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Texas Climate Report: November 2013

November was much colder than average all across the state this year, all thanks to a series of strong cold fronts that brought arctic air and even a little early season winter weather. The large majority of the rain seen across the state was due to the passage of these cold fronts, but because of the fast moving nature of several cold fronts, precipitation was below normal for much of the northern half of the state. Fronts tend to slow down as they move south, so the Rio Grande Valley as well as the Southeastern portion of the state came out to roughly average, to above average precipitation. The Rio Grande came out well above average after a slow moving front on the 7th produced as much as three inches of rain. 

The first freeze of the year for many Texans was attributed to a cold front passage on the 13th, but the real story was the Thanksgiving week cold front that was accomponied by a low pressure center from the west. This system brought the season's first snowfall to the Panhandle where around three inches of snow fell from Amarillo towards Lubbock, and also dangerous icing conditions in the Big Country and along the Red River. This cold front also gave Central Texas a tast of winter with icy precipitation falling, but not sticking to the ground.

Overall the drought improved for the Eastern half of Texas where drought free conditions are the general rule from Interstate 35 and east. To the west of this line drought conditions are still in place and continue to slowly deteriorate.

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 63.9 ‑2.4 84 40.4 ‑2.6 21 52.1 ‑2.5 6 1.17 83% 0.79 393 13
Amarillo 58.0 ‑2.0 73 32.0 ‑0.5 20 45.0 ‑1.3 3 0.51 64% 0.38 594 0
Austin 67.4 ‑4.0 90 48.3 ‑2.3 32 57.9 ‑3.1 9 3.43 116% 1.91 254 48
Brownsville 76.1 ‑3.0 88 57.7 ‑1.9 36 66.9 ‑2.5 10 1.93 106% 1.28 108 173
College Station 65.7 ‑5.3 84 47.2 ‑3.3 30 56.5 ‑4.3 11 4.57 142% 1.50 283 35
Corpus Christi 72.8 ‑3.2 90 54.9 ‑1.3 38 63.9 ‑2.2 7 3.39 172% 2.42 157 129
Dallas‑Fort Worth 63.2 ‑3.7 87 43.8 ‑2.4 29 53.5 ‑3.1 7 2.12 78% 0.78 357 18
Del Rio 68.4 ‑3.6 88 49.0 ‑0.6 34 58.7 ‑2.1 7 0.66 71% 0.33 224 42
El Paso 65.6 ‑0.6 78 42.3 +2.2 24 53.9 +0.8 2 0.10 20% 0.10 326 1
Galveston 67.4 ‑4.2 81 54.7 ‑3.9 39 61.0 ‑4.1 7 2.45 54% 1.17 178 66
Houston 68.2 ‑4.3 85 47.9 ‑4.2 31 58.1 ‑4.2 8 3.81 88% 1.48 241 42
Lubbock 61.5 ‑2.1 78 35.4 ‑0.5 23 48.5 ‑1.3 4 0.54 64% 0.48 490 3
Midland 63.0 ‑3.6 81 39.3 +0.1 27 51.1 ‑1.8 3 0.57 83% 0.51 418 7
Port Arthur 68.6 ‑3.1 84 48.7 ‑3.1 31 58.7 ‑3.0 9 3.70 84% 3.25 233 50
San Angelo 64.0 ‑4.3 83 39.9 ‑2.4 20 51.9 ‑3.4 7 0.81 71% 0.53 394 9
San Antonio 69.3 ‑2.9 89 50.5 +0.4 33 59.9 ‑1.2 8 1.50 66% 0.75 217 73
Victoria 71.6 ‑2.6 87 50.5 ‑1.3 33 61.1 ‑1.9 8 1.79 55% 0.93 193 80
Waco 63.6 ‑4.9 89 42.7 ‑3.8 26 53.1 ‑4.4 9 2.39 85% 0.77 365 18
Wichita Falls 61.3 ‑3.8 84 38.3 ‑2.0 22 49.8 ‑2.9 7 0.64 39% 0.33 456 8
Shreveport, LA 63.3 ‑4.2 84 42.3 ‑2.9 26 52.8 ‑3.6 10 5.18 114% 2.75 373 14
*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.
