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Texas Climate Report: February 2000

Above average temperatures once again dominated during the month, continuing the warm spell that has gripped the state since the start of the New Year. February 2000 is in the record books as the warmest February ever in Del Rio and San Angelo, and the second warmest ever in Brownsville. Twenty record temperatures were set, and 5 more were tied. One record of note occurred when San Antonio set a new record for the highest minimum temperature on the 29th, which is sure to be untouched for at least four years. Overall temperature departures ranged from +4.4°F at Wichita Falls to +9.4°F in Dallas. Rainfall amounts for the state were below normal for most stations, with the exception of Dallas/Fort Worth, Del Rio, San Antonio, Waco, and Wichita Falls. Lubbock still has yet to see precipitation for the year.

The month began with cool temperatures and rainy conditions for much of the state. A warm front associated with a low pressure system in northern Mexico brought much needed rain to southern portions of Texas on the 1st and 2nd. Cool temperatures were reinforced by a cold front that moved through the state on the 4th. Temperatures then began to creep up as high pressure moved in after the front. With a few exceptions, mild temperatures dominated the rest of the month.

On the 11th, a low pressure system which formed over Oklahoma joined an existing front and moved through Texas, bringing cooler temperatures to the Panhandle and the Red River area. Another cool front from the West Coast arrived on the 12th, continuing the cool temperatures. However, warm temperatures returned as warm air from the south pushed its way into much of the state.

The end of February saw a flurry of severe weather in the central and northwestern parts of Texas. A squall line formed in West Texas on the afternoon of the 22nd along a cool front associated with a low pressure system in the Plains. These storms swept across the state that evening and into the early morning of the 23rd. There were two reports of tornadoes in Lampasas and Killeen, and hail up to 1.75" in diameter fell in Clyde and Uvalde. Severe weather continued through the 26th as another Pacific cool front moved eastward through Texas. On the 25th, massive football-shaped hail 3.5" in diameter and 5.0" in length fell in Garland. However, the storms would subside as fair weather returned to end the month.

Monthly Summary for Selected Cities

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 70.0 +10.3 89 41.6 +6.5 23 55.8 +8.4 2 0.44 38% 0.43 269 9
