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Texas Climate Report: September 2015

 

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 92.7 +5.9 100 68.2 +4.0 59 80.5 +5.0 5 1.09 49% 0.70 0 471
Amarillo 88.2 +5.6 98 62.1 +5.7 53 75.1 +5.6 3 0.16 8% 0.10 0 311
Austin 95.1 +4.6 101 71.7 +2.3 63 83.4 +3.4 4 1.89 63% 1.05 0 557
Brownsville 90.5 0.0 95 73.3 +0.2 66 81.9 +0.1 14 3.84 65% 1.10 0 515
College Station 92.1 +1.6 95 71.1 +1.7 62 81.6 +1.6 7 1.74 55% 1.38 0 503
Corpus Christi 91.4 +1.3 95 73.2 +1.2 67 82.3 +1.3 7 2.46 49% 1.33 0 526
Dallas‑Fort Worth 93.0 +4.6 101 72.4 +4.9 64 82.7 +4.7 2 2.14 84% 2.00 0 537
Del Rio                 4 0.50 23% 0.31    
El Paso 91.9 +4.3 100 69.3 +6.0 61 80.6 +5.2 4 0.33 22% 0.25 0 478
Galveston 86.9 ‑0.5 90 76.9 +1.0 70 81.9 +0.3 10 11.13 185% 3.30 0 513
Houston 89.4 ‑0.3 96 70.5 +0.7 59 79.9 +0.1 9 2.59 63% 1.07 0 456
Lubbock 89.4 +4.9 100 63.3 +4.5 56 76.3 +4.6 3 0.49 20% 0.27 0 348
Midland 92.0 +5.1 98 67.7 +5.7 59 79.8 +5.3 5 1.77 95% 1.56 0 456
Port Arthur 88.8 +0.6 95 70.8 +1.1 59 79.8 +0.8 11 5.81 97% 2.06 0 449
San Angelo 94.6 +6.8 101 67.2 +3.7 57 80.9 +5.3 3 0.45 18% 0.24 0 485
San Antonio 93.9 +3.6 100 73.0 +3.9 65 83.5 +3.8 3 2.32 77% 1.63 0 559
Victoria 90.2 ‑0.2 94 69.7 +0.5 62 80.0 +0.2 13 4.52 109% 1.41 0 456
Waco 94.7 +4.9 99 70.3 +3.9 61 82.5 +4.4 2 0.33 11% 0.31 0 533
Wichita Falls 92.7 +4.6 103 67.6 +4.3 60 80.2 +4.5 3 1.60 57% 1.00 0 462
Shreveport, LA 93.1 +4.9 99 68.9 +3.3 56 81.0 +4.1 2 0.07 2% 0.06 0 490
*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.
sep 2015 average temperatures
sep 2015 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
ASPERMONT STONEWALL 0.00
CAMP VERDE 3W KERR 0.00
DRYDEN TERRELL CO AP TERRELL 0.00
GARNER FLD AP UVALDE 0.00
KERRVILLE MUNI AP KERR 0.00
LANGTRY VAL VERDE 0.00
LOCKHART 2 SW CALDWELL 0.00
PADUCAH COTTLE 0.00
STERLING CITY STERLING 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
MATAGORDA 2 MATAGORDA 13.60
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
MATAGORDA 2 MATAGORDA 4.43
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MARFA MUNI AP PECOS 71.0
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
RIO GRANDE VILLAGE BREWSTER 86.0
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 83.6
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
RIO GRANDE VILLAGE BREWSTER 101.1
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
WINTERS 1 NNE RUNNELS 108
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
ABERNATHY HALE 70
DALHART DALLAM 70
DIMMITT 2 N CASTRO 70
FRIONA PARMER 70
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 70
PAMPA 2 GRAY 70
