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Texas Climate Report: January 1991

This bulletin has been created on 06-01-2012 from historical climate data. No climate narrative is available.

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 51.9 ‑3.6 68 31.9 +0.7 22 41.9 ‑1.4 9 2.71 279% 1.25 711 0
Amarillo 44.3 ‑4.8 63 20.8 ‑0.9 8 32.6 ‑2.8 3 0.86 187% 0.76 994 0
Austin 55.5 ‑3.9 76 39.1 +0.3 31 47.3 ‑1.8 13 9.21 576% 4.41 540 0
Brownsville 67.7 ‑2.0 85 49.2 ‑1.6 39 58.4 ‑1.9 12 0.47 38% 0.13 217 23
College Station 54.7 ‑4.3 71 38.0 ‑1.3 26 46.4 ‑2.8 13 15.60 629% 5.63 569 0
Corpus Christi 63.0 ‑3.0 81 46.2 36 54.6 ‑1.5 14 1.69 104% 0.55 321 6
Dallas‑Fort Worth 51.5 ‑2.8 72 34.0 +0.6 23 42.8 ‑1.1 13 2.72 158% 0.90 681 0
Del Rio 61.6 ‑0.9 79 41.3 +2.0 29 51.5 +0.6 7 0.57 119% 0.26 412 0
El Paso 56.4 ‑1.3 64 32.2 +1.0 22 44.3 ‑0.2 8 0.82 216% 0.57 636 0
Galveston 58.3 ‑0.8 68 47.7 ‑0.1 38 53.0 ‑0.5 11 10.75 363% 2.72 364 0
Houston 58.5 ‑3.1 70 42.2 ‑1.7 31 50.4 ‑2.4 14 9.78 285% 2.58 448 0
Lubbock 48.8 ‑4.4 69 26.7 +2.4 15 37.8 ‑1.0 6 1.15 303% 0.60 836 0
Midland 53.0 ‑4.2 72 30.4 +0.7 22 41.7 ‑1.7 9 1.80 429% 1.09 715 0
Port Arthur 58.5 ‑2.7 69 43.6 +1.4 33 51.1 ‑0.6 15 14.87 356% 3.80 422 0
San Angelo 54.5 ‑3.9 71 32.9 +0.5 23 43.7 ‑1.7 9 2.08 325% 0.80 651 0
San Antonio 58.6 ‑3.1 81 39.2 +0.2 30 48.9 ‑1.4 15 5.08 328% 2.69 494 0
Victoria 60.1 ‑3.5 73 43.0 ‑0.4 32 51.6 ‑1.9 11 7.76 429% 4.70 408 0
Waco 52.5 ‑4.1 73 36.1 +0.4 26 44.3 ‑1.8 13 3.13 181% 1.07 633 0
Wichita Falls 49.1 ‑3.1 65 29.4 +1.1 20 39.3 ‑0.9 8 2.66 286% 1.36 791 0
Shreveport, LA 52.8 ‑3.0 68 35.6 ‑0.5 23 44.2 ‑1.8 15 7.70 191% 3.19 634 0
Bold-italics indicate a value broke or tied the record from a previous year.
*Dep.: Departure of the monthly average temperature from the mean monthly average temperature, computed using monthly data from 1951-1980.
*Perc. Norm.: Monthly precipitation total divided by the mean monthly precipitation, computed using monthly data from 1951-1980.
*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.
