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Texas Climate Report: November 2003

The month of November in Texas in general was quite a roller coaster ride pertaining to temperature. While record highs occurred during the middle of the month, the end of the month brought record low temperatures much of the state as well. A severe weather outbreak in the middle of the month caused by a warm front and abundant gulf moisture produced nearly 30 tornado reports in the Houston/Galveston area. Intense precipitation fell across the South Central, Upper Coast, and Eastern regions of Texas. Impressive 24-hour totals are as listed: Bush Intercontinental Airport (5.28"), Victoria Regional Airport (3.29"), Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, San Marcos, and College Station had one inch or more, and the majority of the Houston Metro experienced at least 4 inches of rain.

On the 18th of November a cold front boundary stabilized and dried out conditions across the state of Texas. Overall, the state as a whole was warmer than normal, with the exception of Dallas/Fort Worth at -1.3°F below normal. Average temperatures for the month ranged from 1.5°F to 4.1°F above normal in Austin, and Houston respectively. Fourteen stations experienced below normal precipitation, as opposed to Abilene, College Station, El Paso, Houston, Victoria, and Wichita Falls, which experienced precipitation greater than 100% of the monthly normal.

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 66.6 +1.5 85 45.9 +3.6 19 56.3 +2.6 6 2.49 192% 1.71 301 43
Amarillo 60.8 +2.4 83 34.1 +2.3 11 47.5 +2.4 2 0.44 65% 0.43 524 6
Austin 73.2 +3.1 85 54.1 +4.8 32 63.7 +4.0 8 1.32 49% 0.59 143 111
Brownsville 80.8 +4.0 86 61.5 +2.9 41 71.2 +3.5 7 0.44 25% 0.13 44 236
College Station 72.8 +1.9 84 53.4 +4.3 31 63.1 +3.1 9 3.92 123% 2.10 148 100
Corpus Christi 77.4 +2.5 86 58.2 +2.8 34 67.8 +2.7 5 0.86 49% 0.76 72 162
Dallas‑Fort Worth 68.8 +3.7 84 50.0 +4.9 29 59.4 +4.3 6 3.15 123% 1.28 226 68
Del Rio 71.3 +0.4 83 52.2 +3.0 28 61.8 +1.7 6 0.37 39% 0.12 168 77
El Paso 68.0 +2.5 84 42.4 +2.6 21 55.2 +2.5 2 0.52 124% 0.52 302 13
Galveston N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 5 1.60 44% 1.28 N/A N/A
Houston 75.1 +3.1 85 54.8 +5.0 34 65.0 +4.1 6 7.80 186% 5.19 105 111
Lubbock 64.4 +2.8 84 39.2 +4.7 18 51.8 +3.7 6 0.46 65% 0.25 403 16
Midland 66.8 +1.0 83 43.6 +4.8 21 55.2 +2.9 5 0.14 22% 0.08 318 31
Port Arthur 74.8 +3.9 83 54.1 +3.3 32 64.5 +3.6 3 2.96 62% 2.73 110 102
San Angelo 67.3 +0.8 82 45.8 +4.4 18 56.5 +2.5 6 0.74 67% 0.37 290 45
San Antonio 73.1 +1.7 84 53.0 +4.4 29 63.0 +3.0 7 0.32 12% 0.22 154 101
Victoria 76.7 +3.7 86 54.6 +2.3 31 65.7 +3.0 4 3.42 130% 3.12 101 125
Waco 70.5 +2.7 84 51.0 +5.2 28 60.7 +3.9 9 1.37 52% 0.85 195 75
Wichita Falls 66.2 +2.5 87 43.8 +3.7 22 55.0 +3.1 7 1.86 111% 0.97 322 29
Shreveport, LA 71.1 +4.3 84 48.3 +3.0 25 59.7 +3.6 9 2.81 60% 1.99 206 54
*Dep.: Departure of the monthly average temperature from the 1971-2000 monthly normal, which is provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
*Perc. Norm.: Monthly precipitation total divided by 1971-2000 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.

