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Texas Climate Report: January 1998

The negative temperature departures which dominated the state of Texas throughout the final quarter of 1997 quickly disappeared during the first month of 1998. Warmer than normal temperatures covered the Lone Star State in January as magnitudes of departures averaged between +5°F and +6°F. The greatest departures occurred in Central Texas where Austin (+7.6°F), San Antonio (+7.1°F) and College Station (+7.1°F) all had mean monthly temperatures greater than 7°F above normal, warm enough to place January within the tenth percentile of their respective temperature records. In general, the state was divided in two parts with regards to precipitation. A line extending from the Western Panhandle to the Upper Coast separated below normal precipitation to the Southwest from above normal precipitation to the Northeast.

The first ten days of 1998 were not very pleasant ones to start off the new year for certain parts of Texas. Although temperatures were mild, slow moving storms dumped large amounts of rain on sections in the eastern half of the state, primarily from the 4th to the 6th of January. These storms produced over three inches at Beaumont and Houston, over four inches in Dallas and Galveston and nearly six inches in Waco. Rainfall totals were two to three inches greater in some isolated locations. The heavy precipitation combined with previously saturated ground resulted in widespread flash flood warnings, street flooding and damage to homes from residential flooding. Many evacuations occurred along the San Jacinto and Trinity Rivers, where 24-hour rainfall totals approached seven inches at the end of the first week of the month.

During the middle of the second week, a weak cold front stretching from Bryan/College Station to Fort Stockton provided the lifting mechanism which produced more severe weather for East Texas on the 11th. A tornado touched down three times near Giddings (Lee County) damaging sheds and trees. Funnel clouds were detected in Cass, Morris and Titus Counties in Northeast Texas where tornadoes touched down only intermittently. The precipitation from the upper-level low pressure system was very heavy at times producing scattered street flooding. Ten days later on the 21st, atmospheric conditions were once again ideal for the occurrence of severe weather. With a cold front traversing very slowly across the state, supercell thunderstorms formed producing large hail and several tornadoes in Southeast Texas. Lee, Bastrop, Leon, Grimes, Madison and Jackson Counties all reported tornadoes late in the afternoon or early in the evening. Robertson, Lee, Grimes and Chambers Counties reported golf ball-sized hail while portions of Ellis and Burleson Counties experienced baseball-sized hail.

Temperatures continued to stay mild across Texas and skies cleared for most of the last week of January, allowing many sections to dry out from the drenching weather of the previous weeks. The month could not end however, without another batch of storms in the Eastern half of the state on the 31st. San Antonio (2.05") and Kingsville (1.12") both received significant precipitation associated with a low pressure system that sat directly in the heart of Central Texas on the that last day of the month.

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 61.2 +6.4 76 36.3 +5.5 23 48.8 +6.0 7 1.17 114% 0.71 497 0
Amarillo 53.6 +4.6 67 26.0 +4.8 17 39.8 +4.7 3 0.68 136% 0.58 774 0
Austin 66.1 +7.2 76 46.8 +8.2 34 56.5 +7.7 9 2.68 157% 1.44 271 15
Brownsville 75.5 +6.6 80 55.0 +5.1 39 65.2 +5.8 6 0.37 24% 0.23 75 88
College Station 65.9 +7.5 76 45.4 +6.7 31 55.6 +7.1 14 3.81 144% 2.54 294 12
Corpus Christi 72.9 +7.9 79 50.9 +5.6 34 61.9 +6.8 5 1.00 58% 0.69 144 57
Dallas‑Fort Worth 57.1 +3.0 70 39.6 +6.9 28 48.3 +4.9 12 5.07 277% 3.15 512 0
Del Rio 70.5 +8.6 79 42.6 +4.1 31 56.5 +6.3 1 0.01 2% 0.01 255 1
El Paso 61.2 +5.1 70 32.9 +3.5 24 47.1 +4.3 3 0.05 12% 0.04 550 0
Galveston 64.5 +6.2 72 53.6 +6.5 42 59.0 +6.3 11 5.47 168% 3.00 184 4
Houston 67.5 +6.5 77 46.7 +7.0 33 57.1 +6.7 11 4.35 132% 2.30 254 16
Lubbock 58.3 +5.4 71 29.6 +5.0 19 44.0 +5.2 0 0.00 0% 0.00 645 0
Midland 63.6 +7.1 74 32.5 +4.0 22 48.1 +5.6 1 0.24 60% 0.24 518 0
Port Arthur 65.8 +5.5 77 49.1 +7.6 34 57.5 +6.6 10 8.84 185% 6.94 241 16
San Angelo 64.2 +7.4 76 34.7 +4.1 21 49.5 +5.8 4 0.70 87% 0.61 474 0
San Antonio 67.1 +6.3 76 45.7 +7.8 32 56.4 +7.1 10 3.21 188% 2.05 269 11
Victoria 69.9 +7.1 78 47.2 +4.7 35 58.6 +5.9 13 1.71 79% 0.93 220 28
Waco 61.4 +5.3 72 41.8 +7.6 29 51.6 +6.4 11 6.10 370% 4.79 411 3
Wichita Falls 54.5 +2.5 74 34.7 +7.1 23 44.6 +4.8 10 2.42 233% 1.22 625 1
Shreveport, LA 60.6 +5.2 70 42.8 +8.0 29 51.7 +6.6 12 5.84 151% 2.82 406 1
Bold-italics indicate a value broke or tied the record from a previous year.
