Texas Climate Report: January 1998
The negative temperature departures which dominated the state of Texas throughout the final quarter of 1997 quickly disappeared during the first month of 1998. Warmer than normal temperatures covered the Lone Star State in January as magnitudes of departures averaged between +5°F and +6°F. The greatest departures occurred in Central Texas where Austin (+7.6°F), San Antonio (+7.1°F) and College Station (+7.1°F) all had mean monthly temperatures greater than 7°F above normal, warm enough to place January within the tenth percentile of their respective temperature records. In general, the state was divided in two parts with regards to precipitation. A line extending from the Western Panhandle to the Upper Coast separated below normal precipitation to the Southwest from above normal precipitation to the Northeast.
The first ten days of 1998 were not very pleasant ones to start off the new year for certain parts of Texas. Although temperatures were mild, slow moving storms dumped large amounts of rain on sections in the eastern half of the state, primarily from the 4th to the 6th of January. These storms produced over three inches at Beaumont and Houston, over four inches in Dallas and Galveston and nearly six inches in Waco. Rainfall totals were two to three inches greater in some isolated locations. The heavy precipitation combined with previously saturated ground resulted in widespread flash flood warnings, street flooding and damage to homes from residential flooding. Many evacuations occurred along the San Jacinto and Trinity Rivers, where 24-hour rainfall totals approached seven inches at the end of the first week of the month.
During the middle of the second week, a weak cold front stretching from Bryan/College Station to Fort Stockton provided the lifting mechanism which produced more severe weather for East Texas on the 11th. A tornado touched down three times near Giddings (Lee County) damaging sheds and trees. Funnel clouds were detected in Cass, Morris and Titus Counties in Northeast Texas where tornadoes touched down only intermittently. The precipitation from the upper-level low pressure system was very heavy at times producing scattered street flooding. Ten days later on the 21st, atmospheric conditions were once again ideal for the occurrence of severe weather. With a cold front traversing very slowly across the state, supercell thunderstorms formed producing large hail and several tornadoes in Southeast Texas. Lee, Bastrop, Leon, Grimes, Madison and Jackson Counties all reported tornadoes late in the afternoon or early in the evening. Robertson, Lee, Grimes and Chambers Counties reported golf ball-sized hail while portions of Ellis and Burleson Counties experienced baseball-sized hail.
Temperatures continued to stay mild across Texas and skies cleared for most of the last week of January, allowing many sections to dry out from the drenching weather of the previous weeks. The month could not end however, without another batch of storms in the Eastern half of the state on the 31st. San Antonio (2.05") and Kingsville (1.12") both received significant precipitation associated with a low pressure system that sat directly in the heart of Central Texas on the that last day of the month.
