Texas Climate Report: October 2006
October 2006 was a very wet month for the Eastern half of the state. All of the stations on or east of I-35 received above normal precipitation, with the exception of San Antonio. The Upper Coast region received the most rainfall in the state. College Station reported 12.88" (305% of normal), Galveston reported 11.62" (333% of normal), Houston reported 14.53" (323% of normal), and Port Arthur reported 14.72" (315% of normal). The largest amount of this rainfall came on the 15th and 16th. During the 15th and 16th, Houston International Airport reported 7.57", Galveston reported 6.07", College Station reported 5.36", and Port Arthur reported 7.73". All of these precipitation totals were more than the normal average for the entire month! In fact, most of the state, with the exception of the panhandle, received copious rainfall on these two days. DFW reported 2.78" and Wichita Falls reported 4.74". The spatially averaged total rainfall for the month was 3.98", which is 1.30" above normal. The spatially averaged total rainfall statewide since January 2006 is 22.02", which is 2.19" below normal. However, thanks to some heavy rainfall, this number has improved from 4.00" below normal in July.
Temperatures during this month were just about average. The state-wide average temperature was 67.3°F, which is 1.0°F above normal. Despite the rainfall, East Texas had slightly warmer than average temperatures while a West Texas had slightly cooler than normal temperatures. Five stations reported temperatures below average. The greatest negative departure from normal was in El Paso, which reported an average mean temperature of 64.5°F, which is 0.5°F below average. South Central Texas and the Gulf Coast all reported temperatures at least 1.0°F above average. Del Rio, Corpus Christi, Galveston, and Houston all reported temperatures at least 2.0°F above average. Brownsville, San Antonio, and Port Arthur were at least 1.6°F above normal. College Station reported a mean temperature that was exactly normal. The highest maximum temperature reported during the month was 96°F, in Waco on the 1st and 2nd and Wichita Falls on the 2nd. The lowest minimum temperature reported during the month was 27°F in Amarillo on the 31st.
Some severe weather affected portions of the state on the 10th, 15th, and 18th. For the month there was a total of 18 severe wind reports, 10 hail reports, and 7 tornado reports.
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 |
77.5 |
‑0.1 |
90 |
54.3 |
‑0.1 |
36 |
65.9 |
‑0.1 |
4 |
1.43 |
49% |
1.06 |
104 |
140 |
| Amarillo |
70.4 |
‑1.4 |
92 |
45.4 |
+0.8 |
27 |
57.9 |
‑0.3 |
6 |
2.71 |
181% |
1.60 |
254 |
41 |
| Austin |
83.2 |
+1.8 |
94 |
60.2 |
+0.4 |
44 |
71.7 |
+1.1 |
6 |
3.93 |
99% |
1.42 |
26 |
242 |
| Brownsville |
85.1 |
+1.1 |
93 |
68.4 |
+2.5 |
49 |
76.7 |
+1.7 |
12 |
5.02 |
133% |
1.64 |
0 |
370 |
| College Station |
81.2 |
‑0.8 |
