Texas Climate Report: January 2016
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 | 57.7 | +0.9 | 80 | 33.8 | +0.8 | 22 | 45.8 | +0.9 | 1 | 0.04 | 4% | 0.04 | 588 | 0 | |
| Amarillo | 52.8 | +2.2 | 79 | 24.6 | +1.2 | 16 | 38.7 | +1.7 | 4 | 0.19 | 26% | 0.11 | 807 | 0 | |
| Austin | 63.0 | +1.5 | 86 | 40.8 | ‑0.7 | 31 | 51.9 | +0.4 | 3 | 0.34 | 15% | 0.20 | 406 | 8 | |
| Brownsville | 69.2 | ‑1.4 | 83 | 48.5 | ‑3.1 | 39 | 58.9 | ‑2.2 | 10 | 1.88 | 148% | 1.13 | 205 | 21 | |
| College Station | 61.6 | +0.6 | 80 | 40.2 | ‑1.0 | 29 | 50.9 | ‑0.2 | 8 | 1.30 | 40% | 0.93 | 431 | 4 | |
| Corpus Christi | 67.5 | +0.6 | 88 | 45.3 | ‑1.9 | 32 | 56.4 | ‑0.7 | 5 | 2.08 | 135% | 1.23 | 273 | 13 | |
| Dallas‑Fort Worth | 57.5 | +1.1 | 77 | 36.5 | +1.0 | 27 | 47.0 | +1.1 | 4 | 1.04 | 49% | 0.78 | 550 | 0 | |
| Del Rio | 65.4 | +1.6 | 88 | 39.2 | ‑1.4 | 31 | 52.3 | +0.1 | 2 | 0.68 | 94% | 0.57 | 384 | 0 | |
| El Paso | 57.2 | ‑0.5 | 73 | 33.4 | +0.9 | 23 | 45.3 | +0.2 | 3 | 0.46 | 115% | 0.27 | 602 | 0 | |
| Galveston | 60.9 | ‑0.9 | 72 | 47.4 | ‑1.2 | 40 | 54.1 | ‑1.1 | 12 | 3.07 | 73% | 1.38 | 330 | 1 | |
| Houston | 63.1 | +0.2 | 79 | 41.6 | ‑1.6 | 32 | 52.4 | ‑0.7 | 7 | 2.16 | 64% | 1.40 | 390 | 6 | |
| Lubbock | 55.3 | +1.2 | 80 | 27.0 | +0.6 | 20 | 41.1 | +0.9 | 4 | 0.30 | 46% | 0.26 | 734 | 0 | |
| Midland | 59.3 | +1.9 | 80 | 32.3 | +2.0 | 24 | 45.8 | +1.9 | 3 | 0.18 | 32% | 0.09 | 587 | 0 | |
| Port Arthur | 63.8 | +1.7 | 78 | 42.1 | ‑1.1 | 30 | 53.0 | +0.3 | 11 | 3.99 | 76% | 1.04 | 371 | 6 | |
| San Angelo | 61.3 | +1.8 | 85 | 32.3 | ‑1.0 | 21 | 46.8 | +0.4 | 1 | 0.03 | 3% | 0.03 | 555 | 0 | |
| San Antonio | 63.8 | +0.9 | 83 | 39.9 | ‑0.8 | 30 | 51.8 | 0.0 | 5 | 1.38 | 78% | 0.82 | 404 | 3 | |
| Victoria | 65.0 | +0.3 | 81 | 41.1 | ‑2.0 | 31 | 53.1 | ‑0.8 | 7 | 3.15 | 125% | 1.49 | 367 | 5 | |
| Waco | 59.3 | +1.1 | 82 | 35.2 | ‑0.9 | 24 | 47.2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0.29 | 14% | 0.22 | 546 | 0 | |
| Wichita Falls | 55.1 | +0.9 | 82 | 30.3 | +0.5 | 19 | 42.7 | +0.7 | 3 | 0.43 | 38% | 0.30 | 684 | 0 | |
| Shreveport, LA | 58.6 | +1.3 | 79 | 37.2 | +1.0 | 27 | 47.9 | +1.1 | 6 | 2.87 | 68% | 1.32 | 527 | 6 | |
| *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. |
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Monthly Extremes
| Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) | |||||||||||||||
| Station | County | Value | |||||||||||||
| BALLINGER 2 NW | RUNNELS | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
| BIG SPRING | HOWARD | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
| BURKETT | COLEMAN | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
| HUMBLE PUMP STN 5 WN | SUTTON | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
| LONDON 3 N | MENARD | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
| MILLER RCH | SAN SABA | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
| PADUCAH | COTTLE | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
| SILVER VALLEY | COLEMAN | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
| WATER VALLEY 11 NNE | COKE | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
| Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) | |||||||||||||||
| Station | County | Value | |||||||||||||