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MARFA MUNI AP PECOS 55.9
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 77.5
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
GALVESTON SCHOLES FLD GALVESTON 83
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 83
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
CANYON DAM 2 COMAL 48
MARFA MUNI nbsp;AP PECOS 48

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ASPERMONT STONEWALL 0.00 0.00 (2005) 100
CAMP VERDE 3W KERR 0.00 0.00 (2005) 16
CARTHAGE PANOLA 0.13 0.25 (2010) 59
CORSICANA CAMPBELL FLD NAVARRO 0.18 0.36 (2014) 14
DRYDEN TERRELL CO AP TERRELL 0.00 0.00 (2001) 14
HALLSVILLE 1 W HARRISON 0.06 0.56 (2014) 16
LANGTRY VAL VERDE 0.00 0.00 (2005) 64
LOCKHART 2 SW CALDWELL 0.00 0.25 (1999) 19
LONGVIEW GREGG 0.13 0.73 (2010) 13
LONGVIEW E TX RGNL AP GREGG 0.04 0.73 (2014) 15
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AP GUADALUPE 0.13 0.29 (1999) 16
PADUCAH COTTLE 0.00 0.00 (1954) 65
PRAIRIE MTN LLANO 0.09 0.56 (2011) 11
STERLING CITY STERLING 0.00 0.00 (1954) 84
TERRELL MUNI AP KAUFMAN 0.29 0.57 (2002) 16
TYLER SMITH 0.15 0.17 (2000) 31
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BURKBURNETT 2 NE WICHITA 1.26 1.26 (1999) 10
FRIONA PARMER 2.53 2.30 (2004) 76
HOUSTON SUGARLAND MEM FORT BEND 3.16 2.62 (2002) 13
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ARLINGTON MUNI AP TARRANT 82.7 82.6 (1998) 15
ASPERMONT STONEWALL 80.3 80.3 (1998) 50
BONITA 4 NW MONTAGUE 80.1 79.2 (2013) 11
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 76.0 75.2 (2010) 34
BUSHLAND 1 WSW POTTER 73.0 72.5 (2010) 15
DALHART MUNI AP DALLAM 74.5 73.4 (1998) 67
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 77.5 76.9 (1998) 36
DRYDEN TERRELL CO AP TERRELL 84.4 82.8 (2011) 11
DUMAS MOORE 75.4 75.0 (1998) 64
ELDORADO SCHLEICHER 78.2 77.0 (2011) 10
EL PASO INTL AP EL PASO 80.6 79.1 (2011) 73
FRIONA PARMER 75.0 74.3 (1998) 53
FT DAVIS JEFF DAVIS 74.2 74.0 (2000) 39
FT MCKAVETT MENARD 78.7 78.7 (1997) 21
FT STOCKTON PECOS AP PECOS 80.2 79.1 (1998) 16
JAYTON KENT 79.2 78.9 (1977) 38
KENT 8 SE JEFF DAVIS 76.9 75.1 (2011) 17
LEFORS GRAY 74.8 74.5 (2010) 10
ODESSA SCHLEMEYER FLD ECTOR 79.9 77.1 (2007) 12
PECOS 8 W REEVES 79.8 79.0 (2011) 10
PINE SPRINGS NP CULBERSON 75.1 75.0 (2000) 12
PLAINVIEW HALE 76.6 75.9 (1998) 105
PLAINVIEW WATER PRODUCTION HALE 74.4 73.7 (2005) 15
SAN ANGELO WFO TOM GREEN 79.4 78.3 (2005) 12
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ARLINGTON MUNI AP TARRANT 94.1 93.0 (2011) 15
BONITA 4 NW MONTAGUE 92.8 91.8 (2005) 12
CORSICANA CAMPBELL FLD NAVARRO 94.0 94.0 (2013) 12
