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Texas Climate Report: September 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 86.3 ‑0.5 94 66.4 +2.2 51 76.4 +0.9 8 5.59 250% 1.35 1 350
Amarillo 83.9 +1.3 93 59.3 +2.9 46 71.6 +2.1 3 0.82 43% 0.68 9 212
Austin 92.4 +1.9 99 72.6 +3.2 60 82.5 +2.5 7 2.09 70% 1.22 0 531
Brownsville 94.7 +4.2 98 75.9 +2.8 71 85.3 +3.5 9 1.98 33% 0.70 0 616
College Station 91.2 +0.7 97 72.7 +3.3 55 81.9 +1.9 6 2.00 63% 1.52 0 516
Corpus Christi 94.0 +3.9 99 75.5 +3.5 64 84.8 +3.8 9 3.05 61% 1.94 0 599
Dallas‑Fort Worth 91.0 +2.6 100 71.9 +4.4 57 81.5 +3.5 5 0.98 38% 0.38 0 501
Del Rio 89.5 ‑1.3 95 71.2 +1.4 60 80.4 +0.1 6 5.92 269% 1.91 0 470
El Paso 87.5 ‑0.1 97 65.7 +2.4 55 76.6 +1.2 6 2.12 140% 0.88 5 360
Galveston 89.1 +1.7 94 78.9 +3.0 67 84.0 +2.4 11 1.96 33% 0.46 0 579
Houston 91.8 +2.1 97 73.5 +3.7 58 82.7 +2.9 8 1.70 41% 0.69 0 536
Lubbock 84.2 ‑0.3 93 62.1 +3.3 48 73.2 +1.5 10 1.47 59% 0.68 2 254
Midland 88.2 +1.3 97 66.0 +4.0 52 77.1 +2.6 6 2.11 113% 0.61 1 369
Port Arthur 91.9 +3.7 98 73.3 +3.6 56 82.6 +3.6 14 4.00 67% 3.17 0 535
San Angelo 89.4 +1.6 99 66.7 +3.2 50 78.0 +2.4 6 5.24 213% 2.66 0 399
San Antonio 91.2 +0.9 97 72.4 +3.3 59 81.8 +2.1 6 6.30 208% 4.75 0 513
Victoria 91.7 +1.3 97 71.2 +2.0 54 81.4 +1.6 7 2.55 61% 1.30 0 501
Waco 91.3 +1.5 99 69.6 +3.2 49 80.5 +2.4 4 0.72 24% 0.39 0 470
Wichita Falls 89.6 +1.5 100 66.5 +3.2 51 78.1 +2.4 8 9.82 349% 5.43 2 400
Shreveport, LA 91.0 +2.8 97 70.5 +4.9 56 80.8 +3.9 2 0.16 5% 0.14 0 481
*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 2016 average temperatures
sep 2016 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
BIG SPRING WRINKLE AP HOWARD 0.04
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
WICHITA FALLS 10 ST WICHITA 11.12
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
SAN MARCOS HAYS 6.85
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 66.7
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 88.8
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
CHISOS BASIN BREWSTER 77.2
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 100.0
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
RIO GRANDE VILLAGE BREWSTER 107
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 47
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MULESHOE #1 BAILEY 55.2
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MISSION 4 W HIDALGO 80.2
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MISSION 4 W HIDALGO 84
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
CANYON RANDALL 23

 