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 |
61.2 |
+6.4 |
76 |
36.3 |
+5.5 |
23 |
48.8 |
+6.0 |
7 |
1.17 |
114% |
0.71 |
497 |
0 |
| Amarillo |
53.6 |
+4.6 |
67 |
26.0 |
+4.8 |
17 |
39.8 |
+4.7 |
3 |
0.68 |
136% |
0.58 |
774 |
0 |
| Austin |
66.1 |
+7.2 |
76 |
46.8 |
+8.2 |
34 |
56.5 |
+7.7 |
9 |
2.68 |
157% |
1.44 |
271 |
15 |
| Brownsville |
75.5 |
+6.6 |
80 |
55.0 |
+5.1 |
39 |
65.2 |
+5.8 |
6 |
0.37 |
24% |
0.23 |
75 |
88 |
| College Station |
65.9 |
+7.5 |
76 |
45.4 |
+6.7 |
31 |
55.6 |
+7.1 |
14 |
3.81 |
144% |
2.54 |
294 |
12 |
| Corpus Christi |
72.9 |
+7.9 |
79 |
50.9 |
+5.6 |
34 |
61.9 |
+6.8 |
5 |
1.00 |
58% |
0.69 |
144 |
57 |
| Dallas‑Fort Worth |
57.1 |
+3.0 |
70 |
39.6 |
+6.9 |
28 |
48.3 |
+4.9 |
12 |
5.07 |
277% |
3.15 |
512 |
0 |
| Del Rio |
70.5 |
+8.6 |
79 |
42.6 |
+4.1 |
31 |
56.5 |
+6.3 |
1 |
0.01 |
2% |
0.01 |
255 |
1 |
| El Paso |
61.2 |
+5.1 |
70 |
32.9 |
+3.5 |
24 |
47.1 |
+4.3 |
3 |
0.05 |
12% |
0.04 |
550 |
0 |
| Galveston |
64.5 |
+6.2 |
72 |
53.6 |
+6.5 |
42 |
59.0 |
+6.3 |
11 |
5.47 |
168% |
3.00 |
184 |
4 |
| Houston |
67.5 |
+6.5 |
77 |
46.7 |
+7.0 |
33 |
57.1 |
+6.7 |
11 |
4.35 |
132% |
2.30 |
254 |
16 |
| Lubbock |
58.3 |
+5.4 |
71 |
29.6 |
+5.0 |
19 |
44.0 |
+5.2 |
0 |
0.00 |
0% |
0.00 |
645 |
0 |
| Midland |
63.6 |
+7.1 |
74 |
32.5 |
+4.0 |
22 |
48.1 |
+5.6 |
1 |
0.24 |
60% |
0.24 |
518 |
0 |
| Port Arthur |
65.8 |
+5.5 |
77 |
49.1 |
+7.6 |
34 |
57.5 |
+6.6 |
10 |
8.84 |
185% |
6.94 |
241 |
16 |
| San Angelo |
64.2 |
+7.4 |
76 |
34.7 |
+4.1 |
21 |
49.5 |
+5.8 |
4 |
0.70 |
87% |
0.61 |
474 |
0 |
| San Antonio |
67.1 |
+6.3 |
76 |
45.7 |
+7.8 |
32 |
56.4 |
+7.1 |
10 |
3.21 |
188% |
2.05 |
269 |
11 |
| Victoria |
69.9 |
+7.1 |
78 |
47.2 |
+4.7 |
35 |
58.6 |
+5.9 |
13 |
1.71 |
79% |
0.93 |
220 |
28 |
| Waco |
61.4 |
+5.3 |
72 |
41.8 |
+7.6 |
29 |
51.6 |
+6.4 |
11 |
6.10 |
370% |
4.79 |
411 |
3 |
| Wichita Falls |
54.5 |
+2.5 |
74 |
34.7 |
+7.1 |
23 |
44.6 |
+4.8 |
10 |
2.42 |
233% |
1.22 |
625 |
1 |
| Shreveport, LA |
60.6 |
+5.2 |
70 |
42.8 |
+8.0 |
29 |
51.7 |
+6.6 |
12 |
5.84 |
151% |
2.82 |
406 |
1 |
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.
|
Monthly Extremes
| Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| PRESIDIO |
PRESIDIO |
0.00 |
| LUBBOCK INTL AP |
LUBBOCK |
0.00 |
| ABERNATHY |
HALE |
0.00 |
| ALPINE |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
| ANDREWS |
ANDREWS |
0.00 |
| BALMORHEA |
REEVES |
0.00 |
| BIG BEND RCH SP |
PRESIDIO |
0.00 |
| BOQUILLAS RS |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
| BRAVO |
HARTLEY |
0.00 |
| BROWNFIELD 2 |
TERRY |
0.00 |
| CANDELARIA |
PRESIDIO |
0.00 |
| CASTOLON |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
| CHANNING 2 |
HARTLEY |
0.00 |
| CHISOS BASIN |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
| CONLEN |
DALLAM |
0.00 |
| CORNUDAS SVC STN |
HUDSPETH |
0.00 |
| CROSBYTON |
CROSBY |
0.00 |
| DUMAS |
MOORE |
0.00 |
| ENCINAL |
WEBB |
0.00 |
| FALCON DAM |
STARR |
0.00 |
| FLOMOT 4 NE |
MOTLEY |
0.00 |
