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Texas Climate Report: May 2011

By the close of May 2011, the state of Texas had experienced one of its driest 6-month periods since statewide precipitation records started being kept back in 1895. Since the beginning of December 2010, the vast majority of the western half of the state has received less than 2 inches of precipitation, with most of the Trans Pecos picking up little to no rainfall during the past six months. For instance, El Paso has recorded only 0.27" of precipitation during this period and is working on 118 days without measurable rainfall. Outside of North Central and northern East Texas, most areas saw less than 50% of normal precipitation both during May 2011 and over the past six months. The US Drought Monitor designated large areas of the High Plains, the Low Rolling Plains, the Trans Pecos, the Edwards Plateau, South Central Texas, the Upper Coast, and the Lower Valley as being in exceptional drought (D4) on May 31st. In fact, all 10 climate divisions had at least a small area with D4 status on this depiction (http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/archive/20110531/pics/TX_dm_110531.png) and more than 50% of the state had D4 designation.

Monthly average temperatures were above normal across most of the state, with the exceptions being the regions picking up above normal precipitation, e.g., Dallas-Fort Worth. Perhaps the hottest spot during May was Laredo, which surpassed 100°F a total of 21 days and had the highest temperature in the entire United States a total of 19 days. May 28th, 2011 was perhaps the warmest day in May ever across western Texas as Abilene, San Angelo, and Wichita Falls all broke maximum temperature records for the month of May, with Amarillo accomplishing the same feat the following day. Laredo topped out at 112°F on the 28th, the highest temperature in the United States during May 2011 and the third warmest day in May in the city’s history. Earlier in the month, a very strong May cold front brought some record-breaking cool air to much of Texas. On the morning of the 3rd, the minimum temperature in Midland dropped to 34°F which tied the all-time coldest May temperature. The following morning, the record minimum temperature for the month of May was tied in Beaumont-Port Arthur, which bottomed out at 45°F.

May started out with a bang in the Dallas-Fort Worth area with several reports of large hail throughout the Metroplex on the 1st accompanying the cold front that brought the unusually cold weather to Texas at the beginning of the month. Winds approaching hurricane force caused some structural damage to property in counties north and west of Fort Worth on the 11th with thunderstorms that rolled through North Central Texas. The most active weather of the month occurred as a frontal boundary stalled out over North Texas for several days starting on the 21st before finally advancing eastward on the 25th. Hail exceeding 4.5" in diameter fell in Burnet County on the 21st with a storm that later spawned a tornado in Williamson County. On the 22nd, 3.0" hail fell in Brown and Clay counties and high winds caused widespread tree damage in Wichita County on the same day as the deadly Joplin, MO tornado. The National Weather Service confirmed the touchdown of nine tornadoes in North Texas during a severe weather outbreak on the 24th and one fatality due to power lines that were knocked over by straight-line winds.

