETTVILLE 22 N |
KINNEY |
0.00 |
0.00 (1984) |
17 |
| BRECKENRIDGE |
STEPHENS |
0.26 |
0.55 (1961) |
66 |
| BROWNFIELD 2 |
TERRY |
0.00 |
0.00 (1991) |
45 |
| CAMP WOOD |
REAL |
0.00 |
0.00 (1955) |
52 |
| CANDELARIA |
PRESIDIO |
0.00 |
0.00 (1992) |
56 |
| CARRIZO SPRINGS 3W |
DIMMIT |
0.00 |
0.00 (1984) |
70 |
| CARTA VALLEY |
EDWARDS |
0.00 |
0.22 (1980) |
33 |
| CARTHAGE |
PANOLA |
0.89 |
1.02 (1965) |
47 |
| CASTOLON |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
0.00 (1989) |
24 |
| CATARINA |
DIMMIT |
0.00 |
0.00 (1983) |
34 |
| CHISOS BASIN |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
0.00 (1972) |
55 |
| COMANCHE |
COMANCHE |
0.31 |
0.33 (1991) |
78 |
| COPE RCH |
REAGAN |
0.00 |
0.00 (1984) |
50 |
| CORNUDAS SVC STN |
HUDSPETH |
0.00 |
0.00 (1995) |
52 |
| CRANE 2E |
CRANE |
0.00 |
0.00 (1984) |
39 |
| DELL CITY 5 SSW |
HUDSPETH |
0.00 |
0.00 (1995) |
18 |
| DERBY 1 S |
FRIO |
0.00 |
0.00 (1983) |
19 |
| EL INDIO |
MAVERICK |
0.00 |
0.00 (1995) |
20 |
| ENCINAL |
WEBB |
0.00 |
0.00 (1995) |
85 |
| FORSAN |
HOWARD |
0.00 |
0.00 (1991) |
49 |
| FT DAVIS |
JEFF DAVIS |
0.00 |
0.00 (1984) |
80 |
| FT HANCOCK 8 SSE |
HUDSPETH |
0.00 |
0.00 (1995) |
29 |
| FT STOCKTON |
PECOS |
0.00 |
0.00 (1984) |
56 |
| FUNK RCH |
IRION |
0.00 |
0.02 (1967) |
46 |
| GARDEN CITY |
GLASSCOCK |
0.00 |
0.00 (1984) |
85 |
| GOLIAD 1 SE |
GOLIAD |
0.00 |
0.00 (1987) |
47 |
| GRANDFALLS 3 SSE |
WARD |
0.00 |
0.00 (1988) |
77 |
| HONDO |
MEDINA |
0.06 |
0.18 (1955) |
76 |
| HORDS CREEK DAM |
COLEMAN |
0.00 |
0.10 (1987) |
45 |
| HOUSTON NWSO |
GALVESTON |
0.88 |
1.96 (1907) |
11 |
| HUNT 3 SW |
KERR |
0.00 |
0.08 (1961) |
53 |
| INGRAM #2 |
KERR |
0.24 |
1.16 (1996) |
10 |
| ITASCA |
HILL |
0.95 |
1.16 (1943) |
13 |
| KENT 8 SE |
JEFF DAVIS |
0.00 |
0.00 (1989) |
10 |
| KOPPERL 5 NNE |
HILL |
0.95 |
1.41 (1992) |
10 |
| LA TUNA 1 S |
EL PASO |
0.00 |
0.00 (1995) |
55 |
| LAKE ABILENE STATE PARK |
TAYLOR |
0.06 |
0.14 (1991) |
36 |
| LAKE FORK RSVR |
WOOD |
1.61 |
1.88 (1994) |
10 |
| LANGTRY |
VAL VERDE |
0.00 |
0.00 (1984) |
47 |
| LAWN |
TAYLOR |
0.00 |
0.00 (1961) |
50 |
| LYTLE 3 W |
MEDINA |
0.04 |
0.38 (1983) |
22 |
| MCALLEN |
HIDALGO |
0.00 |
0.00 (1983) |
52 |
| MCCAMEY |
UPTON |
0.00 |
0.00 (1984) |
65 |
| MEDINA 1NE |
BANDERA |
0.00 |
0.38 (1984) |
29 |
| MERCEDES 6 SSE |
HIDALGO |
0.00 |
0.00 (1984) |
80 |
| MIDLAND 4 ENE |
MIDLAND |
0.00 |
0.00 (1986) |
83 |
| MONAHANS |
WARD |
0.00 |
0.00 (1984) |
