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Texas Climate Report: September 1998

Temperatures for the month of September were once again above normal for the residents of Texas. The distribution of precipitation for September was very similar to the precipitation distribution of August for the Lone Star State. The southern and eastern parts of Texas dealt with above normal precipitation while the western and northern most areas continued to receive little in the way of rainfall. Interestingly, once again most of the rainfall in the above normal areas was due to another tropical storm. This time however, it was Tropical Storm Frances that made landfall on the Texas Coast, between Corpus Christi and Victoria on the early Friday morning of September 11th.

September began with extreme heat overspreading all of the Central States, including Texas. On the 4th, both Dallas/Fort Worth and Waco set high temperature records with 108°F and 106°F respectively. The 108°F reading in Dallas/Fort Worth was also the hottest temperature on record for the month of September. For the year, the mercury has reached 100°F or better on 56 days in Dallas/Fort Worth making this the second hottest summer on record second only to the summer of 1980 where 100°F or better was reached on 69 days. The summer of 1998 was however the hottest summer on record for the residents of Brownsville, breaking the record that had stood since 1980.

Rainfall in excess of 4 inches fell across southeastern Texas when Tropical Storm Frances made landfall on the 11th. Galveston received 8.02" of rain on the 10th alone and a total of 9.32" from September 9-12. Brownsville collected 7.11" during the first 12 days of September including a daily record precipitation total of 4.53" on the 9th. As the remnants of Frances moved north, South Central Texas was left with a weak upper air disturbance over the area causing a favorable environment for rain from the 14th to the 17th. Austin and Victoria measured 2.02" and 1.37" of rain, respectively, on the 15th, setting two new record daily rainfall totals for that day in September.

During the latter part of the month, southern Texas began to dry out as northwestern Texas remained extremely dry with temperatures once again beginning to climb with the onset of some more extreme heat. The warming was the result of southwesterly winds at the surface. On September 21st, Abilene set a new record daily high temperature with 101°F. The low temperature at Midland only fell to 76°F on the 22nd, which broke the record for the warmest low temperature ever recorded on that date. On the 29th, the excessive heat was able to make it as far south as Galveston and Houston where record high temperatures (94°F, 95°F) were set for both sites.

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 93.8 +7.1 102 68.6 +3.3 60 81.2 +5.2 2 0.07 2% 0.06 0 490
Amarillo 89.9 +8.1 98 61.6 +5.2 47 75.7 +6.6 3 1.23 62% 1.21 13 342
Austin 91.3 +0.8 102 74.5 +4.7 71 82.9 +2.7 10 6.76 205% 2.68 0 543
Brownsville 90.1 ‑0.3 98 75.7 +2.5 73 82.9 +1.1 13 7.82 130% 4.53 0 545
College Station 90.8 +2.4 100 73.4 +4.7 69 82.1 +3.5 7 7.62 156% 4.37 0 520
Corpus Christi 89.8 +0.1 96 74.9 +2.6 72 82.3 +1.3 12 8.47 153% 2.65 0 527
Dallas‑Fort Worth 93.0 +5.2 108 74.1 +7.2 68 83.6 +6.2 6 0.68 20% 0.25 0 563
Del Rio 91.3 +0.9 98 72.7 +3.6 69 82.0 +2.2 5 1.43 51% 1.29 0 518
El Paso 91.6 +4.5 98 66.7 +5.1 60 79.1 +4.7 5 0.66 39% 0.39 0 434
Galveston 88.5 +4.0 96 78.8 +3.4 75 83.6 +3.6 13 12.87 217% 8.02 0 566
Houston 91.1 +2.7 99 73.2 +5.3 70 82.2 +4.0 12 10.16 208% 5.71 0 524
Lubbock 90.0 +7.1 98 62.6 +3.2 54 76.3 +5.2 1 0.02 1% 0.02 0 349
Midland 93.2 +7.8 100 66.0 +4.9 61 79.6 +6.3 1 0.08 3% 0.08 0 444
Port Arthur 89.6 +2.3 96 74.7 +5.0 72 82.2 +3.6 10 13.18 209% 4.12 0 523
San Angelo 91.9 +5.1 97 65.7 +1.7 61 78.8 +3.4 2 0.10 3% 0.07 0 422
San Antonio 88.5 ‑0.8 94 72.4 +3.2 70 80.5 +1.2 6 1.57 46% 0.95 0 470
Victoria 90.1 +1.2 97 74.6 +4.3 71 82.4 +2.8 13 10.33 184% 4.31 0 528
Waco 91.8 +2.2 106 72.4 +4.8 69 82.1 +3.5 9 4.92 140% 1.65 0 521
Wichita Falls 96.0 +9.2 108 70.7 +6.8 57 83.3 +7.9 2 0.21 5% 0.20 0 557
Shreveport, LA 91.2 +3.9 102 72.2 +6.2 69 81.7 +5.0 7 7.79 250% 3.79 0 508
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.