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 89.0 +4.3 109 61.6 +0.6 37 75.3 +2.5 4 1.11 39% 0.67 41 367
Amarillo 84.1 +5.5 104 49.3 ‑2.4 33 66.7 +1.5 2 0.08 3% 0.07 91 152
Austin 89.7 +4.9 100 66.4 +1.0 46 78.0 +2.9 5 3.65 73% 2.96 16 428
Brownsville 91.1 +4.2 100 74.3 +2.7 60 82.7 +3.4 2 0.08 3% 0.07 0 555
College Station 89.1 +3.8 99 66.4 +1.1 47 77.8 +2.5 5 3.37 67% 1.98 9 413
Corpus Christi 88.0 +2.4 95 70.4 +0.9 50 79.2 +1.7 2 1.95 56% 1.90 1 447
Dallas‑Fort Worth 83.5 +0.3 97 62.1 ‑0.9 42 72.8 ‑0.3 8 7.95 154% 2.61 38 289
Del Rio 93.9 +5.2 106 67.3 +0.6 47 80.6 +2.9 5 1.07 46% 0.51 4 497
El Paso 88.4 +1.7 99 60.6 43 74.5 +0.8 0 0.00 0% 0.00 14 317
Galveston 84.4 +3.0 93 72.7 +0.4 60 78.5 +1.6 3 0.38 10% 0.20 0 427
Houston 89.1 +3.6 98 68.4 +2.3 50 78.7 +2.9 3 0.33 6% 0.32 1 432
Lubbock 87.0 +4.2 104 54.5 ‑1.1 32 70.8 +1.6 2 0.26 11% 0.22 58 246
Midland 90.5 +3.7 107 59.9 +1.1 34 75.2 +2.4 1 0.05 3% 0.05 27 354
Port Arthur 86.4 +2.1 98 67.1 +0.7 45 76.7 +1.3 3 0.67 11% 0.36 5 377
San Angelo 92.5 +6.9 110 61.8 +1.2 37 77.1 +4.0 3 1.36 44% 0.53 26 410
San Antonio 89.7 +3.7 100 67.5 +2.0 47 78.6 +2.8 1 0.84 18% 0.84 13 443
Victoria 88.4 +3.3 95 67.7 ‑0.4 47 78.1 +1.5 3 1.58 31% 1.17 3 417
Waco 87.5 +2.7 100 63.7 +0.4 43 75.6 +1.5 4 2.14 48% 1.46 25 363
Wichita Falls 88.4 +4.9 110 59.7 +0.4 38 74.0 +2.6 5 2.29 58% 1.25 47 336
Shreveport, LA 84.5 +1.3 96 62.3 ‑0.4 45 73.4 +0.4 6 2.47 47% 1.45 27 296
Bold-italics indicate a value broke or tied the record from a previous year.
*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 2011 average temperatures
may 2011 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
ODESSA SCHLEMEYER FLD ECTOR 0.00
MONAHANS 6 ENE WARD 0.00
ALPINE CASPARIS AP BREWSTER 0.00
PECOS MUNI AP REEVES 0.00
PRESIDIO PRESIDIO 0.00
PANTHER JUNCTION 2 N BREWSTER 0.00
WINKLER CO AP WINKLER 0.00
EL PASO INTL AP EL PASO 0.00
PINE SPRINGS NP CULBERSON 0.00
FT STOCKTON PECOS AP PECOS 0.00
VAN HORN CULBERSON 0.00
MARFA MUNI AP PECOS 0.00
ADRIAN 6N OLDHAM 0.00
AGUA FRIA BREWSTER 0.00
ALPINE 7NW BREWSTER 0.00
ANDREWS 2 ANDREWS 0.00
BALMORHEA REEVES 0.00
BIG BEND RCH SP PRESIDIO 0.00
BRAVO HARTLEY 0.00
CANDELARIA PRESIDIO 0.00
CASTOLON BREWSTER 0.00
CHISOS BASIN BREWSTER 0.00
CRANE 2E CRANE 0.00
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 0.00
DERBY 1 S FRIO 0.00
DOG CANYON CULBERSON 0.00
EAGLE PASS MAVERICK 0.00
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 0.00
FT STOCKTON PECOS 0.00
GRANDFALLS 3 SSE WARD 0.00
KERMIT WINKLER 0.00
LAJITAS BREWSTER 0.00
LAMESA 1 SSE DAWSON 0.00
MARATHON 40SSE BREWSTER 0.00
MORTON COCHRAN 0.00
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 0.00
MULESHOE #1 BAILEY 0.00
ODESSA ECTOR 0.00
ODESSA 1SE ECTOR 0.00
ODESSA 5WSW ECTOR 0.00
