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Texas Climate Report: October 1998

October was an overall warm month for the State of Texas. Above normal mean monthly temperatures were seen at all the first order stations in Texas. Even though all of the departures from normal were positive, they were not as large as the positive anomalies that were experienced in the month of September. 96°F was the highest temperature recorded in Texas for October and was recorded at Abilene, Waco, and Wichita Falls. The coldest temperatures were up in the Panhandle where 36°F and 41°F were reported at Amarillo and Lubbock respectively.

Most of Texas received above normal precipitation with only 4 first order stations (Wichita Falls, Abilene, Midland, and Del Rio) reporting below normal monthly precipitation totals. October 1998 was the 3rd wettest October on record for Austin where the monthly total reached 12.39". As for San Antonio, October 1998 was the wettest month ever with its monthly precipitation total equaling 18.07". This phenomenal total was 14.90" above normal.

During the middle of the first week of October strong thunderstorms passed over North Texas bringing heavy rainfall and some localized flooding to some areas. A new record 24hr rainfall was set on the 2nd at Dallas/Fort Worth where 3.54" of rain fell. From October 17th to the 19th a series of upper air disturbances moving across Southern Texas set up a heavy rain event over South Central Texas and the Texas Hill Country. The passage of a cool front along with moisture taps from both the Gulf of Mexico and the Pacific Ocean only worsened the situation. Torrential rains erupted across Southern and Eastern Texas with the areas in South Central Texas being hit the hardest.

By the end of the month, the focus of significant rainfall shifted into Western and Northern Texas. Midland, Texas received 0.70" of rain between the 21st and the 22nd of October, while some other local areas in Western Texas reported totals in excess of an inch. The last week of October brought heavy rain to the Panhandle with most of the region receiving more than 4 inches of rain from the 25th to the 31st. The heavy rain eliminated topsoil dryness while also causing some localized flooding.

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 80.5 +2.6 96 58.2 +3.4 44 69.3 +2.9 8 1.52 61% 0.54 47 188
Amarillo 72.5 89 48.3 +3.8 36 60.4 +1.9 10 6.48 473% 3.03 180 43
Austin 79.8 ‑2.3 92 63.4 +3.4 51 71.6 +0.5 9 12.39 361% 7.51 17 231
Brownsville 84.7 ‑0.6 92 68.8 +2.7 60 76.7 +1.0 14 3.59 128% 1.48 0 372
College Station 80.5 +0.3 92 61.9 +3.3 49 71.2 +1.8 16 8.85 232% 5.17 14 207
Corpus Christi 82.8 ‑1.1 92 68.0 +4.1 56 75.4 +1.5 11 7.89 261% 3.78 1 329
Dallas‑Fort Worth 78.7 +0.2 94 60.3 +4.5 48 69.5 +2.3 8 5.64 160% 4.62 31 177
Del Rio 80.1 ‑1.6 92 63.6 +3.9 48 71.9 +1.2 9 1.46 65% 0.91 15 236
El Paso 77.3 ‑1.1 90 54.6 +5.0 46 66.0 +2.0 8 2.14 282% 1.13 80 116
Galveston N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 2.69 N/A N/A
Houston 82.2 +0.6 93 62.9 +5.3 47 72.5 +2.9 7 7.79 182% 4.04 8 250
Lubbock 76.1 +1.4 90 52.3 +4.2 41 64.2 +2.8 7 3.05 164% 1.31 106 89
Midland 80.5 +3.2 95 57.5 +6.9 44 69.0 +5.0 5 1.30 75% 0.66 48 178
Port Arthur 81.4 +1.2 93 64.5 +5.3 47 72.9 +3.2 6 5.34 124% 2.33 9 262
San Angelo 78.9 +0.1 93 56.9 +3.3 43 67.9 +1.7 6 2.39 100% 1.29 57 156
San Antonio 80.0 ‑1.7 93 62.8 +4.0 45 71.4 +1.2 8 18.07 570% 13.35 22 227
Victoria 81.4 ‑1.0 91 65.2 +4.3 49 73.3 +1.6 10 8.24 238% 3.27 5 271
Waco 80.1 ‑0.2 96 61.1 +4.3 44 70.6 +2.1 7 6.61 197% 2.42 31 214
Wichita Falls 79.2 +2.3 96 57.8 +5.6 44 68.5 +3.9 7 2.73 100% 1.18 47 164
Shreveport, LA 78.3 ‑0.4 92 58.6 +4.3 43 68.4 +1.9 9 5.72 153% 2.08 37 152
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.

