Texas Climate Report: September 2013
The month of September was wet nearly all over, with nearly every major city recording at or above normal monthly precipitation. Frontal passages occurred on subsequent weekends all throughout the month, and coupled with strong southerly flow due to a stagnant high pressure system over the gulf for the mid to late part of the month allowed for moisture from the Gulf of Mexico to make its way into the state. On the days without rainfall the temperatures were well above normal, with the highest temperature anomalies in the northern half of the state. From the 19th to the 21st the remnants of Hurricane Manuel along with a slow moving cold front brought the greatest precipitation to the state with 2 inches of rain or more seen from Abilene to Houston. The majority of the rain that fell in the month did occur during the latter half of the month onward.
The high precipitation throughout the end of the month took a chunk out of the drought, which started with Severe drought covering most of the state. by mid-month Extreme drought had moved to control a large portion of East and Central Texas, but by the beginning of October this had eroded down to only Moderate drought from Dallas to Houston and San Antonio, with the Golden Triangle region out of drought altogether.
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 |
90.4 |
+3.6 |
102 |
66.8 |
+2.6 |
54 |
78.6 |
+3.1 |
4 |
3.18 |
142% |
2.00 |
0 |
415 |
| Amarillo |
86.6 |
+4.0 |
96 |
60.8 |
+4.4 |
44 |
73.7 |
+4.2 |
6 |
1.83 |
95% |
0.58 |
9 |
276 |
| Austin |
94.9 |
+4.4 |
104 |
72.1 |
+2.7 |
58 |
83.5 |
+3.5 |
14 |
5.82 |
195% |
2.95 |
0 |
562 |
| Brownsville |
90.2 |
‑0.3 |
97 |
75.1 |
+2.0 |
68 |
82.7 |
+0.9 |
19 |
11.88 |
201% |
2.74 |
0 |
537 |
| College Station |
94.1 |
+3.6 |
100 |
72.4 |
+3.0 |
62 |
83.2 |
+3.2 |
6 |
5.19 |
163% |
2.98 |
0 |
556 |
| Corpus Christi |
92.4 |
+2.3 |
99 |
75.9 |
+3.9 |
66 |
84.2 |
+3.2 |
16 |
6.31 |
127% |
1.28 |
0 |
582 |
| Dallas‑Fort Worth |
93.1 |
+4.7 |
104 |
71.6 |
+4.1 |
59 |
82.4 |
+4.4 |
5 |
2.72 |
107% |
2.03 |
0 |
532 |
| Del Rio |
91.8 |
+1.0 |
101 |
72.3 |
+2.5 |
59 |
82.1 |
+1.8 |
10 |
4.44 |
202% |
1.97 |
0 |
520 |
| El Paso |
86.0 |
‑1.6 |
98 |
66.1 |
+2.8 |
49 |
76.0 |
+0.6 |
6 |
3.85 |
255% |
2.07 |
0 |
337 |
| Galveston |
87.9 |
+0.5 |
92 |
77.7 |
+1.8 |
71 |
82.8 |
+1.2 |
11 |
5.06 |
84% |
3.41 |
0 |
542 |
| Houston |
91.8 |
+2.1 |
100 |
73.0 |
+3.2 |
63 |
82.4 |
+2.6 |
9 |
5.09 |
124% |
3.47 |
0 |
528 |
| Lubbock |