nov 2013 average temperatures
nov 2013 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
KERMIT WINKLER 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
BAYTOWN HARRIS 8.48
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
HARLINGEN CAMERON 6.08
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BRAVO HARTLEY 42.0
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BROWNSVILLE INTL AP CAMERON 66.9
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BUSHLAND 1 WSW POTTER 56.3
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BROWNSVILLE INTL AP CAMERON 76.1
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
CONROE MONTGOMERY 97
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
BUSHLAND 1 WSW POTTER 23
PAMPA 2 GRAY 23
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MULESHOE #1 BAILEY 25.7
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BROWNSVILLE INTL AP CAMERON 57.7
PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP CAMERON 57.7
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
WELDER W'LIFE FOUND SAN PATRICIO 77
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MULESHOE 19 S BAILEY 7

New Monthly Records

Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
AVERY 5 NNW RED RIVER 5.40 5.35 (2004) 10
HARLINGEN CAMERON 8.26 5.20 (1998) 95
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 7.36 5.57 (2002) 25
LAJITAS BREWSTER 1.85 1.55 (2004) 33
TERLINGUA BREWSTER 1.75 0.75 (2007) 10
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
HARLINGEN CAMERON 6.08 3.50 (1928) 95
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 4.76 4.55 (2002) 25
PLAINVIEW WATER PRODUCTION HALE 0.52 0.35 (2010) 12
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ANGLETON BRAZORIA AP BRAZORIA 59.3 59.6 (2002) 12
ARLINGTON MUNI AP TARRANT 51.6 52.1 (1997) 15
ATLANTA CASS 50.1 51.0 (2002) 14
BIG BEND RCH SP PRESIDIO 51.7 52.2 (2002) 12
BRACKETTVILLE 22 N KINNEY 54.1 55.1 (1993) 14
CANYON DAM 2 COMAL 50.4 52.7 (2008) 10
CEDAR CREEK 5 S BASTROP 55.5 55.9 (2002) 11
CORSICANA CAMPBELL FLD NAVARRO 53.6 57.9 (2008) 14
COTULLA LA SALLE CO AP LA SALLE 61.3 61.9 (2009) 16
DALLAS REDBIRD AP DALLAS 53.5 54.2 (2002) 15
DECATUR WISE 48.9 54.1 (2011) 11
DRYDEN 10 NE TERRELL 50.7 53.4 (2008) 10
EDINBURG 17 NNE HIDALGO 64.7 66.1 (2009) 10
ELDORADO SCHLEICHER 49.4 52.9 (2004) 11
LONGVIEW GREGG 51.8 54.9 (2002) 12
LUFKIN 11 NW ANGELINA 51.5 51.6 (2002) 14
LUMBERTON HARDIN 56.8 59.5 (2012) 12