oct 1998 average temperatures
oct 1998 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
DUMAS MOORE 0.00
MARATHON BREWSTER 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
SAN MARCOS HAYS 25.31
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
CANYON DAM COMAL 19.00
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DUMAS MOORE 57.8
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
WESLACO HIDALGO 78.2
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
CHANNING 2 HARTLEY 71.0
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
CANDELARIA PRESIDIO 90.0
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
HEATH CANYON BREWSTER 104
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 45
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BRAVO HARTLEY 43.7
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 73.0
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
CORPUS CHRISTI NAS NUECES 84
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND CAMERON 0

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
DUMAS MOORE 0.00 0.00 (1975) 54
MARATHON BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (1991) 56
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
SAN ANTONIO INTL AP BEXAR 18.07 9.75 (1994) 114
COLUMBUS COLORADO 13.02 10.49 (1957) 60
BELLVILLE 6 NNE AUSTIN 11.79 8.74 (1981) 17
BERTRAM 3 ENE BURNET 9.83 9.23 (1984) 31
BORGER HUTCHINSON 6.05 4.15 (1953) 50
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 5.85 3.23 (1994) 21
BULVERDE COMAL 24.57 12.67 (1976) 55
CANYON DAM COMAL 24.29 12.79 (1976) 37
CHANNING 2 HARTLEY 5.95 3.50 (1974) 20
CHOKE CANYON DAM LIVE OAK 5.25 4.71 (1994) 15
CORNUDAS SVC STN HUDSPETH 4.76 3.20 (1984) 56
DALHART 6 SW HARTLEY 4.72 1.50 (1994) 11
DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E HAYS 11.07 9.28 (1986) 14
FISCHERS STORE COMAL 14.18 11.83 (1960) 93
FLORENCE 3 SE WILLIAMSON 11.61 9.25 (1994) 32
GONZALES 1N GONZALES 20.47 13.16 (1960) 60
HALLETTSVILLE 2 N LAVACA 14.05 13.08 (1994) 97
HOUSTON NWSO GALVESTON 10.73 9.77 (1993) 10
INGRAM #2 KERR 7.87 6.00 (1946) 11
JEDDO 3S BASTROP 17.77 13.87 (1960) 56
JOHNSON CITY BLANCO 10.23 9.20 (1981) 30
KARNES CITY 2 N KARNES 11.86 9.07 (1946) 74
LA TUNA 1 S EL PASO 3.91 2.72 (1974) 54
LIPSCOMB LIPSCOMB 5.50 4.09 (1985) 45
LITTLEFIELD LAMB 5.39 5.29 (1969) 33
LOCKHART CALDWELL 20.55 12.50 (1960) 55
LULING CALDWELL 18.55 12.42 (1973) 97
NEW CANEY 2 E MONTGOMERY 15.72 14.75 (1960) 43
PERRYTON 21 S OCHILTREE 5.66 4.09 (1981) 20
PIDCOKE CORYELL 6.56 5.52 (1976) 15