93 |
59.9 |
+0.9 |
44 |
70.5 |
|
9 |
12.89 |
305% |
5.34 |
31 |
208 |
| Corpus Christi |
85.3 |
+1.7 |
94 |
66.9 |
+2.9 |
49 |
76.1 |
+2.3 |
6 |
2.25 |
57% |
1.24 |
3 |
354 |
| Dallas‑Fort Worth |
79.2 |
+1.3 |
94 |
57.0 |
+0.6 |
41 |
68.1 |
+0.9 |
6 |
4.34 |
106% |
2.76 |
63 |
165 |
| Del Rio |
83.7 |
+2.0 |
93 |
62.5 |
+2.0 |
43 |
73.1 |
+2.0 |
6 |
0.53 |
26% |
0.33 |
7 |
266 |
| El Paso |
76.4 |
‑1.5 |
90 |
52.5 |
+0.7 |
39 |
64.5 |
‑0.4 |
5 |
0.92 |
114% |
0.31 |
75 |
68 |
| Galveston |
82.0 |
+2.3 |
91 |
70.1 |
+1.7 |
56 |
76.0 |
+1.9 |
10 |
11.14 |
319% |
3.91 |
2 |
351 |
| Houston |
82.8 |
+0.8 |
94 |
62.0 |
+3.2 |
47 |
72.4 |
+2.0 |
10 |
14.53 |
323% |
6.52 |
14 |
252 |
| Lubbock |
72.9 |
‑1.5 |
90 |
49.0 |
+2.0 |
34 |
61.0 |
+0.3 |
8 |
1.30 |
76% |
0.61 |
181 |
61 |
| Midland |
76.4 |
‑1.0 |
89 |
52.0 |
+0.7 |
38 |
64.2 |
‑0.2 |
4 |
1.46 |
82% |
1.14 |
104 |
85 |
| Port Arthur |
81.2 |
+0.7 |
93 |
62.1 |
+2.5 |
48 |
71.6 |
+1.5 |
8 |
14.72 |
315% |
5.66 |
21 |
235 |
| San Angelo |
79.1 |
+1.3 |
89 |
54.1 |
+1.1 |
36 |
66.6 |
+1.2 |
5 |
2.21 |
86% |
1.15 |
79 |
136 |
| San Antonio |
83.3 |
+1.3 |
94 |
61.5 |
+2.1 |
43 |
72.4 |
+1.7 |
6 |
3.44 |
89% |
1.52 |
20 |
257 |
| Victoria |
84.2 |
+1.2 |
94 |
62.6 |
+1.0 |
46 |
73.4 |
+1.1 |
9 |
6.75 |
158% |
3.04 |
14 |
283 |
| Waco |
82.4 |
+2.0 |
96 |
56.1 |
‑0.6 |
36 |
69.2 |
+0.6 |
6 |
4.04 |
110% |
1.81 |
51 |
190 |
| Wichita Falls |
78.0 |
+0.9 |
96 |
53.2 |
+0.8 |
35 |
65.6 |
+0.9 |
8 |
6.09 |
196% |
4.87 |
104 |
133 |
| Shreveport, LA |
79.2 |
+0.9 |
95 |
55.0 |
|
37 |
67.1 |
+0.4 |
9 |
3.99 |
90% |
1.44 |
73 |
145 |
*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.
|
Monthly Extremes
| Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| DERBY 1 S |
FRIO |
0.00 |
| FORT STOCKTON 38SE |
PECOS |
0.00 |
| Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| KOUNTZE |
HARDIN |
32.03 |
| Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| DEWEYVILLE |
NEWTON |
10.60 |
| ORANGE 9 N |
ORANGE |
10.60 |
| Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| DALHART MUNI AP |
DALLAM |
54.7 |
| Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| SOUTH PADRE ISLAND |
CAMERON |
80.1 |
| Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| PINE SPRINGS |
CULBERSON |
69.9 |
| Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| HEATH CANYON |
BREWSTER |
90.8 |
| Highest Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| GREENVILLE KGVL RADIO |
HUNT |
101 |
| HEATH CANYON |
BREWSTER |
101 |
| Lowest Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| DALHART MUNI AP |
DALLAM |
46 |
| DUMAS |
MOORE |
46 |
| VEGA 2 NW |
OLDHAM |
46 |
| Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| DELL CITY 5 SSW |
HUDSPETH |
37.8 |
| Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| SOUTH PADRE ISLAND |
CAMERON |
74.7 |
| Highest Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| ANGLETON 2 W |
BRAZORIA |
82 |
