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Texas Climate Report: May 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 88.0 +3.4 104 60.2 ‑1.2 38 74.1 +1.1 6 2.22 70% 0.94 24 314
Amarillo 83.3 +3.8 98 52.7 +0.9 38 68.0 +2.4 6 3.55 155% 1.21 66 166
Austin 85.4 ‑1.1 94 63.7 ‑3.0 46 74.6 ‑2.0 7 7.09 163% 2.45 5 309
Brownsville 86.3 ‑2.1 94 68.2 ‑4.1 53 77.2 ‑3.1 3 2.83 107% 1.18 0 388
College Station 83.9 ‑1.9 90 63.1 ‑3.5 46 73.5 ‑2.7 8 9.01 208% 2.84 8 279
Corpus Christi 85.9 ‑0.7 95 67.0 ‑3.0 53 76.5 ‑1.8 8 4.04 132% 2.32 0 360
Dallas‑Fort Worth 85.5 +1.9 96 63.3 ‑0.9 42 74.4 +0.5 9 3.40 69% 1.90 9 309
Del Rio 91.5 +1.7 103 65.8 ‑2.1 46 78.6 ‑0.3 6 0.73 26% 0.30 4 430
El Paso 87.4 ‑0.4 102 60.1 +0.1 45 73.7 ‑0.2 1 0.01 2% 0.01 23 301
Galveston 80.4 ‑2.6 86 69.6 ‑2.7 55 75.0 ‑2.6 4 3.72 86% 2.11 0 320
Houston 83.8 ‑2.5 88 64.4 ‑3.2 48 74.1 ‑2.8 11 11.71 230% 3.44 6 294
Lubbock 85.1 +1.3 100 55.4 ‑0.5 38 70.2 +0.4 5 5.23 227% 1.89 51 221
Midland 87.4 ‑0.2 99 60.2 +0.7 43 73.8 +0.2 3 2.26 130% 1.83 27 307
Port Arthur 83.8 ‑1.0 91 64.0 ‑3.0 46 73.9 ‑2.0 9 1.42 27% 0.62 7 293
San Angelo 89.7 +2.5 103 60.4 ‑1.4 37 75.0 +0.5 7 7.75 275% 2.39 28 349
San Antonio 86.9 ‑0.1 95 64.5 ‑2.3 47 75.7 ‑1.2 8 4.97 124% 2.10 4 342
Victoria 86.2 ‑0.3 95 64.8 ‑2.5 49 75.5 ‑1.4 9 7.62 147% 3.85 3 337
Waco 84.4 ‑0.6 91 60.5 ‑3.3 35 72.4 ‑2.0 9 7.75 180% 3.29 18 258
Wichita Falls 87.3 +3.7 102 58.9 ‑0.7 35 73.1 +1.5 7 1.08 29% 0.65 26 284
Shreveport, LA 83.0 ‑0.8 90 61.1 ‑1.6 41 72.0 ‑1.2 9 6.52 132% 2.07 24 249
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.
may 2014 average temperatures
may 2014 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
KERMIT WINKLER 0.00
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 0.00
PRESIDIO 2 PRESIDIO 0.00
VALENTINE 20 WNW JEFF DAVIS 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
WASHINGTON SP WASHINGTON 15.38
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
KATY WOLF HILL HARRIS 6.50
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
HART CASTRO 63.4
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
LAREDO INTL AP WEBB 80.6
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MT LOCKE JEFF&nbnbsp;DAVIS 74.7
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
RIO GRANDE VILLAGE BREWSTER 98.0
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
RIO GRANDE VILLAGE BREWSTER 110
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 51
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MULESHOE #1 BAILEY 45.9
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 71.0
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 79
PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP CAMERON 79
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 28

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LAKE BRIDGEPORT DAM WISE 1.43 1.67 (2013) 18
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 0.00 0.00 (2011) 79