PLEASANTON ATASCOSA 9.81 8.18 (1994) 10
RANSOM CANYON LUBBOCK 1.57 0.97 (1997) 11
RED ROCK BASTROP 20.01 11.60 (1973) 33
RIOMEDINA MEDINA 12.59 9.93 (1959) 66
SAN MARCOS HAYS 25.31 15.54 (1913) 96
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW HIDALGO 9.13 4.27 (1991) 11
SHAMROCK 2 WHEELER 7.32 4.76 (1983) 33
SMITHVILLE BASTROP 16.26 14.31 (1994) 77
SPEAKS 2 LAVACA 20.63 19.65 (1994) 31
SPRING BRANCH 2SE COMAL 21.14 10.73 (1960) 40
STILLHOUSE HOLLOW DAM BELL 10.26 8.57 (1974) 35
STOCKDALE 6N WILSON 9.45 8.05 (1982) 25
THORNTON 1 SSE LIMESTONE 11.93 11.86 (1960) 52
THREE RIVERS 8 NE LIVE OAK 7.34 5.64 (1997) 11
TULIA SWISHER 6.58 5.73 (1960) 49
WATSON BURNET 8.63 7.49 (1986) 30
WHITSETT LIVE OAK 11.07 10.19 (1976) 34
WIMBERLEY 1 NW HAYS 16.43 8.88 (1994) 14
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 3.29 2.70 (1959) 11
SAN ANTONIO INTL AP BEXAR 13.35 7.08 (1913) 114
COLUMBUS COLORADO 8.50 5.96 (1909) 60
AUSTIN BERGSTROM AP TRAVIS 6.85 4.30 (1960) 50
AUSTIN‑CAMP MABRY TRAVIS 7.51 7.39 (1923) 107
FT WORTH MEACHAM FLD TARRANT 4.13 3.44 (1949) 19
AMARILLO INTL AP POTTER 3.03 2.66 (1946) 107
SULPHUR SPRINGS HOPKINS 5.02 5.00 (1967) 82
BELLVILLE 6 NNE AUSTIN 7.51 5.29 (1981) 17
BORGER HUTCHINSON 2.87 2.49 (1979) 50
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 1.94 1.63 (1985) 21
BULVERDE COMAL 11.50 5.38 (1965) 55
CANYON DAM COMAL 19.00 4.00 (1994) 37
CHANNING 2 HARTLEY 3.05 1.20 (1996) 20
CORNUDAS SVC STN HUDSPETH 2.00 2.00 (1960) 56
CYPRESS HARRIS 8.57 5.50 (1949) 50
DALHART 6 SW HARTLEY 2.47 0.86 (1991) 11
DAVILLA MILAM 7.15 6.40 (1960) 43
DIMMITT 2 N CASTRO 4.38 2.37 (1960) 40
DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E HAYS 6.66 5.36 (1994) 14
ELGIN BASTROP 6.05 4.42 (1985) 36
EVADALE JASPER 8.52 7.80 (1994) 43
FAIRFIELD 3 W FREESTONE 5.55 5.00 (1974) 47
FISCHERS STORE COMAL 8.50 6.50 (1913) 93
FLATONIA FAYETTE 8.60 6.40 (1960) 90
FLORENCE 3 SE WILLIAMSON 7.20 4.79 (1994) 32
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 3.50 3.41 (1965) 65
FRIONA PARMER 3.90 2.77 (1938) 60
FRISCO COLLIN 4.74 4.25 (1994) 32
GOLIAD 1 SE GOLIAD 5.10 4.40 (1967) 43
GONZALES 1N GONZALES 11.83 5.05 (1973) 60
GREENVILLE KGVL RADIO HUNT 5.40 4.62 (1991) 93
HARLINGEN CAMERON 4.66 4.20 (1970) 81
HAWKINS WOOD 5.60 5.10 (1985) 46
HEREFORD DEAF SMITH 4.70 3.57 (1941) 68
HOUSTON NWSO GALVESTON 5.22 3.95 (1993) 10
JEDDO 3S BASTROP 6.40 5.11 (1960) 56
LEXINGTON LEE 6.15 5.60 (1981) 36
LIPSCOMB LIPSCOMB 3.45 3.44 (1965) 45
LOCKHART CALDWELL 11.89 4.29 (1949) 55
LULING CALDWELL 10.53 7.57 (1913) 97