MCKINNEY MUNI AP COLLIN 51.2 52.7 (2002) 13
MULESHOE 19 S BAILEY 43.9 44.2 (2004) 10
PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP CAMERON 66.1 66.4 (2002) 11
SAN ANGELO WFO TOM GREEN 51.4 52.0 (1947) 11
TAYLOR 1 NW WILLIAMSON 53.8 55.3 (2002) 13
TERRELL MUNI AP KAUFMAN 52.1 56.4 (2006) 10
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ANGLETON BRAZORIA AP BRAZORIA 69.4 70.6 (2002) 12
ARLINGTON MUNI AP TARRANT 62.0 62.0 (1997) 15
ATLANTA CASS 61.4 64.2 (2002) 14
BIG BEND RCH SP PRESIDIO 62.8 63.3 (2000) 14
BRACKETTVILLE 22 N KINNEY 64.4 66.4 (1992) 14
CANYON DAM 2 COMAL 63.1 66.7 (2004) 10
CEDAR CREEK 5 S BASTROP 67.3 67.5 (2002) 11
CHEAPSIDE GONZALES 68.9 69.6 (2002) 12
CORSICANA CAMPBELL FLD NAVARRO 62.8 66.5 (2004) 14
DALLAS REDBIRD AP DALLAS 63.0 64.4 (2004) 15
DECATUR WISE 60.4 63.9 (2004) 11
DENTON MUNI AP DENTON 60.8 60.9 (1997) 13
DRYDEN 10 NE TERRELL 62.1 66.2 (2008) 10
EDINBURG 17 NNE HIDALGO 74.8 78.7 (2009) 10
ELDORADO SCHLEICHER 59.7 63.1 (2004) 11
HAMILTON 2E HAMILTON 61.6 63.4 (2002) 29
HOUSTON SUGARLAND MEM FORT BEND 68.8 68.9 (2002) 11
LAJITAS BREWSTER 69.1 70.0 (2004) 31
LONGVIEW GREGG 63.3 67.4 (2004) 12
LUFKIN 11 NW ANGELINA 62.9 63.0 (2000) 14
LULING CALDWELL 62.0 62.5 (1976) 106
MCKINNEY MUNI AP COLLIN 61.7 64.4 (2004) 13
PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP CAMERON 74.4 74.9 (2002) 11
ROCKPORT ARANSAS CO AP ARANSAS 70.5 71.1 (2002) 12
SAN ANGELO WFO TOM GREEN 63.5 64.0 (1947) 11
TAYLOR 1 NW WILLIAMSON 65.2 67.3 (2002) 13
TERRELL MUNI AP KAUFMAN 62.3 65.9 (1998) 10
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CONROE MONTGOMERY 97 94 (1921) 74
CORSICANA CAMPBELL FLD NAVARRO 87 87 (2012) 14
ELGIN BASTROP 91 91 (1963) 50
FT HOOD BELL 89 88 (1963) 11
FT WORTH NAS TARRANT 90 89 (1955) 29
HONDO MUNI AP MEDINA 95 94 (1988) 37
LONGVIEW GREGG 87 87 (2003) 12
LONGVIEW E TX RGNL AP GREGG 86 86 (2006) 14
TERRELL MUNI AP KAUFMAN 87 86 (2012) 10
Lowest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ANGLETON BRAZORIA AP BRAZORIA 44 51 (2007) 12
ARLINGTON MUNI AP TARRANT 36 36 (2006) 15
ATLANTA CASS 36 39 (2007) 14
BAYTOWN HARRIS 42 42 (1993) 31
BEAUMONT RSCH CTR JEFFERSON 41 42 (1996) 46
BIG BEND RCH SP PRESIDIO 31 41 (2007) 14
BIG LAKE 2 REAGAN 29 29 (1986) 34
BORGER HUTCHINSON CO AP HUTCHINSON 26 28 (2006) 15
BUSHLAND 1 WSW POTTER 23 25 (2001) 12
CALLIHAM MCMULLEN 43 45 (2001) 15
CANYON DAM 2 COMAL 37 49 (2009) 10
CEDAR CREEK 5 S BASTROP 38 38 (2001) 11