sep 1998 average temperatures
sep 1998 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
BIG SPRING HOWARD 0.00
ANSON JONES 0.00
BENJAMIN 15 W KING 0.00
BIG LAKE 2 REAGAN 0.00
BIG SPRING HOWARD 0.00
BOQUILLAS RS BREWSTER 0.00
CANDELARIA PRESIDIO 0.00
CHANNING 2 HARTLEY 0.00
CONLEN DALLAM 0.00
CROSBYTON CROSBY 0.00
DUMAS MOORE 0.00
FLOYDADA 9 SE FLOYD 0.00
FUNK RCH IRION 0.00
GAIL BORDEN 0.00
GARDEN CITY GLASSCOCK 0.00
HASKELL HASKELL 0.00
JAYTON KENT 0.00
KNAPP 2 SW SCURRY 0.00
LAJITAS BREWSTER 0.00
LENORAH MARTIN 0.00
MCCAMEY UPTON 0.00
MC LEAN GRAY 0.00
MULESHOE #1 BAILEY 0.00
OAK CREEK LAKE COKE 0.00
OLNEY 5 NNW ARCHER 0.00
OLTON LAMB 0.00
OZONA CROCKETT 0.00
PADUCAH 15 S KING 0.00
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 0.00
POST GARZA 0.00
RANSOM CANYON LUBBOCK 0.00
RED BLUFF DAM REEVES 0.00
ROTAN FISHER 0.00
SCOTLAND ARCHER 0.00
SHAMROCK 2 WHEELER 0.00
STRATFORD SHERMAN 0.00
STUDY BUTTE BREWSTER 0.00
TRUSCOTT 3 W KNOX 0.00
TURKEY HALL 0.00
WHEELER WHEELER 0.00
WHITE RIVER RESERVOIR CROSBY 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
MATAGORDA 2 MATAGORDA 20.15
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
ANGLETON 2 W BRAZORIA 11.42
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
CHISOS BASIN BREWSTER 70.3
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
HEATH CANYON BREWSTER 85.7
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
CHISOS BASIN BREWSTER 79.7
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BOQUILLAS RS BREWSTER 99.5
HEATH CANYON BREWSTER 99.5
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
GAINESVILLE 5 ENE COOKE 111
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 52
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DALHART 6 SW HARTLEY 54.3
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
GALVESTON SCHOLES FLD GALVESTON 78.8
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DENTON 2 SE DENTON 83
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 45

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BIG SPRING HOWARD 0.00 0.00 (1977) 48
ANDREWS ANDREWS 0.09 0.15 (1992) 40
ANSON JONES 0.00 0.18 (1977) 42
BENJAMIN 15 W KING 0.00 0.55 (1982) 16
BIG LAKE 2 REAGAN 0.00 0.07 (1981) 33
BIG SPRING HOWARD 0.00 0.00 (1977) 49
BOQUILLAS RS BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (1977) 46
CANDELARIA PRESIDIO 0.00 0.03 (1954) 57
CASTOLON BREWSTER 0.07 0.14 (1994) 22
CHANNING 2 HARTLEY 0.00 0.22 (1968) 21
CONLEN DALLAM 0.00 0.00 (1947) 55
COPPER BREAKS SP HARDEMAN 0.10 0.34 (1992) 10
CROSBYTON CROSBY 0.00 0.00 (1914) 104
DALHART 6 SW HARTLEY 0.04 0.10 (1993) 10
DUMAS MOORE 0.00 0.02 (1943) 57
EL PASO 32 ENE HUDSPETH 0.22 0.25 (1986) 15
FLOYDADA 9 SE FLOYD 0.00 0.00 (1977) 49
FUNK RCH IRION 0.00 0.00 (1992) 51
GAIL BORDEN 0.00 0.00 (1979) 57
GARDEN CITY GLASSCOCK 0.00 0.00 (1983) 84
GRUVER HANSFORD 0.02 0.08 (1992) 56
HASKELL HASKELL 0.00 0.00 (1931) 97
JAYTON KENT 0.00 0.00 (1979) 47
KNAPP 2 SW SCURRY 0.00 0.00 (1979) 61
LAJITAS BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (1989) 20
LENORAH MARTIN 0.00 0.00 (1979) 50
MCCAMEY UPTON 0.00 0.00 (1953) 64
MC LEAN GRAY 0.00 0.00 (1992) 43
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 0.12 0.21 (1954) 61
MULESHOE #1 BAILEY 0.00 0.00 (1953) 77