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ANGLETON BRAZORIA AP BRAZORIA 6.19 5.36 (2000) 10
AUSTIN 8SSE TRAVIS 8.24 7.43 (2007) 10
COLETO CREEK RSVR GOLIAD 6.78 6.50 (2010) 10
CONROE MONTGOMERY CO AP MONTGOMERY 9.77 8.85 (2004) 17
CYPRESS HARRIS 12.56 11.42 (1953) 64
HOUSTON HOOKS MEM AP HARRIS 11.92 9.85 (2000) 16
HUNTSVILLE MUNI AP WALKER 8.42 7.28 (2013) 15
KATY WOLF HILL HARRIS 13.57 9.89 (1993) 37
KINGSBURY GUADALUPE 7.80 4.88 (2012) 17
LOCKHART 2 SW CALDWELL 7.96 6.54 (2012) 18
LONGVIEW GREGG 10.10 9.30 (2008) 12
LONGVIEW E TX RGNL AP GREGG 8.73 8.11 (2008) 15
LULING 12 NE CALDWELL 7.27 6.73 (1999) 16
MADISONVILLE MADISON 11.12 9.23 (1983) 75
MIDLOTHIAN ELLIS 7.62 5.45 (2007) 17
PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP CAMERON 4.33 3.59 (2010) 11
SAN ANGELO WFO TOM GREEN 6.74 5.42 (2007) 13
SAN ANTONIO STINSON AP BEXAR 7.56 5.73 (2000) 17
SOMERVILLE DAM BURLESON 11.77 8.75 (1968) 48
TAYLOR 1 NW WILLIAMSON 7.61 7.35 (2007) 14
WASHINGTON SP WASHINGTON 15.38 11.63 (1946) 63
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ANGLETON BRAZORIA AP BRAZORIA 3.72 2.18 (2001) 10
AQUILLA 1 SSE HILL 3.59 3.56 (2001) 22
AUSTIN 8SSE TRAVIS 4.05 2.79 (2012) 10
BARDWELL DAM ELLIS 4.02 4.00 (1979) 49
BIG LAKE 2 REAGAN 2.69 1.87 (1986) 43
COMFORT 2 KENDALL 2.86 2.55 (1990) 22
COMMERCE 4SW HUNT 4.72 4.48 (2009) 17
CYPRESS HARRIS 4.70 4.50 (1980) 64
DALLAS REDBIRD AP DALLAS 3.27 1.88 (2002) 15
GEORGETOWN LAKE WILLIAMSON 3.91 3.30 (1985) 33
JEDDO 3S BASTROP 5.29 4.92 (2010) 71
JOHNSON CITY BLANCO 3.75 3.41 (1986) 46
KATY WOLF HILL HARRIS 6.50 5.60 (2010) 37
LEAKEY REAL 6.00 4.50 (2007) 24
LOCKHART 2 SW CALDWELL 4.08 3.48 (2010) 18
LONGVIEW GREGG 3.61 2.98 (2009) 12
LULING 12 NE CALDWELL 4.08 3.18 (2010) 16
MADISONVILLE MADISON 5.38 4.50 (1982) 75
MIDLOTHIAN ELLIS 2.90 2.10 (2005) 17
ROSSER KAUFMAN 4.19 3.70 (1959) 70
SAN ANGELO WFO TOM GREEN 2.70 2.13 (2007) 13
SAN ANTONIO STINSON AP BEXAR 3.83 2.81 (2005) 17
SOMERVILLE DAM BURLESON 4.20 3.93 (1968) 48
SOUTHLAND GARZA 2.34 2.12 (2007) 14
TAYLOR 1 NW WILLIAMSON 3.84 3.12 (2008) 14
THORNDALE MILAM 5.55 4.03 (1982) 45
VIGO PARK SWISHER 1.47 1.30 (2007) 12
YOUNGSPORT BELL 2.79 2.68 (2002) 20
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ARLINGTON MUNI AP TARRANT 72.6 72.7 (2002) 13
AUSTIN 8SSE TRAVIS 72.3 72.9 (2013) 11
BAYTOWN HARRIS 73.0 73.0 (1988) 30
CALLIHAM MCMULLEN 75.9 76.3 (2007) 11
COLETO CREEK RSVR GOLIAD 72.4 74.2 (2005) 10
CONROE MONTGOMERY CO AP MONTGOMERY 71.8 72.6 (1997) 17
DRYDEN 10 NE TERRELL 70.5 70.9 (2009) 10
EDINBURG 17 NNE HIDALGO 77.5 78.0 (2004) 11
EL CAMPO WHARTON 72.8 73.3 (1970) 35
HOUSTON CLOVER FLD BRAZORIA 74.1 74.2 (2013) 10
HOUSTON HOOKS MEM AP HARRIS 73.6 74.7 (2013) 15
HOUSTON SUGARLAND MEM FORT BEND 74.5 75.1 (2004) 14
HUNTSVILLE WALKER 67.1 67.2 (1917) 99
HUNTSVILLE MUNI AP WALKER 73.1 74.1 (2013) 15