37 |
| NORTHINGTON RCH |
KENDALL |
0.35 |
0.39 (1986) |
12 |
| OAK CREEK LAKE |
COKE |
0.16 |
0.26 (1991) |
36 |
| ODESSA |
ECTOR |
0.00 |
0.00 (1991) |
47 |
| OZONA |
CROCKETT |
0.00 |
0.00 (1961) |
43 |
| PAINT ROCK |
CONCHO |
0.00 |
0.00 (1986) |
76 |
| PANDALE 1 N |
VAL VERDE |
0.00 |
0.00 (1980) |
46 |
| PANDALE 11 NE |
VAL VERDE |
0.00 |
0.02 (1984) |
16 |
| PANTHER JUNCTION |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
0.00 (1984) |
44 |
| PECOS |
REEVES |
0.00 |
0.00 (1975) |
67 |
| PENWELL |
ECTOR |
0.00 |
0.00 (1991) |
43 |
| PERSIMMON GAP |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
0.00 (1984) |
16 |
| PLEASANTON |
ATASCOSA |
0.23 |
0.87 (1948) |
10 |
| PORT MANSFIELD |
WILLACY |
0.00 |
0.00 (1984) |
39 |
| PORT O CONNOR |
CALHOUN |
0.00 |
0.00 (1996) |
42 |
| PRADE RCH |
REAL |
0.00 |
0.11 (1961) |
33 |
| RED BLUFF DAM |
REEVES |
0.00 |
0.00 (1994) |
52 |
| RIO GRANDE CITY |
STARR |
0.00 |
0.00 (1984) |
86 |
| RIOMEDINA |
MEDINA |
0.00 |
0.00 (1983) |
73 |
| RISING STAR 1 S |
EASTLAND |
0.43 |
0.77 (1974) |
52 |
| ROBERT LEE |
COKE |
0.00 |
0.00 (1984) |
53 |
| SALT FLAT |
HUDSPETH |
0.00 |
0.00 (1995) |
18 |
| O C FISHER DAM |
TOM GREEN |
0.00 |
0.07 (1967) |
44 |
| SANDERSON |
TERRELL |
0.00 |
0.00 (1984) |
62 |
| SANTA ROSA 3 WNW |
HIDALGO |
0.01 |
0.21 (1988) |
12 |
| SAN ANTONIO/SEAWORLD |
BEXAR |
0.04 |
0.93 (1995) |
10 |
| SEMINOLE |
GAINES |
0.00 |
0.00 (1991) |
68 |
| SHEFFIELD |
PECOS |
0.00 |
0.00 (1989) |
38 |
| SIERRA BLANCA 2 E |
HUDSPETH |
0.00 |
0.00 (1995) |
37 |
| SILVER VALLEY |
COLEMAN |
0.43 |
0.57 (1980) |
25 |
| STEPHENVILLE 1 N |
ERATH |
0.30 |
0.34 (1987) |
54 |
| STERLING CITY |
STERLING |
0.00 |
0.00 (1984) |
67 |
| STERLING CITY 8 NE |
STERLING |
0.00 |
0.00 (1989) |
22 |
| STRAWN 8 NNE |
PALO PINTO |
0.35 |
0.63 (1980) |
48 |
| SUGAR LAND |
FORT BEND |
0.07 |
0.08 (1987) |
97 |
| TARPLEY |
BANDERA |
0.06 |
0.15 (1961) |
29 |
| THROCKMORTON |
THROCKMORTON |
0.00 |
0.15 (1980) |
74 |
| GORDON 1 SW |
PALO PINTO |
0.28 |
0.33 (1983) |
35 |
| TORNILLO 2 SSE |
EL PASO |
0.00 |
0.00 (1995) |
19 |
| TRENT |
TAYLOR |
0.00 |
0.00 (1984) |
53 |
| UVALDE 3 SW |
UVALDE |
0.04 |
0.30 (1988) |
12 |
| VALENTINE |
JEFF DAVIS |
0.00 |
0.00 (1989) |
20 |
| VALENTINE 10 WSW |
PRESIDIO |
0.00 |
0.00 (1986) |
65 |
| WATER VALLEY |
TOM GREEN |
0.00 |
0.00 (1984) |
49 |
| WESLACO |
HIDALGO |
0.00 |
0.00 (1994) |
81 |
| WIMBERLEY 1 NW |
HAYS |
0.40 |
0.60 (1987) |
14 |