CHILDRESS 2 CHILDRESS 28 28 (2001) 17
CHOKE CANYON DAM LIVE OAK 42 42 (1993) 31
CONROE MONTGOMERY CO AP MONTGOMERY 41 42 (2001) 16
COTULLA LA SALLE CO AP LA SALLE 44 48 (2007) 16
CRANE 2E CRANE 30 32 (1976) 46
DECATUR WISE 30 37 (2007) 11
DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E HAYS 38 39 nbsp;(2001) 29
DRYDEN 10 NE TERRELL 36 47 (2008) 10
EDEN CONCHO 30 30 (1976) 43
EDINBURG 17 NNE HIDALGO 46 51 (2007) 10
ELDORADO SCHLEICHER 30 37 (2007) 11
FT HOOD BELL 39 43 (2007) 11
FT STOCKTON PECOS AP PECOS 31 34 (1997) 14
HOUSTON CLOVER FLD BRAZORIA 46 49 (1997) 12
HOUSTON HOOKS MEM AP HARRIS 43 46 (2007) 14
HOUSTON SUGARLAND MEM FORT BEND 45 45 (2001) 11
HUNTSVILLE MUNI AP WALKER 41 41 (2001) 15
KENT 8 SE JEFF DAVIS 26 33 (2004) 19
LAKE ALAN HENRY GARZA 31 31 (2007) 20
LONGVIEW GREGG 35 39 (2007) 12
LONGVIEW E TX RGNL AP GREGG 37 42 (2000) 14
LUMBERTON HARDIN 41 41 (2001) 13
MADISONVILLE MADISON 39 39 (1976) 66
MEMPHIS HALL 28 28 (2001) 78
MONAHANS 6 ENE WARD 32 38 (2007) 11
MULESHOE 19 S BAILEY 26 30 (2007) 10
POINT COMFORT CALHOUN 43 44 (1993) 45
PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP CAMERON 48 49 (2002) 11
POST GARZA 28 28 (1986) 49
PUTNAM CALLAHAN 29 30 (1986) 48
ROCKPORT ARANSAS CO AP ARANSAS 45 48 (2002) 12
SAN ANGELO WFO TOM GREEN 33 43 (2003) 11
SAN ANTONIO 8 NNE BEXAR 41 41 (2001) 17
SAN ANTONIO STINSON AP BEXAR 45 45 (2001) 17
SINTON 3 NW SAN PATRICIO 44 44 (1993) 45
TAYLOR 1 NW WILLIAMSON 38 38 (2001) 13
TERRELL MUNI AP KAUFMAN 37 42 (2007) 10
TYLER SMITH 35 36 (2001) 30
VIGO PARK SWISHER 25 29 (2004) 11
WHITE RIVER RESERVOIR CROSBY 31 31 (2007) 17
WINTERS 1 NNE RUNNELS 29 29 (2001) 41
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ARLINGTON MUNI AP TARRANT 41.1 41.4 (2002) 15
AUSTIN 8SSE TRAVIS 44.7 45.5 (2012) 10
CORSICANA CAMPBELL FLD NAVARRO 44.4 46.1 (2008) 14
DECATUR WISE 37.3 39.8 (2012) 12
DRYDEN 10 NE TERRELL 39.2 39.9 (2012) 10
ELDORADO SCHLEICHER 39.0 39.3 (2010) 11
LONGVIEW GREGG 40.3 42.1 (2002) 12
RAINBOW SOMERVELL 37.7 38.5 (2002) 13
TAYLOR 1 NW WILLIAMSON 42.5 43.3 (2002) 13
TERRELL MUNI AP KAUFMAN 42.0 43.4 (2012) 10
VIGO PARK SWISHER 29.8 30.2 (2010) 10
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ANAHUAC CHAMBERS 72 72 (1993) 72
SAN ANTONIO STINSON AP BEXAR 74 72 (2011) 17
TYLER SMITH 72 71 (2011) 30
WELDER W'LIFE FOUND SAN PATRICIO 77 76 (2011) 20
WILDWOOD TYLER 72 72 (2011) 11
Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ARLINGTON MUNI AP TARRANT 23 24 (2002) 15