88.7 |
+4.2 |
99 |
61.5 |
+2.7 |
43 |
75.1 |
+3.4 |
5 |
0.54 |
22% |
0.46 |
4 |
316 |
| Midland |
89.4 |
+2.5 |
99 |
65.7 |
+3.7 |
50 |
77.5 |
+3.0 |
4 |
0.27 |
15% |
0.17 |
0 |
384 |
| Port Arthur |
91.8 |
+3.6 |
98 |
73.3 |
+3.6 |
66 |
82.5 |
+3.5 |
7 |
8.14 |
136% |
3.64 |
0 |
534 |
| San Angelo |
89.8 |
+2.0 |
100 |
65.6 |
+2.1 |
53 |
77.7 |
+2.1 |
7 |
4.62 |
188% |
3.01 |
0 |
388 |
| San Antonio |
94.4 |
+4.1 |
101 |
72.3 |
+3.2 |
57 |
83.4 |
+3.7 |
9 |
3.70 |
122% |
2.05 |
0 |
558 |
| Victoria |
92.5 |
+2.1 |
100 |
72.8 |
+3.6 |
65 |
82.7 |
+2.9 |
10 |
4.95 |
119% |
2.09 |
0 |
536 |
| Waco |
93.5 |
+3.7 |
103 |
69.1 |
+2.7 |
53 |
81.3 |
+3.2 |
6 |
5.43 |
177% |
3.02 |
0 |
496 |
| Wichita Falls |
92.9 |
+4.8 |
107 |
66.4 |
+3.1 |
51 |
79.7 |
+4.0 |
3 |
1.97 |
70% |
1.35 |
0 |
446 |
| Shreveport, LA |
93.9 |
+5.7 |
104 |
69.7 |
+4.1 |
57 |
81.8 |
+4.9 |
7 |
9.31 |
295% |
4.59 |
0 |
516 |
*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.
|
Monthly Extremes
| Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| KERMIT |
WINKLER |
0.10 |
| Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| ORANGE |
ORANGE |
13.62 |
| Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| ORANGE |
ORANGE |
8.70 |
| Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| DUMAS |
MOORE |
65.0 |
| Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| SINTON 3 NW |
SAN PATRICIO |
85.3 |
| Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| PINE SPRINGS NP |
CULBERSON |
78.5 |
| Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| WASHINGTON SP |
WASHINGTON |
96.4 |
| Highest Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| ALVORD 3 N |
WISE |
108 |
| FT WORTH NAS |
TARRANT |
108 |
| Lowest Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| MT LOCKE |
JEFF DAVIS |
62 |
| Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| DUMAS |
MOORE |
44.8 |
| Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| PORT ARANSAS |
NUECES |
78.5 |
| Highest Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| PITTSBURG 5 SSE |
CAMP |
84 |
| Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| DUMAS |
MOORE |
30 |
New Monthly Records
| Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| ATLANTA |
CASS |
12.50 |
9.72 (1998) |
65 |
| CANADIAN 6 NW |
HEMPHILL |
4.39 |
2.41 (2007) |
10 |
| CARTHAGE |
PANOLA |
12.35 |
11.50 (1958) |
57 |
| CLARENDON |
DONLEY |
10.44 |
9.04 (1923) |
98 |
| CORSICANA CAMPBELL FLD |
NAVARRO |
8.16 |
6.10 (2009) |
12 |
| DELL CITY 5 SSW |
HUDSPETH |