| SOUTH PADRE ISLAND |
CAMERON |
82 |
| Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| BOYS RANCH |
OLDHAM |
22 |
| STRATFORD |
SHERMAN |
22 |
New Monthly Records
| Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| DERBY 1 S |
FRIO |
0.00 |
0.00 (2001) |
28 |
| Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| BROADDUS 1 NE |
SAN AUGUSTINE |
14.76 |
12.80 (1949) |
61 |
| CYPRESS |
HARRIS |
15.58 |
14.16 (1949) |
57 |
| JAYTON |
KENT |
6.16 |
5.43 (1914) |
47 |
| KOUNTZE |
HARDIN |
32.03 |
27.02 (1994) |
20 |
| LAKE KEMP |
BAYLOR |
7.37 |
6.67 (1983) |
36 |
| LIVINGSTON 2 NNE |
POLK |
20.27 |
18.21 (1949) |
69 |
| NEUVILLE |
SHELBY |
12.68 |
12.62 (1941) |
42 |
| NEW CANEY 2 E |
MONTGOMERY |
18.48 |
16.66 (2002) |
51 |
| NEWTON |
NEWTON |
20.69 |
11.39 (2002) |
22 |
| PINELAND |
SABINE |
19.86 |
18.38 (1994) |
28 |
| SAM RAYBURN DAM |
JASPER |
23.98 |
13.93 (1994) |
39 |
| TOWN BLUFF DAM |
TYLER |
20.39 |
12.46 (1960) |
49 |
| SUGAR LAND |
FORT BEND |
14.82 |
14.60 (1949) |
93 |
| THOMPSONS 3 WSW |
FORT BEND |
14.30 |
12.26 (1984) |
48 |
| TOMBALL |
HARRIS |
19.96 |
17.86 (1994) |
53 |
| WHITE RIVER RESERVOIR |
CROSBY |
7.23 |
5.13 (2002) |
10 |
| WILDWOOD |
TYLER |
26.50 |
16.73 (1994) |
12 |
| WOODVILLE |
TYLER |
20.46 |
8.56 (2002) |
17 |
| Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| BROADDUS 1 NE |
SAN AUGUSTINE |
6.76 |
5.48 (1994) |
61 |
| CHARLIE |
CLAY |
3.60 |
3.28 (2005) |
11 |
| CLODINE |
FORT BEND |
5.70 |
5.47 (1957) |
54 |
| CRANFILLS GAP |
BOSQUE |
4.00 |
3.50 (2003) |
15 |
| HOUSTON HEIGHTS |
HARRIS |
6.39 |
5.65 (1994) |
53 |
| JAYTON |
KENT |
3.35 |
2.90 (1985) |
47 |
| LAKE KEMP |
BAYLOR |
3.30 |
3.11 (1985) |
36 |
| MIDLOTHIAN |
ELLIS |
3.45 |
2.60 (2003) |
10 |
| NEWTON |
NEWTON |
5.65 |
4.82 (1980) |
22 |
| PINELAND |
SABINE |
7.50 |
6.22 (1994) |
28 |
| PORT ARTHUR CITY |
JEFFERSON |
6.00 |
5.30 (1995) |
30 |
| SAM RAYBURN DAM |
JASPER |
10.10 |
5.25 (1974) |
39 |
| TOMBALL |
HARRIS |
7.47 |
6.69 (1949) |
53 |
| WHITE RIVER RESERVOIR |
CROSBY |
2.75 |
1.60 (2000) |
10 |
| WILDWOOD |
TYLER |
6.99 |
6.35 (1994) |
12 |
| WOODVILLE |
TYLER |
5.95 |
2.90 (1989) |
17 |
| Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| HEATH CANYON |
BREWSTER |
75.6 |
75.2 (1998) |
11 |
| PERSIMMON GAP |
BREWSTER |
70.2 |
70.1 (1983) |
16 |
| SAN ANTONIO/SEAWORLD |
BEXAR |
74.3 |
73.2 (1992) |
15 |
| Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| SAN ANTONIO/SEAWORLD |
BEXAR |
89.0 |
86.5 (2004) |
17 |
| Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| FT HOOD |
BELL |
93 |
92 (1962) |
10 |
| LONGVIEW 11 SE |
RUSK |
96 |
96 (1998) |
31 |
| TYLER POUNDS FLD |
SMITH |
96 |
95 (2002) |
40 |
| LAKE FORK RSVR |
WOOD |
96 |
96 (2002) |
18 |
| MT VERNON |
FRANKLIN |
96 |
95 (1977) |
39 |
| Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| DELL CITY 5 SSW |
HUDSPETH |
37.8 |
41.0 (2005) |
26 |
| Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| MCALLEN |