jan 1991 average temperatures
jan 1991 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
LIPSCOMB LIPSCOMB 0.17
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
COLLEGE STN BRAZOS 15.60
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
MADISONVILLE MADISON 6.27
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
STRATFORD SHERMAN 28.1
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BROWNSVILLE INTL AP CAMERON 58.4
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
STRATFORD SHERMAN 39.3
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BROWNSVILLE INTL AP CAMERON 67.7
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
ZAPATA 1 S ZAPATA 89
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 15
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
LIPSCOMB LIPSCOMB 16.3
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PORT ISABEL CAMERON 51.2
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PORT ISABEL CAMERON 66
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
LIPSCOMB LIPSCOMB 2

New Monthly Records

Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
COLLEGE STN BRAZOS 15.60 10.84 (1932) 92
VICTORIA RGNL AP VICTORIA 7.76 5.21 (1979) 45
PORT ARTHUR SE TX AP JEFFERSON 14.87 9.57 (1961) 73
GALVESTON SCHOLES FLD GALVESTON 10.75 10.39 (1899) 120
GALVESTON GALVESTON 10.75 10.39 (1899) 120
AUSTIN BERGSTROM AP TRAVIS 10.53 7.62 (1968) 48
AUSTIN‑CAMP MABRY TRAVIS 9.21 9.13 (1934) 99
ALTO 5 SW CHEROKEE 9.29 8.38 (1974) 45
ANDICE 2 SW WILLIAMSON 4.84 4.44 (1989) 22
ANGLETON 2 W BRAZORIA 11.82 11.77 (1968) 76
HOUSTON BARKER HARRIS 9.29 7.99 (1974) 44
BAY CITY WTR WKS MATAGORDA 12.96 10.70 (1989) 55
BEAUMONT CITY JEFFERSON 11.86 11.52 (1961) 70
BEAUMONT RSCH CTR JEFFERSON 12.96 9.21 (1990) 28
BERTRAM 3 ENE BURNET 4.54 3.95 (1989) 21
BIG LAKE 2 REAGAN 2.31 1.56 (1968) 25
BREMOND ROBERTSON 8.21 6.68 (1968) 28
CALDWELL BURLESON 12.06 10.72 (1968) 28
CAMERON MILAM 9.04 8.35 (1934) 78
CEDAR CREEK 5 S BASTROP 10.95 5.62 (1989) 11
CENTERVILLE LEON 10.32 8.95 (1990) 51
CONROE MONTGOMERY 11.08 10.36 (1932) 66
COPE RCH REAGAN 2.85 2.32 (1961) 41
CRANE 2E CRANE 2.15 1.42 (1981) 32
CYPRESS HARRIS 10.01 8.87 (1973) 37
DACUS MONTGOMERY 11.10 10.28 (1990) 36
DANEVANG 1 W WHARTON 9.24 9.11 (1934) 91
HOUSTON DEER PARK HARRIS 9.90 8.82 (1974) 44
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 1.59 0.95 (1980) 10
DERBY 1 S FRIO 3.19 2.71 (1989) 12
DEWEYVILLE NEWTON 13.76 8.77 (1979) 21
DIME BOX LEE 14.30 7.97 (1944) 47
DRYDEN TERRELL 1.33 1.28 (1983) 23
EDNA HWY 59 BRG JACKSON 7.71 6.46 (1989) 19
