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Texas Climate Report: May 2007

May 2007 was a wet month for much of the state. More than half of the 20 first-order stations recorded at least 10 days of measurable precipitation. Only 7 of the stations reported below average precipitation totals for the month. On the 26th-28th, Waco set daily maximum rainfall totals for each day. In addition, several other sites, including Brownsville and Houston, set daily maximum rainfall totals during this timeframe.

The month saw temperatures generally at or below average. Average mean temperatures across the state were generally close to normal. However, Del Rio, Lubbock, Midland, and San Angelo recorded mean temperatures more than 2°F below normal for the month. Sixteen of the 20 sites saw below average maximum daily temperatures. Midland, in particular, was far below average, recording an average maximum temperature of 78.4°F, more than 8°F below normal.

As would be expected, the state saw several episodes of severe weather during the month. Things got off to a bang on the 2nd, with dozens of wind and hail reports observed mainly across the western and central portions of the state. Several tornado reports were reported as well. The last week of the month saw several days of severe weather as well, capped off by several wind and hail reports across North and East Texas on the 30th.

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 79.2 ‑5.5 89 61.6 +0.6 53 70.4 ‑2.4 11 5.63 199% 1.53 3 180
Amarillo 75.7 ‑2.9 87 53.1 +1.4 46 64.4 ‑0.8 12 5.40 216% 3.74 66 57
Austin 84.1 ‑0.7 91 66.8 +1.4 60 75.5 +0.4 13 7.01 139% 2.25 0 331
Brownsville 87.4 +0.5 91 70.3 ‑1.3 63 78.8 ‑0.5 5 1.91 77% 1.82 0 438
College Station 83.9 ‑1.4 92 66.9 +1.6 59 75.4 +0.1 11 4.02 80% 1.55 0 329
Corpus Christi 85.5 ‑0.1 91 68.4 ‑1.1 60 76.9 ‑0.6 8 2.23 64% 1.43 0 376
Dallas‑Fort Worth 82.5 ‑0.7 90 66.6 +3.6 58 74.6 +1.5 16 8.34 162% 2.14 0 304
Del Rio 83.6 ‑5.1 92 66.0 ‑0.7 56 74.8 ‑2.9 13 7.93 343% 2.73 0 315
El Paso 85.4 ‑1.3 95 59.8 ‑0.8 47 72.6 ‑1.1 6 1.30 342% 0.75 5 251
Galveston 82.5 +1.1 88 71.8 ‑0.5 66 77.1 +0.2 5 2.21 60% 0.78 0 384
Houston 85.3 ‑0.2 93 67.5 +1.4 58 76.4 +0.6 12 9.88 192% 2.30 0 360
Lubbock 77.4 ‑5.4 89 56.1 +0.5 50 66.7 ‑2.5 15 5.35 232% 2.01 47 110
Midland 78.4 ‑8.4 90 58.4 ‑0.4 50 68.4 ‑4.4 10 5.27 294% 1.88 33 145
Port Arthur 84.8 +0.5 92 67.7 +1.3 58 76.3 +0.9 10 3.60 62% 1.32 0 357
San Angelo 80.7 ‑4.9 93 60.8 +0.2 50 70.7 ‑2.4 12 4.74 153% 1.86 6 194
San Antonio 83.9 ‑2.1 89 67.0 +1.5 61 75.5 ‑0.3 15 3.35 71% 1.19 0 328
Victoria 84.4 ‑0.7 91 67.5 ‑0.6 58 76.0 ‑0.6 9 11.20 219% 5.23 0 348
Waco 82.5 ‑2.3 90 64.5 +1.2 54 73.5 ‑0.6 11 13.99 314% 3.73 0 271
Wichita Falls 81.3 ‑2.2 91 63.3 +4.0 52 72.3 +0.9 14 5.81 148% 2.88 1 237
Shreveport, LA 84.9 +1.7 92 65.3 +2.6 55 75.1 +2.1 11 4.26 81% 1.04 0 320
*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.

