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Texas Climate Report: April 2014

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 79.8 +2.5 96 53.8 +1.9 28 66.8 +2.2 4 0.61 37% 0.35 95 156
Amarillo 73.4 +2.3 90 41.8 +0.2 24 57.6 +1.3 4 0.57 41% 0.40 246 31
Austin 79.8 0.0 96 58.6 0.0 39 69.2 0.0 6 1.89 90% 1.34 49 181
Brownsville 83.8 +0.1 100 65.5 ‑0.4 46 74.6 ‑0.2 1 0.28 18% 0.28 10 291
College Station 78.3 ‑0.6 89 58.0 ‑0.1 37 68.2 ‑0.3 5 1.23 46% 0.65 63 164
Corpus Christi 84.2 +2.5 103 63.3 +0.3 44 73.8 +1.4 9 0.50 27% 0.14 14 285
Dallas‑Fort Worth 76.6 +0.3 91 55.9 +1.1 35 66.2 +0.7 7 1.74 57% 0.60 100 145
Del Rio 86.1 +2.5 99 61.8 +2.2 38 74.0 +2.4 2 0.08 5% 0.07 14 291
El Paso 79.3 +0.7 89 52.7 +2.0 38 66.0 +1.4 1 0.45 196% 0.45 61 101
Galveston 75.4 ‑0.5 88 63.5 ‑0.9 48 69.4 ‑0.7 3 0.10 3% 0.04 20 160
Houston 79.0 ‑0.6 92 59.8 +0.4 41 69.4 ‑0.1 2 1.56 47% 1.52 41 181
Lubbock 77.0 +1.6 92 44.7 ‑1.0 25 60.9 +0.4 3 0.57 40% 0.40 170 55
Midland 80.9 +1.7 93 52.8 +3.5 30 66.9 +2.7 1 0.45 69% 0.45 79 144
Port Arthur 78.4 +0.3 90 58.9 ‑0.1 42 68.7 +0.1 9 2.02 63% 1.88 37 154
San Angelo 83.2 +3.1 97 54.7 +2.8 29 69.0 +3.0 5 0.41 29% 0.17 67 195
San Antonio 83.0 +2.5 99 59.5 +1.4 39 71.2 +1.9 4 0.68 32% 0.40 40 236
Victoria 81.8 +1.3 98 58.9 ‑0.4 38 70.4 +0.5 6 0.38 13% 0.14 32 203
Waco 77.3 ‑0.3 90 53.2 ‑1.4 31 65.2 ‑0.9 7 1.76 65% 0.63 100 114
Wichita Falls 76.8 +1.0 93 50.6 +1.2 32 63.7 +1.1 8 1.49 57% 0.51 123 90
Shreveport, LA 75.9 ‑1.0 91 53.2 ‑0.4 37 64.5 ‑0.7 11 4.09 98% 2.28 110 102
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.