PANTHER JUNCTION BREWSTER 0.00
PECOS 8 W REEVES 0.00
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 0.00
PRESIDIO 2 PRESIDIO 0.00
RIO GRANDE VILLAGE BREWSTER 0.00
SEMINOLE GAINES 0.00
TERLINGUA&nbnbsp;RCH BREWSTER 0.00
TERLINGUA 17NE BREWSTER 0.00
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 0.00
UMBARGER RANDALL 0.00
VALENTINE 20 WNW JEFF DAVIS 0.00
VALENTINE 10 WSW PRESIDIO 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
TRENTON FANNIN 10.33
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH VAL VERDE 4.10
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DALHART DALLAM 61.5
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
LAREDO INTL AP WEBB 87.3
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
GAINESVILLE 5 ENE COOKE 78.7
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
CASTOLON BREWSTER 102.0
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
CASTOLON BREWSTER 115
RIO GRANDE VILLAGE BREWSTER 115
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
BRAVO HARTLEY 41
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DIMMITT 2 N CASTRO 43.1
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BROWNSVILLE INTL AP CAMERON 74.3
PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP CAMERON 74.3
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
LAREDO INTL AP WEBB 82
RIO GRANDE VILLAGE BREWSTER 82
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MULESHOE 19 S BAILEY 24

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ODESSA SCHLEMEYER FLD ECTOR 0.00 0.01 (2006) 11
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 0.01 0.03 (1998) 23
PRESIDIO PRESIDIO 0.00 0.00 (2006) 75
WINKLER CO AP WINKLER 0.00 0.00 (2006) 66
EL PASO INTL AP EL PASO 0.00 0.00 (2003) 132
PINE SPRINGS NP CULBERSON 0.00 0.00 (2006) 11
FT STOCKTON PECOS AP PECOS 0.00 0.00 (2000) 12
VAN HORN CULBERSON 0.00 0.00 (2010) 64
DALHART MUNI AP DALLAM 0.03 0.17 (2004) 61
BALMORHEA REEVES 0.00 0.00 (2008) 85
BIG BEND RCH SP PRESIDIO 0.00 0.00 (2006) 12
BRAVO HARTLEY 0.00 0.00 (1961) 70
CAMP VERDE 3W KERR 0.71 0.74 (1998) 11
CANDELARIA PRESIDIO 0.00 0.00 (2006) 65
CASTOLON BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2000) 32
CHISOS BASIN BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2000) 66
CRANE 2E CRANE 0.00 0.00 (2007) 45
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 0.00 0.00 (2010) 31
DERBY 1 S FRIO 0.00 0.00 (2006) 30
EAGLE PASS MAVERICK 0.00 0.00 (1998) 106
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 0.21 0.30 (1962) 68
FT GRIFFIN SHACKELFORD 0.79 1.27 (2009) 11
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 0.00 0.00 (2010) 39
FT STOCKTON PECOS 0.00 0.00 (2000) 65
GRANDFALLS 3 SSE WARD 0.00 0.00 (2008) 87
HUNT 10 W KERR 0.86 0.95 (1998) 18