MATHIS 4 SSW JIM WELLS 5.86 5.55 (1973) 34
MC LEAN GRAY 3.20 2.85 (1979) 42
MIDWAY 4 NE MADISON 6.09 5.86 (1984) 18
PERRYTON 21 S OCHILTREE 3.60 1.92 (1985) 20
PLAINVIEW HALE 3.35 3.10 (1926) 90
RANSOM CANYON LUBBOCK 0.60 0.54 (1993) 11
RED ROCK BASTROP 8.06 4.00 (1973) 33
REFUGIO 2 NW REFUGIO 7.41 5.38 (1991) 14
RIO GRANDE CITY STARR 4.86 3.20 (1983) 87
RIOMEDINA MEDINA 7.46 6.60 (1959) 66
ROSEBUD FALLS 6.56 3.72 (1972) 24
ROUND ROCK 3 NE WILLIAMSON 6.10 6.00 (1972) 31
SAN MARCOS HAYS 15.78 13.03 (1913) 96
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW HIDALGO 3.05 2.11 (1994) 11
SEALY AUSTIN 9.98 6.68 (1925) 80
SHAMROCK 2 WHEELER 3.26 2.20 (1968) 33
SMITHVILLE BASTROP 9.53 6.45 (1994) 77
SPEAKS 2 LAVACA 15.20 12.88 (1994) 31
SPRING BRANCH 2SE COMAL 8.62 4.93 (1965) 40
THORNDALE MILAM 5.89 3.62 (1973) 29
THORNTON 1 SSE LIMESTONE 7.16 4.27 (1976) 52
THREE RIVERS 8 NE LIVE OAK 3.61 3.00 (1997) 11
UMBARGER RANDALL 4.05 3.50 (1941) 57
WELDER W'LIFE FOUND SAN PATRICIO 8.66 4.80 (1981) 34
WHITSETT LIVE OAK 6.60 3.15 (1976) 34
WIMBERLEY 1 NW HAYS 12.50 4.55 (1994) 14
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
PRESIDIO PRESIDIO 76.0 75.1 (1988) 56
ALVIN BRAZORIA 73.9 72.8 (1973) 30
ANDREWS ANDREWS 68.6 68.5 (1983) 33
BIG LAKE 2 REAGAN 68.2 67.6 (1979) 29
BURLESON JOHNSON 70.6 69.6 (1989) 12
COLDSPRING 5 SSW SAN JACINTO 71.5 71.2 (1991) 30
COPE RCH REAGAN 68.1 66.4 (1979) 34
CRANE 2E CRANE 71.0 70.8 (1979) 36
DEWEYVILLE NEWTON 71.1 69.9 (1991) 13
FT DAVIS JEFF DAVIS 64.6 63.3 (1987) 22
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 66.5 66.4 (1979) 21
GAINESVILLE 5 ENE COOKE 68.8 67.1 (1989) 12
GRANGER DAM WILLIAMSON 71.0 70.3 (1991) 19
HART CASTRO 61.0 59.2 (1989) 13
HOUSTON NWSO GALVESTON 72.8 71.2 (1991) 10
LAKE TAWAKONI RAINS 68.6 67.7 (1985) 23
LAKE KEMP BAYLOR 68.8 68.6 (1979) 24
LIPSCOMB LIPSCOMB 60.2 60.2 (1983) 31
LYTLE 3 W MEDINA 75.3 74.8 (1979) 22
MARATHON BREWSTER 71.3 68.1 (1941) 47
MONAHANS WARD 70.3 69.5 (1979) 36
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 63.5 63.3 (1979) 57
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 62.4 60.8 (1988) 19
NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHES 70.8 69.0 (1991) 25
OLTON LAMB 62.1 60.5 (1964) 31
ORANGE 9 N ORANGE 71.1 69.9 (1991) 13
PENWELL ECTOR 69.1 68.9 (1968) 22
POINT COMFORT CALHOUN 76.1 76.0 (1984) 31
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 77.9 76.8 (1996) 13
RED BLUFF DAM REEVES 69.3 68.4 (1983) 39
TYLER SMITH 69.9 69.3 (1991) 15
VALENTINE JEFF DAVIS 65.8 65.3 (1987) 19