nov 2003 average temperatures
nov 2003 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
MONAHANS 6 ENE WARD 0.00
GALVESTON GALVESTON 0.00
CANDELARIA PRESIDIO 0.00
CARTA VALLEY EDWARDS 0.00
GOLIAD 1 SE GOLIAD 0.00
LAJITAS BREWSTER 0.00
LOS ANGELES 4 WSW LA SALLE 0.00
MARATHON BREWSTER 0.00
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 0.00
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 0.00
RICHLAND SPRINGS SAN SABA 0.00
RIOMEDINA MEDINA 0.00
VALENTINE 10 WSW PRESIDIO 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
CENTER SHELBY 12.47
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
HOUSTON NORTH HOUSTON HARRIS 7.58
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DALHART 6 SW HARTLEY 42.8
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND CAMERON 73.5
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
CHANNING 2 HARTLEY 56.8
STRATFORD SHERMAN 56.8
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MCALLEN HIDALGO 82.0
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW HIDALGO 82.0
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
EL CAMPO WHARTON 95
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
SANFORD DAM HUTCHINSON 32
STRATFORD SHERMAN 32
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DALHART 6 SW HARTLEY 28.1
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND CAMERON 67.3
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND CAMERON 78
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BRAVO HARTLEY 7
DALHART 6 SW HARTLEY 7
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 7
TULIA SWISHER 7