OAK CREEK LAKE COKE 0.00 0.20 (1979) 37
OLNEY 5 NNW ARCHER 0.00 0.00 (1977) 53
OLTON LAMB 0.00 0.21 (1983) 45
OZONA CROCKETT 0.00 0.05 (1951) 50
PADUCAH 15 S KING 0.00 0.08 (1979) 24
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (1952) 14
POST GARZA 0.00 0.00 (1979) 84
RANSOM CANYON LUBBOCK 0.00 0.36 (1993) 11
RED BLUFF DAM REEVES 0.00 0.00 (1992) 49
ROTAN FISHER 0.00 0.00 (1983) 72
SHAMROCK 2 WHEELER 0.00 0.24 (1992) 35
STRATFORD SHERMAN 0.00 0.00 (1994) 74
TRUSCOTT 3 W KNOX 0.00 0.03 (1983) 38
TURKEY HALL 0.00 0.00 (1954) 43
VALENTINE JEFF DAVIS 0.09 0.09 (1988) 20
WHEELER WHEELER 0.00 0.10 (1992) 18
WOODSON THROCKMORTON 0.03 0.21 (1948) 12
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LIBERTY LIBERTY 17.00 14.34 (1961) 93
LONGVIEW 11 SE RUSK 11.99 6.20 (1996) 23
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 10.69 10.21 (1955) 11
ATLANTA CASS 9.72 9.71 (1974) 52
HOUSTON BARKER HARRIS 13.07 11.24 (1979) 50
BAYTOWN HARRIS 11.51 10.67 (1985) 16
BELLVILLE 6 NNE AUSTIN 9.47 6.96 (1979) 18
BRENHAM WASHINGTON 15.55 10.89 (1978) 94
CALDWELL BURLESON 9.11 8.55 (1974) 36
DEPORT 4 NW LAMAR 9.15 9.02 (1990) 16
DEWEYVILLE NEWTON 18.12 13.34 (1973) 30
DOUGLASS 1 S NACOGDOCHES 6.27 5.50 (1994) 10
GRANGER DAM WILLIAMSON 10.74 5.64 (1991) 19
HARLETON HARRISON 9.38 9.11 (1973) 48
HENDERSON RUSK 12.13 11.89 (1913) 89
HOUSTON HEIGHTS HARRIS 17.69 13.39 (1983) 44
HOUSTON NORTH HOUSTON HARRIS 14.87 10.82 (1979) 50
HOUSTON SPRING BRCH HARRIS 14.55 11.06 (1983) 48
HOUSTON NWSO GALVESTON 12.26 11.05 (1991) 10
JASPER JASPER 13.41 9.92 (1951) 50
KATY WOLF HILL HARRIS 13.74 10.30 (1979) 23
KIRBYVILLE JASPER 17.24 14.50 (1963) 57
KOUNTZE HARDIN 12.85 7.33 (1996) 12
LAKE FORK RSVR WOOD 7.20 5.91 (1990) 10
LINDEN CASS 13.23 12.07 (1950) 51
MATAGORDA 2 MATAGORDA 20.15 17.95 (1973) 84
NEWTON NEWTON 18.78 6.55 (1983) 14
ORANGE 9 N ORANGE 18.12 13.34 (1973) 30
PIDCOKE CORYELL 4.89 4.36 (1996) 12
PINELAND SABINE 13.81 6.40 (1985) 20
RICHMOND FORT BEND 13.86 13.09 (1979) 49
SAM RAYBURN DAM JASPER 8.25 7.95 (1979) 31
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW HIDALGO 9.16 6.90 (1991) 12
TOLEDO BEND DAM NEWTON 11.28 6.99 (1979) 24
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
PALACIOS MUNI AP MATAGORDA 8.63 8.58 (1979) 55
YOAKUM LAVACA 5.80 5.65 (1951) 73
ANGLETON 2 W BRAZORIA 11.42 10.60 (1961) 84
HOUSTON BARKER HARRIS 6.24 5.19 (1974) 50
BAYTOWN HARRIS 6.19 3.72 (1986) 16
CHIRENO NACOGDOCHES 3.33 3.00 (1989) 10
CLODINE FORT BEND 6.02 6.00 (1997) 44
CYPRESS HARRIS 10.10 7.14 (1974) 47
DEKALB BOWIE 4.26 4.23 (1964) 50
DEPORT 4 NW LAMAR 5.07 3.82 (1951) 16
EL INDIO MAVERICK 5.00 5.00 (1988) 21
GILMER 4 WNW UPSHUR 5.36 4.31 (1973) 69
GRANGER DAM WILLIAMSON 4.12 2.36 (1996) 19
HENDERSON RUSK 6.25 5.11 (1958) 89
HOUSTON HEIGHTS HARRIS 11.14 4.08 (1983) 44
HOUSTON NORTH HOUSTON HARRIS 9.15 5.30 (1979) 50
HOUSTON SPRING BRCH HARRIS 8.63 6.31 (1981) 48
HOUSTON NWSO GALVESTON 4.47 3.00 (1906) 10
KATY WOLF HILL HARRIS 7.40 5.83 (1979) 23
LAKE FORK RSVR WOOD 4.53 2.77 (1989) 10
LAKE TAWAKONI RAINS 3.55 3.13 (1989) 23
MINEOLA 8 ENE WOOD 4.10 4.03 (1979) 31
NEWTON NEWTON 5.00 4.60 (1981) 14
PINELAND SABINE 5.40 2.03 (1965) 20
REFUGIO 2 NW REFUGIO 4.02 2.68 (1988) 14
RICHMOND FORT BEND 5.31 4.51 (1979) 49