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CAMP WOOD REAL 77.7 77.7 (1986) 30
CHOKE CANYON DAM LIVE OAK 82.7 83.6 (1984) 15
HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH VAL VERDE 79.8 80.2 (1990) 10
JUNO 4 S VAL VERDE 78.9 79.1 (1980) 10
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
DEWEYVILLE NEWTON 81.6 80.6 (1991) 13
ORANGE 9 N ORANGE 81.6 80.6 (1991) 13
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 82.8 82.2 (1996) 13
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LONGVIEW 11 SE RUSK 96 96 (1989) 23
ARLINGTON SIX FLAGS TARRANT 97 96 (1997) 10
BURLESON JOHNSON 98 98 (1997) 12
CARTHAGE PANOLA 95 95 (1969) 44
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 97 97 (1997) 16
DEWEYVILLE NEWTON 95 91 (1997) 13
EL PASO 32 ENE HUDSPETH 91 91 (1997) 15
GAINESVILLE 5 ENE COOKE 100 99 (1997) 12
GRAPEVINE DAM TARRANT 100 100 (1977) 44
HENDERSON RUSK 96 95 (1989) 57
JEFFERSON MARION 95 94 (1989) 19
LEXINGTON LEE 97 97 (1962) 30
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 89 89 (1994) 57
NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHES 98 94 (1995) 25
ORANGE 9 N ORANGE 95 91 (1997) 13
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 91 90 (1997) 13
SAM RAYBURN DAM JASPER 95 95 (1990) 31
THOMPSONS 3 WSW FORT BEND 95 95 (1991) 39
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
PRESIDIO PRESIDIO 63.1 60.3 (1983) 56
LUBBOCK INTL AP LUBBOCK 52.3 52.3 (1983) 86
ALVIN BRAZORIA 65.7 64.5 (1984) 31
ANDREWS ANDREWS 56.6 55.9 (1983) 35
ARCHER CITY ARCHER 56.6 56.2 (1971) 30
ARLINGTON SIX FLAGS TARRANT 57.6 54.9 (1997) 10
BAKERSFIELD PECOS 59.8 58.0 (1983) 34
BEAUMONT RSCH CTR JEFFERSON 63.5 63.5 (1947) 34
BIG LAKE 2 REAGAN 57.8 54.8 (1985) 29
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 46.8 44.7 (1983) 21
BURLESON JOHNSON 61.6 57.7 (1994) 12
CHANNING 2 HARTLEY 46.3 46.3 (1983) 10
COLDSPRING 5 SSW SAN JACINTO 60.7 59.1 (1973) 32
COPE RCH REAGAN 56.7 53.1 (1985) 35
CRANE 2E CRANE 60.6 57.8 (1983) 38
CROSBYTON CROSBY 53.3 52.6 (1931) 99
DEKALB BOWIE 57.9 57.9 (1985) 17
DEWEYVILLE NEWTON 60.6 59.2 (1991) 13
DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E HAYS 60.5 60.5 (1985) 14
EL PASO 32 ENE HUDSPETH 50.9 50.8 (1988) 15
ELGIN BASTROP 63.2 63.2 (1971) 33
EMORY RAINS 58.2 57.0 (1985) 30
FAIRFIELD 3 W FREESTONE 60.5 59.8 (1973) 28
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 51.3 49.1 (1969) 23
GAINESVILLE 5 ENE COOKE 58.0 55.5 (1994) 12
GARDEN CITY GLASSCOCK 55.7 54.2 (1983) 26
GONZALES 1N GONZALES 62.5 61.8 (1984) 32
