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Texas Climate Report: June 2012

The month of June was once again hot and dry. Temperatures were above average for all of the state with the Panhandle and the western regions of the state recording the highest temperatures. The coastal bend saw unusually high temperatures this month as well, with a record-breaking heat caused by a high pressure system and a northerly flow pattern culminating on June 26, which saw record temperatures in Houston, which topped out at 105, as well as other cities in the area. Overall the month lacked rainfall as well, with most regions reporting a deficit for the month and several cities receiving no rain at all. Drought conditions worsened over the majority of the state, with Moderate Drought (D2) conditions creeping back east to Interstate 45.

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 94.9 +4.4 106 70.2 +1.7 61 82.5 +3.0 4 2.11 59% 1.41 0 534
Amarillo 93.0 +5.3 106 64.8 +3.8 58 78.9 +4.5 8 1.72 54% 0.89 0 423
Austin 96.8 +4.7 109 73.6 +1.3 67 85.2 +3.0 4 0.06 1% 0.03 0 611
Brownsville 95.5 +3.4 103 76.8 +1.1 72 86.2 +2.3 6 3.85 150% 2.51 0 642
College Station 94.8 +3.1 106 73.8 +1.1 68 84.3 +2.1 6 2.13 48% 1.29 0 588
Corpus Christi 94.3 +3.4 106 75.5 +1.6 71 84.9 +2.5 6 1.54 46% 0.99 0 607
Dallas‑Fort Worth 94.4 +3.1 106 74.1 +2.7 61 84.2 +2.9 4 2.82 74% 1.79 0 585
Del Rio 99.9 +5.2 109 77.1 +3.7 73 88.5 +4.5 1 0.01 0% 0.01 0 715
El Paso 100.2 +4.7 106 72.4 +4.4 65 86.3 +4.6 0 0.00 0% 0.00 0 645
Galveston 89.8 +1.6 100 79.6 +2.1 74 84.7 +1.8 8 4.10 72% 2.26 0 597
Houston 93.6 +2.2 105 73.7 +0.4 68 83.7 +1.3 6 4.97 84% 3.05 0 567
Lubbock 93.9 +3.3 104 67.1 +2.9 59 80.5 +3.1 7 1.60 53% 0.78 0 471
Midland 98.0 +4.6 107 70.8 +3.5 66 84.4 +4.1 1 0.43 24% 0.43 0 591
Port Arthur 91.7 +2.1 100 72.9 +0.2 66 82.3 +1.1 11 4.59 65% 1.39 0 528
San Angelo 99.2 +7.1 109 71.8 +3.0 65 85.5 +5.1 2 0.53 20% 0.44 0 622
San Antonio 95.3 +3.0 106 74.2 +1.6 66 84.8 +2.4 3 0.11 3% 0.07 0 599
Victoria 95.6 +4.1 108 73.2 +0.8 69 84.4 +2.4 7 1.39 31% 0.77 0 588
Waco 95.8 +4.1 107 72.5 +1.7 60 84.2 +3.0 3 1.81 53% 0.97 0 581
Wichita Falls 95.2 +3.8 108 69.8 +2.2 56 82.5 +3.0 9 2.45 59% 0.99 0 531
Shreveport, LA 93.4 +3.3 101 71.2 +1.7 61 82.3 +2.5 6 5.15 95% 2.25 0 527
Bold-italics indicate a value broke or tied the record from a previous year.
*Dep.: Departure of the monthly average temperature from the 1981-2010 monthly normal, which is provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
*Perc. Norm.: Monthly precipitation total divided by 1981-2010 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.