| FLOYDADA |
FLOYD |
0.00 |
| FLOYDADA 9 SE |
FLOYD |
0.00 |
| FT HANCOCK 8 SSE |
HUDSPETH |
0.00 |
| FREER 18 WNW |
WEBB |
0.00 |
| GOLIAD 1 SE |
GOLIAD |
0.00 |
| GRUVER |
HANSFORD |
0.00 |
| HART |
CASTRO |
0.00 |
| LAJITAS |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
| LITTLEFIELD |
LAMB |
0.00 |
| MARATHON |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
| MATADOR |
MOTLEY |
0.00 |
| MORTON |
COCHRAN |
0.00 |
| MT LOCKE |
JEFF DAVIS |
0.00 |
| MULESHOE NWR |
BAILEY |
0.00 |
| OLTON |
LAMB |
0.00 |
| PECOS |
REEVES |
0.00 |
| PERSIMMON GAP |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
| PITCHFORK RCH |
DICKENS |
0.00 |
| PLAINVIEW |
HALE |
0.00 |
| PORT O CONNOR |
CALHOUN |
0.00 |
| POST |
GARZA |
0.00 |
| RANSOM CANYON |
LUBBOCK |
0.00 |
| RED BLUFF DAM |
REEVES |
0.00 |
| SALT FLAT |
HUDSPETH |
0.00 |
| SEMINOLE |
GAINES |
0.00 |
| SILVERTON |
BRISCOE |
0.00 |
| SLATON |
LUBBOCK |
0.00 |
| SPEARMAN |
HANSFORD |
0.00 |
| SPUR |
DICKENS |
0.00 |
| STERLING CITY |
STERLING |
0.00 |
| STRATFORD |
SHERMAN |
0.00 |
| STUDY BUTTE |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
| TAHOKA |
LYNN |
0.00 |
| TERLINGUA RCH |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
| TURKEY |
HALL |
0.00 |
| UVALDE 9 SW |
UVALDE |
0.00 |
| VALENTINE 10 WSW |
PRESIDIO |
0.00 |
| WHITE RIVER RESERVOIR |
CROSBY |
0.00 |
| Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| BAYTOWN |
HARRIS |
15.60 |
| Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| BAYTOWN |
HARRIS |
8.29 |
| Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| PERRYTON |
OCHILTREE |
33.9 |
| Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| PORT ISABEL |
CAMERON |
67.5 |
| Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| PERRYTON |
OCHILTREE |
45.8 |
| Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| RIO GRANDE CITY |
STARR |
82.5 |
| Highest Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| LA JOYA |
HIDALGO |
88 |
| RIO GRANDE CITY |
STARR |
88 |
| Lowest Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| FOLLETT |
LIPSCOMB |
24 |
| Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| DALHART 6 SW |
HARTLEY |
20.5 |
| Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| PORT ISABEL |
CAMERON |
61.9 |
| Highest Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| PORT ISABEL |
CAMERON |
76 |
| Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| FOLLETT |
LIPSCOMB |
10 |
| PERRYTON |
OCHILTREE |
10 |
New Monthly Records
| Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| PRESIDIO |
PRESIDIO |
0.00 |
0.00 (1995) |
66 |
| LUBBOCK INTL AP |
LUBBOCK |
0.00 |
0.00 (1986) |
86 |
| ABERNATHY |
HALE |
0.00 |
0.00 (1986) |
53 |
| ALPINE |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
0.00 (1953) |
68 |
| ANDREWS |
ANDREWS |
0.00 |
0.00 (1986) |
35 |
| BALMORHEA |
REEVES |
0.00 |
0.00 (1988) |
68 |
| BOQUILLAS RS |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
0.00 (1996) |
43 |
| BRAVO |
HARTLEY |
0.00 |
0.00 (1986) |
51 |
| BROWNFIELD 2 |
TERRY |
0.00 |
0.00 (1986) |
45 |
| CANDELARIA |
PRESIDIO |
0.00 |
0.00 (1996) |
52 |
| CASTOLON |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