| WINTERS 1 NNE |
RUNNELS |
0.03 |
0.24 (1984) |
29 |
| YSLETA |
EL PASO |
0.00 |
0.00 (1989) |
59 |
| ZAPATA 1 S |
ZAPATA |
0.00 |
0.00 (1983) |
37 |
| Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| VAN HORN |
CULBERSON |
56.6 |
58.1 (1997) |
40 |
| HENRIETTA |
CLAY |
55.3 |
56.6 (1983) |
87 |
| SALT FLAT |
HUDSPETH |
55.9 |
58.0 (1987) |
20 |
| Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| UVALDE 3 SW |
UVALDE |
85.8 |
85.0 (1988) |
12 |
| Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| STEPHENVILLE CLARK FLD |
ERATH |
46.7 |
46.8 (1996) |
44 |
| HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP |
CAMERON |
60.4 |
63.0 (1961) |
11 |
| COLUMBUS |
COLORADO |
47.4 |
48.4 (1997) |
34 |
| AUSTIN BERGSTROM AP |
TRAVIS |
49.8 |
52.8 (1980) |
49 |
| ABILENE RGNL AP |
TAYLOR |
47.4 |
47.4 (1973) |
113 |
| JUNCTION KIMBLE CO AP |
KIMBLE |
47.8 |
48.4 (1961) |
22 |
| VAN HORN |
CULBERSON |
39.4 |
41.9 (1987) |
42 |
| ARCHER CITY |
ARCHER |
44.1 |
45.8 (1983) |
32 |
| BOWIE |
MONTAGUE |
45.5 |
45.6 (1997) |
70 |
| DELL CITY 5 SSW |
HUDSPETH |
38.0 |
38.2 (1980) |
18 |
| EL PASO 32 ENE |
HUDSPETH |
40.5 |
40.8 (1997) |
13 |
| GUTHRIE |
KING |
39.3 |
40.6 (1987) |
32 |
| HENRIETTA |
CLAY |
41.4 |
42.7 (1983) |
90 |
| HORDS CREEK DAM |
COLEMAN |
40.0 |
40.5 (1997) |
44 |
| JACKSBORO |
JACK |
46.7 |
47.1 (1997) |
53 |
| JOHNSON CITY |
BLANCO |
48.0 |
48.0 (1987) |
29 |
| JUNCTION 4 SSW |
KIMBLE |
41.8 |
42.9 (1987) |
69 |
| LAKE TAWAKONI |
RAINS |
44.9 |
46.8 (1996) |
23 |
| MONAHANS |
WARD |
43.2 |
43.5 (1997) |
35 |
| PUTNAM |
CALLAHAN |
46.9 |
47.6 (1973) |
34 |
| QUANAH 2 SW |
HARDEMAN |
42.3 |
42.5 (1983) |
92 |
| RISING STAR 1 S |
EASTLAND |
44.1 |
45.3 (1987) |
49 |
| SALT FLAT |
HUDSPETH |
34.6 |
39.7 (1997) |
20 |
| SOMERVILLE DAM |
BURLESON |
51.1 |
51.3 (1997) |
32 |
| STEPHENVILLE 1 N |
ERATH |
46.7 |
46.8 (1996) |
48 |
| STERLING CITY |
STERLING |
41.9 |
42.5 (1987) |
29 |
| TURKEY |
HALL |
40.8 |
41.1 (1997) |
25 |
| WACO DAM |
MCLENNAN |
46.6 |
49.5 (1983) |
30 |
| Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| MARATHON |
BREWSTER |
64 |
64 (1981) |
51 |
| RED BLUFF DAM |
REEVES |
70 |
70 (1984) |
46 |
| Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| BOQUILLAS RS |
BREWSTER |
29 |
29 (1988) |
22 |
| HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH |
VAL VERDE |
33 |
35 (1997) |
10 |
Climatic Averages for May
| |
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 |