jun 2012 average temperatures
jun 2012 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
AMISTAD DAM VAL VERDE 0.00
BALLINGER 2 NW RUNNELS 0.00
BRACKETTVILLE KINNEY 0.00
BRACKETTVILLE 22 N KINNEY 0.00
CARTA VALLEY EDWARDS 0.00
CRANE 2E CRANE 0.00
CROSS MCMULLEN 0.00
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 0.00
DEL RIO 2 NW VAL VERDE 0.00
DERBY 1 S FRIO 0.00
EAGLE PASS MAVERICK 0.00
EDINBURG 17 NNE HIDALGO 0.00
FOWLERTON LA SALLE 0.00
FREER DUVAL 0.00
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 0.00
HUNT 10 W KERR 0.00
KERMIT WINKLER 0.00
LA JOYA HIDALGO 0.00
LENORAH MARTIN 0.00
LOS ANGELES 4 WSW LA SALLE 0.00
MARATHON BREWSTER 0.00
MCCAMEY UPTON 0.00
PEARSALL FRIO 0.00
PECOS 8 W REEVES 0.00
PECOS MUNI AP REEVES 0.00
POTEET ATASCOSA 0.00
RIOMEDINA MEDINA 0.00
ROCKSPRINGS 26SSW EDWARDS 0.00
WINKLER CO AP WINKLER 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
BEAUMONT RSCH CTR JEFFERSON 7.99
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
MAYPEARL ELLIS 4.40
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
CAPROCK CANYON SP BRISCOE 74.5
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
LAREDO INTL AP WEBB 89.7
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
CAPROCK CANYON SP BRISCOE 80.6
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
LAJITAS BREWSTER 105.1
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
PADUCAH COTTLE 113
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
CAPROCK CANYON SP BRISCOE 66
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 56.4
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
GALVESTON SCHOLES FLD GALVESTON 79.6
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
GARNER FLD AP UVALDE 88
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
RAINBOW SOMERVELL 40

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ALVORD 3 N WISE 1.86 2.32 (2005) 13
AMISTAD DAM VAL VERDE 0.00 0.05 (2001) 49
BALLINGER 2 NW RUNNELS 0.00 0.00 (1924) 109
BRACKETTVILLE KINNEY 0.00 0.00 (1996) 101
BRACKETTVILLE 22 N KINNEY 0.00 0.00 (2011) 28
CAMP VERDE 3W KERR 0.03 0.40 (2001) 13
CAMP WOOD REAL 0.07 0.16 (1956) 63
CARTA VALLEY EDWARDS 0.00 0.00 (2005) 42
CRANE 2E CRANE 0.00 0.00 (2001) 48
CROSS MCMULLEN 0.00 0.00 (2008) 16
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 0.00 0.00 (2005) 31
DEL RIO 2 NW VAL VERDE 0.00 0.03 (2006) 16
DERBY 1 S FRIO 0.00 0.00 (2009) 31
EAGLE PASS MAVERICK 0.00 0.00 (2005) 109
FOWLERTON LA SALLE 0.00 0.00 (1990) 86
FREER DUVAL 0.00 0.00 (1990) 54
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 0.00 0.00 (2005) 37
GEORGETOWN LAKE WILLIAMSON 0.21 0.58 (2005) 31
HUNT 10 W KERR 0.00 0.00 (2009) 18
LA JOYA HIDALGO 0.00 0.00 (2008) 14
LENORAH MARTIN 0.00 0.00 (2011) 65
LOS ANGELES 4 WSW LA SALLE 0.00 0.00 (2009) 12
LUFKIN 2 ANGELINA 0.66 1.17 (2009) 18
LULING 12 NE CALDWELL 0.19 0.25 (2008) 15
MARATHON BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (1974) 65
MCCAMEY UPTON 0.00 0.00 (1968) 75
PEARSALL FRIO 0.00 0.00 (2009) 101
PECOS 8 W REEVES 0.00 0.00 (2011) 10