*Dep.: Departure of the monthly average temperature from the 1961-1990 monthly normal, which is provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
*Perc. Norm.: Monthly precipitation total divided by 1961-1990 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.
jan 1998 average temperatures
jan 1998 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
PRESIDIO PRESIDIO 0.00
LUBBOCK INTL AP LUBBOCK 0.00
ABERNATHY HALE 0.00
ALPINE BREWSTER 0.00
ANDREWS ANDREWS 0.00
BALMORHEA REEVES 0.00
BIG BEND RCH SP PRESIDIO 0.00
BOQUILLAS RS BREWSTER 0.00
BRAVO HARTLEY 0.00
BROWNFIELD 2 TERRY 0.00
CANDELARIA PRESIDIO 0.00
CASTOLON BREWSTER 0.00
CHANNING 2 HARTLEY 0.00
CHISOS BASIN BREWSTER 0.00
CONLEN DALLAM 0.00
CORNUDAS SVC STN HUDSPETH 0.00
CROSBYTON CROSBY 0.00
DUMAS MOORE 0.00
ENCINAL WEBB 0.00
FALCON DAM STARR 0.00
FLOMOT 4 NE MOTLEY 0.00
FLOYDADA FLOYD 0.00
FLOYDADA 9 SE FLOYD 0.00
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 0.00
FREER 18 WNW WEBB 0.00
GOLIAD 1 SE GOLIAD 0.00
GRUVER HANSFORD 0.00
HART CASTRO 0.00
LAJITAS BREWSTER 0.00
LITTLEFIELD LAMB 0.00
MARATHON BREWSTER 0.00
MATADOR MOTLEY 0.00
MORTON COCHRAN 0.00
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 0.00
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 0.00
OLTON LAMB 0.00
PECOS REEVES 0.00
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 0.00
PITCHFORK RCH DICKENS 0.00
PLAINVIEW HALE 0.00
PORT O CONNOR CALHOUN 0.00
POST GARZA 0.00
RANSOM CANYON LUBBOCK 0.00
RED BLUFF DAM REEVES 0.00
SALT FLAT HUDSPETH 0.00
SEMINOLE GAINES 0.00
SILVERTON BRISCOE 0.00
SLATON LUBBOCK 0.00
SPEARMAN HANSFORD 0.00
SPUR DICKENS 0.00
STERLING CITY STERLING 0.00
STRATFORD SHERMAN 0.00
STUDY BUTTE BREWSTER 0.00
TAHOKA LYNN 0.00
TERLINGUA RCH BREWSTER 0.00
TURKEY HALL 0.00
UVALDE 9 SW UVALDE 0.00
VALENTINE 10 WSW PRESIDIO 0.00
WHITE RIVER RESERVOIR CROSBY 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
BAYTOWN HARRIS 15.60
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
BAYTOWN HARRIS 8.29
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 33.9
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PORT ISABEL CAMERON 67.5
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 45.8
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
RIO GRANDE CITY STARR 82.5
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
LA JOYA HIDALGO 88
RIO GRANDE CITY STARR 88
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 24
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DALHART 6 SW HARTLEY 20.5
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PORT ISABEL CAMERON 61.9
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PORT ISABEL CAMERON 76