THREE RIVERS 8 NE LIVE OAK 2.60 2.53 (1996) 11
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LONGVIEW 11 SE RUSK 81.8 80.8 (1980) 21
HOUSTON HOBBY AP HARRIS 82.9 82.3 (1980) 52
COLUMBUS COLORADO 82.6 81.6 (1980) 37
DALLAS LOVE FLD DALLAS 84.1 83.9 (1997) 85
FT WORTH MEACHAM FLD TARRANT 84.3 79.9 (1941) 20
DALHART MUNI AP DALLAM 73.4 72.9 (1954) 50
ARCHER CITY ARCHER 82.1 79.4 (1970) 30
ASPERMONT STONEWALL 80.3 80.3 (1977) 33
ATHENS HENDERSON 81.1 80.8 (1980) 36
BARDWELL DAM ELLIS 81.5 81.2 (1980) 33
BAY CITY WTR WKS MATAGORDA 83.4 82.5 (1954) 50
BAYTOWN HARRIS 83.0 81.7 (1986) 15
BEAUMONT RSCH CTR JEFFERSON 82.0 80.8 (1980) 31
BENBROOK DAM TARRANT 82.5 82.4 (1954) 45
BORGER HUTCHINSON 77.0 75.7 (1954) 50
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 74.7 73.1 (1983) 18
BRAVO HARTLEY 72.9 72.0 (1983) 25
BRIDGEPORT WISE 82.3 81.1 (1954) 60
BROWNFIELD 2 TERRY 76.5 76.2 (1977) 43
BURLESON JOHNSON 82.8 80.7 (1997) 13
CANYON RANDALL 77.0 75.7 (1954) 42
CHANNING 2 HARTLEY 74.8 70.3 (1982) 12
COLDSPRING 5 SSW SAN JACINTO 82.2 80.3 (1986) 32
CONROE MONTGOMERY 82.3 82.3 (1977) 68
COPPER BREAKS SP HARDEMAN 82.3 77.9 (1997) 10
DEKALB BOWIE 80.8 80.1 (1980) 17
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 76.9 76.5 (1997) 19
DENTON 2 SE DENTON 84.2 84.1 (1939) 78
DEWEYVILLE NEWTON 81.1 79.8 (1986) 13
DIMMITT 2 N CASTRO 73.5 71.6 (1983) 36
DUMAS MOORE 75.0 73.0 (1956) 51
EL PASO 32 ENE HUDSPETH 75.5 74.8 (1997) 13
EMORY RAINS 80.5 79.8 (1972) 29
EVANT 1 SSW CORYELL 80.0 79.9 (1972) 31
FERRIS ELLIS 82.2 82.2 (1977) 35
FLOYDADA FLOYD 76.3 75.8 (1954) 47
FT DAVIS JEFF DAVIS 72.9 72.5 (1997) 23
FRIONA PARMER 74.3 72.4 (1977) 37
GAINESVILLE 5 ENE COOKE 82.8 79.5 (1997) 11
GRAPEVINE DAM TARRANT 83.1 81.7 (1977) 43
GROVETON TRINITY 81.3 80.7 (1980) 33
GRUVER HANSFORD 75.1 74.2 (1963) 36
GUTHRIE KING 80.0 79.6 (1977) 32
HART CASTRO 73.4 70.5 (1997) 12
HOUSTON NWSO GALVESTON 81.2 80.1 (1907) 10
JEFFERSON MARION 79.2 78.3 (1990) 19
LA TUNA 1 S EL PASO 79.3 79.1 (1997) 48
LAKE FORK RSVR WOOD 78.7 77.5 (1990) 10
LAKE TAWAKONI RAINS 81.9 80.0 (1980) 23
LAKE KEMP BAYLOR 82.6 78.9 (1963) 26
LAVON DAM COLLIN 81.3 81.1 (1980) 44
LIPSCOMB LIPSCOMB 75.6 74.7 (1983) 27
LITTLEFIELD LAMB 74.8 73.5 (1977) 29
MARATHON BREWSTER 74.6 74.3 (1997) 50
MC LEAN GRAY 78.2 75.8 (1983) 29
MINEOLA 8 ENE WOOD 80.4 80.0 (1972) 31
MORTON COCHRAN 75.0 72.5 (1997) 32
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 70.8 69.5 (1997) 54
MT PLEASANT TITUS 80.4 79.7 (1972) 50
MT VERNON FRANKLIN 80.2 79.8 (1980) 32
MULESHOE #1 BAILEY 74.7 74.7 (1933) 70
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 75.0 72.8 (1997) 18
NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHES 83.9 81.0 (1980) 26
NAVARRO MILLS DAM NAVARRO 81.7 81.4 (1980) 36
OLTON LAMB 73.9 72.0 (1997) 30
ORANGE 9 N ORANGE 81.1 79.8 (1986) 13
PAMPA 2 GRAY 76.3 73.8 (1983) 33
PANDALE 11 NE VAL VERDE 79.2 79.2 (1992) 15
PANHANDLE CARSON 74.2 74.0 (1977) 36
PARIS LAMAR 83.1 83.0 (1911) 94
PENWELL ECTOR 80.5 79.8 (1982) 22
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 73.5 72.9 (1983) 30
PILOT POINT ISL DU BOI DENTON 83.3 82.9 (1990) 33
PINE SPRINGS CULBERSON 70.4 70.2 (1997) 11
PLAINS YOAKUM 76.5 74.8 (1977) 38
PLAINVIEW HALE 75.9 75.9 (1931) 88
POST GARZA 79.8 78.8 (1977) 32