| KOUNTZE | HARDIN | 5.90 | |||||||||||||
| Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches) | |||||||||||||||
| Station | County | Value | |||||||||||||
| CLEVELAND | LIBERTY | 2.08 | |||||||||||||
| Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F) | |||||||||||||||
| Station | County | Value | |||||||||||||
| GRUVER | HANSFORD | 35.0 | |||||||||||||
| Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F) | |||||||||||||||
| Station | County | Value | |||||||||||||
| MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP | HIDALGO | 60.8 | |||||||||||||
| Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) | |||||||||||||||
| Station | County | Value | |||||||||||||
| DUMAS | MOORE | 48.5 | |||||||||||||
| Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) | |||||||||||||||
| Station | County | Value | |||||||||||||
| MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP | HIDALGO | 72.6 | |||||||||||||
| Highest Maximum Temperature (°F) | |||||||||||||||
| Station | County | Value | |||||||||||||
| MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP | HIDALGO | 95 | |||||||||||||
| Lowest Maximum Temperature (°F) | |||||||||||||||
| Station | County | Value | |||||||||||||
| GRUVER | HANSFORD | 25 | |||||||||||||
| Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) | |||||||||||||||
| Station | County | Value | |||||||||||||
| MULESHOE #1 | BAILEY | 20.6 | |||||||||||||
| Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) | |||||||||||||||
| Station | County | Value | |||||||||||||
| PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP | CAMERON | 49.3 | |||||||||||||
| Highest Minimum Temperature (°F) | |||||||||||||||
| Station | County | Value | |||||||||||||
| ANGLETON BRAZORIA AP | BRAZORIA | 64 | |||||||||||||
| HOUSTON CLOVER FLD | BRAZORIA | 64 | |||||||||||||
| ROCKPORT ARANSAS CO AP | ARANSAS | 64 | |||||||||||||
| Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F) | |||||||||||||||
| Station | County | Value | |||||||||||||
| GRUVER | HANSFORD | 7 | |||||||||||||
New Monthly Records
| Station | County | Value | Previous Record | Yrs. Data | |||||||||||
| BALLINGER 2 NW | RUNNELS | 0.00 | 0.00 (2014) | 106 | |||||||||||
| BIG SPRING | HOWARD | 0.00 | 0.00 (2011) | 60 | |||||||||||
| BURKETT | COLEMAN | 0.00 | 0.00 (1986) | 60 | |||||||||||
| CONCHO PARK IVIE RSVR | CONCHO | 0.10 | 0.15 (2006) | 15 | |||||||||||
| CORSICANA CAMPBELL FLD | NAVARRO | 0.77 | 0.96 (2014) | 15 | |||||||||||
| HUMBLE PUMP STN 5 WN | SUTTON | 0.00 | 0.00 (2014) | 58 | |||||||||||
| LONDON 3 N | MENARD | 0.00 | 0.00 (2014) | 14 | |||||||||||
| MILLER RCH | SAN SABA | 0.00 | 0.00 (1971) | 53 | |||||||||||
| PADUCAH | COTTLE | 0.00 | 0.00 (2014) | 53 | |||||||||||
| SILVER VALLEY | COLEMAN | 0.00 | 0.00 (1986) | 39 | |||||||||||
| TAYLOR 1 NW | WILLIAMSON | 0.40 | 0.61 (2009) | 16 | |||||||||||
| WATER VALLEY 11 NNE | COKE | 0.00 | 0.00 (2014) | 54 | |||||||||||
| Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) | |||||||||||||||
| Station | County | Value | Previous Record | Yrs. Data | |||||||||||
| COLETO CREEK RSVR | GOLIAD | 3.86 | 3.75 (2013) | 12 | |||||||||||
| Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) | |||||||||||||||