DALHART MUNI AP DALLAM 89.9 89.6 (2010) 67
DRYDEN TERRELL CO AP TERRELL 96.6 96.2 (2011) 11
FT STOCKTON PECOS AP PECOS 92.7 91.6 (1998) 16
FT WORTH ALLIANCE AP TARRANT 93.4 93.4 (1998) 17
KENT 8 SE JEFF DAVIS 89.4 88.0 (2011) 19
LULING CALDWELL 96.4 96.3 (1954) 111
ODESSA SCHLEMEYER FLD ECTOR 91.2 89.2 (2011) 12
Lowest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ANGLETON BRAZORIA AP BRAZORIA 76 76 (2014) 12
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
AMARILLO INTL AP POTTER 62.1 61.6 (1998) 75
ASPERMONT STONEWALL 66.0 66.0 (1998) 50
BIG SPRING HOWARD 68.5 67.8 (2005) 59
BORGER HUTCHINSON CO AP HUTCHINSON 65.1 64.9 (1998) 14
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 62.6 61.2 (2013) 38
BROWNFIELD 2 TERRY 61.8 61.4 (1998) 60
BURNET MUNI AP BURNET 69.7 68.9 (2013) 15
BUSHLAND 1 WSW POTTER 59.6 56.4 (2013) 15
DALHART MUNI AP DALLAM 59.2 58.5 (1998) 67
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 61.3 60.8 (1997) 36
DENISON DAM GRAYSON 69.0 68.9 (2010) 65
DIMMITT 2 N CASTRO 58.4 57.5 (2014) 53
DRYDEN TERRELL CO AP TERRELL 72.2 71.7 (2014) 11
DUMAS MOORE 62.2 59.7 (1990) 65
ELDORADO SCHLEICHER 64.8 64.3 (2007) 10
EL PASO INTL AP EL PASO 69.3 67.0 (2011) 73
FLOYDADA FLOYD 62.5 62.0 (1998) 62
FRIONA PARMER 60.8 58.6 (2013) 53
FT STOCKTON PECOS 67.4 65.1 (1958) 59
FT STOCKTON PECOS AP PECOS 67.7 66.7 (2007) 16
GUTHRIE KING 64.7 64.1 (1998) 50
KENT 8 SE JEFF DAVIS 64.3 62.1 (2011) 19
LEFORS GRAY 59.5 58.7 (2010) 12
MATADOR MOTLEY 65.1 64.4 (1990) 58
MONAHANS 6 ENE WARD 66.5 65.8 (2014) 13
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 58.6 58.4 (2005) 71
ODESSA SCHLEMEYER FLD ECTOR 68.6 66.1 (2007) 12
OLTON LAMB 60.5 59.3 (1998) 43
PADUCAH 15 S KING 65.8 65.0 (1998) 17
PAMPA 2 GRAY 62.8 62.1 (1998) 51
PECOS 8 W REEVES 64.1 62.8 (2001) 10
PINE SPRINGS NP CULBERSON 64.2 63.5 (2000) 12
PLAINVIEW HALE 63.3 62.7 (1998) 105
PLAINVIEW WATER PRODUCTION HALE 60.8 59.7 (2007) 15
SAN ANGELO WFO TOM GREEN 65.9 65.5 (2014) 13
SILVERTON BRISCOE 61.3 60.8 (1998) 50
TULIA SWISHER 59.6 59.4 (1980) 67
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
AMARILLO INTL AP POTTER 71 71 (2014) 75
BIG BEND RCH SP PRESIDIO 72 72 (2014) 14
COTULLA LA SALLE CO AP LA SALLE 80 79 (2014) 16
DIMMITT 2 N CASTRO 66 66 (2010) 53
FT STOCKTON PECOS 74 73 (2012) 59
HONDO MUNI AP MEDINA 78 78 (2014) 38
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AP GUADALUPE 78 78 (2010) 18
PADUCAH 15 S KING 76 76 (2014) 17
SAN ANGELO WFO TOM GREEN 75 75 (2012) 13
SAN ANTONIO INTL AP BEXAR 80 80 (2006) 74

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.
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