Amarillo 63.8 +11.0 82 30.3 +4.8 16 47.1 +7.9 1 0.04 7% 0.04 510 0
Austin 73.1 +9.7 84 51.1 +9.0 35 62.1 +9.3 7 1.75 81% 0.80 146 67
Brownsville 80.1 +7.9 89 60.6 +8.1 44 70.3 +7.9 2 0.19 18% 0.18 27 189
College Station 73.2 +10.3 84 47.6 +5.7 30 60.4 +8.0 3 0.91 35% 0.63 179 54
Corpus Christi 77.4 +8.4 88 57.4 +9.4 41 67.4 +8.9 4 0.61 31% 0.40 63 142
Dallas‑Fort Worth 69.6 +10.7 82 44.9 +8.0 30 57.3 +9.4 3 3.30 151% 2.19 239 23
Del Rio 76.0 +8.9 88 51.0 +8.1 34 63.5 +8.4 3 0.94 99% 0.91 108 70
El Paso 68.2 +6.0 79 39.7 +5.8 24 53.9 +5.8 1 0.03 7% 0.03 314 0
Galveston 68.9 +8.4 78 56.2 +6.3 41 62.6 +7.4 7 1.71 76% 1.49 103 39
Houston 73.6 +8.3 83 49.8 +7.2 30 61.7 +7.8 7 2.32 78% 0.89 152 64
Lubbock 66.8 +9.2 82 34.0 +5.4 20 50.4 +7.3 2 0.05 7% 0.03 418 0
Midland 70.4 +8.8 84 40.2 +7.6 27 55.3 +8.2 0 0.00 0% 0.00 274 2
Port Arthur 72.2 +7.9 80 52.2 +7.8 33 62.2 +7.8 4 0.72 21% 0.49 136 60
San Angelo 72.2 +10.2 87 42.9 +8.2 21 57.5 +9.1 3 0.23 21% 0.11 224 14
San Antonio 73.9 +8.2 86 51.2 +9.9 32 62.6 +9.1 8 2.20 122% 1.14 135 73
Victoria 75.8 +9.0 84 53.6 +8.2 34 64.7 +8.6 5 0.69 34% 0.46 97 95
Waco 70.3 +9.5 84 45.3 +7.3 27 57.8 +8.4 5 4.54 217% 3.08 235 33
Wichita Falls 67.1 +9.9 85 38.9 +6.8 24 53.0 +8.3 3 1.20 82% 0.45 342 0
Shreveport, LA 69.4 +8.8 80 45.0 +7.0 27 57.2 +7.9 6 2.31 59% 1.79 247 28
*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 2000 average temperatures
feb 2000 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
ODESSA SCHLEMEYER FLD ECTOR 0.00
PRESIDIO PRESIDIO 0.00
MIDLAND INTL AP MIDLAND 0.00
BALMORHEA REEVES 0.00
BIG BEND RCH SP PRESIDIO 0.00
BORGER HUTCHINSON 0.00
BRAVO HARTLEY 0.00
CALLIHAM MCMULLEN 0.00
CANDELARIA PRESIDIO 0.00
CANYON RANDALL 0.00
CATARINA DIMMIT 0.00
CLAUDE ARMSTRONG 0.00
CORNUDAS SVC STN HUDSPETH 0.00
CRANE 2E CRANE 0.00
CRANE 10N ECTOR 0.00
DALHART 6 SW HARTLEY 0.00
DIMMITT 2 N CASTRO 0.00
ENCINAL WEBB 0.00
FRIONA PARMER 0.00
HART CASTRO 0.00
HEREFORD DEAF SMITH 0.00
LA TUNA 1 S EL PASO 0.00
LAJITAS BREWSTER 0.00
LEATHERWOOD RCH ERATH 0.00
LITTLEFIELD LAMB 0.00
MARATHON BREWSTER 0.00
MCCAMEY UPTON 0.00
MIDLAND 4 ENE MIDLAND 0.00
MORTON COCHRAN 0.00
MULESHOE #1 BAILEY 0.00
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 0.00
OLTON LAMB 0.00
PANHANDLE CARSON 0.00
PENWELL ECTOR 0.00
PERRYTON 21 S OCHILTREE 0.00
PERRYTON 11 WNW OCHILTREE 0.00
PLAINVIEW HALE 0.00
PORT O CONNOR CALHOUN 0.00
SANFORD DAM HUTCHINSON 0.00
SILVERTON BRISCOE 0.00
TULIA SWISHER 0.00
UMBARGER RANDALL 0.00
WATER VALLEY 11 NNE COKE 0.00
WHITSETT LIVE OAK 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
WACO RGNL AP MCLENNAN 4.54
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
KOUNTZE 3 NE HARDIN 3.21