0.00 (1995) |
20 |
| CHANNING 2 |
HARTLEY |
0.00 |
0.00 (1996) |
12 |
| CHISOS BASIN |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
0.00 (1996) |
52 |
| CONLEN |
DALLAM |
0.00 |
0.00 (1986) |
53 |
| CORNUDAS SVC STN |
HUDSPETH |
0.00 |
0.00 (1988) |
49 |
| CROSBYTON |
CROSBY |
0.00 |
0.00 (1986) |
102 |
| DUMAS |
MOORE |
0.00 |
0.00 (1996) |
46 |
| ENCINAL |
WEBB |
0.00 |
0.00 (1997) |
82 |
| FALCON DAM |
STARR |
0.00 |
0.00 (1971) |
31 |
| FLOMOT 4 NE |
MOTLEY |
0.00 |
0.00 (1974) |
45 |
| FLOYDADA |
FLOYD |
0.00 |
0.00 (1986) |
51 |
| FLOYDADA 9 SE |
FLOYD |
0.00 |
0.00 (1986) |
46 |
| FT HANCOCK 8 SSE |
HUDSPETH |
0.00 |
0.00 (1997) |
27 |
| FREER 18 WNW |
WEBB |
0.00 |
0.00 (1997) |
19 |
| GOLIAD 1 SE |
GOLIAD |
0.00 |
0.00 (1996) |
42 |
| GRUVER |
HANSFORD |
0.00 |
0.00 (1986) |
52 |
| HART |
CASTRO |
0.00 |
0.00 (1996) |
36 |
| LAJITAS |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
0.00 (1996) |
19 |
| LITTLEFIELD |
LAMB |
0.00 |
0.00 (1994) |
29 |
| MARATHON |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
0.00 (1997) |
56 |
| MATADOR |
MOTLEY |
0.00 |
0.00 (1986) |
46 |
| MORTON |
COCHRAN |
0.00 |
0.00 (1994) |
49 |
| MT LOCKE |
JEFF DAVIS |
0.00 |
0.00 (1964) |
61 |
| MULESHOE NWR |
BAILEY |
0.00 |
0.00 (1994) |
17 |
| OLTON |
LAMB |
0.00 |
0.00 (1996) |
45 |
| PECOS |
REEVES |
0.00 |
0.00 (1988) |
65 |
| PERSIMMON GAP |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
0.06 (1987) |
13 |
| PINE SPRINGS |
CULBERSON |
0.11 |
0.12 (1990) |
14 |
| PITCHFORK RCH |
DICKENS |
0.00 |
0.00 (1986) |
15 |
| PLAINVIEW |
HALE |
0.00 |
0.00 (1986) |
88 |
| PORT O CONNOR |
CALHOUN |
0.00 |
0.00 (1996) |
43 |
| POST |
GARZA |
0.00 |
0.00 (1986) |
78 |
| RANSOM CANYON |
LUBBOCK |
0.00 |
0.15 (1996) |
10 |
| RED BLUFF DAM |
REEVES |
0.00 |
0.00 (1988) |
50 |
| SALT FLAT |
HUDSPETH |
0.00 |
0.00 (1994) |
16 |
| SANTA ROSA 3 WNW |
HIDALGO |
0.01 |
0.03 (1996) |
11 |
| SEMINOLE |
GAINES |
0.00 |
0.00 (1970) |
69 |
| SILVERTON |
BRISCOE |
0.00 |
0.00 (1986) |
56 |
| SLATON |
LUBBOCK |
0.00 |
0.00 (1986) |
47 |
| SPEARMAN |
HANSFORD |
0.00 |
0.00 (1986) |
75 |
| SPUR |
DICKENS |
0.00 |
0.00 (1996) |
60 |
| STERLING CITY |
STERLING |
0.00 |
0.00 (1997) |
65 |
| STRATFORD |
SHERMAN |
0.00 |
0.00 (1996) |
72 |
| TAHOKA |
LYNN |
0.00 |
0.00 (1986) |
64 |
| TURKEY |
HALL |
0.00 |
0.00 (1986) |
42 |
| VALENTINE 10 WSW |
PRESIDIO |
0.00 |
0.00 (1971) |
60 |
| Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| ANAHUAC |
CHAMBERS |
12.65 |
10.10 (1980) |
80 |
| ATHENS |
HENDERSON |
8.96 |
5.98 (1961) |
48 |
| BAYTOWN |
HARRIS |
15.60 |
10.20 (1991) |
15 |
| BRACKETTVILLE 22 N |
KINNEY |
2.78 |
2.10 (1992) |
18 |
| CORSICANA |
NAVARRO |
8.72 |
7.72 (1932) |
96 |
| HOUSTON DEER PARK |
HARRIS |
13.69 |
9.90 (1991) |
51 |
| EVADALE |
JASPER |
10.81 |
9.91 (1974) |
46 |
| FARMERSVILLE |
HUNT |
5.60 |
4.82 (1991) |
43 |
| FRISCO |
COLLIN |
5.63 |
4.93 (1989) |
31 |
| GAINESVILLE 5 ENE |
COOKE |
5.17 |
3.74 (1989) |
10 |
| GRAPEVINE DAM |
TARRANT |
7.41 |
6.38 (1916) |
65 |
| HAWKINS |
WOOD |
7.42 |
6.93 (1979) |
38 |
| ITASCA |
HILL |
4.14 |
4.04 (1946) |
13 |