JOHNSON CITY BLANCO 0.74 1.08 (1967) 43
LAJITAS BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2000) 33
LAKE ALAN HENRY GARZA 0.28 0.47 (2004) 17
LAMESA 1 SSE DAWSON 0.00 0.00 (1946) 99
MORTON COCHRAN 0.00 0.00 (2002) 65
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 0.00 0.01 (2002) 76
MULESHOE #1 BAILEY 0.00 0.00 (1927) 82
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 0.08 0.11 (1989) 30
ODESSA ECTOR 0.00 0.00 (2007) 59
OLTON LAMB 0.16 0.16 (2000) 50
PANTHER JUNCTION BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (1998) 57
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2000) 24
PLAINVIEW HALE 0.16 0.16 (2004) 102
PLAINVIEW WATER PRODUCTION HALE 0.16 0.16 (2000) 12
ROTAN FISHER 0.48 0.50 (1934) 84
ROUND ROCK 3 NE WILLIAMSON 0.40 0.63 (1998) 41
SEMINOLE GAINES 0.00 0.00 (1991) 85
SONORA SUTTON 0.16 0.17 (1979) 63
SOUTHLAND GARZA 0.19 0.64 (1927) 11
TAHOKA LYNN 0.05 0.14 (1962) 82
TAYLOR 1 NW WILLIAMSON 0.78 0.91 (2010) 11
TERLINGUA RCH BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2000) 16
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 0.00 0.00 (2006) 32
TULIA SWISHER 0.10 0.23 (1984) 62
UMBARGER RANDALL 0.00 0.08 (1998) 69
VALENTINE 10 WSW PRESIDIO 0.00 0.00 (2008) 79
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
FT WORTH ALLIANCE AP TARRANT 5.87 5.39 (1999) 13
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
DENTON MUNI AP DENTON 3.29 2.88 (2008) 13
CENTER CITY MILLS 3.70 3.30 (1986) 48
PINELAND SABINE 3.78 3.10 (1980) 33
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
MCKINNEY MUNI AP COLLIN 69.8 70.8 (2009) 11
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LAREDO INTL AP WEBB 87.3 84.4 (2010) 27
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
MCKINNEY MUNI AP COLLIN 80.3 81.0 (2007) 11
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LAREDO INTL AP WEBB 100.8 96.6 (1959) 27
HUNTSVILLE MUNI AP WALKER 88.6 88.5 (2010) 12
TAYLOR 1 NW WILLIAMSON 88.3 88.0 (2006) 11
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BORGER HUTCHINSON CO AP HUTCHINSON 105 103 (1998) 11
LAREDO INTL AP WEBB 112 110 (1948) 27
SAN ANTONIO STINSON AP BEXAR 103 103 (2009) 15
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AP GUADALUPE 101 100 (2009) 13
HOUSTON SUGARLAND MEM FORT BEND 97 96 (2003) 11
ABILENE RGNL AP TAYLOR 109 109 (2000) 126
WICHITA FALLS MUNI AP WICHITA 110 110 (2000) 88
SAN ANGELO MATHIS FLD TOM GREEN 110 109 (2000) 92
AMARILLO INTL AP POTTER 104 103 (1996) 120
FT STOCKTON PECOS AP PECOS 108 107 (2009) 11
CONROE MONTGOMERY CO AP MONTGOMERY 98 98 (1998) 14
DALHART MUNI AP DALLAM 102 102 (2006) 61
ALPINE BREWSTER 102 101 (2000) 71
ATHENS HENDERSON 98 97 (2005) 51
BAYTOWN HARRIS 96 96 (2005) 28
BIG BEND RCH SP PRESIDIO 103 103 (2005) 14