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 10
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 10

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
PRESIDIO PRESIDIO 0.00 0.00 (1995) 66
LUBBOCK INTL AP LUBBOCK 0.00 0.00 (1986) 86
ABERNATHY HALE 0.00 0.00 (1986) 53
ALPINE BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (1953) 68
ANDREWS ANDREWS 0.00 0.00 (1986) 35
BALMORHEA REEVES 0.00 0.00 (1988) 68
BOQUILLAS RS BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (1996) 43
BRAVO HARTLEY 0.00 0.00 (1986) 51
BROWNFIELD 2 TERRY 0.00 0.00 (1986) 45
CANDELARIA PRESIDIO 0.00 0.00 (1996) 52
CASTOLON BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (1995) 20
CHANNING 2 HARTLEY 0.00 0.00 (1996) 12
CHISOS BASIN BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (1996) 52
CONLEN DALLAM 0.00 0.00 (1986) 53
CORNUDAS SVC STN HUDSPETH 0.00 0.00 (1988) 49
CROSBYTON CROSBY 0.00 0.00 (1986) 102
DUMAS MOORE 0.00 0.00 (1996) 46
ENCINAL WEBB 0.00 0.00 (1997) 82
FALCON DAM STARR 0.00 0.00 (1971) 31
FLOMOT 4 NE MOTLEY 0.00 0.00 (1974) 45
FLOYDADA FLOYD 0.00 0.00 (1986) 51
FLOYDADA 9 SE FLOYD 0.00 0.00 (1986) 46
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 0.00 0.00 (1997) 27
FREER 18 WNW WEBB 0.00 0.00 (1997) 19
GOLIAD 1 SE GOLIAD 0.00 0.00 (1996) 42
GRUVER HANSFORD 0.00 0.00 (1986) 52
HART CASTRO 0.00 0.00 (1996) 36
LAJITAS BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (1996) 19
LITTLEFIELD LAMB 0.00 0.00 (1994) 29
MARATHON BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (1997) 56
MATADOR MOTLEY 0.00 0.00 (1986) 46
MORTON COCHRAN 0.00 0.00 (1994) 49
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 0.00 0.00 (1964) 61
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 0.00 0.00 (1994) 17
OLTON LAMB 0.00 0.00 (1996) 45
PECOS REEVES 0.00 0.00 (1988) 65
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 0.00 0.06 (1987) 13
PINE SPRINGS CULBERSON 0.11 0.12 (1990) 14
PITCHFORK RCH DICKENS 0.00 0.00 (1986) 15
PLAINVIEW HALE 0.00 0.00 (1986) 88
PORT O CONNOR CALHOUN 0.00 0.00 (1996) 43
POST GARZA 0.00 0.00 (1986) 78
RANSOM CANYON LUBBOCK 0.00 0.15 (1996) 10
RED BLUFF DAM REEVES 0.00 0.00 (1988) 50
SALT FLAT HUDSPETH 0.00 0.00 (1994) 16
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW HIDALGO 0.01 0.03 (1996) 11
SEMINOLE GAINES 0.00 0.00 (1970) 69
SILVERTON BRISCOE 0.00 0.00 (1986) 56
SLATON LUBBOCK 0.00 0.00 (1986) 47
SPEARMAN HANSFORD 0.00 0.00 (1986) 75
SPUR DICKENS 0.00 0.00 (1996) 60
STERLING CITY STERLING 0.00 0.00 (1997) 65
STRATFORD SHERMAN 0.00 0.00 (1996) 72
TAHOKA LYNN 0.00 0.00 (1986) 64
TURKEY HALL 0.00 0.00 (1986) 42
VALENTINE 10 WSW PRESIDIO 0.00 0.00 (1971) 60