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 41.7
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 71.4
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 56.9
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 82.2
RIO GRANDE CITY STARR 82.2
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
FALCON DAM STARR 97
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
LUBBOCK INTL AP LUBBOCK 26
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DALHART 6 SW HARTLEY 22.9
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PORT ISABEL CAMERON 62.2
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 72
PORT ISABEL CAMERON 72
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
LIPSCOMB LIPSCOMB 7

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
PRESIDIO PRESIDIO 0.00 0.00 (1999) 69
MIDLAND INTL AP MIDLAND 0.00 0.00 (1999) 70
ATLANTA CASS 0.22 0.69 (1972) 45
BALMORHEA REEVES 0.00 0.00 (1999) 76
BORGER HUTCHINSON 0.00 0.00 (1999) 50
BRAVO HARTLEY 0.00 0.00 (1999) 56
CALLIHAM MCMULLEN 0.00 0.05 (1999) 21
CANDELARIA PRESIDIO 0.00 0.00 (1999) 58
CANYON RANDALL 0.00 0.00 (1991) 73
CATARINA DIMMIT 0.00 0.00 (1999) 36
CLAUDE ARMSTRONG 0.00 0.00 (1995) 75
CORNUDAS SVC STN HUDSPETH 0.00 0.00 (1999) 54
CRANE 2E CRANE 0.00 0.00 (1999) 43
DALHART 6 SW HARTLEY 0.00 0.00 (1999) 10
DEWEYVILLE NEWTON 0.88 0.90 (1989) 31
DIMMITT 2 N CASTRO 0.00 0.00 (1994) 41
ENCINAL WEBB 0.00 0.00 (1999) 84
FRIONA PARMER 0.00 0.00 (1999) 57
HART CASTRO 0.00 0.00 (1994) 39
HEREFORD DEAF SMITH 0.00 0.00 (1999) 67
LA TUNA 1 S EL PASO 0.00 0.00 (1999) 52
LAJITAS BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (1999) 22
LITTLEFIELD LAMB 0.00 0.00 (1976) 33
MARATHON BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (1995) 57
MCCAMEY UPTON 0.00 0.00 (1999) 68
MIDLAND 4 ENE MIDLAND 0.00 0.00 (1999) 76
MORTON COCHRAN 0.00 0.00 (1999) 51
MULESHOE #1 BAILEY 0.00 0.00 (1984) 74
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 0.00 0.00 (1995) 17
NEUVILLE SHELBY 0.46 0.93 (1972) 36
OLTON LAMB 0.00 0.00 (1994) 45
ORANGE ORANGE 0.31 0.46 (1989) 64
ORANGE 9 N ORANGE 0.88 0.90 (1989) 31
PANHANDLE CARSON 0.00 0.00 (1999) 69
PENWELL ECTOR 0.00 0.00 (1999) 44
PERRYTON 21 S OCHILTREE 0.00 0.00 (1999) 22
PERRYTON 11 WNW OCHILTREE 0.00 0.00 (1999) 46
PLAINVIEW HALE 0.00 0.00 (1999) 90
PORT O CONNOR CALHOUN 0.00 0.00 (1996) 40
SILVERTON BRISCOE 0.00 0.00 (1976) 58
TULIA SWISHER 0.00 0.00 (1999) 52
UMBARGER RANDALL 0.00 0.00 (1999) 56
WATER VALLEY 11 NNE COKE 0.00 0.00 (1999) 40
WHITSETT LIVE OAK 0.00 0.00 (1976) 36
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 0.87 0.67 (1995) 18
