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Texas Climate Report: September 2017

 

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 86.8 0.0 100 64.4 +0.2 55 75.6 +0.1 7 4.43 198% 1.85 6 333
Amarillo 81.7 ‑0.9 94 57.6 +1.2 50 69.7 +0.2 8 3.40 177% 1.49 44 191
Austin 90.1 ‑0.4 96 69.8 +0.4 57 79.9 ‑0.1 5 2.03 68% 1.62 0 453
Brownsville 90.9 +0.4 96 74.2 +1.1 65 82.5 +0.7 10 4.64 78% 1.65 0 532
College Station 89.9 ‑0.6 94 70.2 +0.8 60 80.0 0.0 3 0.98 31% 0.76 0 460
Corpus Christi 90.8 +0.7 95 72.0 0.0 61 81.4 +0.4 6 1.46 29% 0.48 0 501
Dallas‑Fort Worth 91.1 +2.7 99 70.1 +2.6 60 80.6 +2.6 3 0.47 18% 0.17 0 476
Del Rio 91.9 +1.1 106 70.9 +1.1 60 81.4 +1.1 9 6.33 288% 1.84 0 499
El Paso 90.5 +2.9 100 67.4 +4.1 60 78.9 +3.5 3 1.16 77% 0.72 0 425
Galveston 88.7 +1.3 92 77.8 +1.9 70 83.2 +1.6 2 0.32 5% 0.31 0 555
Houston 89.9 +0.2 93 69.7 ‑0.1 60 79.8 0.0 6 1.23 30% 0.48 0 451
Lubbock 84.7 +0.2 97 59.9 +1.1 52 72.3 +0.6 9 3.46 138% 0.94 25 250
Midland 88.5 +1.6 104 66.2 +4.2 59 77.3 +2.8 9 4.07 219% 1.23 7 382
Port Arthur 89.5 +1.3 93 69.1 ‑0.6 58 79.3 +0.3 4 2.57 43% 1.88 0 436
San Angelo 89.9 +2.1 104 64.5 +1.0 51 77.2 +1.6 8 3.46 141% 1.48 0 375
San Antonio 89.2 ‑1.1 97 69.5 +0.4 57 79.4 ‑0.3 6 2.80 92% 1.27 0 440
Victoria 89.8 ‑0.6 95 69.7 +0.5 58 79.8 0.0 8 3.12 75% 1.28 0 452
Waco 92.0 +2.2 99 66.5 +0.1 51 79.2 +1.1 3 0.51 17% 0.30 0 435
Wichita Falls 87.9 ‑0.2 100 63.5 +0.2 53 75.7 0.0 7 3.07 109% 1.21 4 333
Shreveport, LA 88.3 +0.1 94 66.0 +0.4 54 77.2 +0.3 0 0.00 0% 0.00 0 375
*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 2017 average temperatures
sep 2017 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
BONHAM 3NNE FANNIN 0.00
MT VERNON FRANKLIN 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
ENCINAL WEBB 10.44
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
GARNER FLD AP UVALDE 6.52
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BUSHLAND 1 WSW POTTER 66.9
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 86.4
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
HART CASTRO 80.3
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 96.9
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
TERLINGUA BREWSTER 107
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
BUSHLAND 1 WSW POTTER 55
SILVERTON BRISCOE 55
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 52.1
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
GALVESTON SCHOLES FLD GALVESTON 77.8
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
GALVESTON SCHOLES FLD GALVESTON 83
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MULESHOE 19 S BAILEY 44
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 44

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BONHAM 3NNE FANNIN 0.00 0.00 (1956) 109
CARTHAGE PANOLA 0.03 0.13 (2015) 61
CONROE MONTGOMERY CO AP MONTGOMERY 0.34 0.51 (2004) 17
COOPER DELTA 0.05 0.09 (1956) 66
COOPER DAM HOPKINS 0.17 0.84 (2015) 10
DALLAS REDBIRD AP DALLAS 0.39 0.63 (2008) 18
FRISCO COLLIN 0.11 0.18 (2000) 50
GALVESTON SCHOLES FLD GALVESTON 0.32 0.56 (1953) 36
HOUSTON NWSO GALVESTON 1.02 1.35 (2011) 28
LONGVIEW E TX RGNL AP GREGG 0.02 0.04 (2015) 17
MCKINNEY MUNI AP COLLIN 0.08 0.27 (2014) 18
MT VERNON FRANKLIN 0.00 0.49 (1982) 52
NEW SUMMERFIELD 2W CHEROKEE 0.55 0.70 (2004) 18
PALACIOS MUNI AP MATAGORDA 0.57 0.57 (1989) 74
PORT ARTHUR CITY JEFFERSON 0.30 0.58 (1995) 40
TYLER SMITH 0.01 0.15 (2015) 33
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
DEL RIO 2 NW VAL VERDE 6.93 4.74 (2003) 18
ODESSA SCHLEMEYER FLD ECTOR 4.47 4.27 (2014) 13
PAMPA 2 GRAY 5.36 5.31 (1990) 54
PECOS 8 W REEVES 2.78 1.77 (2002) 11
PLAINVIEW WATER PRODUCTION HALE 4.20 4.20 (2014) 17
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LAREDO INTL AP WEBB 5.24 4.07 (1951) 36
ODESSA SCHLEMEYER FLD ECTOR 1.87 1.84 (2004) 13
PAMPA 2 GRAY 3.70 2.41 (2007) 54
PECOS 8 W REEVES 1.49 1.04 (2002) 11
VIGO PARK SWISHER 1.89 1.88 (2014) 15
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
AUSTIN 8SSE TRAVIS 75.4 76.4 (2009) 12
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BIG BEND RCH SP PRESIDIO 99 99 (2000) 16
DENVER CITY YOAKUM 101 101 (2014) 26
LAREDO INTL AP WEBB 106 106 (2012) 34
MONAHANS 6 ENE WARD 104 104 (2014) 15
Lowest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
MULESHOE 19 S BAILEY 57 60 (2012) 13
SAN ANGELO WFO TOM GREEN 65 65 (2014) 14
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
AUSTIN 8SSE TRAVIS 62.8 64.0 (2008) 12
SANFORD DAM HUTCHINSON 55.9 56.4 (2006) 23
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
PECOS 8 W REEVES 64.1 64.1 (2015) 12
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
HONDO MUNI AP MEDINA 78 78 (2016) 40
ODESSA SCHLEMEYER FLD ECTOR 78 77 (2014) 14
SAN ANTONIO 8 NNE BEXAR 79 79 (2011) 18
Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
VICTORIA RGNL AP VICTORIA 53 58 (2008) 11

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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