RED BLUFF DAM REEVES 81.0 81.0 (1977) 40
REFUGIO 2 NW REFUGIO 82.4 82.1 (1986) 14
RISING STAR 1 S EASTLAND 80.4 80.1 (1954) 49
ROTAN FISHER 81.2 80.8 (1977) 36
RUSK CHEROKEE 80.4 80.4 (1986) 51
SHAMROCK 2 WHEELER 78.4 75.7 (1983) 34
SILVERTON BRISCOE 75.2 72.4 (1983) 32
SPEARMAN HANSFORD 78.3 76.5 (1931) 67
STAMFORD 1 JONES 81.8 80.0 (1983) 20
TEXARKANA BOWIE 80.5 79.3 (1980) 26
WRIGHT PATMAN DAM CASS 79.0 76.8 (1959) 22
TOLEDO BEND DAM NEWTON 81.0 80.7 (1980) 24
TRUSCOTT 3 W KNOX 82.3 80.5 (1977) 33
TULIA SWISHER 74.2 73.9 (1954) 50
TURKEY HALL 79.5 77.9 (1983) 26
TYLER SMITH 82.0 80.0 (1997) 15
VERNON WILBARGER 82.1 81.8 (1939) 49
WATER VALLEY TOM GREEN 78.3 77.1 (1972) 32
WELLINGTON COLLINGSWORTH 82.4 77.8 (1990) 33
YSLETA EL PASO 80.9 79.9 (1997) 55
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
FT WORTH MEACHAM FLD TARRANT 94.4 92.5 (1952) 20
AMARILLO INTL AP POTTER 89.9 89.8 (1939) 107
ARCHER CITY ARCHER 95.5 92.0 (1983) 31
BAYTOWN HARRIS 91.2 90.6 (1997) 16
BORGER HUTCHINSON 90.6 90.4 (1956) 50
BRAVO HARTLEY 89.3 88.7 (1983) 27
BURLESON JOHNSON 93.1 92.4 (1997) 13
CANYON RANDALL 91.7 90.7 (1953) 45
CHANNING 2 HARTLEY 89.0 84.9 (1968) 12
CLAUDE ARMSTRONG 89.0 88.4 (1907) 34
COPPER BREAKS SP HARDEMAN 96.7 91.3 (1997) 10
DALHART 6 SW HARTLEY 87.2 83.4 (1994) 10
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 94.3 93.7 (1992) 19
DIMMITT 2 N CASTRO 90.6 89.7 (1983) 37
DUMAS MOORE 90.6 90.2 (1956) 52
EL PASO 32 ENE HUDSPETH 89.9 88.7 (1997) 13
FT DAVIS JEFF DAVIS 88.4 88.2 (1997) 23
FRIONA PARMER 90.7 88.6 (1977) 37
GAINESVILLE 5 ENE COOKE 94.3 92.2 (1997) 11
GRUVER HANSFORD 91.1 90.7 (1983) 36
HART CASTRO 88.7 84.9 (1997) 12
LAKE TAWAKONI RAINS 93.1 92.1 (1997) 23
LEVELLAND HOCKLEY 92.3 91.0 (1954) 51
LIPSCOMB LIPSCOMB 93.7 91.3 (1983) 28
LITTLEFIELD LAMB 91.7 89.3 (1977) 29
MC LEAN GRAY 91.5 90.9 (1983) 29
MORTON COCHRAN 90.0 87.8 (1983) 33
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 83.9 82.4 (1982) 55
MULESHOE #1 BAILEY 91.6 91.2 (1956) 70
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 91.9 88.7 (1997) 18
NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHES 92.9 92.7 (1980) 26
PAMPA 2 GRAY 90.5 88.3 (1977) 33
PANHANDLE CARSON 90.5 89.3 (1977) 36
PENWELL ECTOR 95.3 93.5 (1982) 22
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 89.1 88.1 (1983) 31
PILOT POINT ISL DU BOI DENTON 93.8 93.5 (1990) 35
PINE SPRINGS CULBERSON 82.8 82.2 (1997) 11
PLAINS YOAKUM 91.4 91.3 (1977) 38
RED BLUFF DAM REEVES 97.1 96.9 (1977) 41
ROTAN FISHER 94.5 94.5 (1977) 36
SHAMROCK 2 WHEELER 92.4 90.5 (1983) 34
SILVERTON BRISCOE 89.5 89.4 (1977) 33
SPEARMAN HANSFORD 93.4 92.1 (1931) 67
STAMFORD 1 JONES 93.9 93.7 (1983) 20
WRIGHT PATMAN DAM CASS 90.8 89.1 (1990) 23
TRUSCOTT 3 W KNOX 95.8 95.4 (1977) 34
TULIA SWISHER 89.7 89.6 (1954) 50
TURKEY HALL 94.7 92.0 (1983) 26
WATER VALLEY TOM GREEN 92.5 91.0 (1982) 33
WELLINGTON COLLINGSWORTH 98.0 92.3 (1990) 35
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
DALLAS FT WORTH AP TARRANT 108 107 (1951) 101
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 99 98 (1959) 12
WACO RGNL AP MCLENNAN 106 106 (1985) 97
DALLAS LOVE FLD DALLAS 108 106 (1939) 85
FT WORTH MEACHAM FLD TARRANT 109 107 (1951) 20
WICHITA FALLS MUNI AP WICHITA 108 108 (1977) 75