BIG LAKE 2 REAGAN 106 106 (1989) 36
BLANCO BLANCO 103 103 (1967) 107
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 103 103 (1996) 30
BRECKENRIDGE STEPHENS 109 107 (2000) 76
BUSHLAND 1 WSW POTTER 102 102 (2000) 10
CASTOLON BREWSTER 115 114 (2001) 32
CEDAR CREEK 5 S BASTROP 100 100 (2008) 10
CENTERVILLE LEON 98 98 (1998) 71
CROCKETT HOUSTON 100 100 (2005) 75
DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E HAYS 102 101 (1998) 27
EMORY RAINS 95 95 (2003) 45
FT MCKAVETT MENARD 107 107 (1879) 19
GRANDFALLS 3 SSE WARD 110 110 (1989) 47
JOHNSON CITY BLANCO 104 102 (1998) 40
KENT 8 SE JEFF DAVIS 100 100 (2005) 19
KERRVILLE 3 NNE KERR 103 102 (2008) 37
LAJITAS BREWSTER 113 113 (2003) 31
MCCAMEY UPTON 109 109 (2000) 75
MEDINA 1NE BANDERA 103 102 (1998) 32
GEORGETOWN LAKE WILLIAMSON 102 100 (1984) 27
OLNEY YOUNG 111 108 (1967) 34
PADUCAH COTTLE 110 107 (1978) 52
PAMPA 2 GRAY 104 103 (2000) 47
PANHANDLE CARSON 106 104 (2006) 47
PANTHER JUNCTION BREWSTER 105 105 (2000) 49
PENWELL ECTOR 109 107 (1989) 34
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 106 106 (1996) 40
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 110 110 (2001) 25
PRADE RCH REAL 102 101 (2008) 40
PUTNAM CALLAHAN 109 108 (2000) 48
RAINBOW SOMERVELL 100 100 (2006) 11
ROTAN FISHER 110 110 (2000) 47
SAN ANGELO WFO TOM GREEN 109 105 (2003) 10
SAN ANTONIO 8 NNE BEXAR 100 100 (2009) 14
SAN SABA 7 NW SAN SABA 103 102 (2000) 12
SHEFFIELD PECOS 109 108 (2008) 42
TAYLOR 1 NW WILLIAMSON 101 99 (2003) 11
TERLINGUA RCH BREWSTER 107 105 (2005) 18
THOMPSONS 3 WSW FORT BEND 103 101 (2010) 47
WELLINGTON COLLINGSWORTH 107 107 (2003) 51
WINTERS 1 NNE RUNNELS 110 110 (2000) 43
Lowest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LONGVIEW E TX RGNL AP GREGG 56 66 (2006) 12
MARSHALL HARRISON 56 56 (1917) 94
LONGVIEW 11 SE RUSK 55 60 (1978) 35
DALLAS REDBIRD AP DALLAS 51 62 (2005) 13
DENTON MUNI AP DENTON 51 58 (2005) 13
BURNET MUNI AP BURNET 58 71 (2007) 11
SAN ANTONIO STINSON AP BEXAR 62 67 (1942) 15
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AP GUADALUPE 57 73 (2005) 13
AUSTIN BERGSTROM AP TRAVIS 56 57 (1953) 61
FT WORTH MEACHAM FLD TARRANT 54 56 (1946) 31
TYLER POUNDS FLD SMITH 55 56 (1945) 48
SULPHUR SPRINGS HOPKINS 51 53 (1958) 75
HUNTSVILLE MUNI AP WALKER 65 70 (2010) 12
ARLINGTON MUNI AP TARRANT 53 60 (2004) 11
FT WORTH ALLIANCE AP TARRANT 53 58 (2005) 11
CORSICANA CAMPBELL FLD NAVARRO 51 64 (2004) 12
MCKINNEY MUNI AP COLLIN 49 62 (2005) 11
PALESTINE ANDERSON 54 56 (1979) 64
ATHENS HENDERSON 53 57 (1978) 51
ATLANTA CASS 53 64 (2009) 11
BARDWELL DAM ELLIS 51 56 (1979) 43
BLANCO BLANCO 55 57 (1994) 107
BONHAM 3NNE FANNIN 48 50 (1994) 94
BONITA 4 NW MONTAGUE 50 55 (2005) 10
BRACKETTVILLE 22 N KINNEY 68 71 (2008) 12
