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Texas Climate Report: November 2011

Every part of the state saw above average temperatures for the month of November, with all of the stations seeing above 80 degrees at least one day this month. Although heat played a role in the month of November, so did the cold. Many parts of the state saw their first freeze of the season, caused by two powerful fronts that pushed through Texas, one between November 15th and 17th and the other between November 25th and 28th. Both of these fronts dropped temperatures over 15 degrees for most of Texas and brought much needed rainfall for the state. Places such as Austin benefited the most from the fronts with close to or over a half an inch of rain recorded with each passing. Although the frontal passages did bring rain to drought stricken Texas they didn't come without their fair share of destruction as well. Many of the cold fronts brought powerful storms to the state complete with heavy rain, strong wind, and even a few tornadoes as was the case for Northeast of Houston on November 8th with the passage of a cold front and an upper-level disturbance. Though rainfall was beneficial for all of Texas it still wasn't enough to get the region out of the severe drought that is still plaguing the state. All of the major cities within the state other than Houston and Austin recorded a precipitation deficit during November.

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 67.7 +2.6 83 43.1 +0.8 26 55.4 +1.7 3 0.18 14% 0.14 311 30
Amarillo 61.9 +3.5 81 34.4 +2.6 19 48.2 +3.1 5 0.62 91% 0.44 496 0
Austin 73.2 +3.1 86 50.7 +1.4 33 61.9 +2.2 7 2.91 109% 1.14 164 80
Brownsville 81.4 +4.6 91 59.2 +0.6 34 70.3 +2.6 5 0.55 31% 0.48 38 205
College Station 74.3 +3.4 87 50.6 +1.5 32 62.4 +2.4 5 2.41 76% 1.15 167 97
Corpus Christi 79.6 +4.7 92 55.6 +0.2 27 67.6 +2.5 4 0.34 20% 0.14 82 168
Dallas‑Fort Worth 68.4 +3.3 84 47.4 +2.3 31 57.9 +2.8 8 0.86 33% 0.49 253 49
Del Rio 73.9 +3.0 84 49.5 +0.3 30 61.7 +1.6 3 0.75 78% 0.63 148 57
El Paso 66.4 +0.9 84 40.7 +0.9 29 53.5 +0.8 3 0.23 55% 0.21 337 0
Galveston 73.1 +3.7 84 60.6 +2.3 40 66.9 +3.0 8 2.36 61% 0.73 72 135
Houston 73.2 +1.2 84 53.0 +3.2 34 63.1 +2.2 4 4.70 112% 1.99 156 103
Lubbock 64.3 +2.7 81 37.1 +2.6 22 50.7 +2.6 2 0.26 37% 0.22 424 1
Midland 68.3 +2.5 83 40.5 +1.7 25 54.4 +2.1 3 0.18 28% 0.17 315 7
Port Arthur 75.4 +4.5 88 52.9 +2.1 32 64.1 +3.2 6 1.19 25% 0.48 135 116
San Angelo 71.8 +5.3 87 44.0 +2.6 27 57.9 +3.9 2 0.32 29% 0.30 246 40
San Antonio 74.8 +3.4 85 51.0 +2.4 31 62.9 +2.9 5 1.81 70% 1.08 152 97
Victoria 78.3 +5.3 89 50.1 ‑2.2 27 64.2 +1.5 6 0.13 5% 0.05 139 121
Waco 70.6 +2.8 86 46.0 +0.2 24 58.3 +1.5 6 2.39 92% 1.15 249 57
Wichita Falls 65.5 +1.8 82 41.8 +1.7 26 53.7 +1.8 6 1.01 60% 0.44 349 15
Shreveport, LA 69.9 +3.1 84 47.7 +2.4 30 58.8 +2.7 6 4.25 91% 1.52 246 68
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.

nov 2011 average temperatures
nov 2011 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
ALPINE CASPARIS AP BREWSTER 0.00
BALMORHEA REEVES 0.00
CONLEN DALLAM 0.00
CRANE 2E CRANE 0.00
FALCON DAM STARR 0.00
FORT STOCKTON 38SE PECOS 0.00
KENT 8 SE JEFF DAVIS 0.00
KERMIT WINKLER 0.00
LA JOYA HIDALGO 0.00
LOMA ALTA MCMULLEN 0.00
MARATHON BREWSTER 0.00
MARATHON 40SSE BREWSTER 0.00
MARFA MUNI AP PECOS 0.00
PECOS 8 W REEVES 0.00
PRESIDIO 2 PRESIDIO 0.00
SHEFFIELD PECOS 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
WILDWOOD TYLER 10.61
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
WILDWOOD TYLER 6.75
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
GRUVER HANSFORD 45.1
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 71.9
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DOG CANYON CULBERSON 56.8
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
LA JOYA HIDALGO 85.2
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
FT STOCKTON PECOS AP PECOS 101
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
DOG CANYON CULBERSON 38
GRUVER HANSFORD 38
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MULESHOE #1 BAILEY 28.7
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
GALVESTON SCHOLES FLD GALVESTON 60.6
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 78
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
VALENTINE JEFF DAVIS 11