| KOUNTZE |
HARDIN |
10.41 |
7.42 (1997) |
13 |
| MARLIN 3 NE |
FALLS |
10.25 |
6.23 (1991) |
64 |
| MT VERNON |
FRANKLIN |
6.07 |
5.32 (1979) |
27 |
| TEXARKANA |
BOWIE |
8.25 |
8.00 (1990) |
30 |
| TRENTON |
FANNIN |
9.73 |
8.25 (1990) |
45 |
| TYLER |
SMITH |
7.50 |
6.62 (1990) |
14 |
| Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| DALLAS FT WORTH AP |
TARRANT |
3.15 |
3.11 (1990) |
100 |
| PORT ARTHUR SE TX AP |
JEFFERSON |
6.94 |
4.92 (1961) |
94 |
| WACO RGNL AP |
MCLENNAN |
4.79 |
3.19 (1945) |
97 |
| ANAHUAC |
CHAMBERS |
6.26 |
6.01 (1980) |
80 |
| ARLINGTON SIX FLAGS |
TARRANT |
3.35 |
3.05 (1990) |
52 |
| ATHENS |
HENDERSON |
5.23 |
2.33 (1965) |
48 |
| BAYTOWN |
HARRIS |
8.29 |
3.88 (1997) |
15 |
| BONHAM 3NNE |
FANNIN |
3.96 |
2.95 (1950) |
81 |
| BRACKETTVILLE 22 N |
KINNEY |
2.00 |
1.00 (1984) |
18 |
| CARROLLTON |
DALLAS |
5.95 |
3.98 (1949) |
73 |
| CARTA VALLEY |
EDWARDS |
2.25 |
2.23 (1992) |
29 |
| CATARINA |
DIMMIT |
3.43 |
1.47 (1992) |
36 |
| COLDSPRING 5 SSW |
SAN JACINTO |
4.86 |
4.43 (1995) |
44 |
| CORSICANA |
NAVARRO |
5.20 |
4.20 (1990) |
96 |
| HOUSTON DEER PARK |
HARRIS |
7.20 |
4.30 (1997) |
51 |
| DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E |
HAYS |
4.36 |
2.32 (1991) |
14 |
| FLORENCE 3 SE |
WILLIAMSON |
2.90 |
2.82 (1968) |
31 |
| GRAPEVINE DAM |
TARRANT |
3.87 |
2.98 (1950) |
65 |
| GROVETON |
TRINITY |
4.70 |
4.46 (1929) |
54 |
| HAWKINS |
WOOD |
3.64 |
2.60 (1989) |
38 |
| HOUSTON NORTH HOUSTON |
HARRIS |
3.01 |
2.90 (1980) |
48 |
| HOUSTON SPRING BRCH |
HARRIS |
3.34 |
2.83 (1995) |
43 |
| JOURDANTON |
ATASCOSA |
3.30 |
2.46 (1968) |
54 |
| KIRBYVILLE |
JASPER |
3.50 |
3.11 (1932) |
53 |
| LIVINGSTON 2 NNE |
POLK |
4.06 |
3.12 (1974) |
58 |
| LUFKIN 11 NW |
ANGELINA |
4.86 |
4.66 (1991) |
15 |
| MARLIN 3 NE |
FALLS |
7.39 |
2.73 (1991) |
64 |
| MAUD |
BOWIE |
4.00 |
3.20 (1997) |
49 |
| MEDINA 1NE |
BANDERA |
3.20 |
2.34 (1968) |
27 |
| GEORGETOWN LAKE |
WILLIAMSON |
1.90 |
1.65 (1991) |
18 |
| PIDCOKE |
CORYELL |
1.81 |
1.68 (1992) |
15 |
| PINELAND |
SABINE |
4.52 |
4.25 (1989) |
19 |
| REFUGIO 2 NW |
REFUGIO |
1.53 |
1.18 (1993) |
12 |
| ROUND ROCK 3 NE |
WILLIAMSON |
2.00 |
1.85 (1991) |
30 |
| SAM RAYBURN DAM |
JASPER |
4.32 |
3.48 (1994) |
31 |
| SAN AUGUSTINE |
SAN AUGUSTINE |
3.96 |
3.34 (1916) |
28 |
| SHAMROCK 2 |
WHEELER |
1.00 |
0.80 (1989) |
32 |
| SNYDER |
SCURRY |
1.15 |
1.15 (1964) |
76 |
| TRENTON |
FANNIN |
3.21 |
3.12 (1990) |
45 |
| TYLER |
SMITH |
3.71 |
2.77 (1990) |
14 |
| WIMBERLEY 1 NW |
HAYS |
1.80 |
1.68 (1991) |
13 |
| Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| AMISTAD DAM |
VAL VERDE |
56.4 |
55.0 (1971) |
34 |
| BARDWELL DAM |
ELLIS |
49.7 |
48.1 (1975) |
32 |
| BAYTOWN |
HARRIS |
58.3 |
56.0 (1990) |
14 |
| BIG LAKE 2 |
REAGAN |
49.3 |
47.7 (1965) |
31 |
| BOQUILLAS RS |
BREWSTER |
53.1 |
53.0 (1980) |
17 |
| BROWNFIELD 2 |
TERRY |
45.0 |
45.0 (1986) |
43 |
| CANYON DAM |
COMAL |
55.7 |
55.2 (1971) |
33 |
| CATARINA |
DIMMIT |
59.5 |
59.3 (1965) |
28 |
| CHOKE CANYON DAM |
LIVE OAK |
60.8 |
58.5 (1990) |
14 |
| CLEVELAND |
LIBERTY |
54.9 |
54.4 (1972) |
35 |
| COLDSPRING 5 SSW |
SAN JACINTO |