BRAVO HARTLEY 41 41 (1990) 42
BRIDGEPORT WISE 48 52 (1978) 71
BURLESON JOHNSON 53 59 (2005) 22
CARTHAGE PANOLA 57 61 (1983) 55
CEDAR CREEK 5 S BASTROP 58 62 (2004) 10
CENTERVILLE LEON 55 60 (1979) 71
CORSICANA NAVARRO 50 55 (1958) 111
CROCKETT HOUSTON 59 59 (1917) 75
DAINGERFIELD 9 S MORRIS 55 61 (1994) 50
DECATUR WISE 52 55 (2005) 10
DEKALB BOWIE 54 62 (1994) 23
DENTON 2 SE DENTON 51 51 (1935) 94
DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E HAYS 58 62 (1994) 27
ELGIN BASTROP 55 59 (1994) 48
EMORY RAINS 51 56 (2004) 45
FERRIS ELLIS 51 56 (1994) 48
FT WORTH WSFO TARRANT 53 56 (1994) 17
GAINESVILLE 5 ENE COOKE 47 50 (1994) 25
GILMER 4 WNW UPSHUR 53 56 (1978) 62
HALLSVILLE 1 W HARRISON 55 66 (2006) 13
HENDERSON RUSK 55 57 (1978) 69
HORDS CREEK DAM COLEMAN 49 50 (1958) 57
JACKSBORO JACK 52 52 (1978) 66
JOHNSON CITY BLANCO 57 59 (1994) 40
LAKE FORK RSVR WOOD 53 60 (2004) 23
LAKE TAWAKONI RAINS 51 57 (2004) 35
LEXINGTON LEE 59 60 (2004) 48
LUFKIN 11 NW ANGELINA 59 65 (2008) 15
MADISONVILLE MADISON 61 61 (1954) 63
MT PLEASANT TITUS 53 54 (1978) 66
MT VERNON FRANKLIN 52 54 (1978) 41
GEORGETOWN LAKE WILLIAMSON 54 60 (2004) 27
OLNEY YOUNG 50 54 (1990) 34
RAINBOW SOMERVELL 57 57 (2004) 11
RUSK CHEROKEE 52 56 (1978) 64
SAN ANTONIO 8 NNE BEXAR 59 66 (2004) 14
SAN MARCOS HAYS 54 56 (1917) 102
SHERMAN GRAYSON 47 52 (1994) 108
STAMFORD 1 JONES 49 52 (2005) 34
TAYLOR 1 NW WILLIAMSON 54 61 (2004) 11
TEXARKANA BOWIE 53 55 (1978) 40
TYLER SMITH 52 63 (1986) 28
WACO DAM MCLENNAN 55 57 (1979) 39
WAXAHACHIE ELLIS 52 54 (1958) 103
WELDER W'LIFE FOUND SAN PATRICIO 68 71 (1994) 17
WILLS POINT VAN ZANDT 52 55 (1917) 86
WINTERS 1 NNE RUNNELS 52 57 (1994) 43
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
HUNTSVILLE MUNI AP WALKER 64.1 64.3 (2005) 12
ARLINGTON MUNI AP TARRANT 61.6 62.7 (2009) 11
FT WORTH ALLIANCE AP TARRANT 60.5 60.7 (2002) 11
MCKINNEY MUNI AP COLLIN 59.3 60.4 (2009) 11
BIG BEND RCH SP PRESIDIO 54.9 56.3 (2007) 11
BUSHLAND 1 WSW POTTER 45.9 47.1 (2008) 10
CEDAR CREEK 5 S BASTROP 61.5 62.6 (2005) 10
HART CASTRO 46.5 48.2 (1990) 24
LUMBERTON HARDIN 62.4 62.8 (2005) 10
PLAINVIEW WATER PRODUCTION HALE 49.7 51.9 (2008) 12
RAINBOW SOMERVELL 59.6 60.6 (2009) 11
SAN ANGELO WFO TOM GREEN 58.7 59.3 (2005) 10
TULIA SWISHER 44.5 46.2 (1983) 62
TURKEY HALL 52.1 52.3 (1997) 40
VALENTINE JEFF DAVIS 48.4 48.7 (1983) 28
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BORGER HUTCHINSON CO AP HUTCHINSON 76 76 (2006) 11
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 80 80 (2008) 22
LAREDO INTL AP WEBB 82 81 (2010) 27
PORT ARTHUR SE TX AP JEFFERSON 79 79 (2008) 94
ALICE INTL AP JIM WELLS 79 79 (2009) 17
COTULLA LA SALLE CO AP LA SALLE 79 79 (2008) 13
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 81 81 (2000) 51