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ANAHUAC CHAMBERS 12.65 10.10 (1980) 80
ATHENS HENDERSON 8.96 5.98 (1961) 48
BAYTOWN HARRIS 15.60 10.20 (1991) 15
BRACKETTVILLE 22 N KINNEY 2.78 2.10 (1992) 18
CORSICANA NAVARRO 8.72 7.72 (1932) 96
HOUSTON DEER PARK HARRIS 13.69 9.90 (1991) 51
EVADALE JASPER 10.81 9.91 (1974) 46
FARMERSVILLE HUNT 5.60 4.82 (1991) 43
FRISCO COLLIN 5.63 4.93 (1989) 31
GAINESVILLE 5 ENE COOKE 5.17 3.74 (1989) 10
GRAPEVINE DAM TARRANT 7.41 6.38 (1916) 65
HAWKINS WOOD 7.42 6.93 (1979) 38
ITASCA HILL 4.14 4.04 (1946) 13
KOUNTZE HARDIN 10.41 7.42 (1997) 13
MARLIN 3 NE FALLS 10.25 6.23 (1991) 64
MT VERNON FRANKLIN 6.07 5.32 (1979) 27
TEXARKANA BOWIE 8.25 8.00 (1990) 30
TRENTON FANNIN 9.73 8.25 (1990) 45
TYLER SMITH 7.50 6.62 (1990) 14
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
DALLAS FT WORTH AP TARRANT 3.15 3.11 (1990) 100
PORT ARTHUR SE TX AP JEFFERSON 6.94 4.92 (1961) 94
WACO RGNL AP MCLENNAN 4.79 3.19 (1945) 97
ANAHUAC CHAMBERS 6.26 6.01 (1980) 80
ARLINGTON SIX FLAGS TARRANT 3.35 3.05 (1990) 52
ATHENS HENDERSON 5.23 2.33 (1965) 48
BAYTOWN HARRIS 8.29 3.88 (1997) 15
BONHAM 3NNE FANNIN 3.96 2.95 (1950) 81
BRACKETTVILLE 22 N KINNEY 2.00 1.00 (1984) 18
CARROLLTON DALLAS 5.95 3.98 (1949) 73
CARTA VALLEY EDWARDS 2.25 2.23 (1992) 29
CATARINA DIMMIT 3.43 1.47 (1992) 36
COLDSPRING 5 SSW SAN JACINTO 4.86 4.43 (1995) 44
CORSICANA NAVARRO 5.20 4.20 (1990) 96
HOUSTON DEER PARK HARRIS 7.20 4.30 (1997) 51
DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E HAYS 4.36 2.32 (1991) 14
FLORENCE 3 SE WILLIAMSON 2.90 2.82 (1968) 31
GRAPEVINE DAM TARRANT 3.87 2.98 (1950) 65
GROVETON TRINITY 4.70 4.46 (1929) 54
HAWKINS WOOD 3.64 2.60 (1989) 38
HOUSTON NORTH HOUSTON HARRIS 3.01 2.90 (1980) 48
HOUSTON SPRING BRCH HARRIS 3.34 2.83 (1995) 43
JOURDANTON ATASCOSA 3.30 2.46 (1968) 54
KIRBYVILLE JASPER 3.50 3.11 (1932) 53
LIVINGSTON 2 NNE POLK 4.06 3.12 (1974) 58
LUFKIN 11 NW ANGELINA 4.86 4.66 (1991) 15
MARLIN 3 NE FALLS 7.39 2.73 (1991) 64
MAUD BOWIE 4.00 3.20 (1997) 49
MEDINA 1NE BANDERA 3.20 2.34 (1968) 27
GEORGETOWN LAKE WILLIAMSON 1.90 1.65 (1991) 18
PIDCOKE CORYELL 1.81 1.68 (1992) 15
PINELAND SABINE 4.52 4.25 (1989) 19
REFUGIO 2 NW REFUGIO 1.53 1.18 (1993) 12
ROUND ROCK 3 NE WILLIAMSON 2.00 1.85 (1991) 30
SAM RAYBURN DAM JASPER 4.32 3.48 (1994) 31
SAN AUGUSTINE SAN AUGUSTINE 3.96 3.34 (1916) 28
SHAMROCK 2 WHEELER 1.00 0.80 (1989) 32
SNYDER SCURRY 1.15 1.15 (1964) 76
TRENTON FANNIN 3.21 3.12 (1990) 45
TYLER SMITH 3.71 2.77 (1990) 14
WIMBERLEY 1 NW HAYS 1.80 1.68 (1991) 13
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
AMISTAD DAM VAL VERDE 56.4 55.0 (1971) 34
BARDWELL DAM ELLIS 49.7 48.1 (1975) 32