HIDALGO |
69.9 |
68.9 (1984) |
56 |
| Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| ALICE INTL AP |
JIM WELLS |
79 |
78 (2004) |
11 |
| ANGLETON 2 W |
BRAZORIA |
82 |
80 (1998) |
85 |
| HOUSTON NWSO |
GALVESTON |
78 |
78 (2004) |
18 |
| LA JOYA |
HIDALGO |
80 |
79 (2004) |
10 |
| MCALLEN |
HIDALGO |
80 |
80 (1998) |
56 |
| MC COOK |
HIDALGO |
79 |
79 (1958) |
56 |
| SANTA ROSA 3 WNW |
HIDALGO |
80 |
80 (1998) |
19 |
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 |
65.1 |
92 (1980) |
42.3 |
13 (1887) |
1.30 |
5.82 (1913) |
2.48 (2004) |
0.0 |
5.3 |
4.7 |
353 |
15 |
| Amarillo |
58.4 |
87 (1980) |
31.8 |
0 (1976) |
0.68 |
5.09 (1905) |
3.01 (1905) |
0.0 |
15.9 |
4.1 |
594 |
0 |
| Austin |
70.1 |
91 (1951) |
49.3 |
20 (1976) |
2.68 |
14.10 (2004) |
7.55 (2001) |
0.0 |
0.8 |
8.2 |
205 |
51 |
| Brownsville |
76.8 |
98 (1906) |
58.6 |
27 (1911) |
1.75 |
7.69 (1986) |
4.08 (1986) |
0.5 |
0.0 |
5.9 |
69 |
166 |
| College Station |
70.9 |
94 (1921) |
49.1 |
19 (1976) |
3.18 |
13.06 (1907) |
5.56 (1907) |
0.0 |
1.5 |
8.4 |
203 |
53 |
| Corpus Christi |
74.9 |
98 (1988) |
55.4 |
28 (1993) |
1.74 |
8.64 (1888) |
4.61 (1892) |
0.4 |
0.2 |
6.3 |
103 |
122 |
| Dallas‑Fort Worth |
65.1 |
89 (2005) |
45.1 |
19 (1950) |
2.57 |
7.94 (1918) |
4.72 (1918) |
0.0 |
2.6 |
6.4 |
312 |
15 |
| Del Rio |
70.9 |
96 (1988) |
49.2 |
17 (1906) |
0.96 |
4.71 (2004) |
2.87 (1914) |
0.2 |
1.1 |
5.0 |
183 |
41 |
| El Paso |
65.5 |
87 (1983) |
39.8 |
1 (1976) |
0.42 |
2.50 (1906) |
1.19 (1943) |
0.0 |
8.1 |
3.1 |
386 |
2 |
| Galveston |
71.3 |
85 (1988) |
59.4 |
26 (1911) |
3.64 |
16.18 (1940) |
9.01 (1940) |
0.0 |
0.1 |
8.7 |
112 |
122 |
| Houston |
72.0 |
89 (1989) |
49.8 |
19 (1976) |
4.19 |
14.10 (1943) |
10.83 (1943) |
0.0 |
1.3 |
8.6 |
189 |
65 |
| Lubbock |
61.6 |
89 (1916) |
34.5 |
‑1 (1957) |
0.71 |
6.65 (2004) |
1.67 (2004) |
0.0 |
10.3 |
3.7 |
491 |
0 |
| Midland |
65.8 |
90 (1996) |
38.8 |
10 (1938) |
0.65 |
5.42 (2004) |
2.17 (2004) |
0.0 |
6.9 |
3.1 |
380 |
4 |
| Port Arthur |
70.9 |
90 (1905) |
50.8 |
22 (1976) |
4.75 |
22.74 (1902) |
7.70 (1946) |
0.0 |
0.8 |
8.4 |
181 |
63 |
| San Angelo |
66.5 |
93 (1980) |
41.4 |
12 (1911) |
1.10 |
5.18 (2004) |
2.57 (2001) |
0.1 |
5.8 |
4.2 |
330 |
16 |
| San Antonio |
71.4 |
94 (1988) |
48.6 |
21 (1976) |
2.58 |
9.46 (2004) |
4.87 (1977) |
0.1 |
1.9 |
7.3 |
197 |
57 |
| Victoria |
73.0 |
93 (1988) |
52.3 |
24 (1976) |
2.64 |
16.14 (2004) |
9.20 (2004) |
0.1 |
0.6 |
7.5 |
145 |
83 |
| Waco |
67.8 |
92 (1988) |
45.8 |
17 (1976) |
2.61 |
10.36 (1902) |
4.26 (1952) |
0.1 |
2.9 |
7.5 |
271 |
34 |
| Wichita Falls |
63.7 |
89 (1988) |
40.1 |
14 (1950) |
1.68 |
7.39 (1902) |
3.15 (1902) |
0.0 |
6.6 |
5.5 |
395 |
10 |
| Shreveport, LA |
66.8 |
88 (1984) |
45.3 |
16 (1976) |
4.68 |
10.81 (1987) |
6.51 (1987) |
0.0 |
3.0 |
8.9 |
296 |
24 |
| Climatic averages are based on 1971-2000 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center. |