HONDO MUNI AP MEDINA 78 78 (2006) 35
SAN ANTONIO STINSON AP BEXAR 80 79 (2004) 15
WICHITA FALLS MUNI AP WICHITA 79 78 (2008) 88
JUNCTION KIMBLE CO AP KIMBLE 78 77 (1966) 34
BIG SPRING HOWARD 77 77 (2000) 45
LUBBOCK INTL AP LUBBOCK 75 73 (1989) 97
AMARILLO INTL AP POTTER 73 70 (2006) 120
FT STOCKTON PECOS AP PECOS 76 76 (2003) 11
ABERNATHY HALE 72 68 (2010) 11
ASPERMONT STONEWALL 80 76 (2000) 47
ATLANTA CASS 73 73 (2006) 11
BAKERSFIELD PECOS 76 76 (2000) 45
BIG LAKE 2 REAGAN 75 73 (1999) 37
BIG SPRING HOWARD 77 77 (2000) 57
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 73 73 (2006) 30
BRAVO HARTLEY 66 66 (2000) 42
BROWNFIELD 2 TERRY 71 69 (2010) 56
CHILDRESS 2 CHILDRESS 76 74 (1998) 13
CHISOS BASIN BREWSTER 78 78 (2001) 58
DAINGERFIELD 9 S MORRIS 76 76 (2006) 49
DEL RIO 2 NW VAL VERDE 78 77 (2008) 14
FALCON DAM STARR 80 80 (1995) 46
FLOYDADA FLOYD 72 71 (1998) 56
FRIONA PARMER 67 67 (1996) 49
GONZALES 1N GONZALES 79 78 (2000) 46
HASKELL HASKELL 76 76 (1998) 110
JAYTON KENT 78 77 (1989) 37
JUNCTION 4 SSW KIMBLE 76 76 (1920) 79
LAKE ALAN HENRY GARZA 78 77 (2000) 17
LANGTRY VAL VERDE 79 79 (2000) 40
LITTLEFIELD LAMB 71 69 (2010) 44
MORTON COCHRAN 69 69 (2010) 45
OLTON LAMB 70 69 (1998) 37
PLAINS YOAKUM 71 69 (2006) 43
PLAINVIEW HALE 72 70 (2010) 98
PLAINVIEW WATER PRODUCTION HALE 71 70 (2000) 12
POST GARZA 75 75 (1989) 48
RAINBOW SOMERVELL 77 76 (2008) 11
ROBSTOWN NUECES 81 79 (2008) 52
ROTAN FISHER 79 78 (2003) 47
SAN ANGELO WFO TOM GREEN 76 74 (2008) 10
SAN ANTONIO 8 NNE BEXAR 78 78 (2000) 14
SEMINOLE GAINES 72 71 (2000) 81
SILVERTON BRISCOE 72 72 (1996) 46
SNYDER SCURRY 77 77 (1953) 93
TAHOKA LYNN 72 71 (2000) 69
TRUSCOTT 3 W KNOX 79 76 (1996) 40
WATER VALLEY TOM GREEN 76 76 (2000) 43
WELDER W'LIFE FOUND SAN PATRICIO 80 80 (2008) 15
WELLINGTON COLLINGSWORTH 74 73 (1989) 50
WHITE RIVER RESERVOIR CROSBY 73 73 (2000) 14
Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BORGER HUTCHINSON CO AP HUTCHINSON 34 35 (2008) 11
LONGVIEW 11 SE RUSK 44 45 (2008) 35
STEPHENVILLE CLARK FLD ERATH 37 38 (1954) 55
DALLAS REDBIRD AP DALLAS 40 43 (2005) 13
DENTON MUNI AP DENTON 36 39 (2005) 13
BURNET MUNI AP BURNET 41 46 (2010) 11
PORT ARTHUR SE TX AP JEFFERSON 45 45 (1917) 94
COTULLA LA SALLE CO AP LA SALLE 44 46 (1903) 13
HONDO MUNI AP MEDINA 38 44 (2005) 35
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AP GUADALUPE 44 45 (2005) 13
HOUSTON SUGARLAND MEM FORT BEND 47 48 (2005) 11
AUSTIN BERGSTROM AP TRAVIS 38 42 (2005) 62
FT WORTH MEACHAM FLD TARRANT 39 44 (2004) 32
MIDLAND INTL AP MIDLAND 34 34 (1970) 80
CONROE MONTGOMERY CO AP MONTGOMERY 39 43 (2005) 14
HUNTSVILLE MUNI AP WALKER 44 46 (2005) 12
ARLINGTON MUNI AP TARRANT 40 43 (2004) 11
FT WORTH ALLIANCE AP TARRANT 37 38 (2005) 11