may 2007 average temperatures
may 2007 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
CRANE 2E CRANE 0.00
MENTONE LOVING 0.00
ODESSA ECTOR 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
MARLIN 3 NE FALLS 18.53
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 9.46
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
VEGA 2 NW OLDHAM 61.2
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
FLATONIA FAYETTE 81.5
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PINE SPRINGS CULBERSON 71.8
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
RIO GRANDE VILLAGE BREWSTER 95.3
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
RIO GRANDE VILLAGE BREWSTER 107
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
VIGO PARK SWISHER 51
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
VEGA 2 NW OLDHAM 47.6
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 74.6
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PITTSBURG 5 SSE CAMP 84
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DALHART MUNI AP DALLAM 37

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CRANE 2E CRANE 0.00 0.00 (1996) 44
ODESSA ECTOR 0.00 0.01 (2004) 56
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ROBERT GRAY AAF BELL 14.06 8.39 (1953) 12
BURNET MUNI AP BURNET 6.31 4.62 (1999) 10
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 11.06 5.27 (1959) 19
ALICE INTL AP JIM WELLS 6.90 6.18 (2004) 12
MCKINNEY MUNI AP COLLIN 9.00 7.69 (1999) 10
AMISTAD DAM VAL VERDE 6.36 5.30 (1990) 43
ANDICE 2 SW WILLIAMSON 8.46 8.46 (1999) 38
AQUILLA 1 SSE HILL 14.08 10.87 (1994) 16
BIG LAKE 2 REAGAN 5.54 5.19 (1988) 37
BRANDON HILL 10.80 8.22 (1995) 16
BREMOND ROBERTSON 16.78 12.66 (1965) 43
CALLIHAM MCMULLEN 6.92 6.70 (1981) 29
CAMERON MILAM 11.03 10.24 (1935) 97
CARRIZO SPRINGS 3W DIMMIT 9.85 9.09 (1939) 77
CARTA VALLEY EDWARDS 8.90 6.87 (1969) 37
CHALK MTN ERATH 12.75 11.21 (1982) 44
CHARLIE CLAY 6.09 4.70 (1999) 10
CHEAPSIDE GONZALES 5.78 5.51 (1997) 14
CHOKE CANYON DAM LIVE OAK 7.24 5.27 (1992) 24
CLEBURNE 7 SE JOHNSON 8.50 7.57 (1995) 13
COMFORT 2 KENDALL 8.28 5.30 (1991) 15
CORSICANA 8 E NAVARRO 8.38 7.40 (2000) 16
CRANFILLS GAP BOSQUE 11.63 8.44 (1995) 17
CRAWFORD MCLENNAN 13.78 9.07 (1994) 10
CROSS MCMULLEN 8.37 3.80 (2000) 11
DAVILLA MILAM 13.65 10.24 (1946) 57
HOUSTON DEER PARK HARRIS 12.97 11.52 (1966) 59
DE LEON 5 SW COMANCHE 9.60 9.37 (1994) 14
DEL RIO 2 NW VAL VERDE 8.25 3.90 (2003) 11
FEDOR LEE 10.23 8.60 (1992) 38
FLAT CORYELL 9.40 7.84 (1992) 15
GOLD GILLESPIE 10.52 10.46 (1975) 58
GRANGER DAM WILLIAMSON 10.57 8.54 (1987) 26
HARPER 1W GILLESPIE 11.43 10.64 (1914) 63
HOUSTON HEIGHTS HARRIS 13.33 12.63 (2000) 55
HUMBLE PUMP STN 5 WN SUTTON 8.97 7.07 (1965) 57