POTEET ATASCOSA 0.00 0.00 (1990) 68
RIOMEDINA MEDINA 0.00 0.00 (2009) 84
ROCKSPRINGS 26SSW EDWARDS 0.00 0.00 (2011) 16
ROUND ROCK 3 NE WILLIAMSON 0.07 0.25 (2008) 45
SAN ANGELO WFO TOM GREEN 0.15 0.45 (2011) 10
TARPLEY BANDERA 0.17 0.26 (2008) 44
TAYLOR 1 NW WILLIAMSON 0.19 0.35 (2005) 12
VANDERPOOL 4N BANDERA 0.13 0.46 (2011) 18
WIMBERLEY 1 NW HAYS 0.03 0.18 (2008) 26
WINKLER CO AP WINKLER 0.00 0.00 (1990) 68
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
GORDONVILLE GRAYSON 3.03 2.76 (2002) 13
QUITMAN 2 WOOD 3.27 2.20 (2000) 12
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 75.4 76.3 (1983) 30
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CALLIHAM MCMULLEN 86.7 86.5 (2008) 11
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ABILENE 2 TAYLOR 96.2 94.8 (2008) 10
ROCKPORT ARANSAS 92.5 92.5 (2010) 52
ROCKPORT ARANSAS CO AP ARANSAS 92.1 91.5 (2010) 10
WELDER W'LIFE FOUND SAN PATRICIO 94.5 94.0 (2001) 22
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ABILENE 2 TAYLOR 109 107 (2004) 10
ALICE INTL AP JIM WELLS 107 106 (2009) 14
ATHENS HENDERSON 104 103 (1978) 55
ATLANTA CASS 105 105 (2011) 12
AUSTIN‑CAMP MABRY TRAVIS 109 108 (1998) 74
BAYTOWN HARRIS 101 101 (2011) 29
BRENHAM WASHINGTON 105 105 (1980) 112
BROWNSVILLE INTL AP CAMERON 103 103 (1918) 88
CALLIHAM MCMULLEN 107 106 (2011) 13
CANYON DAM COMAL 104 104 (2011) 46
CEDAR CREEK 5 S BASTROP 107 107 (2009) 11
CORPUS CHRISTI INTL AP NUECES 106 106 (1998) 70
CORSICANA CAMPBELL FLD NAVARRO 105 105 (2011) 11
CUERO DEWITT 109 108 (1998) 99
DALLAS REDBIRD AP DALLAS 107 103 (2011) 12
DECATUR WISE 103 103 (2011) 11
DEL RIO 2 NW VAL VERDE 108 107 (1998) 16
DENTON MUNI AP DENTON 106 104 (2011) 11
ELDORADO SCHLEICHER 104 102 (2011) 10
FREEPORT 2 NW BRAZORIA 103 101 (1987) 51
FT MCKAVETT MENARD 107 105 (1998) 19
FT WORTH ALLIANCE AP TARRANT 108 106 (2011) 12
FT WORTH MEACHAM FLD TARRANT 107 105 (2011) 34
FT WORTH WSFO TARRANT 105 105 (2011) 19
GALVESTON SCHOLES FLD GALVESTON 100 99 (2011) 28
GRANGER DAM WILLIAMSON 107 104 (2009) 29
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 106 104 (1998) 23
HILLSBORO HILL 109 109 (1936) 99
HOUSTON HOBBY AP HARRIS 102 102 (2011) 65
HOUSTON INTERCONT AP HARRIS 105 105 (2011) 44
HOUSTON NWSO GALVESTON 101 101 (2011) 26
HUNT 10 W KERR 103 101 (2009) 10
JUNCTION KIMBLE CO AP KIMBLE 108 107 (1960) 36
KINGSVILLE KLEBERG 106 104 (1990) 63
MATAGORDA 2 MATAGORDA 100 99 (1996) 65
MCKINNEY MUNI AP COLLIN 104 101 (2011) 10
PALACIOS MUNI AP MATAGORDA 103 98 (2006) 69
ROCKPORT ARANSAS 102 99 (1989) 52
ROCKPORT ARANSAS CO AP ARANSAS 103 95 (2009) 10
SAN ANGELO WFO TOM GREEN 108 107 (2011) 10
STILLHOUSE HOLLOW DAM BELL 106 106 (1980) 40
TAYLOR 1 NW WILLIAMSON 107 105 (2009) 12
VICTORIA RGNL AP VICTORIA 108 106 (1998) 56
WELDER W'LIFE FOUND SAN PATRICIO 105 100 (2009) 22
WHITNEY DAM BOSQUE 105 105 (2011) 62
Lowest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BONITA 4 NW MONTAGUE 70 72 (2003) 10
DECATUR WISE 72 72 (2007) 11
FT WORTH ALLIANCE AP TARRANT 75 75 (2007) 12
RAINBOW SOMERVELL 74 74 (2003) 11