LONGVIEW GREGG 71.1 71.7 (2013) 12
MADISONVILLE MADISON 70.2 70.3 (1954) 63
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AP GUADALUPE 73.5 74.7 (2005) 15
PALESTINE 6 WNW ANDERSON 71.3 72.1 (2013) 10
ROCKPORT ARANSAS CO AP ARANSAS 76.4 77.3 (2013) 12
SAN ANTONIO 8 NNE BEXAR 73.2 73.7 (2013) 17
TAYLOR 1 NW WILLIAMSON 72.1 72.8 (2005) 14
WILDWOOD TYLER 72.0 72.8 (2013) 12
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LAKE FORK RSVR WOOD 75.2 75.2 (2012) 26
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
COLETO CREEK RSVR GOLIAD 82.5 83.0 (2013) 10
HOUSTON HOOKS MEM AP HARRIS 83.4 84.2 (2004) 15
HUNTSVILLE WALKER 76.6 77.8 (1917) 100
HUNTSVILLE MUNI AP WALKER 83.2 84.5 (2013) 15
LONGVIEW GREGG 82.4 83.4 (2013) 12
MADISONVILLE MADISON 80.8 81.9 (1954) 66
ROCKPORT ARANSAS CO AP ARANSAS 83.3 83.8 (2013) 12
WILDWOOD TYLER 83.8 84.2 (2013) 12
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
EDINBURG HIDALGO 104 103 (2006) 10
Lowest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CALLIHAM MCMULLEN 67 69 (2002) 13
DEL RIO 2 NW VAL VERDE 66 68 (2013) 17
FT STOCKTON PECOS AP PECOS 66 66 (2012) 13
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ARLINGTON MUNI AP TARRANT 61.4 61.6 (2011) 13
AUSTIN 8SSE TRAVIS 60.6 61.1 (2013) 11
AUSTIN BERGSTROM AP TRAVIS 60.7 61.7 (1976) 64
BRACKETTVILLE 22 N KINNEY 59.2 59.8 (1993) 14
BURNET MUNI AP BURNET 61.2 62.4 (2005) 13
CALLIHAM MCMULLEN 64.6 65.4 (2005) 11
COLETO CREEK RSVR GOLIAD 62.3 63.3 (2005) 10
CONCHO PARK IVIE RSVR CONCHO 58.9 61.0 (2005) 12
CONROE MONTGOMERY CO AP MONTGOMERY 59.9 60.9 (2005) 17
CORSICANA CAMPBELL FLD NAVARRO 62.3 62.7 (2005) 14
DRYDEN&nbnbsp;10 NE TERRELL 59.0 59.8 (2011) 10
EDINBURG 17 NNE HIDALGO 66.6 67.9 (2004) 11
EL CAMPO WHARTON 62.1 62.5 (1945) 35
FT MCKAVETT MENARD 57.1 57.7 (1882) 22
FT WORTH ALLIANCE AP TARRANT 60.1 60.5 (2011) 13
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 67.2 67.3 (1997) 24
HOUSTON CLOVER FLD BRAZORIA 64.9 65.5 (2005) 10
HOUSTON HOOKS MEM AP HARRIS 63.8 64.0 (2005) 15
HOUSTON SUGARLAND MEM FORT BEND 64.1 65.5 (2005) 14
HUNTSVILLE MUNI AP WALKER 63.1 63.7 (2013) 15
K‑BAR RCH ECTOR 57.2 57.5 (2013) 10
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AP GUADALUPE 61.1 63.4 (2005) 15
PALESTINE 6 WNW ANDERSON 61.2 61.7 (2005) 10
RAINBOW SOMERVELL 58.5 59.5 (2013) 13
ROCKPORT ARANSAS CO AP ARANSAS 69.5 70.6 (2005) 12
SAN ANGELO WFO TOM GREEN 58.6 58.7 (2011) 13
SAN ANTONIO 8 NNE BEXAR 61.8 63.5 (2013) 17
SAN ANTONIO STINSON AP BEXAR 64.7 64.9 (2005) 16
TAYLOR 1 NW WILLIAMSON 60.4 61.1 (2013) 14
WILDWOOD TYLER 60.1 61.2 (2005) 13
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LAKE FORK RSVR WOOD 67.1 66.1 (2000) 26
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
HALLSVILLE 1 W HARRISON 75 75 (2003) 13
LAKE FORK RSVR WOOD 78 78 (2000) 26
Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ARLINGTON MUNI AP TARRANT 37 40 (2011) 13