KENDALIA KENDALL 6.88 4.21 (2006) 10
KERRVILLE 3 NNE KERR 9.81 9.51 (1987) 33
KOPPERL 5 NNE HILL 12.80 8.81 (1995) 20
LEAKEY REAL 9.14 3.67 (1976) 17
LLANO 18 S LLANO 9.61 5.37 (1999) 10
LONG LAKE ANDERSON 10.52 8.37 (1983) 37
LUBBOCK 6 NNE LUBBOCK 4.93 4.86 (1999) 10
MARLIN 3 NE FALLS 18.53 18.38 (1979) 78
MEDINA 1NE BANDERA 13.51 10.53 (1987) 33
MC GREGOR MCLENNAN 14.79 12.16 (1944) 96
MERIDIAN BOSQUE 13.29 12.16 (1994) 25
MIDLOTHIAN ELLIS 5.45 5.45 (1999) 10
MT VERNON FRANKLIN 10.30 10.24 (1989) 40
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 7.30 6.76 (2001) 26
GEORGETOWN LAKE WILLIAMSON 8.57 8.32 (1992) 26
OAKWOOD FREESTONE 10.52 8.37 (1983) 37
OZONA CROCKETT 8.63 6.95 (1957) 55
PANDALE 1 N VAL VERDE 7.90 7.64 (1957) 55
ROCKSPRINGS 26SSW EDWARDS 6.90 6.82 (2005) 12
ROSEBUD FALLS 12.05 11.29 (1975) 30
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW HIDALGO 8.25 5.84 (1993) 20
TARPLEY BANDERA 8.50 8.00 (1965) 37
THORNDALE MILAM 11.54 9.96 (1995) 39
TROY BELL 13.18 13.13 (1944) 67
VALENTINE JEFF DAVIS 3.17 2.82 (1992) 27
VALENTINE 10 WSW PRESIDIO 3.49 3.49 (1992) 75
VANDERPOOL 4N BANDERA 8.63 7.21 (1995) 12
WATSON BURNET 10.50 10.01 (1975) 40
WHITNEY DAM BOSQUE 14.56 11.84 (1965) 58
YOUNGSPORT BELL 9.00 6.01 (1992) 14
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ROBERT GRAY AAF BELL 4.89 4.50 (1953) 12
BURNET MUNI AP BURNET 3.43 2.23 (1999) 10
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 9.46 3.73 (1959) 19
ALICE INTL AP JIM WELLS 4.54 3.76 (2004) 12
ALICE JIM WELLS 6.64 4.10 (1936) 87
BREMOND ROBERTSON 4.64 4.31 (1987) 43
CHEAPSIDE GONZALES 4.01 2.54 (2005) 14
CRAWFORD MCLENNAN 4.38 2.52 (1994) 10
CROSS MCMULLEN 2.22 1.15 (2003) 11
HOUSTON DEER PARK HARRIS 4.80 4.25 (2000) 59
HARPER 1W GILLESPIE 6.65 4.10 (1990) 63
HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH VAL VERDE 4.20 3.20 (1992) 19
HUNT 10 W KERR 3.05 2.64 (1994) 14
KERRVILLE 3 NNE KERR 4.33 3.90 (1988) 33
KOPPERL 5 NNE HILL 6.04 2.53 (1995) 20
LEAKEY REAL 4.50 1.88 (2005) 17
LENORAH MARTIN 4.10 3.75 (1957) 60
LLANO 18 S LLANO 5.88 2.56 (2000) 10
LONG LAKE ANDERSON 3.51 2.40 (1979) 37
LUBBOCK 6 NNE LUBBOCK 2.22 1.64 (2001) 10
OAKWOOD FREESTONE 3.51 2.40 (1979) 37
OZONA CROCKETT 3.50 3.10 (1987) 55
PERRYTON 21 S OCHILTREE 4.86 3.04 (1987) 30
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW HIDALGO 5.47 4.11 (1993) 20
TARPLEY BANDERA 3.90 3.60 (1942) 37
VANDERPOOL 4N BANDERA 4.85 2.13 (1999) 12
WHITNEY DAM BOSQUE 6.50 3.79 (1959) 58
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
SAN ANTONIO STINSON AP BEXAR 75.3 75.8 (2005) 11
CONCHO PARK IVIE RSVR CONCHO 70.8 71.4 (2005) 10
FT MCKAVETT MENARD 69.7 70.0 (2005) 15
HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH VAL VERDE 72.2 72.7 (1992) 19
KENT 8 SE JEFF DAVIS 64.7 65.0 (1992) 16
LAMESA 1 SSE DAWSON 64.9 65.4 (1954) 74
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 62.5 63.5 (1992) 27
PAINT ROCK CONCHO 69.7 70.3 (1970) 41
PANDALE 1 N VAL VERDE 71.8 72.2 (1992) 35
PENWELL ECTOR 67.7 68.5 (1992) 30
SAN ANTONIO 8 NNE BEXAR 73.8 73.9 (2005) 10
TERLINGUA RCH BREWSTER 72.3 72.5 (1997) 13
WHITE RIVER RESERVOIR CROSBY 66.6 68.3 (2005) 10
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ALICE INTL AP JIM WELLS 87.2 87.3 (2004) 14
SAN ANTONIO STINSON AP BEXAR 83.5 85.2 (1942) 11
MIDLAND INTL AP MIDLAND 78.4 80.5 (1992) 77
ACTON RCH CROCKETT 79.2 81.0 (1992) 16
ASPERMONT STONEWALL 78.7 79.0 (1992) 41
BAKERSFIELD PECOS 82.0 82.1 (1992) 42
BIG BEND RCH SP PRESIDIO 85.2 86.8 (1997) 11
CAMP WOOD REAL 79.3 80.2 (1992) 43
CARTA VALLEY EDWARDS 79.6 82.0 (1977) 36
CHILDRESS 2 CHILDRESS 77.9 78.9 (1999) 10
CHOKE CANYON DAM LIVE OAK 83.9 84.2 (2004) 23
CONCHO PARK IVIE RSVR CONCHO 79.9 81.8 (2005) 10
COPE RCH REAGAN 78.9 79.6 (1990) 42
COPPER BREAKS SP HARDEMAN 79.6 80.1 (1997) 18
DENVER CITY YOAKUM 76.2 77.2 (1992) 16
DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E HAYS 79.8 80.6 (1992) 23
EDEN CONCHO 79.3 80.5 (1957) 44
FT MCKAVETT MENARD 79.3 81.5 (2005) 15
FT STOCKTON PECOS 81.0 82.7 (1992) 53
FOWLERTON LA SALLE 83.4 84.1 (1992) 45
FRIONA PARMER 74.2 75.6 (1992) 45
GRANDFALLS 3 SSE WARD 83.6 84.3 (1976) 44
GUTHRIE KING 77.6 79.8 (1997) 41
HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH VAL VERDE 81.4 83.2 (1992) 19
JAYTON KENT 76.6 77.5 (1992) 33
KENT 8 SE JEFF DAVIS 76.2 76.6 (1992) 16
LAMESA 1 SSE DAWSON 74.8 78.7 (1954) 74
LANGTRY VAL VERDE 84.0 84.4 (1992) 37
LEVELLAND HOCKLEY 76.4 77.7 (1957) 60
LITTLEFIELD LAMB 76.2 76.8 (1992) 39
LLANO LLANO 80.5 80.7 (1914) 97
LUFKIN 11 NW ANGELINA 81.5 81.6 (1997) 11
MASON MASON 79.8 80.1 (1965) 26
MONAHANS WARD 82.5 85.9 (1992) 42
MORTON COCHRAN 77.2 77.9 (1992) 41
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 75.5 76.9 (1992) 28
OLNEY YOUNG 80.5 81.1 (1995) 30
OZONA CROCKETT 79.1 80.6 (1972) 51
PADUCAH 15 S KING 80.6 81.3 (1997) 12
PAINT ROCK CONCHO 79.9 82.5 (2005) 41
PANDALE 1 N VAL VERDE 81.3 83.3 (1992) 37
PENWELL ECTOR 78.3 81.0 (1992) 30
PINE SPRINGS CULBERSON 71.8 72.0 (1992) 16
PLEASANTON ATASCOSA 83.6 85.2 (1994) 17
POST GARZA 76.3 78.2 (1992) 42
PUTNAM CALLAHAN 79.1 79.9 (2005) 44
ROBERT LEE COKE 80.5 80.5 (1992) 42
ROTAN FISHER 78.2 81.6 (1992) 43
SAN ANTONIO 8 NNE BEXAR 81.9 83.9 (2005) 10
SEMINOLE GAINES 77.0 79.1 (1992) 77
SPUR DICKENS 76.4 76.6 (1957) 73
STAMFORD 1 JONES 79.1 79.9 (1992) 30
STERLING CITY STERLING 77.3 80.6 (1992) 34