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CORSICANA NAVARRO 2.95 2.62 (1944) 97
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 0.87 0.53 (1989) 18
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
PALACIOS MUNI AP MATAGORDA 64.1 64.1 (1957) 57
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 71.4 71.4 (1999) 40
HONDO MUNI AP MEDINA 62.5 62.0 (1976) 22
DEL RIO INTL AP VAL VERDE 63.5 63.4 (1962) 94
SAN ANGELO MATHIS FLD TOM GREEN 57.5 56.6 (1976) 82
BIG SPRING HOWARD 55.3 54.8 (1999) 37
DALHART MUNI AP DALLAM 46.0 45.7 (1954) 51
PALESTINE ANDERSON 59.9 59.3 (1932) 56
ALPINE BREWSTER 57.8 57.8 (1957) 66
ALVIN BRAZORIA 63.8 61.4 (1911) 32
BAKERSFIELD PECOS 57.4 57.1 (1986) 34
BAY CITY WTR WKS MATAGORDA 65.1 64.4 (1999) 56
BENAVIDES 2 DUVAL 66.3 66.0 (1999) 21
BIG SPRING HOWARD 55.3 54.8 (1999) 42
BRADY MCCULLOCH 57.5 56.8 (1954) 56
BRECKENRIDGE STEPHENS 56.0 55.7 (1976) 60
BRIDGEPORT WISE 55.7 55.1 (1954) 59
CAMERON MILAM 61.4 60.8 (1999) 84
CAMP WOOD REAL 57.7 57.1 (1976) 37
CASTOLON BREWSTER 63.1 61.7 (1999) 19
CHANNING 2 HARTLEY 45.2 43.7 (1999) 12
CHARLOTTE 5 NNW ATASCOSA 65.9 64.1 (1999) 37
CHOKE CANYON DAM LIVE OAK 65.2 65.2 (1999) 17
COPE RCH REAGAN 56.9 54.7 (1999) 35
CUERO DEWITT 66.3 64.0 (1962) 80
DALHART 6 SW HARTLEY 42.4 41.9 (1999) 10
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 52.4 52.4 (1995) 19
DEWEYVILLE NEWTON 59.3 59.2 (1999) 14
DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E HAYS 60.3 59.9 (1999) 16
ELGIN BASTROP 62.3 61.5 (1999) 36
ENCINAL WEBB 67.4 66.5 (1962) 77
FALCON DAM STARR 69.1 65.6 (1998) 34
FLORESVILLE WILSON 62.8 60.6 (1976) 31
FT DAVIS JEFF DAVIS 54.5 54.0 (1999) 24
FREDERICKSBURG GILLESPIE 59.5 59.3 (1962) 65
GARDEN CITY GLASSCOCK 53.3 52.1 (1999) 26
GOLDTHWAITE 1 WSW MILLS 57.7 57.6 (1999) 37
GRANGER DAM WILLIAMSON 59.7 59.1 (1999) 19
GROVETON TRINITY 59.5 59.3 (1976) 32
HART CASTRO 46.1 45.6 (1999) 14
HEBBRONVILLE JIM HOGG 67.8 67.1 (1999) 33
HOUSTON NWSO GALVESTON 62.2 62.0 (1999) 12
HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH VAL VERDE 58.9 56.3 (1990) 10
KERRVILLE 3 NNE KERR 58.1 57.5 (1999) 25
LAJITAS BREWSTER 62.6 62.6 (1995) 19
LAKE FORK RSVR WOOD 55.3 53.8 (1999) 12
LAREDO 2 WEBB 69.3 68.5 (1999) 32
LYTLE 3 W MEDINA 64.9 63.8 (1999) 24
MASON MASON 56.1 54.8 (1999) 24
MATHIS 4 SSW JIM WELLS 66.3 64.9 (1999) 33
MCCAMEY UPTON 58.8 58.5 (1957) 66
MENARD MENARD 58.2 56.9 (1925) 56
MORTON COCHRAN 49.3 48.4 (1999) 35
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 48.2 47.5 (1999) 19
OLTON LAMB 47.7 46.7 (1999) 34
ORANGE 9 N ORANGE 59.3 59.2 (1999) 14
PANDALE 11 NE VAL VERDE 57.1 55.3 (1999) 18
PENWELL ECTOR 55.3 54.4 (1999) 26