BURLESON JOHNSON 36 37 (2013) 24
CONCHO PARK IVIE RSVR CONCHO 38 43 (2004) 12
COPE RCH REAGAN 32 33 (1979) 46
CORSICANA CAMPBELL FLD NAVARRO 41 46 (2011) 14
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 31 32 (1983) 33
DENTON MUNI AP DENTON 34 36 (2011) 15
EDEN CONCHO 34 35 (2009) 48
ELGIN BASTROP 42 42 (2013) 51
FT WORTH ALLIANCE AP TARRANT 35 37 (2011) 13
GRAHAM YOUNG 33 35 (1981) 86
GRANGER DAM WILLIAMSON 46 46 (2005) 31
HUNTSVILLE MUNI AP WALKER 42 42 (2013) 15
JUNCTION 4 SSW KIMBLE 32 34 (1984) 81
JUNCTION KIMBLE CO AP KIMBLE 37 37 (1953) 36
LAKE TAWAKONI RAINS 38 38 (2013) 38
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AP GUADALUPE 44 44 (2011) 15
STEPHENVILLE CLARK FLD ERATH 37 37 (2011) 57
TYLER POUNDS FLD SMITH 38 38 (2013) 51
WACO RGNL AP MCLENNAN 35 37 (1981) 84
WICHITA FALLS MUNI AP WICHITA 35 36 (1979) 90

Climatic Averages for June

  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 90.5 110 (1907) 68.5 44 (1919) 3.56 9.60 (1961) 4.35 (1941) 17.4 0.0 7.0 1 435
Amarillo 87.7 111 (2011) 61.0 38 (1917) 3.16 10.73 (1965) 6.15 (1960) 12.1 0.0 8.5 7 288
Austin 92.1 109 (2012) 72.3 51 (1926) 4.33 14.96 (1981) 8.65 (1941) 21.0 0.0 7.7 0 516
Brownsville 92.1 103 (2012) 75.7 56 (1919) 2.57 13.80 (1887) 8.18 (1942) 24.4 0.0 5.9 0 567
College Station 91.7 108 (1901) 72.7 53 (1970) 4.45 15.03 (1905) 6.70 (1905) 21.0 0.0 8.5 0 516
Corpus Christi 90.9 107 (2013) 73.9 56 (1919) 3.36 13.35 (1973) 11.52 (2006) 19.6 0.0 6.8 0 522
Dallas‑Fort Worth 91.3 113 (1980) 71.4 48 (1903) 3.79 11.58 (1928) 4.14 (1928) 19.4 0.0 8.0 0 491
Del Rio 94.7 112 (1988) 73.4 49 (1919) 2.35 13.71 (1935) 8.88 (1935) 24.9 0.0 5.7 0 571
El Paso 95.5 114 (1994) 68.0 46 (1988) 0.94 3.18 (1984) 1.91 (2009) 24.9 0.0 3.9 0 502
Galveston 88.2 100 (2012) 77.5 57 (1903) 5.69 15.49 (1919) 12.56 (1961) 6.6 0.0 8.4 0 535
Houston 91.4 107 (2013) 73.3 52 (1970) 5.93 19.21 (2001) 11.02 (2001) 20.7 0.0 10.6 0 520
Lubbock 90.6 114 (1994) 64.2 39 (1917) 3.04 8.48 (2000) 5.70 (1967) 16.6 0.0 8.2 2 374
Midland 93.4 116 (1994) 67.3 47 (1983) 1.80 5.10 (1940) 3.95 (1940) 21.0 0.0 4.8 0 461
Port Arthur 89.6 106 (1902) 72.7 53 (1903) 7.09 18.90 (1989) 10.20 (1961) 15.0 0.0 10.0 0 484
San Angelo 92.1 110 (1994) 68.8 40 (1912) 2.59 6.01 (1982) 3.88 (1999) 19.4 0.0 6.2 0 464
San Antonio 92.3 108 (2013) 72.6 48 (1919) 4.14 11.95 (1986) 6.30 (1986) 21.5 0.0 7.5 0 523
Victoria 91.5 109 (2013) 72.4 54 (1919) 4.46 13.50 (2004) 9.30 (1977) 20.6 0.0 8.9 0 508
Waco 91.7 109 (1980) 70.8 52 (1964) 3.43 12.06 (1961) 6.40 (1938) 20.2 0.0 7.5 0 488
Wichita Falls 91.4 117 (1980) 67.6 50 (1928) 4.15 8.60 (1989) 5.36 (1985) 18.7 0.0 7.7 1 436
Shreveport, LA 90.1 104 (2011) 69.5 52 (1977) 5.40 17.11 (1989) 8.00 (1902) 17.2 0.0 9.2 0 444
Climatic averages are based on 1981-2010 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
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