ELGIN BASTROP 12.31 8.08 (1968) 29
FARMERSVILLE HUNT 4.82 4.71 (1990) 36
FEDOR LEE 11.32 8.63 (1968) 20
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 2.96 1.48 (1973) 21
FRANKLIN ROBERTSON 7.74 6.50 (1973) 26
GIDDINGS 5 E LEE 12.57 7.43 (1944) 48
GONZALES 1N GONZALES 7.83 6.32 (1989) 52
GRANGER WILLIAMSON 6.68 4.91 (1989) 21
GRANGER DAM WILLIAMSON 8.04 2.60 (1989) 10
GROVETON TRINITY 10.28 8.62 (1989) 47
HAWLEY 3 NE JONES 3.24 2.15 (1983) 16
HOUSTON HEIGHTS HARRIS 11.99 7.83 (1979) 37
HOUSTON INDEPENDENCE HTS HARRIS 11.75 7.88 (1950) 39
HOUSTON‑WESTBURY HARRIS 12.04 8.25 (1989) 42
HOUSTON NORTH HOUSTON HARRIS 9.57 7.85 (1978) 41
HOUSTON SAN JACINTO HARRIS 12.74 8.19 (1980) 33
HOUSTON SPRING BRCH HARRIS 10.25 7.74 (1974) 37
HUNTSVILLE WALKER 11.98 9.97 (1990) 85
JEWETT LEON 8.66 6.58 (1978) 36
KATY WOLF HILL HARRIS 7.97 7.12 (1979) 16
LAKE COLORADO CITY MITCHELL 2.34 1.30 (1958) 24
LAKE KEMP BAYLOR 2.76 2.10 (1965) 21
LEXINGTON LEE 12.52 5.59 (1989) 28
LOCKHART CALDWELL 9.58 7.39 (1968) 47
LONG LAKE ANDERSON 6.82 5.00 (1990) 20
LYTLE 3 W MEDINA 3.76 3.28 (1989) 15
MADISONVILLE MADISON 15.17 13.56 (1932) 56
MARLIN 3 NE FALLS 6.23 6.22 (1968) 58
MID CITY 4 SE LAMAR 4.61 4.36 (1982) 16
MIDWAY 4 NE MADISON 13.24 8.61 (1989) 13
MONAHANS WARD 1.57 1.10 (1961) 27
MONTGOMERY MONTGOMERY 9.61 8.11 (1989) 34
NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHES 12.32 10.21 (1989) 18
NAVARRO MILLS DAM NAVARRO 4.81 4.23 (1973) 28
NEW GULF WHARTON 7.76 5.96 (1989) 41
GEORGETOWN LAKE WILLIAMSON 5.20 4.26 (1989) 11
OAKWOOD FREESTONE 6.82 5.00 (1990) 20
ORANGE ORANGE 14.28 9.97 (1974) 54
ORANGE 9 N ORANGE 13.76 8.77 (1979) 21
PLAINS YOAKUM 1.70 1.57 (1973) 46
POINT COMFORT CALHOUN 9.56 6.16 (1979) 33
PORT ARTHUR CITY JEFFERSON 12.12 8.28 (1987) 16
RED ROCK BASTROP 8.12 4.75 (1974) 22
RICHARDS GRIMES 12.18 11.31 (1974) 37
RICHMOND FORT BEND 8.73 6.96 (1974) 41
ROCKDALE MILAM 10.71 7.39 (1968) 27
ROUND ROCK 3 NE WILLIAMSON 6.55 4.17 (1973) 23
RUSK CHEROKEE 9.32 8.67 (1979) 48
SAN AUGUSTINE SAN AUGUSTINE 9.45 8.79 (1990) 21
SIERRA BLANCA 2 E HUDSPETH 1.41 1.25 (1984) 29
SILVER VALLEY COLEMAN 2.93 2.28 (1980) 15
SMITHVILLE BASTROP 13.69 9.43 (1932) 69
SOMERVILLE DAM BURLESON 11.20 6.86 (1989) 26
SPICEWOOD BURNET 5.70 4.56 (1989) 21
STERLING CITY 8 NE STERLING 2.94 1.45 (1981) 12
STILLHOUSE HOLLOW DAM BELL 4.99 4.71 (1989) 27
STOCKDALE 6N WILSON 6.26 4.67 (1941) 17
SUGAR LAND FORT BEND 9.67 9.30 (1944) 86
THOMPSONS 3 WSW FORT BEND 10.49 6.53 (1990) 33
THORNDALE MILAM 11.11 4.73 (1973) 22
WACO DAM MCLENNAN 5.12 4.36 (1968) 25
WAELDER 7 S GONZALES 10.45 5.74 (1979) 39