84.4 |
107 (1967) |
61.1 |
33 (1907) |
2.97 |
13.19 (1957) |
6.78 (1908) |
8.3 |
0.0 |
7.5 |
7 |
245 |
| Amarillo |
79.1 |
103 (1996) |
51.6 |
26 (1907) |
2.48 |
9.81 (1951) |
6.75 (1951) |
4.7 |
0.1 |
7.9 |
89 |
102 |
| Austin |
84.7 |
104 (1925) |
66.5 |
40 (1925) |
4.78 |
14.10 (1895) |
6.16 (1929) |
6.7 |
0.0 |
9.3 |
0 |
329 |
| Brownsville |
87.8 |
102 (1974) |
72.0 |
41 (1895) |
2.94 |
9.12 (1982) |
7.38 (1929) |
9.2 |
0.0 |
5.2 |
0 |
462 |
| College Station |
84.0 |
101 (1906) |
65.0 |
42 (1954) |
4.80 |
14.70 (1929) |
7.36 (1983) |
4.5 |
0.0 |
8.0 |
0 |
298 |
| Corpus Christi |
86.2 |
103 (1984) |
69.5 |
45 (1925) |
3.33 |
10.44 (1941) |
6.60 (1926) |
5.1 |
0.0 |
6.4 |
0 |
400 |
| Dallas‑Fort Worth |
82.9 |
107 (1927) |
62.6 |
34 (1903) |
4.88 |
13.66 (1982) |
6.99 (1908) |
4.5 |
0.0 |
8.7 |
0 |
246 |
| Del Rio |
88.2 |
108 (1927) |
66.3 |
45 (1970) |
2.03 |
10.23 (1957) |
3.97 (1942) |
13.7 |
0.0 |
6.9 |
0 |
381 |
| El Paso |
87.1 |
104 (1951) |
56.5 |
31 (1967) |
0.25 |
4.22 (1992) |
2.40 (1992) |
12.8 |
0.0 |
2.1 |
7 |
217 |
| Galveston |
79.8 |
94 (1984) |
71.8 |
52 (1954) |
3.59 |
11.03 (1991) |
7.71 (1975) |
0.1 |
0.0 |
6.4 |
0 |
335 |
| Houston |
84.6 |
99 (1996) |
64.4 |
44 (1978) |
5.24 |
15.87 (1907) |
10.36 (1989) |
4.7 |
0.0 |
8.0 |
0 |
295 |
| Lubbock |
83.1 |
105 (1996) |
55.8 |
29 (1917) |
2.35 |
12.69 (1941) |
5.14 (1949) |
8.1 |
0.1 |
6.8 |
25 |
162 |
| Midland |
87.4 |
108 (1989) |
58.1 |
34 (1970) |
1.98 |
7.63 (1992) |
4.75 (1968) |
11.7 |
0.0 |
5.6 |
10 |
252 |
| Port Arthur |
84.1 |
101 (1905) |
66.3 |
45 (1917) |
5.71 |
20.58 (1923) |
12.76 (1923) |
2.7 |
0.0 |
7.5 |
0 |
316 |
| San Angelo |
87.4 |
107 (1989) |
61.1 |
35 (1967) |
3.00 |
11.24 (1987) |
3.12 (1987) |
11.7 |
0.0 |
7.3 |
7 |
292 |
| San Antonio |
85.3 |
103 (1989) |
65.7 |
43 (1984) |
4.22 |
14.07 (1935) |
6.82 (1937) |
7.7 |
0.0 |
8.9 |
0 |
326 |
| Victoria |
85.3 |
102 (1928) |
67.7 |
45 (1954) |
4.50 |
14.66 (1993) |
8.45 (1972) |
5.8 |
0.0 |
7.1 |
0 |
360 |
| Waco |
84.4 |
102 (1985) |
64.2 |
37 (1981) |
4.58 |
15.00 (1965) |
7.18 (1953) |
7.5 |
0.0 |
8.6 |
0 |
288 |
| Wichita Falls |
83.3 |
107 (1927) |
59.1 |
36 (1979) |
4.07 |
13.22 (1982) |
5.70 (1975) |
8.3 |
0.0 |
8.6 |
10 |
202 |
| Shreveport, LA |
83.2 |
101 (1886) |
62.0 |
42 (1960) |
5.18 |
14.47 (1884) |
8.35 (1908) |
3.7 |
0.0 |
9.0 |
0 |
239 |
| Climatic averages are based on 1961-1990 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center. |