TYLER POUNDS FLD SMITH 105 105 (1951) 33
SULPHUR SPRINGS HOPKINS 110 108 (1951) 63
MINERAL WELLS AP PALO PINTO 109 108 (1953) 43
BARDWELL DAM ELLIS 106 105 (1985) 33
BENBROOK DAM TARRANT 108 106 (1985) 45
BONHAM 3NNE FANNIN 109 109 (1939) 86
BURLESON JOHNSON 107 103 (1990) 13
CLARKSVILLE 2NE RED RIVER 108 107 (1951) 78
COLDSPRING 5 SSW SAN JACINTO 104 103 (1990) 32
COPPER BREAKS SP HARDEMAN 109 105 (1997) 10
CORSICANA NAVARRO 109 108 (1951) 95
DAINGERFIELD 9 S MORRIS 107 106 (1985) 39
EMORY RAINS 107 106 (1985) 33
FAIRFIELD 3 W FREESTONE 106 104 (1990) 28
GAINESVILLE 5 ENE COOKE 111 106 (1990) 11
GRAPEVINE DAM TARRANT 109 106 (1985) 43
HENDERSON RUSK 105 104 (1985) 57
JEFFERSON MARION 105 104 (1990) 19
KAUFMAN 3 SE KAUFMAN 109 109 (1963) 96
LAKE FORK RSVR WOOD 104 104 (1990) 10
LAKE TAWAKONI RAINS 108 107 (1985) 23
LAVON DAM COLLIN 109 105 (1990) 46
MINEOLA 8 ENE WOOD 107 103 (1990) 31
MT PLEASANT TITUS 108 106 (1951) 51
MT VERNON FRANKLIN 107 105 (1985) 32
NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHES 104 104 (1985) 26
NAVARRO MILLS DAM NAVARRO 108 106 (1990) 36
PADUCAH COTTLE 106 106 (1977) 42
PARIS LAMAR 110 109 (1939) 94
PILOT POINT ISL DU BOI DENTON 109 104 (1963) 35
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 94 93 (1997) 11
SHERMAN GRAYSON 107 107 (1951) 96
STILLHOUSE HOLLOW DAM BELL 105 104 (1990) 32
TEXARKANA BOWIE 104 104 (1980) 27
WRIGHT PATMAN DAM CASS 106 103 (1995) 23
TOLEDO BEND DAM NEWTON 100 100 (1985) 24
TYLER SMITH 105 104 (1985) 15
WELLINGTON COLLINGSWORTH 108 104 (1963) 35
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CENTER SHELBY 70.3 69.0 (1941) 57
LIBERTY LIBERTY 74.0 71.9 (1986) 87
MARSHALL HARRISON 72.3 71.4 (1921) 73
DALLAS FT WORTH AP TARRANT 74.1 73.8 (1933) 101
LONGVIEW 11 SE RUSK 72.2 70.1 (1986) 22
PALACIOS MUNI AP MATAGORDA 75.1 74.9 (1977) 54
COLUMBUS COLORADO 72.0 71.4 (1962) 37
AUSTIN‑CAMP MABRY TRAVIS 74.5 74.5 (1911) 101
DALLAS LOVE FLD DALLAS 75.1 73.6 (1933) 85
FT WORTH MEACHAM FLD TARRANT 74.1 68.5 (1941) 20
BIG SPRING HOWARD 67.3 66.3 (1997) 34
SULPHUR SPRINGS HOPKINS 71.4 68.7 (1977) 64
DALHART MUNI AP DALLAM 58.5 58.5 (1954) 50
MINERAL WELLS AP PALO PINTO 70.5 70.2 (1977) 44
LUFKIN ANGELINA CO AP ANGELINA 71.8 71.6 (1986) 86
ANDREWS ANDREWS 65.7 65.4 (1977) 34
ANGLETON 2 W BRAZORIA 74.2 73.6 (1986) 81
ANSON JONES 70.0 69.8 (1977) 37
ARCHER CITY ARCHER 68.8 68.3 (1970) 31
ASPERMONT STONEWALL 66.0 65.6 (1986) 33
ATHENS HENDERSON 71.7 69.2 (1964) 36
BARDWELL DAM ELLIS 71.4 69.8 (1980) 34
BAYTOWN HARRIS 74.8 73.3 (1986) 15
BEAUMONT RSCH CTR JEFFERSON 74.0 73.6 (1951) 31
BENBROOK DAM TARRANT 71.7 69.8 (1977) 45
BIG SPRING HOWARD 67.7 66.3 (1997) 45
BORGER HUTCHINSON 63.5 62.3 (1954) 50
BROWNFIELD 2 TERRY 61.4 60.8 (1977) 43
BURLESON JOHNSON 72.4 70.1 (1986) 13
CANYON RANDALL 62.3 61.7 (1997) 43
CARTHAGE PANOLA 70.6 69.5 (1970) 46
CATARINA DIMMIT 74.5 74.2 (1986) 21
CENTERVILLE LEON 70.8 70.5 (1986) 58
CHANNING 2 HARTLEY 60.5 57.6 (1997) 12
CHOKE CANYON DAM LIVE OAK 74.2 73.6 (1986) 15
CLARKSVILLE 2NE RED RIVER 70.4 70.2 (1921) 78
CLEBURNE JOHNSON 71.5 71.3 (1933) 88
CLEVELAND LIBERTY 71.7 71.4 (1986) 34
CONROE MONTGOMERY 73.4 72.0 (1986) 74
COPE RCH REAGAN 63.8 63.5 (1972) 33
COPPER BREAKS SP HARDEMAN 67.9 64.5 (1997) 10
CROCKETT HOUSTON 73.2 71.6 (1986) 61