PLAINS YOAKUM 50.7 50.2 (1976) 34
RED BLUFF DAM REEVES 57.4 56.9 (1999) 40
REFUGIO 2 NW REFUGIO 65.4 62.7 (1990) 14
ROBERT LEE COKE 55.8 54.1 (1999) 39
SAM RAYBURN DAM JASPER 58.2 57.4 (1976) 32
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW HIDALGO 70.1 69.7 (1999) 13
SAN ANTONIO/SEAWORLD BEXAR 63.8 63.1 (1999) 12
STERLING CITY STERLING 54.5 53.9 (1999) 30
STILLHOUSE HOLLOW DAM BELL 58.7 57.9 (1976) 29
THOMPSONS 3 WSW FORT BEND 63.6 63.2 (1962) 37
TYLER SMITH 59.3 58.5 (1999) 16
UVALDE 3 SW UVALDE 62.4 59.1 (1990) 13
VALENTINE JEFF DAVIS 52.7 52.3 (1999) 20
VICTORIA CP&L VICTORIA 63.9 61.3 (1916) 13
WINTERS 1 NNE RUNNELS 55.9 55.9 (1999) 28
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
COLLEGE STN BRAZOS 73.2 73.1 (1999) 104
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 81.2 81.1 (1962) 14
BROWNSVILLE INTL AP CAMERON 80.1 80.0 (1962) 116
KINGSVILLE NAAS KLEBERG 79.1 78.9 (1962) 55
PALACIOS MUNI AP MATAGORDA 72.8 72.8 (1962) 57
PALESTINE ANDERSON 72.6 72.1 (1954) 58
LUFKIN ANGELINA CO AP ANGELINA 72.8 72.7 (1976) 63
ALVIN BRAZORIA 74.9 71.6 (1976) 34
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 66.7 66.1 (1999) 20
BURLESON JOHNSON 68.2 67.9 (1999) 14
CANDELARIA PRESIDIO 80.0 79.3 (1999) 36
CANYON RANDALL 68.7 68.6 (1954) 46
CASTOLON BREWSTER 81.8 81.0 (1999) 20
CHANNING 2 HARTLEY 61.3 60.4 (1999) 12
CUERO DEWITT 77.7 77.7 (1962) 83
DALHART 6 SW HARTLEY 62.0 61.6 (1999) 11
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 72.4 70.0 (1999) 19
DEWEYVILLE NEWTON 70.8 70.0 (1999) 14
FALCON DAM STARR 81.3 80.2 (1998) 34
FT DAVIS JEFF DAVIS 73.8 73.7 (1999) 24
FREDERICKSBURG GILLESPIE 74.7 74.1 (1954) 66
FRIONA PARMER 64.0 63.8 (1976) 38
GOLDTHWAITE 1 WSW MILLS 70.7 70.7 (1962) 37
GROVETON TRINITY 72.6 72.4 (1976) 32
HART CASTRO 64.7 63.4 (1999) 14
HEBBRONVILLE JIM HOGG 80.7 80.6 (1999) 35
HEREFORD DEAF SMITH 64.8 64.4 (1954) 67
JEFFERSON MARION 68.2 67.6 (1999) 21
KARNES CITY 2 N KARNES 75.9 75.5 (1986) 21
LAJITAS BREWSTER 82.1 81.0 (1999) 20
LAKE FORK RSVR WOOD 67.3 65.2 (1995) 12
LAKE TAWAKONI RAINS 67.6 67.1 (1976) 23
LAKE KEMP BAYLOR 66.9 66.9 (1999) 24
LITTLEFIELD LAMB 67.6 66.6 (1976) 31
LONGVIEW GREGG 71.0 70.3 (1938) 77
MEXIA LIMESTONE 70.2 70.2 (1962) 87
MINEOLA 8 ENE WOOD 69.7 68.0 (1976) 31
MONAHANS WARD 76.6 75.5 (1999) 36
MORTON COCHRAN 67.8 66.4 (1976) 35
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 66.2 65.6 (1999) 53
MT VERNON FRANKLIN 67.8 66.1 (1999) 31
MULESHOE #1 BAILEY 67.4 65.1 (1976) 72
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 68.5 66.5 (1999) 20
NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHES 72.6 70.9 (1999) 26
OLTON LAMB 65.5 63.6 (1999) 34