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
GALVESTON GALVESTON 0.00 0.03 (1903) 128
CANDELARIA PRESIDIO 0.00 0.00 (1999) 59
CARTA VALLEY EDWARDS 0.00 0.00 (1999) 37
GOLIAD 1 SE GOLIAD 0.00 0.00 (2002) 50
LAJITAS BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2002) 23
MARATHON BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (1999) 63
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 0.00 0.00 (1999) 63
GEORGETOWN LAKE WILLIAMSON 0.74 0.87 (1988) 18
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (1999) 20
RICHLAND SPRINGS SAN SABA 0.00 0.00 (1999) 48
RIOMEDINA MEDINA 0.00 0.00 (1988) 70
VALENTINE 10 WSW PRESIDIO 0.00 0.00 (1999) 67
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BAYTOWN HARRIS 4.81 3.54 (1986) 21
HOUSTON‑WESTBURY HARRIS 4.73 4.25 (1953) 52
HOUSTON‑PORT HARRIS 3.35 2.76 (1993) 12
HOUSTON NORTH HOUSTON HARRIS 7.58 5.45 (1998) 54
JASPER JASPER 4.85 4.47 (1963) 56
LAKE BRIDGEPORT DAM WISE 1.97 1.75 (1940) 11
NEWTON NEWTON 3.80 3.75 (2002) 20
WHARTON WHARTON 4.92 4.82 (1974) 62
WOODVILLE TYLER 5.27 4.20 (1998) 14
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 70.5 70.0 (1998) 16
WINKLER CO AP WINKLER 58.8 58.2 (1983) 58
DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E HAYS 61.7 61.5 (1999) 18
EL CAMPO WHARTON 68.2 66.4 (1942) 26
HOUSTON‑PORT HARRIS 69.7 67.2 (1994) 13
LAKE FORK RSVR WOOD 60.7 59.1 (1999) 14
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 70.8 70.8 (1988) 15
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
EL CAMPO WHARTON 81.2 79.7 (1945) 26
HOUSTON‑PORT HARRIS 80.6 77.4 (1999) 13
HOUSTON NWSO GALVESTON 75.7 75.5 (1999) 14
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 77.8 77.2 (1988) 16
TOLEDO BEND DAM NEWTON 73.2 72.9 (1999) 28
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
WINKLER CO AP WINKLER 91 91 (1988) 58
BENBROOK DAM TARRANT 89 89 (1975) 51
COPPER BREAKS SP HARDEMAN 87 87 (1990) 11
DENVER CITY YOAKUM 84 84 (2001) 12
DEWEYVILLE NEWTON 85 85 (1996) 18
EL CAMPO WHARTON 95 92 (1963) 26
EL PASO 32 ENE HUDSPETH 81 81 (2001) 19
FRANKLIN ROBERTSON 93 89 (1980) 36
GRANGER DAM WILLIAMSON 89 89 (1997) 21
GRUVER HANSFORD 88 88 (1980) 39
HOUSTON‑PORT HARRIS 89 87 (2001) 13
LAKE TAWAKONI RAINS 88 87 (1982) 27
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 82 80 (2001) 55
NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHES 88 88 (2002) 30
ORANGE 9 N ORANGE 85 85 (1996) 18
PLAINS YOAKUM 86 86 (1988) 39
TEXARKANA BOWIE 85 85 (1989) 32
TOLEDO BEND DAM NEWTON 86 85 (2002) 28
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 87 86 (1988) 23
WACO DAM MCLENNAN 89 89 (1989) 32
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
WINKLER CO AP WINKLER 45.0 43.6 (1998) 58
GILMER 4 WNW UPSHUR 48.9 48.7 (1985) 58
HOUSTON‑PORT HARRIS 58.8 58.7 (1994) 13
LAKE FORK RSVR WOOD 50.1 48.1 (1994) 14
LAKE TAWAKONI RAINS 49.8 49.5 (1998) 27
ODESSA ECTOR 46.4 45.6 (2001) 10
ROTAN FISHER 46.6 46.2 (1966) 38
WATER VALLEY TOM GREEN 43.7 43.6 (1967) 33
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
FT WORTH MEACHAM FLD TARRANT 70 70 (1993) 24
DEL RIO INTL AP VAL VERDE 72 71 (1982) 98
CHILDRESS MUNI AP CHILDRESS 65 62 (1934) 82
WINKLER CO AP WINKLER 67 64 (1983) 58
BIG SPRING HOWARD 67 67 (1985) 36
LUBBOCK INTL AP LUBBOCK 64 63 (1971) 91
CLARENDON DONLEY 61 60 (1918) 86
ACTON RCH CROCKETT 67 67 (1992) 10
AMISTAD DAM VAL VERDE 72 71 (1982) 39
ANSON JONES 69 69 (1964) 40
ARCHER CITY ARCHER 69 69 (1964) 35
ARLINGTON SIX FLAGS TARRANT 71 71 (1994) 14
ASPERMONT STONEWALL 68 66 (1964) 36
BALMORHEA REEVES 65 63 (1995) 73
BIG SPRING HOWARD 67 67 (1985) 47
BOQUILLAS RS BREWSTER 65 64 (1964) 26
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 62 55 (1996) 25
BRADY MCCULLOCH 69 69 (1982) 63
BRAVO HARTLEY 54 54 (1973) 35
BROWNFIELD 2 TERRY 62 58 (1983) 50
CHANNING 2 HARTLEY 59 53 (2001) 17
COPPER BREAKS SP HARDEMAN 67 63 (1994) 12
CROSBYTON CROSBY 65 64 (1922) 104
DALHART 6 SW HARTLEY 55 49 (2001) 13
DENVER CITY YOAKUM 60 51 (2002) 12
DIMMITT 2 N CASTRO 60 54 (1996) 42
FT MCKAVETT MENARD 67 63 (2001) 10
FT DAVIS JEFF DAVIS 59 56 (1990) 27
FRANKLIN ROBERTSON 74 74 (1994) 36
FRIONA PARMER 59 55 (1983) 42
GRANDFALLS 3 SSE WARD 64 64 (1964) 34
HART CASTRO 59 56 (1996) 18
HASKELL HASKELL 67 67 (1964) 94
HENRIETTA CLAY 69 68 (1937) 86
HEREFORD DEAF SMITH 60 56 (1983) 66
HORDS CREEK DAM COLEMAN 67 65 (1984) 51
HOUSTON‑PORT HARRIS 75 74 (1994) 13
HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH VAL VERDE 70 69 (1990) 15
JAYTON KENT 68 63 (1971) 25
LAKE ALAN HENRY GARZA 68 64 (1996) 10
LAKE KEMP BAYLOR 67 66 (1994) 28
LIPSCOMB LIPSCOMB 60 59 (2001) 35
LITTLEFIELD LAMB 60 56 (1996) 33
MONAHANS WARD 64 60 (1971) 40
MORTON COCHRAN 59 58 (1983) 41
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 61 59 (1983) 24
NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHES 72 72 (1998) 30
ODESSA ECTOR 66 61 (2002) 10
OZONA CROCKETT 68 67 (1985) 45
PANDALE 1 N VAL VERDE 69 69 (1973) 31
PARIS LAMAR 68 68 (1985) 94
PENWELL ECTOR 68 65 (1983) 30
PINE SPRINGS CULBERSON 62 61 (1995) 15
PLAINS YOAKUM 60 58 (1983) 40
PLAINVIEW HALE 61 59 (1996) 93
POST GARZA 65 65 (1964) 39
ROBERT LEE COKE 68 68 (1909) 43
ROTAN FISHER 69 65 (1994) 38
SANFORD DAM HUTCHINSON 64 60 (1996) 11
SEMINOLE GAINES 61 59 (1990) 73
SEYMOUR BAYLOR 66 66 (1994) 65
SILVERTON BRISCOE 60 58 (1996) 39
SNYDER SCURRY 67 64 (1936) 73
SPUR DICKENS 63 62 (1996) 66
STAMFORD 1 JONES 68 66 (1983) 25
TAHOKA LYNN 65 61 (1971) 65
TULIA SWISHER 60 58 (1996) 52
VEGA 2 NW OLDHAM 57 55 (1935) 59
VERNON WILBARGER 68 68 (1982) 53
WACO DAM MCLENNAN 71 71 (1977) 30
WELLINGTON COLLINGSWORTH 64 61 (1987) 39
WINTERS 1 NNE RUNNELS 66 65 (1988) 32
Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
FT MCKAVETT MENARD 13 14 (1880) 10
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 15 15 (1992) 23
ZAPATA 1 S ZAPATA 31 31 (1993) 34