DEKALB BOWIE 70.7 67.9 (1986) 17
DENTON 2 SE DENTON 73.5 71.5 (1921) 79
DEWEYVILLE NEWTON 73.1 70.7 (1986) 13
EL PASO 32 ENE HUDSPETH 61.2 60.8 (1997) 15
EMORY RAINS 70.3 69.2 (1986) 29
ENCINAL WEBB 74.5 72.2 (1933) 78
FAIRFIELD 3 W FREESTONE 71.6 70.9 (1977) 29
FALCON DAM STARR 74.1 74.0 (1980) 34
FERRIS ELLIS 71.6 70.4 (1972) 35
FLORESVILLE WILSON 72.3 72.3 (1971) 33
FLOYDADA FLOYD 62.0 61.3 (1990) 47
FRANKLIN ROBERTSON 72.5 70.9 (1986) 31
FRIONA PARMER 57.9 57.5 (1990) 37
GAIL BORDEN 66.9 66.2 (1977) 30
GAINESVILLE 5 ENE COOKE 71.2 67.1 (1990) 11
GOLIAD GOLIAD 73.4 73.4 (1958) 59
GRANDFALLS 3 SSE WARD 65.5 64.8 (1977) 37
GRANGER DAM WILLIAMSON 72.0 71.8 (1986) 19
GRAPEVINE DAM TARRANT 71.4 70.0 (1977) 45
GROVETON TRINITY 71.6 69.4 (1986) 33
GUTHRIE KING 64.1 63.5 (1970) 33
HARLINGEN CAMERON 75.6 74.5 (1946) 75
HART CASTRO 58.1 57.2 (1990) 12
HENDERSON RUSK 70.2 69.9 (1980) 57
HEREFORD DEAF SMITH 59.2 59.1 (1958) 63
HOUSTON NWSO GALVESTON 73.6 70.7 (1995) 10
JACKSONVILLE CHEROKEE 72.6 70.3 (1972) 35
JAYTON KENT 66.4 63.8 (1977) 25
KARNES CITY 2 N KARNES 73.1 71.4 (1980) 19
KENT 8 SE JEFF DAVIS 61.5 59.7 (1997) 10
LA GRANGE FAYETTE 73.2 72.8 (1986) 35
LAKE FORK RSVR WOOD 67.1 65.6 (1990) 10
LAKE TAWAKONI RAINS 70.6 68.5 (1980) 23
LAKE KEMP BAYLOR 70.0 67.0 (1963) 26
LEXINGTON LEE 72.9 72.0 (1986) 36
MARLIN 3 NE FALLS 72.5 72.4 (1986) 59
MATHIS 4 SSW JIM WELLS 74.5 73.4 (1986) 34
MC COOK HIDALGO 74.1 73.3 (1946) 55
MCKINNEY  MUNICIPAL AIRPORT COLLIN 70.8 70.5 (1986) 82
MC LEAN GRAY 65.0 61.9 (1990) 29
MEXIA LIMESTONE 72.4 72.3 (1933) 88
MINEOLA 8 ENE WOOD 69.3 68.9 (1972) 31
MORTON COCHRAN 60.0 59.1 (1997) 33
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 57.7 57.3 (1997) 54
MT PLEASANT TITUS 68.7 67.6 (1986) 50
MT VERNON FRANKLIN 70.6 68.6 (1986) 32
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 58.2 57.4 (1980) 19
MUNDAY KNOX 68.5 67.5 (1977) 62
NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHES 74.9 70.2 (1986) 26
NAVARRO MILLS DAM NAVARRO 71.0 70.3 (1972) 36
NEW GULF WHARTON 73.6 72.6 (1958) 50
OLNEY YOUNG 68.9 68.6 (1977) 33
OLTON LAMB 59.3 58.3 (1997) 31
ORANGE 9 N ORANGE 73.1 70.7 (1986) 13
PADUCAH COTTLE 66.6 65.8 (1963) 42
PAMPA 2 GRAY 62.1 60.4 (1978) 34
PANTHER JUNCTION BREWSTER 66.5 66.5 (1997) 39
PARIS LAMAR 71.8 71.6 (1925) 95
PILOT POINT ISL DU BOI DENTON 72.8 72.4 (1990) 35
PLAINS YOAKUM 61.6 61.0 (1982) 40
PLAINVIEW HALE 62.7 61.6 (1931) 88
PORT O CONNOR CALHOUN 77.8 77.6 (1993) 42
POST GARZA 67.1 64.3 (1997) 32
REFUGIO 2 NW REFUGIO 74.1 73.4 (1986) 14
ROBSTOWN NUECES 75.3 74.7 (1993) 40
ROSCOE NOLAN 66.8 66.6 (1970) 61
ROTAN FISHER 68.0 68.0 (1982) 36
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW HIDALGO 74.6 73.5 (1996) 11
SAN ANTONIO/SEAWORLD BEXAR 73.1 70.7 (1997) 11
SHAMROCK 2 WHEELER 64.4 62.1 (1980) 34
SILVERTON BRISCOE 60.8 58.5 (1986) 33
SINTON 3 NW SAN PATRICIO 75.0 73.9 (1958) 33
SPEARMAN HANSFORD 63.2 62.2 (1933) 68
TOWN BLUFF DAM TYLER 71.9 70.6 (1980) 46
STAMFORD 1 JONES 69.6 68.5 (1911) 21
STILLHOUSE HOLLOW DAM BELL 71.1 70.6 (1986) 32
SUGAR LAND FORT BEND 74.5 73.9 (1986) 83
TEXARKANA BOWIE 71.1 69.1 (1986) 26
WRIGHT PATMAN DAM CASS 67.3 66.1 (1959) 23
TOLEDO BEND DAM NEWTON 70.7 69.2 (1980) 24
TRUSCOTT 3 W KNOX 68.8 65.9 (1986) 34