WASHINGTON SP WASHINGTON 11.32 7.65 (1989) 40
WATER VALLEY TOM GREEN 2.94 2.90 (1961) 40
WATER VALLEY 11 NNE COKE 3.49 3.12 (1961) 31
WHARTON WHARTON 7.83 7.27 (1979) 44
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CENTER SHELBY 4.04 3.33 (1989) 51
COLLEGE STN BRAZOS 5.63 2.97 (1934) 92
VICTORIA RGNL AP VICTORIA 4.70 3.46 (1980) 45
HONDO MUNI AP MEDINA 1.58 1.32 (1984) 16
AUSTIN BERGSTROM AP TRAVIS 5.01 4.77 (1965) 48
AUSTIN‑CAMP MABRY TRAVIS 4.41 3.44 (1965) 99
ANDREWS ANDREWS 0.70 0.70 (1975) 31
BIG LAKE 2 REAGAN 1.03 0.91 (1964) 25
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 0.91 0.80 (1983) 12
CALDWELL BURLESON 5.76 2.26 (1968) 28
CEDAR CREEK 5 S BASTROP 2.92 1.90 (1989) 11
CENTERVILLE LEON 3.77 3.75 (1990) 51
COPE RCH REAGAN 1.90 1.17 (1961) 41
CRANE 2E CRANE 0.97 0.60 (1981) 32
CROCKETT HOUSTON 4.03 3.29 (1906) 79
CRYSTAL CITY ZAVALA 1.33 1.32 (1958) 49
DERBY 1 S FRIO 1.46 1.01 (1986) 12
DIME BOX LEE 4.99 2.47 (1944) 47
DUNCAN WILSON RCH SCHLEICHER 1.33 1.31 (1984) 23
EDNA HWY 59 BRG JACKSON 3.22 2.48 (1983) 19
FEDOR LEE 4.25 2.92 (1974) 20
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 2.01 1.04 (1984) 21
GIDDINGS 5 E LEE 3.60 2.70 (1989) 48
GRANGER WILLIAMSON 2.37 1.87 (1989) 21
GRANGER DAM WILLIAMSON 2.88 1.13 (1989) 10
HASKELL HASKELL 1.80 1.59 (1968) 89
HOUSTON HEIGHTS HARRIS 3.23 2.56 (1972) 37
HOUSTON INDEPENDENCE HTS HARRIS 2.92 2.72 (1972) 39
JASPER JASPER 3.27 2.90 (1990) 44
JEWETT LEON 3.22 3.20 (1978) 36
KATY WOLF HILL HARRIS 2.80 2.67 (1980) 16
LAKE COLORADO CITY MITCHELL 1.19 0.75 (1981) 24
LEXINGTON LEE 3.67 2.05 (1983) 28
LIPAN PALO PINTO 2.70 2.38 (1961) 42
LONG LAKE ANDERSON 3.25 1.60 (1989) 20
LYTLE 3 W MEDINA 1.83 1.64 (1981) 15
MADISONVILLE MADISON 6.27 4.04 (1932) 56
MARLIN 3 NE FALLS 2.73 2.48 (1938) 58
MIDWAY 4 NE MADISON 6.05 2.63 (1989) 13
MONTGOMERY MONTGOMERY 3.37 2.76 (1968) 34
NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHES 5.19 4.05 (1974) 18
NEWTON NEWTON 4.06 3.97 (1990) 11
GEORGETOWN LAKE WILLIAMSON 1.65 1.25 (1984) 11
OAKWOOD FREESTONE 3.25 1.60 (1989) 20
POINT COMFORT CALHOUN 4.80 2.75 (1979) 33
RED ROCK BASTROP 2.23 1.74 (1984) 22
ROCKDALE MILAM 3.37 2.06 (1980) 27
ROSEBUD FALLS 2.86 2.41 (1968) 16
ROUND ROCK 3 NE WILLIAMSON 1.85 1.50 (1974) 23
SAM RAYBURN DAM JASPER 3.03 2.84 (1990) 24
STAMFORD 1 JONES 1.41 1.25 (1950) 66
STERLING CITY 8 NE STERLING 1.27 1.05 (1984) 12
THOMPSONS 3 WSW FORT BEND 3.37 1.86 (1943) 33
THORNDALE MILAM 3.44 1.51 (1980) 22
WAELDER 7 S GONZALES 5.30 2.57 (1989) 39
WATSON BURNET 1.75 1.72 (1979) 23