TAHOKA LYNN 75.6 76.7 (1914) 66
TILDEN 4 SSE MCMULLEN 84.5 84.5 (1976) 46
TRUSCOTT 3 W KNOX 78.7 79.8 (1995) 39
TURKEY HALL 77.0 77.9 (1995) 36
WHITE RIVER RESERVOIR CROSBY 76.0 80.0 (2005) 10
WINTERS 1 NNE RUNNELS 78.3 80.7 (2005) 39
Lowest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ACTON RCH CROCKETT 62 65 (2005) 16
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
TERLINGUA RCH BREWSTER 57.3 57.7 (1993) 13
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
FT HOOD BELL 66.5 65.4 (1962) 11
FLATONIA FAYETTE 73.4 71.0 (1996) 85
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
FLATONIA FAYETTE 81 81 (1933) 85
NEW BRAUNFELS COMAL 81 79 (1928) 105

Climatic Averages for June

  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 91.1 110 (1907) 68.5 44 (1919) 3.06 9.60 (1961) 4.35 (1941) 18.7 0.0 6.4 0 442
Amarillo 87.4 108 (1998) 61.1 38 (1917) 3.28 10.73 (1965) 6.15 (1960) 12.8 0.0 8.3 7 285
Austin 90.9 108 (1998) 71.1 51 (1926) 3.81 14.96 (1981) 8.65 (1941) 20.8 0.0 7.5 0 495
Brownsville 90.5 103 (1918) 74.9 56 (1919) 2.93 13.80 (1887) 8.18 (1942) 24.2 0.0 6.6 0 545
College Station 91.7 108 (1901) 71.5 53 (1970) 3.79 15.03 (1905) 6.70 (1905) 20.9 0.0 7.4 0 497
Corpus Christi 90.2 106 (1998) 73.5 56 (1919) 3.53 13.35 (1973) 11.52 (2006) 20.6 0.0 6.7 0 520
Dallas‑Fort Worth 91.1 113 (1980) 70.7 48 (1903) 3.23 11.58 (1928) 4.14 (1928) 20.3 0.0 7.0 0 478
Del Rio 93.7 112 (1988) 72.1 49 (1919) 2.34 13.71 (1935) 8.88 (1935) 24.7 0.0 6.1 0 545
El Paso 95.3 114 (1994) 68.8 46 (1988) 0.87 3.18 (1984) 1.82 (1897) 25.9 0.0 3.5 0 497
Galveston 86.6 99 (1918) 77.8 57 (1903) 4.04 15.49 (1919) 12.56 (1961) 2.8 0.0 8.0 0 515
Houston 90.7 103 (1980) 71.8 52 (1970) 5.35 19.21 (2001) 11.02 (2001) 20.1 0.0 9.7 0 485
Lubbock 90.0 114 (1994) 64.1 39 (1917) 2.98 8.48 (2000) 5.70 (1967) 17.4 0.0 7.4 2 381
Midland 92.7 116 (1994) 66.4 47 (1983) 1.71 5.10 (1940) 3.95 (1940) 21.3 0.0 4.9 0 438
Port Arthur 89.4 106 (1902) 72.3 53 (1903) 6.58 18.90 (1989) 10.20 (1961) 16.6 0.0 9.2 0 480
San Angelo 90.8 110 (1994) 67.6 40 (1912) 2.52 6.01 (1982) 3.88 (1999) 20.0 0.0 6.2 0 442
San Antonio 91.4 107 (1998) 71.6 48 (1919) 4.30 11.95 (1986) 6.30 (1986) 20.6 0.0 7.7 0 505
Victoria 90.3 107 (1934) 73.3 54 (1919) 4.96 13.50 (2004) 9.30 (1977) 20.2 0.0 8.4 0 514
Waco 92.0 109 (1980) 70.6 52 (1964) 3.08 12.06 (1961) 6.40 (1938) 21.9 0.0 7.3 0 497
Wichita Falls 91.7 117 (1980) 67.8 50 (1928) 3.69 8.60 (1989) 5.36 (1985) 19.9 0.0 7.2 0 448
Shreveport, LA 89.8 104 (1936) 69.9 52 (1977) 5.05 17.11 (1989) 8.00 (1902) 17.7 0.0 8.6 0 436
Climatic averages are based on 1971-2000 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
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