TYLER SMITH 72.4 70.1 (1986) 15
VERNON WILBARGER 68.9 67.8 (1936) 49
WELLINGTON COLLINGSWORTH 66.9 64.3 (1980) 33
WESLACO HIDALGO 75.8 75.1 (1986) 75
WHITNEY DAM BOSQUE 71.6 70.3 (1986) 49
YSLETA EL PASO 66.6 65.6 (1997) 55
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
AUSTIN‑CAMP MABRY TRAVIS 79 79 (1993) 101
SULPHUR SPRINGS HOPKINS 78 78 (1985) 64
ANGLETON 2 W BRAZORIA 82 82 (1993) 81
BARDWELL DAM ELLIS 77 77 (1965) 34
BENBROOK DAM TARRANT 78 78 (1963) 45
CLEBURNE JOHNSON 78 78 (1985) 88
COPPER BREAKS SP HARDEMAN 77 77 (1989) 10
CROCKETT HOUSTON 77 77 (1985) 61
DENTON 2 SE DENTON 83 80 (1954) 79
DEWEYVILLE NEWTON 77 77 (1988) 13
GAINESVILLE 5 ENE COOKE 77 76 (1995) 11
GRAPEVINE DAM TARRANT 79 79 (1961) 45
GROVETON TRINITY 75 75 (1993) 33
HART CASTRO 66 66 (1993) 12
HOUSTON NWSO GALVESTON 77 77 (1995) 10
JACKSONVILLE CHEROKEE 77 77 (1995) 35
LAKE KEMP BAYLOR 78 78 (1985) 26
LYTLE 3 W MEDINA 79 77 (1996) 22
MCKINNEY  MUNICIPAL AIRPORT COLLIN 81 80 (1937) 82
MT VERNON FRANKLIN 79 77 (1988) 32
NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHES 78 78 (1993) 26
ORANGE 9 N ORANGE 77 77 (1988) 13
PILOT POINT ISL DU BOI DENTON 81 80 (1997) 35
SAN ANTONIO/SEAWORLD BEXAR 77 76 (1996) 11
STILLHOUSE HOLLOW DAM BELL 78 78 (1982) 32
TOLEDO BEND DAM NEWTON 76 76 (1978) 24

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 77.9 103 (1979) 54.8 23 (1993) 2.51 10.88 (1941) 6.08 (1981) 2.4 0.2 5.5 75 118
Amarillo 72.5 95 (1954) 44.5 12 (1993) 1.37 7.64 (1941) 2.66 (1946) 1.1 1.8 4.7 226 25
Austin 82.1 100 (1938) 60.0 30 (1993) 3.43 12.63 (1925) 7.39 (1923) 3.7 0.0 6.7 17 206
Brownsville 85.3 99 (1900) 66.1 35 (1993) 2.80 17.12 (1958) 9.09 (1996) 5.5 0.0 6.5 0 332
College Station 80.2 102 (1938) 58.6 29 (1993) 3.81 18.77 (1994) 13.39 (1994) 2.5 0.0 6.5 31 167
Corpus Christi 83.9 98 (1950) 63.9 28 (1993) 3.02 12.03 (1997) 7.96 (1995) 5.0 0.0 6.3 0 281
Dallas‑Fort Worth 78.5 106 (1951) 55.8 24 (1917) 3.52 14.18 (1981) 4.85 (1959) 3.1 0.0 6.2 51 119
Del Rio 81.7 106 (1979) 59.7 28 (1993) 2.24 11.69 (1930) 7.60 (1969) 3.9 0.0 5.0 19 196
El Paso 78.4 96 (1994) 49.6 25 (1970) 0.76 5.15 (1884) 1.84 (1883) 1.6 0.4 4.4 88 57
Galveston 77.5 94 (1952) 68.0 39 (1993) 2.84 17.78 (1871) 14.01 (1901) 0.0 0.0 5.8 7 248
Houston 81.6 99 (1900) 57.6 29 (1993) 4.27 17.64 (1949) 9.31 (1984) 2.7 0.0 6.7 31 174
Lubbock 74.7 98 (1979) 48.1 18 (1993) 1.86 10.80 (1983) 5.82 (1983) 1.0 0.9 4.9 154 42
Midland 77.3 100 (1979) 50.6 24 (1993) 1.74 7.45 (1986) 3.59 (1985) 2.2 0.1 4.4 106 75
Port Arthur 80.2 99 (1905) 59.2 30 (1993) 4.29 15.09 (1970) 9.26 (1902) 1.7 0.0 5.9 26 172
San Angelo 78.8 100 (1951) 53.6 26 (1997) 2.40 8.68 (1981) 5.11 (1959) 2.6 0.1 5.0 71 108
San Antonio 81.7 99 (1991) 58.8 27 (1993) 3.17 9.75 (1994) 7.08 (1913) 4.1 0.0 6.8 30 191
Victoria 82.4 109 (1926) 60.9 31 (1993) 3.46 17.25 (1960) 8.15 (1994) 4.1 0.0 6.4 15 223
Waco 80.3 101 (1989) 56.8 25 (1993) 3.36 10.51 (1984) 5.72 (1974) 4.2 0.0 6.0 38 146
Wichita Falls 76.9 102 (1979) 52.2 21 (1993) 2.74 11.77 (1941) 5.61 (1959) 3.6 0.2 6.0 104 91
Shreveport, LA 78.7 99 (1938) 54.3 28 (1993) 3.73 14.02 (1949) 6.83 (1949) 2.5 0.2 6.6 63 110
Climatic averages are based on 1961-1990 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
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