| Station | County | Value | Previous Record | Yrs. Data | |||||||||||
| MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP | HIDALGO | 95 | 94 (1997) | 50 | |||||||||||
| SILVERTON | BRISCOE | 80 | 80 (1986) | 50 | |||||||||||
| Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) | |||||||||||||||
| Station | County | Value | Previous Record | Yrs. Data | |||||||||||
| PLEASANTON | ATASCOSA | 36.4 | 36.9 (2003) | 23 | |||||||||||
| Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) | |||||||||||||||
| Station | County | Value | Previous Record | Yrs. Data | |||||||||||
| FT DAVIS | JEFF DAVIS | 54 | 53 (2000) | 34 | |||||||||||
Climatic Averages for February
| 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 | 60.5 | 94 (1904) | 36.7 | ‑7 (1985) | 1.36 | 4.07 (1903) | 2.17 (1903) | 0.1 | 8.3 | 5.4 | 464 | 4 | |||
| Amarillo | 54.2 | 88 (1963) | 26.4 | ‑16 (1899) | 0.56 | 2.93 (1903) | 1.89 (1911) | 0.0 | 21.1 | 4.3 | 692 | 0 | |||
| Austin | 65.2 | 99 (1996) | 44.8 | 7 (1951) | 2.02 | 9.41 (1903) | 3.73 (1958) | 0.2 | 2.4 | 7.4 | 297 | 18 | |||
| Brownsville | 73.7 | 94 (1986) | 54.7 | 12 (1899) | 1.08 | 10.25 (1958) | 4.98 (1958) | 0.2 | 0.1 | 5.5 | 104 | 82 | |||
| College Station | 64.8 | 99 (1996) | 44.4 | 1 (1899) | 2.85 | 9.82 (1992) | 6.26 (2012) | 0.1 | 2.5 | 8.1 | 309 | 17 | |||
| Corpus Christi | 70.4 | 97 (1986) | 50.5 | 11 (1899) | 1.93 | 8.11 (1982) | 5.80 (1893) | 0.4 | 0.8 | 6.5 | 173 | 46 | |||
| Dallas‑Fort Worth | 60.4 | 96 (1904) | 39.4 | ‑8 (1899) | 2.66 | 7.40 (1997) | 4.06 (1965) | 0.1 | 5.8 | 6.4 | 427 | 5 | |||
| Del Rio | 68.6 | 99 (2011) | 45.0 | 11 (1951) | 0.88 | 7.82 (1949) | 5.62 (1921) | 0.4 | 1.7 | 5.1 | 246 | 16 | |||
| El Paso | 63.1 | 86 (1904) | 37.1 | 1 (2011) | 0.46 | 1.92 (2005) | 1.10 (1888) | 0.0 | 7.3 | 3.4 | 418 | 0 | |||
| Galveston | 64.3 | 83 (1932) | 50.9 | 8 (1899) | 2.57 | 8.34 (1992) | 6.55 (1952) | 0.0 | 0.0 | 8.0 | 219 | 12 | |||
| Houston | 66.3 | 91 (1986) | 46.5 | 6 (1899) | 3.20 | 9.80 (1959) | 3.89 (1959) | 0.0 | 1.6 | 9.2 | 264 | 23 | |||
| Lubbock | 58.9 | 89 (2006) | 30.1 | ‑17 (1933) | 0.75 | 5.83 (1911) | 3.50 (1911) | 0.0 | 17.2 | 4.5 | 574 | 0 | |||
| Midland | 62.4 | 90 (2009) | 34.5 | ‑11 (1985) | 0.71 | 3.53 (1932) | 1.32 (1997) | 0.0 | 10.7 | 3.8 | 465 | 2 | |||
| Port Arthur | 65.3 | 90 (1906) | 46.5 | 10 (1906) | 3.58 | 13.15 (1952) | 9.41 (1952) | 0.0 | 1.4 | 8.7 | 270 | 15 | |||
| San Angelo | 63.5 | 97 (1996) | 37.0 | ‑1 (1985) | 1.35 | 4.54 (1997) | 3.16 (1987) | 0.3 | 8.2 | 5.0 | 417 | 4 | |||
| San Antonio | 66.9 | 100 (1996) | 44.2 | 4 (1899) | 1.79 | 7.88 (1903) | 3.38 (1903) | 0.2 | 2.7 | 7.2 | 283 | 19 | |||
| Victoria | 68.1 | 96 (1940) | 46.4 | 15 (1951) | 2.08 | 9.08 (1992) | 3.21 (1992) | 0.0 | 2.0 | 8.1 | 241 | 24 | |||
| Waco | 61.8 | 96 (1996) | 39.8 | 4 (1985) | 2.63 | 7.91 (1997) | 3.97 (1997) | 0.1 | 5.4 | 6.8 | 404 | 6 | |||
| Wichita Falls | 58.3 | 93 (1996) | 33.5 | ‑8 (1985) | 1.75 | 6.80 (1903) | 3.00 (1981) | 0.1 | 11.4 | 5.3 | 536 | 2 | |||
| Shreveport, LA | 61.5 | 89 (1986) | 39.7 | ‑5 (1899) | 4.75 | 8.96 (1939) | 3.57 (1939) | 0.0 | 5.8 | 9.1 | 410 | 6 | |||
| Climatic averages are based on 1981-2010 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center. | |||||||||||||||