55.1 |
54.8 (1989) |
34 |
| COPE RCH |
REAGAN |
48.4 |
47.4 (1969) |
32 |
| CRANE 2E |
CRANE |
52.0 |
50.3 (1989) |
33 |
| DALHART 6 SW |
HARTLEY |
36.3 |
35.6 (1989) |
10 |
| FALCON DAM |
STARR |
65.1 |
62.6 (1971) |
33 |
| FLORESVILLE |
WILSON |
57.4 |
56.9 (1965) |
26 |
| FRANKLIN |
ROBERTSON |
56.1 |
54.9 (1990) |
33 |
| FREEPORT 2 NW |
BRAZORIA |
60.1 |
59.0 (1975) |
34 |
| FREER |
DUVAL |
61.9 |
60.1 (1971) |
23 |
| GARDEN CITY |
GLASSCOCK |
47.2 |
45.9 (1969) |
21 |
| HEBBRONVILLE |
JIM HOGG |
62.4 |
62.0 (1935) |
30 |
| JOHNSON CITY |
BLANCO |
53.1 |
52.3 (1990) |
24 |
| KARNES CITY 2 N |
KARNES |
59.1 |
56.4 (1980) |
15 |
| KERRVILLE 3 NNE |
KERR |
52.3 |
50.1 (1990) |
22 |
| LA GRANGE |
FAYETTE |
58.3 |
56.9 (1990) |
33 |
| LAJITAS |
BREWSTER |
54.8 |
54.0 (1993) |
18 |
| LYTLE 3 W |
MEDINA |
58.3 |
57.7 (1990) |
20 |
| MULESHOE NWR |
BAILEY |
41.6 |
41.4 (1989) |
17 |
| PANDALE 11 NE |
VAL VERDE |
50.6 |
48.9 (1990) |
13 |
| PANTHER JUNCTION |
BREWSTER |
53.6 |
52.8 (1971) |
37 |
| PERSIMMON GAP |
BREWSTER |
53.2 |
51.0 (1989) |
15 |
| PORT ARANSAS |
NUECES |
62.4 |
59.6 (1989) |
10 |
| PORT MANSFIELD |
WILLACY |
63.4 |
62.5 (1989) |
35 |
| PRADE RCH |
REAL |
51.5 |
51.0 (1965) |
31 |
| RED ROCK |
BASTROP |
57.1 |
54.6 (1971) |
29 |
| ROBSTOWN |
NUECES |
62.2 |
62.0 (1990) |
36 |
| O C FISHER DAM |
TOM GREEN |
49.1 |
48.4 (1965) |
45 |
| SANTA ROSA 3 WNW |
HIDALGO |
65.5 |
65.1 (1989) |
11 |
| SAN ANTONIO/SEAWORLD |
BEXAR |
57.1 |
55.2 (1990) |
10 |
| STILLHOUSE HOLLOW DAM |
BELL |
52.3 |
52.0 (1990) |
31 |
| WRIGHT PATMAN DAM |
CASS |
47.6 |
47.6 (1990) |
21 |
| TILDEN 4 SSE |
MCMULLEN |
60.8 |
58.8 (1971) |
35 |
| TYLER |
SMITH |
53.4 |
52.2 (1990) |
13 |
| VALENTINE |
JEFF DAVIS |
45.4 |
45.4 (1993) |
17 |
| WINTERS 1 NNE |
RUNNELS |
51.2 |
49.5 (1989) |
27 |
| Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP |
CAMERON |
76.5 |
75.8 (1953) |
11 |
| COLUMBUS |
COLORADO |
74.3 |
70.6 (1965) |
35 |
| HONDO MUNI AP |
MEDINA |
67.4 |
66.7 (1990) |
20 |
| ANDREWS |
ANDREWS |
64.6 |
64.1 (1969) |
33 |
| BAYTOWN |
HARRIS |
67.9 |
66.5 (1986) |
15 |
| BENAVIDES 2 |
DUVAL |
76.9 |
75.6 (1971) |
15 |
| BOQUILLAS RS |
BREWSTER |
76.6 |
73.0 (1990) |
18 |
| CATARINA |
DIMMIT |
74.4 |
72.7 (1982) |
28 |
| CHOKE CANYON DAM |
LIVE OAK |
72.5 |
70.3 (1996) |
14 |
| COLDSPRING 5 SSW |
SAN JACINTO |
66.0 |
66.0 (1965) |
34 |
| COPE RCH |
REAGAN |
64.5 |
63.7 (1971) |
33 |
| DELL CITY 5 SSW |
HUDSPETH |
63.3 |
62.3 (1986) |
19 |
| DEWEYVILLE |
NEWTON |
64.7 |
64.0 (1989) |
12 |
| FALCON DAM |
STARR |
78.7 |
76.3 (1971) |
33 |
| FREER |
DUVAL |
75.4 |
74.8 (1974) |
26 |
| GARDEN CITY |
GLASSCOCK |
63.4 |
62.7 (1971) |
24 |
| JOHNSON CITY |
BLANCO |
66.6 |
66.6 (1996) |
24 |
| KARNES CITY 2 N |
KARNES |
70.6 |
68.6 (1982) |
17 |
| KERRVILLE 3 NNE |
KERR |
65.5 |
63.7 (1990) |
22 |
| LA GRANGE |
FAYETTE |
69.0 |
68.0 (1990) |
34 |
| LAJITAS |
BREWSTER |
74.5 |
72.0 (1990) |
19 |
| LANGTRY |
VAL VERDE |
71.3 |
67.6 (1990) |
23 |
| LITTLEFIELD |
LAMB |
60.5 |
59.8 (1969) |
31 |
| LYTLE 3 W |
MEDINA |
70.0 |
69.9 (1990) |
21 |
| GEORGETOWN LAKE |
WILLIAMSON |
65.5 |
65.2 (1990) |
18 |
| ORANGE 9 N |