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
TEXARKANA BOWIE 0.10 0.41 (1994) 48
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BURKBURNETT 2 NE WICHITA 8.05 4.67 (1996) 11
DALHART DALLAM 3.83 3.03 (2014) 11
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BRONTE 11 NNE COKE 3.29 3.03 (2010) 10
BURKBURNETT 2 NE WICHITA 3.57 1.26 (2015) 11
CALLIHAM MCMULLEN 5.10 3.70 (2009) 34
DALHART DALLAM 2.10 1.30 (2014) 11
JUNCTION KIMBLE CO AP KIMBLE 2.75 2.71 (2009) 39
LOMA ALTA MCMULLEN 6.24 4.09 (1950) 16
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ANGLETON BRAZORIA AP BRAZORIA 83.5 83.4 (2011) 13
BROWNSVILLE INTL AP CAMERON 85.3 85.0 (1900) 96
CHEAPSIDE GONZALES 81.5 81.3 (2013) 11
CONROE MONTGOMERY CO AP MONTGOMERY 80.4 80.3 (2013) 13
C C BOTANICAL GARDENS NUECES 83.8 83.5 (2011) 12
EDINBURG HIDALGO 85.2 85.0 (2005) 11
HARLINGEN CAMERON 86.0 85.0 (2005) 86
HOUSTON CLOVER FLD BRAZORIA 84.7 83.0 (2013) 15
HOUSTON NWSO GALVESTON 82.3 81.9 (2005) 27
LUMBERTON HARDIN 81.3 81.3 (2013) 12
MCALLEN HIDALGO 87.8 87.2 (2005) 67
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 88.8 87.7 (2011) 55
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
MISSION 4 W HIDALGO 86.4 88.2 (1984) 71
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
HOUSTON CLOVER FLD BRAZORIA 92.9 92.4 (2011) 15
MCALLEN HIDALGO 98.6 97.9 (2005) 69
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 100.0 100.0 (2011) 55
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
HOUSTON CLOVER FLD BRAZORIA 99 98 (2011) 15
Lowest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
MCKINNEY MUNI AP COLLIN 69 69 (2014) 13
PINE SPRINGS NP CULBERSON 53 53 (2014) 13
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ANGLETON BRAZORIA AP BRAZORIA 74.4 72.1 (2013) 13
BROWNFIELD 2 TERRY 61.8 61.8 (2015) 61
BURNET MUNI AP BURNET 69.9 69.7 (2015) 16
CALLIHAM MCMULLEN 72.3 72.3 (2005) 16
CANYON DAM 2 COMAL 64.7 64.5 (2009) 13
CHEAPSIDE GONZALES 71.8 71.2 (2013) 11
COLUMBUS COLORADO 72.0 72.0 (1998) 52
CONROE MONTGOMERY CO AP MONTGOMERY 69.8 68.9 (2007) 13
CORPUS CHRISTI NWS NUECES 75.3 75.0 (2005) 12
C C BOTANICAL GARDENS NUECES 75.9 75.4 (2009) 12
DRYDEN 10 NE TERRELL 67.4 66.6 (2013) 14
EDINBURG HIDALGO 75.6 74.2 (2010) 11
FALCON DAM STARR 74.3 74.2 (2005) 51
FREEPORT 2 NW BRAZORIA 77.7 77.5 (1986) 55
GALVESTON SCHOLES FLD GALVESTON 78.9 78.9 (2005) 35
HOUSTON CLOVER FLD BRAZORIA 76.4 74.7 (2013) 15
HOUSTON NWSO GALVESTON 75.7 73.9 (2013) 27
LAKE KEMP BAYLOR 71.7 70.0 (1998) 44
LONGVIEW GREGG 70.6 68.4 (2005) 14
LUMBERTON HARDIN 70.9 70.2 (2002) 12
MCALLEN HIDALGO 77.1 76.6 (2005) 67
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 77.6 76.4 (1986) 55
MISSION 4 W HIDALGO 80.2 76.1 (1986) 72
SAM RAYBURN DAM JASPER 70.7 70.6 (1986) 46
TAYLOR 1 NW WILLIAMSON 70.4 69.9 (2005) 17
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BEAUMONT CITY JEFFERSON 81 80 (2014) 63
BRONTE 11 NNE COKE 74 74 (2015) 10
C C BOTANICAL GARDENS NUECES 81 81 (2009) 12
DIMMITT 2 N CASTRO 66 66 (2015) 54
FALCON DAM STARR 80 80 (2011) 51
HONDO MUNI AP MEDINA 78 78 (2015) 39
LEFORS GRAY 70 70 (2014) 13
MISSION 4 W HIDALGO 84 80 (1987) 72
VIGO PARK SWISHER 68 68 (2014) 14
Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
AUSTIN 8SSE TRAVIS 50 51 (2010) 11
CANYON RANDALL 23 29 (1983) 55

 

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 (2015) 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 15.19 (2015) 7.75 (2015) 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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