7.30 |
5.13 (2006) |
32 |
| DRYDEN TERRELL CO AP |
TERRELL |
4.33 |
2.47 (2004) |
12 |
| FT MCKAVETT |
MENARD |
6.31 |
4.72 (2009) |
21 |
| GONZALES 10 SW |
GONZALES |
7.09 |
6.92 (2010) |
16 |
| HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH |
VAL VERDE |
7.90 |
6.57 (1990) |
26 |
| KINGSBURY |
GUADALUPE |
7.01 |
5.95 (2003) |
17 |
| LAKE FORK RSVR |
WOOD |
9.12 |
9.04 (2009) |
25 |
| LEXINGTON |
LEE |
8.30 |
8.09 (1968) |
55 |
| LONDON 3 N |
MENARD |
6.88 |
6.11 (2003) |
10 |
| LONGVIEW |
GREGG |
9.72 |
6.15 (2012) |
11 |
| PINE SPRINGS NP |
CULBERSON |
8.52 |
4.02 (1949) |
10 |
| QUITMAN 2 |
WOOD |
8.38 |
5.30 (2001) |
13 |
| TEXARKANA |
BOWIE |
13.42 |
9.99 (1986) |
45 |
| TYLER |
SMITH |
7.21 |
6.85 (2009) |
29 |
| Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| ATLANTA |
CASS |
6.58 |
4.46 (1961) |
65 |
| BIG LAKE 2 |
REAGAN |
3.32 |
3.30 (1991) |
43 |
| CARTHAGE |
PANOLA |
5.54 |
4.98 (2012) |
57 |
| CORSICANA CAMPBELL FLD |
NAVARRO |
6.78 |
4.38 (2012) |
12 |
| DAINGERFIELD 9 S |
MORRIS |
6.48 |
5.19 (2000) |
67 |
| DELL CITY 5 SSW |
HUDSPETH |
7.10 |
1.80 (2008) |
32 |
| DRYDEN TERRELL CO AP |
TERRELL |
3.70 |
1.89 (2004) |
12 |
| FT MCKAVETT |
MENARD |
2.50 |
2.46 (2002) |
21 |
| HALLSVILLE 1 W |
HARRISON |
4.32 |
4.28 (2005) |
14 |
| HAWKINS |
WOOD |
7.80 |
4.73 (2008) |
62 |
| HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH |
VAL VERDE |
6.00 |
4.13 (1988) |
26 |
| HUMBLE PUMP STN 5 WN |
SUTTON |
5.60 |
4.00 (1958) |
60 |
| KINGSBURY |
GUADALUPE |
4.65 |
3.00 (2003) |
17 |
| LINDEN |
CASS |
7.11 |
6.30 (1950) |
65 |
| LIPSCOMB |
LIPSCOMB |
3.10 |
2.34 (1996) |
64 |
| LONDON 3 N |
MENARD |
3.10 |
1.75 (2003) |
10 |
| LONGVIEW |
GREGG |
5.24 |
5.00 (2002) |
11 |
| MARLIN 3 NE |
FALLS |
4.75 |
4.50 (1961) |
82 |
| NEWTON |
NEWTON |
7.17 |
5.00 (1998) |
25 |
| NEW SUMMERFIELD 2W |
CHEROKEE |
3.12 |
2.79 (1994) |
15 |
| NIX STORE 1 W |
LAMPASAS |
4.71 |
4.00 (1954) |
62 |
| PINE SPRINGS NP |
CULBERSON |
3.97 |
2.16 (1949) |
10 |
| QUITMAN 2 |
WOOD |
4.38 |
2.33 (2008) |
13 |
| ROCKDALE |
MILAM |
6.26 |
4.91 (1974) |
45 |
| TEXARKANA |
BOWIE |
4.80 |
3.63 (2008) |
45 |
| TYLER |
SMITH |
4.83 |
3.24 (2009) |
29 |
| VEGA 2 NW |
OLDHAM |
2.85 |
2.30 (1981) |
71 |
| WILDWOOD |
TYLER |
4.93 |
4.30 (2002) |
21 |
| Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| BONITA 4 NW |
MONTAGUE |
79.2 |
79.1 (2005) |
10 |
| CANYON DAM 2 |
COMAL |
78.8 |
78.3 (2005) |
10 |
| CONROE MONTGOMERY CO AP |
MONTGOMERY |
80.3 |
80.2 (2011) |