ORANGE |
64.7 |
64.0 (1989) |
12 |
| PANDALE 11 NE |
VAL VERDE |
66.2 |
64.6 (1990) |
14 |
| PANTHER JUNCTION |
BREWSTER |
68.3 |
66.9 (1971) |
37 |
| PERSIMMON GAP |
BREWSTER |
71.3 |
67.9 (1996) |
15 |
| PORT ARANSAS |
NUECES |
68.4 |
65.3 (1996) |
10 |
| POST |
GARZA |
62.2 |
61.7 (1986) |
32 |
| PRADE RCH |
REAL |
67.4 |
67.3 (1982) |
31 |
| RED ROCK |
BASTROP |
69.7 |
68.3 (1971) |
29 |
| REFUGIO 2 NW |
REFUGIO |
71.3 |
70.4 (1996) |
13 |
| RIO GRANDE CITY |
STARR |
82.5 |
80.4 (1933) |
71 |
| SALT FLAT |
HUDSPETH |
64.9 |
62.7 (1980) |
16 |
| SANTA ROSA 3 WNW |
HIDALGO |
77.4 |
74.3 (1989) |
11 |
| SAN ANTONIO/SEAWORLD |
BEXAR |
67.0 |
65.2 (1990) |
10 |
| SOMERVILLE DAM |
BURLESON |
66.3 |
65.9 (1971) |
31 |
| STERLING CITY |
STERLING |
70.6 |
65.6 (1971) |
29 |
| TYLER |
SMITH |
63.0 |
63.0 (1990) |
13 |
| UVALDE 3 SW |
UVALDE |
69.5 |
69.0 (1996) |
13 |
| VALENTINE |
JEFF DAVIS |
63.8 |
62.6 (1986) |
17 |
| Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| AMISTAD DAM |
VAL VERDE |
43.8 |
43.4 (1989) |
34 |
| BARDWELL DAM |
ELLIS |
39.7 |
37.6 (1975) |
32 |
| BAYTOWN |
HARRIS |
48.7 |
46.4 (1990) |
14 |
| BENBROOK DAM |
TARRANT |
37.4 |
37.4 (1990) |
44 |
| CAMERON |
MILAM |
45.7 |
45.6 (1990) |
79 |
| CANYON DAM |
COMAL |
44.7 |
43.6 (1989) |
34 |
| CHOKE CANYON DAM |
LIVE OAK |
49.2 |
48.7 (1989) |
14 |
| CRANE 2E |
CRANE |
36.1 |
35.8 (1989) |
34 |
| DALHART 6 SW |
HARTLEY |
20.5 |
20.5 (1995) |
10 |
| DEKALB |
BOWIE |
40.8 |
40.2 (1990) |
15 |
| DIMMITT 2 N |
CASTRO |
25.3 |
24.8 (1986) |
33 |
| DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E |
HAYS |
43.6 |
42.8 (1990) |
14 |
| FLORESVILLE |
WILSON |
44.9 |
44.2 (1989) |
30 |
| FLOYDADA |
FLOYD |
28.8 |
27.8 (1955) |
47 |
| FRANKLIN |
ROBERTSON |
45.3 |
44.3 (1990) |
33 |
| FREEPORT 2 NW |
BRAZORIA |
52.3 |
50.4 (1975) |
34 |
| FRIONA |
PARMER |
26.1 |
26.1 (1968) |
35 |
| GONZALES 1N |
GONZALES |
45.2 |
44.5 (1989) |
33 |
| GROVETON |
TRINITY |
43.9 |
43.1 (1990) |
28 |
| HOUSTON NWSO |
GALVESTON |
48.3 |
45.1 (1907) |
10 |
| KARNES CITY 2 N |
KARNES |
47.6 |
44.4 (1980) |
15 |
| KERRVILLE 3 NNE |
KERR |
39.1 |
37.1 (1989) |
23 |
| LA GRANGE |
FAYETTE |
47.6 |
47.6 (1989) |
33 |
| LAVON DAM |
COLLIN |
38.7 |
36.3 (1955) |
43 |
| MARATHON |
BREWSTER |
42.9 |
37.4 (1911) |
51 |
| MEDINA 1NE |
BANDERA |
40.8 |
37.9 (1989) |
21 |
| MORTON |
COCHRAN |
28.2 |
27.5 (1992) |
35 |
| MT PLEASANT |
TITUS |
36.5 |
36.5 (1947) |
49 |
| MT VERNON |
FRANKLIN |
38.7 |
38.5 (1989) |
26 |
| PANDALE 11 NE |
VAL VERDE |
35.1 |
34.9 (1993) |
15 |
| PORT ARANSAS |
NUECES |
56.5 |
54.0 (1989) |
10 |
| PORT ISABEL |
CAMERON |
61.9 |
61.5 (1950) |
54 |
| PORT MANSFIELD |
WILLACY |
56.4 |
56.4 (1989) |
37 |
| RED ROCK |
BASTROP |
44.5 |
42.9 (1975) |
30 |
| ROBSTOWN |
NUECES |
52.2 |
51.8 (1990) |
38 |
| SAN ANTONIO/SEAWORLD |
BEXAR |
47.3 |
45.4 (1989) |
10 |
| SILVERTON |
BRISCOE |
25.5 |
25.1 (1992) |
33 |
| STILLHOUSE HOLLOW DAM |
BELL |
41.1 |
39.0 (1975) |
31 |
| TEXARKANA |
BOWIE |
39.6 |
38.4 (1990) |
26 |
| WRIGHT PATMAN DAM |
CASS |
38.6 |
36.1 (1995) |
21 |
| TILDEN 4 SSE |
MCMULLEN |
47.8 |
45.5 (1965) |
37 |
| TYLER |
SMITH |