BAYTOWN HARRIS 58.3 56.0 (1990) 14
BIG LAKE 2 REAGAN 49.3 47.7 (1965) 31
BOQUILLAS RS BREWSTER 53.1 53.0 (1980) 17
BROWNFIELD 2 TERRY 45.0 45.0 (1986) 43
CANYON DAM COMAL 55.7 55.2 (1971) 33
CATARINA DIMMIT 59.5 59.3 (1965) 28
CHOKE CANYON DAM LIVE OAK 60.8 58.5 (1990) 14
CLEVELAND LIBERTY 54.9 54.4 (1972) 35
COLDSPRING 5 SSW SAN JACINTO 55.1 54.8 (1989) 34
COPE RCH REAGAN 48.4 47.4 (1969) 32
CRANE 2E CRANE 52.0 50.3 (1989) 33
DALHART 6 SW HARTLEY 36.3 35.6 (1989) 10
FALCON DAM STARR 65.1 62.6 (1971) 33
FLORESVILLE WILSON 57.4 56.9 (1965) 26
FRANKLIN ROBERTSON 56.1 54.9 (1990) 33
FREEPORT 2 NW BRAZORIA 60.1 59.0 (1975) 34
FREER DUVAL 61.9 60.1 (1971) 23
GARDEN CITY GLASSCOCK 47.2 45.9 (1969) 21
HEBBRONVILLE JIM HOGG 62.4 62.0 (1935) 30
JOHNSON CITY BLANCO 53.1 52.3 (1990) 24
KARNES CITY 2 N KARNES 59.1 56.4 (1980) 15
KERRVILLE 3 NNE KERR 52.3 50.1 (1990) 22
LA GRANGE FAYETTE 58.3 56.9 (1990) 33
LAJITAS BREWSTER 54.8 54.0 (1993) 18
LYTLE 3 W MEDINA 58.3 57.7 (1990) 20
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 41.6 41.4 (1989) 17
PANDALE 11 NE VAL VERDE 50.6 48.9 (1990) 13
PANTHER JUNCTION BREWSTER 53.6 52.8 (1971) 37
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 53.2 51.0 (1989) 15
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 62.4 59.6 (1989) 10
PORT MANSFIELD WILLACY 63.4 62.5 (1989) 35
PRADE RCH REAL 51.5 51.0 (1965) 31
RED ROCK BASTROP 57.1 54.6 (1971) 29
ROBSTOWN NUECES 62.2 62.0 (1990) 36
O C FISHER DAM TOM GREEN 49.1 48.4 (1965) 45
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW HIDALGO 65.5 65.1 (1989) 11
SAN ANTONIO/SEAWORLD BEXAR 57.1 55.2 (1990) 10
STILLHOUSE HOLLOW DAM BELL 52.3 52.0 (1990) 31
WRIGHT PATMAN DAM CASS 47.6 47.6 (1990) 21
TILDEN 4 SSE MCMULLEN 60.8 58.8 (1971) 35
TYLER SMITH 53.4 52.2 (1990) 13
VALENTINE JEFF DAVIS 45.4 45.4 (1993) 17
WINTERS 1 NNE RUNNELS 51.2 49.5 (1989) 27
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 76.5 75.8 (1953) 11
COLUMBUS COLORADO 74.3 70.6 (1965) 35
HONDO MUNI AP MEDINA 67.4 66.7 (1990) 20
ANDREWS ANDREWS 64.6 64.1 (1969) 33
BAYTOWN HARRIS 67.9 66.5 (1986) 15
BENAVIDES 2 DUVAL 76.9 75.6 (1971) 15
BOQUILLAS RS BREWSTER 76.6 73.0 (1990) 18
CATARINA DIMMIT 74.4 72.7 (1982) 28
CHOKE CANYON DAM LIVE OAK 72.5 70.3 (1996) 14
COLDSPRING 5 SSW SAN JACINTO 66.0 66.0 (1965) 34
COPE RCH REAGAN 64.5 63.7 (1971) 33
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 63.3 62.3 (1986) 19
DEWEYVILLE NEWTON 64.7 64.0 (1989) 12
FALCON DAM STARR 78.7 76.3 (1971) 33
FREER DUVAL 75.4 74.8 (1974) 26
GARDEN CITY GLASSCOCK 63.4 62.7 (1971) 24
JOHNSON CITY BLANCO 66.6 66.6 (1996) 24
KARNES CITY 2 N KARNES 70.6 68.6 (1982) 17
KERRVILLE 3 NNE KERR 65.5 63.7 (1990) 22