GRANDFALLS 3 SSE WARD 56.8 56.5 (1946) 37
GRANGER DAM WILLIAMSON 61.8 60.8 (1985) 19
GROVETON TRINITY 59.6 59.1 (1985) 32
HART CASTRO 47.5 44.5 (1986) 13
HOUSTON NWSO GALVESTON 64.3 60.9 (1996) 10
HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH VAL VERDE 60.3 59.5 (1994) 10
JAYTON KENT 54.4 54.0 (1983) 24
JUNO 4 S VAL VERDE 59.6 57.5 (1994) 10
LAKE TAWAKONI RAINS 58.0 57.0 (1985) 23
LAKE KEMP BAYLOR 57.2 54.1 (1994) 24
LANGTRY VAL VERDE 63.1 62.2 (1985) 28
LYTLE 3 W MEDINA 65.6 64.3 (1984) 22
MARATHON BREWSTER 57.9 52.8 (1941) 47
MCCAMEY UPTON 60.8 60.7 (1946) 65
MC GREGOR MCLENNAN 60.2 59.5 (1960) 38
MIDLAND 4 ENE MIDLAND 57.7 57.7 (1946) 66
MONAHANS WARD 55.9 54.0 (1960) 36
MORTON COCHRAN 49.3 48.0 (1963) 36
MT VERNON FRANKLIN 56.9 56.5 (1971) 31
MULESHOE #1 BAILEY 47.4 47.4 (1930) 71
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 47.5 46.6 (1983) 19
NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHES 60.6 60.1 (1985) 25
OLTON LAMB 49.6 46.1 (1983) 31
ORANGE 9 N ORANGE 60.6 59.2 (1991) 13
PAINT ROCK CONCHO 58.4 58.1 (1985) 35
PANDALE 11 NE VAL VERDE 60.4 57.8 (1985) 17
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 73.0 71.8 (1992) 13
PORT O CONNOR CALHOUN 70.0 70.0 (1973) 38
POST GARZA 55.7 54.6 (1985) 32
REFUGIO 2 NW REFUGIO 65.4 65.0 (1985) 14
ROSCOE NOLAN 57.2 56.8 (1947) 60
ROTAN FISHER 57.9 56.7 (1963) 36
SAN SABA SAN SABA 59.5 58.2 (1994) 50
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW HIDALGO 67.8 66.4 (1994) 12
SAN ANTONIO/SEAWORLD BEXAR 63.2 62.3 (1994) 11
SHAMROCK 2 WHEELER 50.8 50.5 (1973) 32
STILLHOUSE HOLLOW DAM BELL 59.4 59.3 (1971) 32
TEXARKANA BOWIE 57.3 56.8 (1971) 26
THOMPSONS 3 WSW FORT BEND 65.1 64.7 (1984) 42
TYLER SMITH 60.1 59.1 (1985) 15
VALENTINE JEFF DAVIS 51.9 51.1 (1983) 19
WATER VALLEY TOM GREEN 55.8 55.4 (1983) 33
WINTERS 1 NNE RUNNELS 57.8 56.7 (1992) 30
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
VICTORIA RGNL AP VICTORIA 80 79 (1986) 87
SAN ANTONIO INTL AP BEXAR 79 79 (1986) 113
PALACIOS MUNI AP MATAGORDA 82 82 (1977) 56
COLUMBUS COLORADO 75 75 (1984) 35
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 81 81 (1986) 37
HONDO MUNI AP MEDINA 78 77 (1996) 21
FT WORTH MEACHAM FLD TARRANT 77 75 (1944) 19
JUNCTION KIMBLE CO AP KIMBLE 74 74 (1962) 23
PRESIDIO PRESIDIO 80 74 (1997) 56
DEL RIO INTL AP VAL VERDE 78 78 (1986) 92
MIDLAND INTL AP MIDLAND 73 70 (1982) 69
LUBBOCK INTL AP LUBBOCK 69 68 (1973) 86
CLARENDON DONLEY 68 66 (1973) 81
SULPHUR SPRINGS HOPKINS 76 76 (1986) 63
ANGLETON 2 W BRAZORIA 80 79 (1995) 79