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BALMORHEA REEVES 0.00 0.00 (2010) 86
CONLEN DALLAM 0.00 0.00 (1995) 66
CRANE 2E CRANE 0.00 0.00 (2010) 50
FALCON DAM STARR 0.00 0.00 (2006) 50
JUSTIN DENTON 0.35 0.62 (2002) 10
KENT 8 SE JEFF DAVIS 0.00 0.00 (2010) 21
LA JOYA HIDALGO 0.00 0.00 (2010) 13
LOMA ALTA MCMULLEN 0.00 0.00 (2008) 10
MARATHON BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2010) 71
ROCKPORT ARANSAS CO AP ARANSAS 0.11 0.35 (2006) 11
SHEFFIELD PECOS 0.00 0.00 (2010) 51
WELDER W'LIFE FOUND SAN PATRICIO 0.06 0.15 (2006) 46
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CHILDRESS 2 CHILDRESS 2.21 1.93 (2004) 14
CHILDRESS MUNI AP CHILDRESS 2.38 2.28 (1992) 64
GAINESVILLE 5 ENE COOKE 4.60 3.53 (1994) 25
GORDONVILLE GRAYSON 3.46 1.61 (2000) 12
NORTHFIELD MOTLEY 2.12 1.78 (2004) 65
WILDWOOD TYLER 6.75 6.30 (2002) 18
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 83.5 82.7 (2004) 23
LA JOYA HIDALGO 85.2 83.9 (2006) 17
PRADE RCH REAL 75.9 74.6 (1999) 37
WELDER W'LIFE FOUND SAN PATRICIO 79.9 79.3 (2006) 18
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ANGLETON BRAZORIA AP BRAZORIA 87 87 (2005) 10
CALLIHAM MCMULLEN 93 91 (2010) 13
FT STOCKTON PECOS AP PECOS 101 91 (2006) 12
GALVESTON SCHOLES FLD GALVESTON 84 84 (2005) 29
HOUSTON CLOVER FLD BRAZORIA 86 86 (2007) 10
LA JOYA HIDALGO 97 97 (1997) 17
NEW BRAUNFELS COMAL 94 94 (2006) 104
PORT ARTHUR SE TX AP JEFFERSON 88 88 (1989) 65
ROCKPORT ARANSAS 90 89 (1983) 50
ROCKPORT ARANSAS CO AP ARANSAS 89 89 (1997) 10
WELDER W'LIFE FOUND SAN PATRICIO 89 89 (2006) 18
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
KENT 8 SE JEFF DAVIS 42.1 42.0 (1998) 16
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ALICE INTL AP JIM WELLS 75 74 (2006) 15
ANGLETON BRAZORIA AP BRAZORIA 73 72 (2010) 10
CALLIHAM MCMULLEN 74 71 (2010) 11
CONROE MONTGOMERY CO AP MONTGOMERY 72 72 (2005) 14
COTULLA LA SALLE CO AP LA SALLE 74 71 (2006) 14
DEL RIO INTL AP VAL VERDE 72 72 (2003) 49
EDINBURG HIDALGO 76 74 (2006) 10
FT STOCKTON PECOS AP PECOS 70 65 (2003) 12
HOUSTON CLOVER FLD BRAZORIA 74 71 (2010) 10
HOUSTON HOOKS MEM AP HARRIS 73 73 (2010) 12
HOUSTON NWSO GALVESTON 74 74 (1995) 23
HUNTSVILLE MUNI AP WALKER 73 72 (2010) 13
JUNCTION KIMBLE CO AP KIMBLE 68 68 (1964) 35
KENT 8 SE JEFF DAVIS 61 61 (2005) 16
LAREDO 2 WEBB 75 75 (1994) 44
LAREDO INTL AP WEBB 76 76 (1964) 28
LONGVIEW E TX RGNL AP GREGG 71 71 (2010) 12
LUFKIN 11 NW ANGELINA 70 70 (2005) 13
LUMBERTON HARDIN 72 71 (2006) 10
ROBSTOWN NUECES 76 76 (1994) 51
SAN ANTONIO 8 NNE BEXAR 71 71 (2006) 15
SAN ANTONIO STINSON AP BEXAR 72 72 (2010) 15
TYLER SMITH 71 71 (2005) 28
TYLER POUNDS FLD SMITH 71 71 (2010) 40
WARREN 2 S TYLER 72 72 (2010) 34
WELDER W'LIFE FOUND SAN PATRICIO 76 75 (2006) 18
Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BEAUMONT CITY JEFFERSON 23 25 (1911) 66
BIG BEND RCH SP PRESIDIO 15 17 (2010) 10
CALLIHAM MCMULLEN 30 31 (2010) 11
CONROE MONTGOMERY CO AP MONTGOMERY 27 27 (2010) 14
CORPUS CHRISTI INTL AP NUECES 27 28 (1993) 70
DENTON MUNI AP DENTON 22 23 (2005) 11
HOUSTON CLOVER FLD BRAZORIA 32 33 (2010) 10
LUMBERTON HARDIN 29 30 (2010) 10
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AP GUADALUPE 28 28 (2010) 14
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 33 36 (2001) 23
ROCKPORT ARANSAS CO AP ARANSAS 32 35 (2003) 10
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 15 15 (2010) 31
VALENTINE JEFF DAVIS 11 11 (2010) 28
WELDER W'LIFE FOUND SAN PATRICIO 26 26 (1993) 18

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 62.3 80 (2007) 50.9 14 (1989) 3.55 10.28 (1887) 6.30 (1995) 0.0 0.8 8.7 272 19
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 (2005) 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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