LA GRANGE FAYETTE 69.0 68.0 (1990) 34
LAJITAS BREWSTER 74.5 72.0 (1990) 19
LANGTRY VAL VERDE 71.3 67.6 (1990) 23
LITTLEFIELD LAMB 60.5 59.8 (1969) 31
LYTLE 3 W MEDINA 70.0 69.9 (1990) 21
GEORGETOWN LAKE WILLIAMSON 65.5 65.2 (1990) 18
ORANGE 9 N ORANGE 64.7 64.0 (1989) 12
PANDALE 11 NE VAL VERDE 66.2 64.6 (1990) 14
PANTHER JUNCTION BREWSTER 68.3 66.9 (1971) 37
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 71.3 67.9 (1996) 15
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 68.4 65.3 (1996) 10
POST GARZA 62.2 61.7 (1986) 32
PRADE RCH REAL 67.4 67.3 (1982) 31
RED ROCK BASTROP 69.7 68.3 (1971) 29
REFUGIO 2 NW REFUGIO 71.3 70.4 (1996) 13
RIO GRANDE CITY STARR 82.5 80.4 (1933) 71
SALT FLAT HUDSPETH 64.9 62.7 (1980) 16
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW HIDALGO 77.4 74.3 (1989) 11
SAN ANTONIO/SEAWORLD BEXAR 67.0 65.2 (1990) 10
SOMERVILLE DAM BURLESON 66.3 65.9 (1971) 31
STERLING CITY STERLING 70.6 65.6 (1971) 29
TYLER SMITH 63.0 63.0 (1990) 13
UVALDE 3 SW UVALDE 69.5 69.0 (1996) 13
VALENTINE JEFF DAVIS 63.8 62.6 (1986) 17
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
AMISTAD DAM VAL VERDE 43.8 43.4 (1989) 34
BARDWELL DAM ELLIS 39.7 37.6 (1975) 32
BAYTOWN HARRIS 48.7 46.4 (1990) 14
BENBROOK DAM TARRANT 37.4 37.4 (1990) 44
CAMERON MILAM 45.7 45.6 (1990) 79
CANYON DAM COMAL 44.7 43.6 (1989) 34
CHOKE CANYON DAM LIVE OAK 49.2 48.7 (1989) 14
CRANE 2E CRANE 36.1 35.8 (1989) 34
DALHART 6 SW HARTLEY 20.5 20.5 (1995) 10
DEKALB BOWIE 40.8 40.2 (1990) 15
DIMMITT 2 N CASTRO 25.3 24.8 (1986) 33
DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E HAYS 43.6 42.8 (1990) 14
FLORESVILLE WILSON 44.9 44.2 (1989) 30
FLOYDADA FLOYD 28.8 27.8 (1955) 47
FRANKLIN ROBERTSON 45.3 44.3 (1990) 33
FREEPORT 2 NW BRAZORIA 52.3 50.4 (1975) 34
FRIONA PARMER 26.1 26.1 (1968) 35
GONZALES 1N GONZALES 45.2 44.5 (1989) 33
GROVETON TRINITY 43.9 43.1 (1990) 28
HOUSTON NWSO GALVESTON 48.3 45.1 (1907) 10
KARNES CITY 2 N KARNES 47.6 44.4 (1980) 15
KERRVILLE 3 NNE KERR 39.1 37.1 (1989) 23
LA GRANGE FAYETTE 47.6 47.6 (1989) 33
LAVON DAM COLLIN 38.7 36.3 (1955) 43
MARATHON BREWSTER 42.9 37.4 (1911) 51
MEDINA 1NE BANDERA 40.8 37.9 (1989) 21
MORTON COCHRAN 28.2 27.5 (1992) 35
MT PLEASANT TITUS 36.5 36.5 (1947) 49
MT VERNON FRANKLIN 38.7 38.5 (1989) 26
PANDALE 11 NE VAL VERDE 35.1 34.9 (1993) 15
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 56.5 54.0 (1989) 10
PORT ISABEL CAMERON 61.9 61.5 (1950) 54
PORT MANSFIELD WILLACY 56.4 56.4 (1989) 37
RED ROCK BASTROP 44.5 42.9 (1975) 30
ROBSTOWN NUECES 52.2 51.8 (1990) 38
SAN ANTONIO/SEAWORLD BEXAR 47.3 45.4 (1989) 10
SILVERTON BRISCOE 25.5 25.1 (1992) 33