ASPERMONT STONEWALL 74 74 (1981) 35
ARANSAS WR ARANSAS 83 82 (1986) 36
BENBROOK DAM TARRANT 79 76 (1986) 45
BIG LAKE 2 REAGAN 72 72 (1986) 29
BLANCO BLANCO 75 75 (1986) 97
BRADY MCCULLOCH 77 74 (1986) 56
BROWNFIELD 2 TERRY 66 65 (1982) 44
BURLESON JOHNSON 78 76 (1986) 12
CAMP WOOD REAL 75 75 (1986) 30
CANYON DAM COMAL 76 76 (1962) 36
CHARLOTTE 5 NNW ATASCOSA 78 78 (1986) 35
CHOKE CANYON DAM LIVE OAK 78 77 (1994) 15
CLAUDE ARMSTRONG 64 64 (1973) 31
COPE RCH REAGAN 72 72 (1986) 35
CORNUDAS SVC STN HUDSPETH 64 63 (1981) 35
CRANE 2E CRANE 73 73 (1986) 38
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 65 61 (1994) 18
DEWEYVILLE NEWTON 76 75 (1997) 13
DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E HAYS 77 76 (1986) 14
ELGIN BASTROP 79 78 (1977) 33
FLORESVILLE WILSON 78 78 (1991) 33
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 66 65 (1997) 23
FREDERICKSBURG GILLESPIE 77 76 (1940) 68
GAIL BORDEN 73 70 (1982) 30
GAINESVILLE 5 ENE COOKE 75 69 (1997) 12
GARDEN CITY GLASSCOCK 71 69 (1982) 26
GOLIAD GOLIAD 79 78 (1994) 57
GRANGER DAM WILLIAMSON 77 77 (1986) 19
GROVETON TRINITY 75 75 (1972) 32
HEBBRONVILLE JIM HOGG 79 79 (1931) 36
HICO HAMILTON 78 78 (1982) 72
HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH VAL VERDE 77 72 (1997) 10
JAYTON KENT 73 70 (1982) 24
JOHNSON CITY BLANCO 76 76 (1969) 29
JUNO 4 S VAL VERDE 76 72 (1997) 10
KERRVILLE 3 NNE KERR 75 74 (1986) 25
LA GRANGE FAYETTE 80 77 (1977) 36
LAKE FORK RSVR WOOD 70 70 (1993) 10
LAKE KEMP BAYLOR 74 73 (1981) 24
LEXINGTON LEE 77 77 (1962) 30
LULING CALDWELL 78 78 (1977) 97
LYTLE 3 W MEDINA 79 78 (1986) 22
MARATHON BREWSTER 65 65 (1986) 47
MCALLEN HIDALGO 80 79 (1986) 50
NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHES 77 74 (1990) 25
GEORGETOWN LAKE WILLIAMSON 78 75 (1986) 16
OLTON LAMB 64 64 (1986) 31
ORANGE 9 N ORANGE 76 75 (1997) 13
PAINT ROCK CONCHO 78 78 (1977) 35
PAMPA 2 GRAY 67 66 (1997) 33
PANDALE 1 N VAL VERDE 76 76 (1969) 25
PANDALE 11 NE VAL VERDE 75 72 (1997) 17
PANTHER JUNCTION BREWSTER 71 70 (1977) 37
PILOT POINT ISL DU BOI DENTON 79 76 (1990) 34
POINT COMFORT CALHOUN 81 81 (1986) 34
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 83 82 (1986) 13
PORT O CONNOR CALHOUN 82 82 (1973) 38
POST GARZA 73 69 (1969) 32
RED BLUFF DAM REEVES 71 69 (1980) 39
RED ROCK BASTROP 78 77 (1996) 30
ROBERT LEE COKE 76 75 (1986) 39
ROSCOE NOLAN 73 71 (1982) 60
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW HIDALGO 80 78 (1994) 12
SAN ANTONIO/SEAWORLD BEXAR 78 75 (1996) 11
SHAMROCK 2 WHEELER 69 67 (1962) 32