ATLANTA CASS 23 25 (2003) 14
CONROE MONTGOMERY CO AP MONTGOMERY 27 27 (2011) 16
DENTON MUNI AP DENTON 22 22 (2011) 13
DRYDEN 10 NE TERRELL 23 24 (2003) 10
LONGVIEW GREGG 26 27 (2005) 12
LONGVIEW E TX RGNL AP GREGG 26 26 (2005) 14
LUMBERTON HARDIN 28 29 (2011) 12
MCKINNEY MUNI AP COLLIN 23 23 (2002) 13
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AP GUADALUPE 28 28 (2011) 16
TERRELL MUNI AP KAUFMAN 24 27 (2006) 10
THROCKMORTON 7 NE THROCKMORTON 17 20 (2010) 13
WILDWOOD TYLER 27 27 (2010) 11

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) 33.7 ‑7 (1989) 1.23 6.69 (1926) 4.57 (1911) 0.0 13.6 5.1 612 1
Amarillo 49.7 83 (1939) 24.0 ‑8 (1989) 0.71 4.52 (1959) 3.13 (1943) 0.0 26.7 4.7 873 0
Austin 62.7 90 (1955) 42.3 4 (1989) 2.40 16.14 (1913) 6.34 (1913) 0.0 4.2 7.8 400 13
Brownsville 71.8 94 (1977) 52.7 16 (1989) 1.15 6.95 (1940) 3.93 (1940) 0.0 0.6 7.0 165 80
College Station 62.3 89 (1922) 42.2 2 (1989) 3.23 12.66 (1913) 7.54 (1913) 0.0 4.8 8.8 411 16
Corpus Christi 68.4 91 (1977) 48.6 13 (1989) 1.83 9.80 (1991) 6.81 (1991) 0.0 1.6 6.4 250 49
Dallas‑Fort Worth 57.1 90 (1951) 37.1 ‑1 (1989) 2.55 8.75 (1991) 4.22 (1991) 0.0 8.8 6.7 558 4
Del Rio 64.0 90 (1977) 40.8 10 (1989) 0.65 3.93 (1937) 2.40 (1994) 0.0 4.0 4.9 394 3
El Paso 57.1 80 (1973) 32.5 ‑5 (1880) 0.78 3.94 (1914) 1.76 (1987) 0.0 14.6 3.9 626 0
Galveston 63.9 80 (2007) 50.7 14 (1989) 3.52 10.28 (1887) 6.30 (1995) 0.0 0.1 8.7 257 19
Houston 64.3 85 (1995) 44.6 7 (1989) 3.74 14.38 (1923) 7.47 (1914) 0.0 3.3 9.5 354 27
Lubbock 54.1 83 (1939) 27.1 ‑2 (1989) 0.76 2.80 (1942) 1.50 (1942) 0.0 22.6 4.4 756 0
Midland 58.1 85 (1954) 30.8 ‑1 (1989) 0.60 3.30 (1986) 1.58 (1979) 0.0 17.2 3.6 637 0
Port Arthur 63.7 86 (1933) 44.8 12 (1989) 5.29 17.98 (1982) 9.98 (1982) 0.0 3.1 9.5 355 22
San Angelo 59.9 91 (1954) 33.6 ‑4 (1989) 0.85 3.98 (1991) 2.71 (1984) 0.0 13.6 4.5 567 1
San Antonio 64.0 90 (1955) 41.7 6 (1989) 1.91 13.96 (1991) 6.90 (1991) 0.0 5.2 7.5 391 14
Victoria 66.1 88 (1964) 44.3 9 (1989) 2.31 6.97 (1975) 6.12 (1975) 0.0 3.8 8.1 331 27
Waco 59.0 91 (1955) 37.5 ‑4 (1989) 2.75 11.76 (1913) 7.98 (1997) 0.0 9.6 7.1 524 5
Wichita Falls 54.7 88 (1954) 30.8 ‑7 (1989) 1.62 6.93 (1991) 3.12 (1926) 0.0 17.4 5.0 690 1
Shreveport, LA 58.5 84 (2005) 37.7 5 (1989) 4.77 15.55 (1884) 7.18 (1904) 0.0 10.0 9.6 531 7
Climatic averages are based on 1981-2010 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
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