STILLHOUSE HOLLOW DAM BELL 41.1 39.0 (1975) 31
TEXARKANA BOWIE 39.6 38.4 (1990) 26
WRIGHT PATMAN DAM CASS 38.6 36.1 (1995) 21
TILDEN 4 SSE MCMULLEN 47.8 45.5 (1965) 37
TYLER SMITH 43.8 41.5 (1990) 14
WINTERS 1 NNE RUNNELS 36.8 35.8 (1995) 28
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BRECKENRIDGE STEPHENS 65 65 (1950) 64
CHOKE CANYON DAM LIVE OAK 68 68 (1990) 14
DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E HAYS 65 65 (1990) 14
GAINESVILLE 5 ENE COOKE 59 59 (1994) 11
KARNES CITY 2 N KARNES 67 67 (1997) 15
MEDINA 1NE BANDERA 63 62 (1990) 21
PANDALE 11 NE VAL VERDE 57 55 (1997) 15
PORT ISABEL CAMERON 76 70 (1997) 54
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW HIDALGO 71 71 (1990) 11

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 59.7 94 (1904) 35.1 ‑7 (1985) 1.16 4.07 (1903) 2.17 (1903) 0.0 11.6 5.1 493 0
Amarillo 52.8 88 (1963) 25.5 ‑16 (1899) 0.61 2.93 (1903) 1.89 (1911) 0.0 22.0 4.5 722 0
Austin 63.4 99 (1996) 42.1 7 (1951) 2.17 9.41 (1903) 3.73 (1958) 0.1 4.6 6.9 353 11
Brownsville 72.2 94 (1986) 52.5 12 (1899) 1.06 10.25 (1958) 4.98 (1958) 0.2 0.5 5.9 135 62
College Station 62.9 99 (1996) 41.9 1 (1899) 2.62 9.82 (1992) 3.82 (1898) 0.0 4.5 7.3 361 8
Corpus Christi 69.0 97 (1986) 48.0 11 (1899) 1.96 8.11 (1982) 5.80 (1893) 0.3 1.5 6.4 213 31
Dallas‑Fort Worth 58.9 96 (1904) 36.9 ‑8 (1899) 2.18 7.40 (1997) 4.06 (1965) 0.0 9.4 6.3 484 5
Del Rio 67.1 99 (1996) 42.9 11 (1951) 0.95 7.82 (1949) 5.62 (1921) 0.4 3.3 4.6 291 14
El Paso 62.2 86 (1904) 33.9 5 (1899) 0.41 1.88 (1905) 1.10 (1888) 0.0 12.4 3.0 473 0
Galveston 60.5 83 (1932) 49.9 8 (1899) 2.26 8.34 (1992) 6.55 (1952) 0.0 0.8 7.3 287 13
Houston 65.3 91 (1986) 42.6 6 (1899) 2.96 9.80 (1959) 3.89 (1959) 0.0 3.7 8.5 322 11
Lubbock 57.6 89 (1918) 28.6 ‑17 (1933) 0.68 5.83 (1911) 3.50 (1911) 0.0 19.1 4.4 613 0
Midland 61.6 90 (1986) 32.6 ‑11 (1985) 0.62 3.53 (1932) 1.32 (1997) 0.0 13.5 3.7 501 0
Port Arthur 64.3 90 (1906) 44.4 10 (1906) 3.38 13.15 (1952) 9.41 (1952) 0.0 3.7 8.6 307 10
San Angelo 62.0 97 (1996) 34.7 ‑1 (1985) 1.07 4.54 (1997) 3.16 (1987) 0.1 10.9 4.7 465 0
San Antonio 65.7 100 (1996) 41.3 4 (1899) 1.81 7.88 (1903) 3.38 (1903) 0.2 5.7 7.0 332 10
Victoria 66.8 96 (1940) 45.4 15 (1951) 2.00 9.08 (1992) 3.21 (1992) 0.1 2.5 6.8 266 17
Waco 60.8 96 (1996) 38.0 4 (1985) 2.09 7.91 (1997) 3.97 (1997) 0.0 7.5 6.5 441 0
Wichita Falls 57.2 93 (1996) 32.1 ‑8 (1985) 1.46 6.80 (1903) 3.00 (1981) 0.0 14.5 5.4 568 0
Shreveport, LA 60.6 89 (1986) 38.0 ‑5 (1899) 3.92 8.96 (1939) 3.57 (1939) 0.0 8.4 8.2 448 8
Climatic averages are based on 1961-1990 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
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