apr 2014 average temperatures
apr 2016 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 0.00
EL INDIO MAVERICK 0.00
ENCINAL WEBB 0.00
FALCON DAM STARR 0.00
FALLS CITY 7 WSW WILSON 0.00
HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH VAL VERDE 0.00
JAYTON KENT 0.00
LAKE AMENT BREWSTER 0.00
LANGTRY VAL VERDE 0.00
PERRYTON 21 S OCHILTREE 0.00
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 0.00
POST GARZA 0.00
POTEET ATASCOSA 0.00
PRADE RCH REAL 0.00
ROCKSPRINGS 26SSW EDWARDS 0.00
TURKEY HALL 0.00
WATER VALLEY 11 NNE COKE 0.00
WHITE RIVER RESERVOIR CROSBY 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
DEKALB BOWIE 7.81
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
TYLER SMITH 3.97
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BRAVO HARTLEY 52.7
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
LAREDO INTL AP WEBB 77.4
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 68.2
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
LAJITAS BREWSTER 90.7
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
FALCON DAM STARR 110
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 40
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BRAVO HARTLEY 34.9
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP CAMERON 67.5
Highest&nnbsp;Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
LAREDO 2 WEBB 78
PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP CAMERON 78
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BRAVO HARTLEY 19
MARFA MUNI AP PECOS 19

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 0.00 0.00 (2013) 33
ELDORADO SCHLEICHER 0.29 0.48 (2008) 10
EL INDIO MAVERICK 0.00 0.00 (2011) 36
ENCINAL WEBB 0.00 0.00 (2011) 98
FALCON DAM STARR 0.00 0.00 (2011) 52
FALLS CITY 7 WSW WILSON 0.00 0.00 (2012) 65
GALVESTON SCHOLES FLD GALVESTON 0.10 0.12 (2011) 34
HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH VAL VERDE 0.00 0.00 (2011) 24
JAYTON KENT 0.00 0.00 (2011) 57
LANGTRY VAL VERDE 0.00 0.00 (1998) 63
PERRYTON 21 S OCHILTREE 0.00 0.00 (1996) 35
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2011) 32
POST GARZA 0.00 0.00 (1991) 94
POTEET ATASCOSA 0.00 0.00 (2012) 68
PRADE RCH REAL 0.00 0.00 (2003) 48
ROCKSPRINGS 26SSW EDWARDS 0.00 0.00 (2011) 19
TURKEY HALL 0.00 0.00 (2011) 56
WATER VALLEY 11 NNE COKE 0.00 0.00 (2011) 54
WHITE RIVER RESERVOIR CROSBY 0.00 0.00 (2011) 17
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LONGVIEW GREGG 5.62 5.23 (2013) 13
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CALLIHAM MCMULLEN 102 102 (2011) 15
COLETO CREEK RSVR GOLIAD 95 94 (2009) 10
CORPUS CHRISTI INTL AP NUECES 103 102 (1984) 71
CORPUS CHRISTI NWS NUECES 100 98 (2011) 10
EDINBURG 17 NNE HIDALGO 106 103 (2008) 11
HOUSTON CLOVER FLD BRAZORIA 94 93 (2011) 10
KINGSVILLE KLEBERG 109 107 (1984) 61
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 107 107 (1984) 54
ROCKPORT ARANSAS CO AP ARANSAS 100 99 (2011) 13
SAN ANTONIO STINSON AP BEXAR 101 100 (2006) 18
VICTORIA RGNL AP VICTORIA 98 98 (1963) 59
WELDER W'LIFE FOUND SAN PATRICIO 99 98 (2011) 24
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ANAHUAC CHAMBERS 75 75 (1991) 75