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CANYON RANDALL 31.2 31.9 (1978) 31
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CANYON RANDALL 43.4 45.0 (1978) 33
JEFFERSON MARION 47.8 49.8 (1985) 11
Lowest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
JEFFERSON MARION 22 22 (1985) 11
MARFA 2 PRESIDIO 26 27 (1985) 32
SIERRA BLANCA 2 E HUDSPETH 28 31 (1989) 24
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
GLEN ROSE 2 W SOMERVELL 24.3 24.6 (1977) 27
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 27.1 24.7 (1990) 10
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 30.1 28.0 (1983) 10

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 60.3 94 (1904) 35.5 ‑7 (1985) 0.96 4.07 (1903) 2.17 (1903) 0.0 11.2 4.8 481 5
Amarillo 53.1 88 (1963) 26.1 ‑16 (1899) 0.57 2.93 (1903) 1.89 (1911) 0.0 21.5 4.5 711 0
Austin 64.1 97 (1986) 42.2 7 (1951) 2.49 9.41 (1903) 3.73 (1958) 0.1 4.7 7.3 344 15
Brownsville 72.5 94 (1986) 53.0 12 (1899) 1.55 10.25 (1958) 4.98 (1958) 0.1 0.4 6.1 128 71
College Station 63.4 95 (1986) 42.5 1 (1899) 2.97 7.19 (1919) 3.82 (1898) 0.0 4.6 7.7 348 14
Corpus Christi 69.5 97 (1986) 48.8 11 (1899) 1.55 8.11 (1982) 5.80 (1893) 0.2 1.5 6.2 202 43
Dallas‑Fort Worth 59.5 96 (1904) 37.4 ‑8 (1899) 1.86 6.96 (1945) 4.06 (1965) 0.0 9.1 6.7 465 5
Del Rio 67.9 97 (1986) 43.4 11 (1951) 0.83 7.82 (1949) 5.62 (1921) 0.4 3.3 4.0 275 19
El Paso 62.6 86 (1904) 34.6 5 (1899) 0.45 1.88 (1905) 1.10 (1888) 0.0 11.4 2.8 457 0
Galveston 60.9 83 (1932) 50.2 8 (1899) 2.34 8.29 (1881) 6.55 (1952) 0.0 0.7 7.5 266 7
Houston 65.1 91 (1986) 46.0 6 (1899) 3.02 9.80 (1959) 3.89 (1959) 0.0 3.1 8.2 282 21
Lubbock 57.3 89 (1918) 27.9 ‑17 (1933) 0.57 5.83 (1911) 3.50 (1911) 0.0 19.9 4.0 626 0
Midland 61.7 90 (1986) 33.4 ‑11 (1985) 0.58 3.53 (1932) 1.22 (1965) 0.0 12.9 3.7 488 1
Port Arthur 64.7 90 (1906) 44.3 10 (1906) 3.71 13.15 (1952) 9.41 (1952) 0.0 3.3 8.6 304 15
San Angelo 62.9 91 (1986) 36.2 ‑1 (1985) 0.87 4.45 (1987) 3.16 (1987) 0.1 10.5 4.4 435 5
San Antonio 66.3 97 (1986) 42.4 4 (1899) 1.86 7.88 (1903) 3.38 (1903) 0.1 5.2 7.3 313 18
Victoria 67.1 96 (1940) 46.1 15 (1951) 2.12 5.42 (1969) 2.51 (1969) 0.1 2.3 6.8 254 26
Waco 61.6 95 (1918) 39.4 4 (1985) 2.04 6.19 (1903) 3.96 (1986) 0.0 7.0 6.8 411 8
Wichita Falls 57.8 92 (1979) 32.7 ‑8 (1985) 1.00 6.80 (1903) 3.00 (1981) 0.0 14.1 5.2 554 2
Shreveport, LA 60.6 89 (1986) 39.0 ‑5 (1899) 3.46 8.96 (1939) 3.57 (1939) 0.0 8.0 8.2 429 6
Climatic averages are based on monthly means, computed from data available during the period 1951-1980.
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