43.8 |
41.5 (1990) |
14 |
| WINTERS 1 NNE |
RUNNELS |
36.8 |
35.8 (1995) |
28 |
| Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| BRECKENRIDGE |
STEPHENS |
65 |
65 (1950) |
64 |
| CHOKE CANYON DAM |
LIVE OAK |
68 |
68 (1990) |
14 |
| DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E |
HAYS |
65 |
65 (1990) |
14 |
| GAINESVILLE 5 ENE |
COOKE |
59 |
59 (1994) |
11 |
| KARNES CITY 2 N |
KARNES |
67 |
67 (1997) |
15 |
| MEDINA 1NE |
BANDERA |
63 |
62 (1990) |
21 |
| PANDALE 11 NE |
VAL VERDE |
57 |
55 (1997) |
15 |
| PORT ISABEL |
CAMERON |
76 |
70 (1997) |
54 |
| SANTA ROSA 3 WNW |
HIDALGO |
71 |
71 (1990) |
11 |
Climatic Averages for February
| |
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 |
59.7 |
94 (1904) |
35.1 |
‑7 (1985) |
1.16 |
4.07 (1903) |
2.17 (1903) |
0.0 |
11.6 |
5.1 |
493 |
0 |
| Amarillo |
52.8 |
88 (1963) |
25.5 |
‑16 (1899) |
0.61 |
2.93 (1903) |
1.89 (1911) |
0.0 |
22.0 |
4.5 |
722 |
0 |
| Austin |
63.4 |
99 (1996) |
42.1 |
7 (1951) |
2.17 |
9.41 (1903) |
3.73 (1958) |
0.1 |
4.6 |
6.9 |
353 |
11 |
| Brownsville |
72.2 |
94 (1986) |
52.5 |
12 (1899) |
1.06 |
10.25 (1958) |
4.98 (1958) |
0.2 |
0.5 |
5.9 |
135 |
62 |
| College Station |
62.9 |
99 (1996) |
41.9 |
1 (1899) |
2.62 |
9.82 (1992) |
3.82 (1898) |
0.0 |
4.5 |
7.3 |
361 |
8 |
| Corpus Christi |
69.0 |
97 (1986) |
48.0 |
11 (1899) |
1.96 |
8.11 (1982) |
5.80 (1893) |
0.3 |
1.5 |
6.4 |
213 |
31 |
| Dallas‑Fort Worth |
58.9 |
96 (1904) |
36.9 |
‑8 (1899) |
2.18 |
7.40 (1997) |
4.06 (1965) |
0.0 |
9.4 |
6.3 |
484 |
5 |
| Del Rio |
67.1 |
99 (1996) |
42.9 |
11 (1951) |
0.95 |
7.82 (1949) |
5.62 (1921) |
0.4 |
3.3 |
4.6 |
291 |
14 |
| El Paso |
62.2 |
86 (1904) |
33.9 |
5 (1899) |
0.41 |
1.88 (1905) |
1.10 (1888) |
0.0 |
12.4 |
3.0 |
473 |
0 |
| Galveston |
60.5 |
83 (1932) |
49.9 |
8 (1899) |
2.26 |
8.34 (1992) |
6.55 (1952) |
0.0 |
0.8 |
7.3 |
287 |
13 |
| Houston |
65.3 |
91 (1986) |
42.6 |
6 (1899) |
2.96 |
9.80 (1959) |
3.89 (1959) |
0.0 |
3.7 |
8.5 |
322 |
11 |
| Lubbock |
57.6 |
89 (1918) |
28.6 |
‑17 (1933) |
0.68 |
5.83 (1911) |
3.50 (1911) |
0.0 |
19.1 |
4.4 |
613 |
0 |
| Midland |
61.6 |
90 (1986) |
32.6 |
‑11 (1985) |
0.62 |
3.53 (1932) |
1.32 (1997) |
0.0 |
13.5 |
3.7 |
501 |
0 |
| Port Arthur |
64.3 |
90 (1906) |
44.4 |
10 (1906) |
3.38 |
13.15 (1952) |
9.41 (1952) |
0.0 |
3.7 |
8.6 |
307 |
10 |
| San Angelo |
62.0 |
97 (1996) |
34.7 |
‑1 (1985) |
1.07 |
4.54 (1997) |
3.16 (1987) |
0.1 |
10.9 |
4.7 |
465 |
0 |
| San Antonio |
65.7 |
100 (1996) |
41.3 |
4 (1899) |
1.81 |
7.88 (1903) |
3.38 (1903) |
0.2 |
5.7 |
7.0 |
332 |
10 |
| Victoria |
66.8 |
96 (1940) |
45.4 |
15 (1951) |
2.00 |
9.08 (1992) |
3.21 (1992) |
0.1 |
2.5 |
6.8 |
266 |
17 |
| Waco |
60.8 |
96 (1996) |
38.0 |
4 (1985) |
2.09 |
7.91 (1997) |
3.97 (1997) |
0.0 |
7.5 |
6.5 |
441 |
0 |
| Wichita Falls |
57.2 |
93 (1996) |
32.1 |
‑8 (1985) |
1.46 |
6.80 (1903) |
3.00 (1981) |
0.0 |
14.5 |
5.4 |
568 |
0 |
| Shreveport, LA |
60.6 |
89 (1986) |
38.0 |
‑5 (1899) |
3.92 |
8.96 (1939) |
3.57 (1939) |
0.0 |
8.4 |
8.2 |
448 |
8 |
| Climatic averages are based on 1961-1990 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center. |