10 |
| CORSICANA CAMPBELL FLD |
NAVARRO |
82.5 |
79.9 (2007) |
10 |
| HOUSTON CLOVER FLD |
BRAZORIA |
83.0 |
82.0 (1998) |
12 |
| LUMBERTON |
HARDIN |
81.3 |
80.5 (2010) |
10 |
| SINTON 3 NW |
SAN PATRICIO |
85.3 |
83.9 (1965) |
44 |
| THROCKMORTON 7 NE |
THROCKMORTON |
78.8 |
78.5 (2005) |
12 |
| Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| CORSICANA CAMPBELL FLD |
NAVARRO |
94.0 |
91.0 (2012) |
10 |
| DALLAS REDBIRD AP |
DALLAS |
94.1 |
93.3 (2011) |
14 |
| LONGVIEW E TX RGNL AP |
GREGG |
93.4 |
93.4 (2011) |
13 |
| LUMBERTON |
HARDIN |
92.7 |
92.1 (2004) |
11 |
| WILDWOOD |
TYLER |
94.1 |
94.1 (2005) |
11 |
| Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| CORSICANA CAMPBELL FLD |
NAVARRO |
103 |
102 (2012) |
10 |
| FT WORTH NAS |
TARRANT |
108 |
108 (2011) |
34 |
| FT WORTH NATURE CTR |
TARRANT |
107 |
107 (2011) |
10 |
| WILDWOOD |
TYLER |
101 |
101 (2011) |
11 |
| Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| DUMAS |
MOORE |
44.8 |
50.4 (1961) |
64 |
| Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| ANGLETON BRAZORIA AP |
BRAZORIA |
72.1 |
71.6 (2011) |
10 |
| BOYS RANCH |
OLDHAM |
61.2 |
60.9 (1990) |
36 |
| BURNET MUNI AP |
BURNET |
68.9 |
68.9 (2007) |
13 |
| BUSHLAND 1 WSW |
POTTER |
56.4 |
56.2 (2010) |
13 |
| CORPUS CHRISTI INTL AP |
NUECES |
75.9 |
75.6 (1954) |
71 |
| CORSICANA CAMPBELL FLD |
NAVARRO |
70.9 |
70.2 (2007) |
10 |
| DEL RIO 2 NW |
VAL VERDE |
71.3 |
70.9 (2010) |
17 |
| DRYDEN 10 NE |
TERRELL |
66.6 |
66.5 (2005) |
11 |
| FRIONA |
PARMER |
58.6 |
58.3 (2010) |
51 |
| FT DAVIS |
JEFF DAVIS |
58.2 |
58.1 (2010) |
38 |
| FT WORTH NAS |
TARRANT |
73.5 |
72.9 (2005) |
34 |
| HOUSTON CLOVER FLD |
BRAZORIA |
74.7 |
74.5 (1998) |
12 |
| HOUSTON NWSO |
GALVESTON |
73.9 |
73.6 (1998) |
24 |
| LAKE FORK RSVR |
WOOD |
69.3 |
67.3 (2010) |
25 |
| SAN ANGELO WFO |
TOM GREEN |
65.4 |
65.2 (2007) |
11 |
| SINTON 3 NW |
SAN PATRICIO |
75.9 |
75.0 (1998) |
44 |
| THROCKMORTON 7 NE |
THROCKMORTON |
65.7 |
65.3 (2007) |
12 |
| Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| BARDWELL DAM |
ELLIS |
80 |
78 (2012) |
44 |
| BONITA 4 NW |
MONTAGUE |
80 |
80 (2011) |
10 |
| CORSICANA CAMPBELL FLD |
NAVARRO |
80 |
79 (2010) |
10 |
| LAVON DAM |
COLLIN |
80 |
79 (1983) |
56 |
| PROCTOR RSVR |
COMANCHE |
78 |
77 (1977) |
48 |
| SANFORD DAM |
HUTCHINSON |
75 |
74 (2011) |
19 |
| SAN ANTONIO STINSON AP |
BEXAR |
80 |
80 (2011) |
16 |
| SULPHUR SPRINGS |
HOPKINS |
79 |
78 (2011) |
78 |
Climatic Averages for October
| |