HOUSTON HOOKS MEM AP HARRIS 43 48 (2005) 12
CORSICANA CAMPBELL FLD NAVARRO 46 47 (2005) 12
MINERAL WELLS AP PALO PINTO 36 39 (1954) 55
ABERNATHY HALE 32 35 (2010) 11
BIG BEND RCH SP PRESIDIO 34 43 (2005) 11
BONITA 4 NW MONTAGUE 37 40 (2005) 10
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 28 29 (1991) 30
BRECKENRIDGE STEPHENS 34 36 (2005) 77
BRIDGEPORT WISE 36 37 (1992) 69
BURLESON JOHNSON 39 41 (1992) 22
CEDAR CREEK 5 S BASTROP 35 44 (2005) 10
CENTERVILLE LEON 39 39 (1996) 71
CHILDRESS 2 CHILDRESS 40 40 (2010) 13
CHISOS BASIN BREWSTER 37 37 (1976) 58
CLEVELAND LIBERTY 42 43 (1978) 48
CUERO DEWITT 41 41 (1984) 94
DEL RIO 2 NW VAL VERDE 45 47 (2004) 14
DIMMITT 2 N CASTRO 27 28 (2008) 49
DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E HAYS 38 38 (1992) 27
EMORY RAINS 39 39 (1997) 45
FERRIS ELLIS 41 42 (1996) 47
FT MCKAVETT MENARD 30 37 (2010) 19
FT DAVIS JEFF DAVIS 33 35 (2004) 33
FT WORTH WSFO TARRANT 40 44 (2004) 17
FREDERICKSBURG GILLESPIE 38 38 (1984) 82
GAINESVILLE 5 ENE COOKE 36 42 (1996) 25
GRANDFALLS 3 SSE WARD 32 33 (1970) 46
HART CASTRO 30 32 (1991) 24
JAYTON KENT 33 37 (1994) 37
JOHNSON CITY BLANCO 36 37 (1996) 41
KENT 8 SE JEFF DAVIS 36 36 (1993) 20
LA GRANGE FAYETTE 44 45 (2005) 47
LAKE ALAN HENRY GARZA 33 39 (2008) 17
LAKE TAWAKONI RAINS 40 41 (1992) 35
LAMESA 1 SSE DAWSON 31 35 (1996) 78
LEXINGTON LEE 39 42 (2005) 44
LIPSCOMB LIPSCOMB 26 29 (2010) 45
LULING CALDWELL 39 40 (1903) 102
LUMBERTON HARDIN 43 47 (2005) 10
MT VERNON FRANKLIN 40 40 (1981) 40
MULESHOE #1 BAILEY 26 26 (1929) 80
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 27 27 (1985) 31
ODESSA ECTOR 33 35 (1951) 13
OZONA CROCKETT 33 35 (1979) 54
PADUCAH 15 S KING 35 38 (2004) 15
PLAINVIEW WATER PRODUCTION HALE 33 35 (2008) 12
PUTNAM CALLAHAN 34 36 (1994) 48
RAINBOW SOMERVELL 37 37 (2005) 11
ROSCOE NOLAN 34 34 (1942) 74
SAN ANGELO WFO TOM GREEN 34 39 (2010) 10
SAN SABA 7 NW SAN SABA 40 42 (2010) 12
SAN ANTONIO/SEAWORLD BEXAR 47 47 (2010) 20
SHEFFIELD PECOS 35 36 (1967) 38
SPUR DICKENS 32 32 (1960) 76
STAMFORD 1 JONES 34 38 (1994) 34
STEPHENVILLE 1 N ERATH 37 37 (2005) 58
STERLING CITY STERLING 30 32 (1967) 38
TAYLOR 1 NW WILLIAMSON 41 44 (2005) 11
TULIA SWISHER 28 28 (1991) 62
TURKEY HALL 34 35 (1994) 40
VALENTINE JEFF DAVIS 31 32 (2004) 28
WASHINGTON SP WASHINGTON 38 42 (2005) 59
WATER VALLEY TOM GREEN 33 35 (1979) 43
WELDER W'LIFE FOUND SAN PATRICIO 48 48 (2005) 15
WHITE RIVER RESERVOIR CROSBY 36 39 (2004) 14
WILDWOOD TYLER 42 46 (2002) 10
WINTERS 1 NNE RUNNELS 37 37 (1979) 43

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) 1.91 (2009) 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 90.7 104 (2009) 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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