Climatic Averages for December

  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 56.9 89 (1955) 33.9 ‑7 (1989) 1.27 6.69 (1926) 4.57 (1911) 0.0 14.1 5.1 608 1
Amarillo 49.8 83 (1939) 24.1 ‑8 (1989) 0.61 4.52 (1959) 3.13 (1943) 0.0 27.1 4.2 874 0
Austin 62.3 90 (1955) 41.9 4 (1989) 2.44 16.14 (1913) 6.34 (1913) 0.0 4.9 7.9 406 13
Brownsville 70.2 94 (1977) 52.0 16 (1989) 1.11 6.95 (1940) 3.93 (1940) 0.1 0.8 7.2 186 80
College Station 62.8 89 (1922) 41.5 2 (1989) 3.23 12.66 (1913) 7.54 (1913) 0.0 6.1 8.6 413 14
Corpus Christi 68.0 91 (1977) 48.1 13 (1989) 1.75 9.80 (1991) 6.81 (1991) 0.1 1.6 6.6 249 51
Dallas‑Fort Worth 56.5 90 (1951) 36.8 ‑1 (1989) 2.57 8.75 (1991) 4.22 (1991) 0.0 9.8 6.4 571 2
Del Rio 63.5 90 (1977) 41.2 10 (1989) 0.75 3.93 (1937) 2.40 (1994) 0.0 4.6 5.5 384 4
El Paso 57.4 80 (1973) 33.4 ‑5 (1880) 0.77 3.94 (1914) 1.76 (1987) 0.0 17.6 4.3 623 0
Galveston 64.3 80 (1918) 51.8 14 (1989) 3.53 10.28 (1887) 6.30 (1995) 0.0 0.9 8.5 245 30
Houston 64.6 85 (1995) 42.8 7 (1989) 3.69 14.38 (1923) 7.47 (1914) 0.0 5.1 9.4 367 25
Lubbock 53.2 83 (1939) 26.1 ‑2 (1989) 0.67 2.80 (1942) 1.50 (1942) 0.0 22.6 4.4 770 0
Midland 58.4 85 (1954) 31.2 ‑1 (1989) 0.65 3.30 (1986) 1.58 (1979) 0.0 17.8 3.6 622 0
Port Arthur 63.9 86 (1933) 44.5 12 (1989) 5.25 17.98 (1982) 9.98 (1982) 0.0 3.8 9.2 349 23
San Angelo 59.3 91 (1954) 33.5 ‑4 (1989) 0.94 3.98 (1991) 2.71 (1984) 0.0 14.2 4.7 562 1
San Antonio 64.0 90 (1955) 40.8 6 (1989) 1.96 13.96 (1991) 6.90 (1991) 0.0 6.2 7.8 391 15
Victoria 65.2 88 (1964) 45.2 9 (1989) 2.47 6.97 (1975) 6.12 (1975) 0.0 3.1 8.1 317 29
Waco 59.1 91 (1955) 37.5 ‑4 (1989) 2.76 11.76 (1913) 7.98 (1997) 0.0 9.4 6.7 512 6
Wichita Falls 54.5 88 (1954) 31.3 ‑7 (1989) 1.68 6.93 (1991) 3.12 (1926) 0.0 17.2 5.1 676 1
Shreveport, LA 58.5 84 (1955) 38.3 5 (1989) 4.55 15.55 (1884) 7.18 (1904) 0.0 10.8 9.7 522 7
Climatic averages are based on 1971-2000 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
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