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 |
77.3 |
103 (1979) |
54.3 |
23 (1993) |
2.98 |
10.88 (1941) |
6.08 (1981) |
1.3 |
0.2 |
6.6 |
93 |
118 |
| Amarillo |
71.9 |
99 (2000) |
44.7 |
12 (1993) |
1.66 |
7.64 (1941) |
3.03 (1998) |
0.6 |
1.6 |
5.3 |
236 |
28 |
| Austin |
81.8 |
100 (1938) |
60.6 |
30 (1993) |
3.88 |
12.63 (1925) |
7.51 (1998) |
4.0 |
0.0 |
7.5 |
29 |
221 |
| Brownsville |
85.7 |
99 (1900) |
66.9 |
35 (1993) |
3.74 |
17.12 (1958) |
9.09 (1996) |
6.0 |
0.0 |
7.5 |
4 |
354 |
| College Station |
81.4 |
102 (1938) |
60.3 |
29 (1993) |
4.91 |
18.77 (1994) |
13.39 (1994) |
2.8 |
0.0 |
7.6 |
35 |
216 |
| Corpus Christi |
84.4 |
101 (2012) |
64.8 |
28 (1993) |
3.64 |
12.03 (1997) |
7.96 (1995) |
4.9 |
0.0 |
6.3 |
10 |
308 |
| Dallas‑Fort Worth |
78.3 |
106 (1951) |
56.8 |
24 (1917) |
4.22 |
14.18 (1981) |
4.85 (1959) |
1.9 |
0.1 |
7.4 |
66 |
146 |
| Del Rio |
82.4 |
106 (1979) |
61.0 |
28 (1993) |
2.23 |
11.69 (1930) |
7.60 (1969) |
4.4 |
0.1 |
5.8 |
23 |
230 |
| El Paso |
78.2 |
96 (1994) |
52.0 |
25 (1970) |
0.61 |
5.15 (1884) |
1.84 (1883) |
0.6 |
0.2 |
4.7 |
79 |
82 |
| Galveston |
80.6 |
94 (1952) |
68.1 |
39 (1993) |
5.52 |
17.78 (1871) |
14.01 (1901) |
0.2 |
0.0 |
7.3 |
9 |
299 |
| Houston |
82.0 |
99 (1900) |
60.9 |
29 (1993) |
5.70 |
17.64 (1949) |
9.31 (1984) |
3.0 |
0.0 |
7.9 |
29 |
229 |
| Lubbock |
75.2 |
100 (2000) |
47.9 |
18 (1993) |
1.93 |
10.80 (1983) |
5.82 (1983) |
0.9 |
0.7 |
5.7 |
159 |
52 |
| Midland |
77.9 |
101 (2000) |
51.8 |
24 (1993) |
1.73 |
7.45 (1986) |
3.59 (1985) |
2.1 |
0.3 |
4.9 |
98 |
93 |
| Port Arthur |
80.6 |
99 (1905) |
60.5 |
30 (1993) |
5.58 |
15.09 (1970) |
9.26 (1902) |
0.8 |
0.0 |
7.5 |
33 |
205 |
| San Angelo |
78.8 |
100 (1951) |
53.6 |
26 (1997) |
2.73 |
8.68 (1981) |
5.11 (1959) |
2.1 |
0.3 |
6.2 |
82 |
119 |
| San Antonio |
82.2 |
99 (1991) |
60.1 |
27 (1993) |
4.11 |
18.07 (1998) |
13.35 (1998) |
3.7 |
0.0 |
6.9 |
31 |
221 |
| Victoria |
83.5 |
109 (1926) |
60.9 |
31 (1993) |
4.64 |
17.25 (1960) |
8.15 (1994) |
4.3 |
0.0 |
7.6 |
22 |
245 |
| Waco |
79.9 |
101 (1989) |
56.6 |
25 (1993) |
3.90 |
10.51 (1984) |
5.83 (2011) |
3.3 |
0.1 |
7.2 |
61 |
162 |
| Wichita Falls |
77.0 |
102 (2000) |
52.0 |
21 (1993) |
3.11 |
11.77 (1941) |
5.61 (1959) |
2.2 |
0.3 |
7.4 |
113 |
97 |
| Shreveport, LA |
78.2 |
99 (1938) |
54.6 |
28 (1993) |
4.96 |
20.35 (2009) |
6.83 (1949) |
1.3 |
0.1 |
8.0 |
80 |
124 |
| Climatic averages are based on 1981-2010 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center. |