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CALLIHAM MCMULLEN 74.4 74.2 (2008) 11
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ALICE INTL AP JIM WELLS 81 81 (2009) 14
ARLINGTON MUNI AP TARRANT 82 81 (2009) 11
BAKERSFIELD PECOS 79 79 (2011) 44
BORGER HUTCHINSON 78 78 (1980) 62
DALLAS FT WORTH AP TARRANT 83 82 (2008) 39
DENVER CITY YOAKUM 73 73 (2002) 22
EL PASO INTL AP EL PASO 83 83 (1978) 70
FREEPORT 2 NW BRAZORIA 83 83 (1998) 53
FT WORTH ALLIANCE AP TARRANT 83 82 (2011) 12
FT WORTH WSFO TARRANT 83 81 (2011) 19
GALVESTON SCHOLES FLD GALVESTON 85 85 (2011) 28
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 82 82 (2011) 23
PENWELL ECTOR 79 79 (1994) 39
RUSK CHEROKEE 81 78 (2009) 65
SANFORD DAM HUTCHINSON 79 78 (1999) 17
Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ANAHUAC CHAMBERS 51 56 (1984) 72
BONITA 4 NW MONTAGUE 56 56 (2006) 10
FT WORTH ALLIANCE AP TARRANT 56 56 (2003) 12
GRUVER HANSFORD 41 42 (2007) 46
LONGVIEW GREGG 60 60 (2009) 10
RAINBOW SOMERVELL 40 56 (2003) 11

Climatic Averages for July

  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 94.2 110 (1978) 72.0 54 (1911) 1.87 8.04 (2002) 5.67 (2002) 25.1 0.0 5.1 0 561
Amarillo 91.4 106 (2009) 65.2 51 (1990) 2.84 8.02 (2010) 7.25 (2010) 19.8 0.0 7.2 0 412
Austin 95.6 109 (1954) 74.4 57 (1924) 1.88 12.80 (1919) 9.56 (1919) 28.1 0.0 5.4 0 620
Brownsville 93.6 102 (1939) 76.3 58 (1901) 2.04 13.24 (2008) 6.68 (2008) 28.0 0.0 5.3 0 618
College Station 94.8 110 (1917) 74.6 52 (1903) 2.14 9.30 (1902) 5.09 (1968) 27.7 0.0 5.7 0 611
Corpus Christi 93.1 105 (1934) 74.8 64 (1967) 2.79 18.13 (2007) 9.86 (2007) 26.7 0.0 5.7 0 587
Dallas‑Fort Worth 95.6 110 (1998) 75.1 56 (1924) 2.16 11.13 (1973) 5.27 (1933) 27.4 0.0 4.5 0 631
Del Rio 96.6 111 (1960) 75.2 63 (1923) 1.78 13.18 (1976) 6.34 (1975) 27.8 0.0 4.2 0 648
El Paso 94.7 112 (1979) 70.9 56 (1880) 1.55 8.18 (1881) 6.50 (1881) 25.7 0.0 8.3 0 552
Galveston 89.6 101 (1932) 79.4 66 (1910) 3.80 18.74 (1900) 14.35 (1900) 13.2 0.0 8.3 0 604
Houston 93.7 105 (1954) 75.1 62 (1990) 3.79 14.80 (1900) 6.92 (1939) 26.4 0.0 9.1 0 601
Lubbock 92.8 109 (1940) 67.7 49 (1915) 1.91 7.20 (1976) 4.38 (2010) 22.3 0.0 6.2 0 473
Midland 94.6 112 (1989) 69.7 49 (1936) 1.82 8.50 (1991) 5.99 (1961) 25.6 0.0 4.9 0 532
Port Arthur 91.7 108 (1902) 74.2 61 (1990) 5.95 18.71 (1959) 10.56 (1979) 23.5 0.0 11.4 0 556
San Angelo 95.1 111 (1960) 71.2 56 (1990) 1.20 7.21 (1959) 2.95 (1959) 26.0 0.0 4.7 0 563
San Antonio 94.6 106 (1989) 74.6 60 (1905) 2.74 16.92 (2002) 9.79 (2002) 26.9 0.0 5.2 0 608
Victoria 93.8 110 (1939) 74.0 61 (1905) 4.18 20.34 (2007) 8.41 (1990) 27.3 0.0 7.9 0 586
Waco 96.3 109 (1998) 74.1 60 (1994) 1.79 8.95 (1902) 4.93 (2004) 28.1 0.0 5.3 0 626
Wichita Falls 96.9 114 (1980) 71.9 54 (1970) 1.59 11.86 (1950) 3.93 (1950) 27.4 0.0 5.0 0 601
Shreveport, LA 93.4 107 (1998) 72.7 58 (1972) 3.65 25.45 (1933) 12.44 (1933) 25.7 0.0 8.1 0 559
Climatic averages are based on 1981-2010 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
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