BEAUMONT RSCH CTR JEFFERSON 74 74 (2002) 46
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 64 61 (2002) 32
DALHART MUNI AP DALLAM 60 60 (1978) 65
DALLAS REDBIRD AP DALLAS 73 72 (2013) 13
FT HOOD BELL 75 74 (1970) 14
FT WORTH WSFO TARRANT 72 72 (2013) 21
GRANGER DAM WILLIAMSON 73 73 (2002) 33
HOUSTON HOOKS MEM AP HARRIS 75 75 (2011) 14
LAREDO 2 WEBB 78 78 (2012) 47
WILDWOOD TYLER 74 73 (2013) 12
Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ANGLETON BRAZORIA AP BRAZORIA 36 36 (2013) 11
BRACKETTVILLE 22 N KINNEY 29 31 (2009) 16
CARRIZO SPRINGS 3W DIMMIT 32 34 (2005) 76
COLETO CREEK RSVR GOLIAD 37 37 (2013) 10
DALLAS REDBIRD AP DALLAS 33 34 (2009) 13
EDINBURG 17 NNE HIDALGO 40 40 (2007) 11
FT WORTH ALLIANCE AP TARRANT 27 27 (2009) 14
HALLSVILLE 1 W HARRISON 33 34 (2009) 13
LUMBERTON HARDIN 36 36 (2013) 14
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AP GUADALUPE 34 34 (2011) 14
TAYLOR 1 NW WILLIAMSON 31 32 (2007) 14
TERRELL MUNI AP KAUFMAN 32 33 (2009) 12
VALENTINE JEFF DAVIS 21 21 (1987) 29
WHITE RIVER RESERVOIR CROSBY 26 26 (2007) 17
WINTERS 1 NNE RUNNELS 24 26 (1997) 42

Climatic Averages for May

  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 84.6 109 (2011) 61.4 33 (1907) 3.18 13.19 (1957) 6.78 (1908) 8.3 0.0 7.7 16 264
Amarillo 79.5 104 (2011) 51.8 26 (1907) 2.29 9.81 (1951) 6.75 (1951) 4.2 0.0 7.7 83 104
Austin 86.5 104 (1925) 66.7 40 (1925) 4.36 14.10 (1895) 6.16 (1929) 8.7 0.0 8.9 2 361
Brownsville 88.4 102 (1999) 72.3 41 (1895) 2.64 9.12 (1982) 7.38 (1929) 11.8 0.0 4.9 0 476
College Station 85.8 101 (1906) 66.6 42 (2013) 4.33 14.70 (1929) 7.36 (1983) 7.3 0.0 8.3 2 349
Corpus Christi 86.6 103 (2006) 70.0 45 (1925) 3.07 10.44 (1941) 6.60 (1926) 6.2 0.0 6.0 0 413
Dallas‑Fort Worth 83.6 107 (1927) 64.2 34 (1903) 4.90 13.66 (1982) 6.99 (1908) 5.3 0.0 9.1 8 284
Del Rio 89.8 109 (2000) 67.9 45 (1970) 2.81 10.45 (2010) 7.61 (2010) 15.0 0.0 6.7 1 430
El Paso 87.8 105 (2005) 60.0 31 (1967) 0.47 4.22 (1992) 2.40 (1992) 12.5 0.0 2.7 9 285
Galveston 83.0 94 (1984) 72.3 50 (2013) 4.32 11.03 (1991) 7.71 (1975) 0.4 0.0 5.9 0 392
Houston 86.3 99 (1996) 67.6 42 (2013) 5.09 15.87 (1907) 10.36 (1989) 7.4 0.0 8.0 1 371
Lubbock 83.8 109 (2000) 55.9 29 (1917) 2.30 12.69 (1941) 5.14 (1949) 8.5 0.0 7.3 40 190
Midland 87.6 108 (2000) 59.5 34 (2011) 1.74 7.63 (1992) 4.75 (1968) 13.3 0.0 5.6 16 281
Port Arthur 84.8 101 (1905) 67.0 45 (2011) 5.23 20.58 (1923) 12.76 (1923) 2.4 0.0 6.6 1 339
San Angelo 87.2 110 (2011) 61.8 35 (1967) 2.82 11.24 (1987) 3.12 (1987) 11.9 0.0 6.6 10 304
San Antonio 87.0 104 (2004) 66.8 43 (1984) 4.01 14.07 (1935) 6.82 (1937) 9.5 0.0 8.5 2 370
Victoria 86.5 102 (1928) 67.3 45 (2005) 5.19 14.66 (1993) 8.45 (1972) 7.4 0.0 7.1 1 370
Waco 85.0 102 (1985) 63.8 37 (1981) 4.30 15.00 (1965) 7.18 (1953) 6.5 0.0 8.1 6 298
Wichita Falls 83.6 110 (2011) 59.6 36 (1979) 3.77 13.22 (1982) 5.70 (1975) 7.5 0.0 8.7 23 227
Shreveport, LA 83.8 102 (1998) 62.7 39 (2013) 4.93 14.47 (1884) 10.76 (2008) 3.9 0.0 9.5 7 263
Climatic averages are based on 1981-2010 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
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