ORANGE 9 N ORANGE 70.8 70.0 (1999) 14
PENWELL ECTOR 72.8 71.9 (1999) 27
PORT ISABEL CAMERON 77.6 77.4 (1957) 59
REFUGIO 2 NW REFUGIO 76.4 74.7 (1999) 15
ROBERT LEE COKE 71.7 71.3 (1999) 39
SAM RAYBURN DAM JASPER 70.4 70.2 (1976) 33
SHEFFIELD PECOS 74.3 73.8 (1999) 35
STERLING CITY STERLING 71.7 71.5 (1999) 30
TOLEDO BEND DAM NEWTON 68.6 68.5 (1976) 24
TYLER SMITH 70.9 70.8 (1999) 16
UVALDE 3 SW UVALDE 75.1 72.3 (1990) 13
WACO DAM MCLENNAN 71.9 69.5 (1976) 29
WINTERS 1 NNE RUNNELS 73.1 72.5 (1999) 28
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
EL PASO 32 ENE HUDSPETH 76 76 (1989) 14
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 86 85 (1998) 25
FREEPORT 2 NW BRAZORIA 83 83 (1988) 37
PINE SPRINGS CULBERSON 74 72 (1998) 12
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 60.5 60.0 (1999) 40
HONDO MUNI AP MEDINA 49.5 46.6 (1976) 23
BIG SPRING HOWARD 40.9 40.3 (1950) 40
ALICE JIM WELLS 57.9 57.1 (1957) 68
ALVIN BRAZORIA 52.8 51.4 (1911) 33
AMISTAD DAM VAL VERDE 49.1 47.7 (1999) 35
ARLINGTON SIX FLAGS TARRANT 45.9 44.2 (1999) 11
BAY CITY WTR WKS MATAGORDA 56.8 55.7 (1944) 58
BIG SPRING HOWARD 40.9 40.3 (1950) 44
CASTOLON BREWSTER 44.3 43.5 (1996) 19
CHARLOTTE 5 NNW ATASCOSA 52.8 50.0 (1992) 37
CHOKE CANYON DAM LIVE OAK 53.6 52.8 (1999) 17
COPE RCH REAGAN 42.4 36.1 (1999) 35
DENVER CITY YOAKUM 35.9 33.5 (1999) 11
DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E HAYS 48.6 47.1 (1999) 16
ELGIN BASTROP 50.8 49.6 (1999) 37
ENCINAL WEBB 55.7 55.6 (1908) 80
FALCON DAM STARR 56.9 56.1 (1999) 37
FERRIS ELLIS 45.5 44.9 (1976) 35
FLORESVILLE WILSON 49.7 48.7 (1999) 36
FREER DUVAL 54.5 53.2 (1999) 29
GARDEN CITY GLASSCOCK 37.0 35.5 (1992) 30
GOLDTHWAITE 1 WSW MILLS 44.8 44.8 (1999) 39
GONZALES 1N GONZALES 49.4 48.8 (1999) 35
GRANGER DAM WILLIAMSON 47.6 45.9 (1999) 20
GROVETON TRINITY 46.4 46.3 (1999) 33
HEBBRONVILLE JIM HOGG 54.9 53.5 (1999) 33
HOUSTON NWSO GALVESTON 52.5 51.1 (1999) 12
HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH VAL VERDE 43.7 41.8 (1991) 10
KERRVILLE 3 NNE KERR 44.4 42.4 (1999) 26
LAREDO 2 WEBB 58.1 55.5 (1999) 33
LYTLE 3 W MEDINA 52.4 48.9 (1992) 24
MASON MASON 41.4 40.4 (1959) 25
MATHIS 4 SSW JIM WELLS 56.0 53.5 (1999) 33
MENARD MENARD 42.8 42.4 (1932) 57
PAINT ROCK CONCHO 43.0 40.8 (1986) 36
PANDALE 11 NE VAL VERDE 42.2 40.9 (1992) 19
PENWELL ECTOR 37.9 37.5 (1995) 27
PORT MANSFIELD WILLACY 61.9 61.6 (1962) 36
RED ROCK BASTROP 49.0 48.5 (1976) 29
REFUGIO 2 NW REFUGIO 54.3 52.5 (1990) 14
ROBERT LEE COKE 40.0 39.9 (1911) 40
ROCKPORT ARANSAS 58.2 57.9 (1962) 41
SAM RAYBURN DAM JASPER 46.0 45.7 (1990) 32
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW HIDALGO 59.2 57.6 (1999) 13