SINTON 3 NW SAN PATRICIO 81 80 (1973) 35
SMITHVILLE BASTROP 80 79 (1931) 70
SNYDER SCURRY 72 71 (1986) 79
SONORA SUTTON 74 72 (1986) 47
STILLHOUSE HOLLOW DAM BELL 75 75 (1986) 32
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 65 64 (1986) 18
TURKEY HALL 70 70 (1983) 28
VALENTINE JEFF DAVIS 66 63 (1997) 19
WATER VALLEY TOM GREEN 74 74 (1986) 33
WEATHERFORD PARKER 76 75 (1986) 93
WESLACO HIDALGO 80 80 (1986) 75
WHITNEY DAM BOSQUE 76 76 (1986) 45
WINTERS 1 NNE RUNNELS 74 74 (1990) 30
ZAPATA 1 S ZAPATA 79 79 (1986) 28

Climatic Averages for November

  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 66.3 92 (1980) 43.4 13 (1887) 1.48 5.82 (1913) 2.43 (1975) 0.1 4.6 4.6 317 14
Amarillo 59.7 87 (1980) 32.3 0 (1976) 0.69 5.09 (1905) 3.01 (1905) 0.0 14.5 3.6 570 0
Austin 71.8 91 (1951) 49.9 20 (1976) 2.37 7.99 (1907) 5.09 (1974) 0.0 0.8 7.2 175 52
Brownsville 78.3 98 (1906) 59.0 27 (1911) 1.51 7.69 (1986) 4.08 (1986) 0.5 0.0 5.3 50 161
College Station 70.1 94 (1921) 49.4 19 (1976) 3.15 13.06 (1907) 5.56 (1907) 0.0 1.3 7.3 204 48
Corpus Christi 75.8 98 (1988) 55.6 28 (1993) 1.59 8.64 (1888) 4.61 (1892) 0.4 0.2 5.5 95 116
Dallas‑Fort Worth 66.8 89 (1989) 45.4 19 (1950) 2.29 7.94 (1918) 4.72 (1918) 0.0 2.3 6.0 275 11
Del Rio 71.7 96 (1988) 49.0 17 (1906) 0.92 4.54 (1913) 2.87 (1914) 0.3 1.0 4.4 171 33
El Paso 66.4 87 (1983) 38.4 1 (1976) 0.44 2.50 (1906) 1.19 (1943) 0.0 7.8 3.1 378 0
Galveston 69.3 85 (1988) 59.0 26 (1911) 3.37 16.18 (1940) 9.01 (1940) 0.0 0.1 7.2 123 99
Houston 72.4 89 (1989) 49.6 19 (1976) 3.79 14.10 (1943) 10.83 (1943) 0.0 1.2 8.1 181 61
Lubbock 63.2 89 (1916) 36.5 ‑1 (1957) 0.75 2.67 (1968) 1.57 (1968) 0.0 9.9 3.7 456 0
Midland 66.2 90 (1996) 38.9 10 (1938) 0.69 2.32 (1968) 2.16 (1975) 0.0 6.3 3.3 377 5
Port Arthur 71.3 90 (1905) 51.2 22 (1976) 4.85 22.74 (1902) 7.70 (1946) 0.0 0.8 7.8 177 63
San Angelo 68.2 93 (1980) 42.6 12 (1911) 1.08 3.55 (1968) 2.16 (1975) 0.2 5.1 4.1 299 11
San Antonio 71.9 94 (1988) 48.8 21 (1976) 2.62 6.79 (1907) 4.87 (1977) 0.1 1.8 6.6 180 42
Victoria 73.4 93 (1988) 52.4 24 (1976) 2.45 8.68 (1982) 6.63 (1982) 0.2 0.6 6.5 147 84
Waco 68.8 92 (1988) 46.6 17 (1976) 2.43 10.36 (1902) 4.26 (1952) 0.1 1.9 6.6 243 24
Wichita Falls 64.2 89 (1988) 40.6 14 (1950) 1.54 7.39 (1902) 3.15 (1902) 0.0 6.3 4.9 383 0
Shreveport, LA 68.0 88 (1984) 45.3 16 (1976) 4.45 10.81 (1987) 6.51 (1987) 0.0 2.7 8.1 264 15
Climatic averages are based on 1961-1990 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
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