SAN ANTONIO/SEAWORLD BEXAR 53.1 51.6 (1999) 12
SINTON 3 NW SAN PATRICIO 56.0 54.2 (1962) 37
STAMFORD 1 JONES 39.1 39.0 (1990) 21
STILLHOUSE HOLLOW DAM BELL 46.2 44.7 (1976) 29
TYLER SMITH 47.7 46.2 (1999) 16
UVALDE 3 SW UVALDE 49.7 47.7 (1992) 13
VICTORIA CP&L VICTORIA 53.8 49.0 (1920) 14
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LIBERTY LIBERTY 69 69 (1996) 93
CORPUS CHRISTI INTL AP NUECES 70 70 (1976) 113
FT WORTH MEACHAM FLD TARRANT 64 64 (1996) 22
SAN ANGELO MATHIS FLD TOM GREEN 64 63 (1956) 83
ARLINGTON SIX FLAGS TARRANT 67 64 (1996) 11
ATHENS HENDERSON 68 67 (1999) 46
BAY CITY WTR WKS MATAGORDA 69 69 (1999) 58
BISHOP NUECES 69 68 (1953) 15
BLANCO BLANCO 66 65 (1999) 96
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 50 48 (1986) 20
BRECKENRIDGE STEPHENS 62 62 (1938) 63
BRIDGEPORT WISE 65 63 (1954) 61
BURLESON JOHNSON 66 65 (1996) 14
CAMP WOOD REAL 64 64 (1971) 37
CASTOLON BREWSTER 60 60 (1981) 19
CENTERVILLE LEON 66 66 (1990) 56
CHOKE CANYON DAM LIVE OAK 69 69 (1999) 17
COLDSPRING 5 SSW SAN JACINTO 68 68 (1999) 37
COPPER BREAKS SP HARDEMAN 56 52 (1999) 11
CROCKETT HOUSTON 69 68 (1999) 64
DALHART 6 SW HARTLEY 41 40 (1996) 11
DEKALB BOWIE 65 63 (1999) 18
DENVER CITY YOAKUM 51 51 (1999) 11
DEWEYVILLE NEWTON 68 67 (1996) 14
DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E HAYS 68 68 (1996) 16
ELGIN BASTROP 69 69 (1996) 37
FERRIS ELLIS 68 66 (1996) 35
FLORESVILLE WILSON 69 68 (1999) 36
FREER DUVAL 68 68 (1999) 29
GAINESVILLE 5 ENE COOKE 60 59 (1999) 13
GARDEN CITY GLASSCOCK 57 55 (1999) 30
GONZALES 1N GONZALES 69 68 (1999) 35
GRANGER DAM WILLIAMSON 67 67 (1999) 20
KERRVILLE 3 NNE KERR 64 64 (1996) 26
LAKE FORK RSVR WOOD 65 65 (1999) 12
LYTLE 3 W MEDINA 69 67 (1999) 24
MATHIS 4 SSW JIM WELLS 70 69 (1999) 33
ORANGE 9 N ORANGE 68 67 (1996) 14
PORT ISABEL CAMERON 72 71 (1999) 60
RED ROCK BASTROP 70 69 (1999) 29
REFUGIO 2 NW REFUGIO 69 69 (1996) 14
ROBSTOWN NUECES 70 70 (1999) 42
SAM RAYBURN DAM JASPER 67 66 (1994) 32
SAN ANTONIO/SEAWORLD BEXAR 66 66 (1999) 12
SINTON 3 NW SAN PATRICIO 71 71 (1999) 37
STILLHOUSE HOLLOW DAM BELL 67 66 (1996) 29
TOLEDO BEND DAM NEWTON 68 66 (1985) 25
TYLER SMITH 66 66 (1999) 16
UVALDE 3 SW UVALDE 65 65 (1996) 13
VICTORIA CP&L VICTORIA 70 70 (1907) 14

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) 2.76 (1997) 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 6.69 (1995) 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 11.61 (1997) 5.04 (1997) 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 6.29 (1999) 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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