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Texas Climate Report: June 1999

June brought welcome rains to most of the state with seventeen of the twenty stations receiving near normal to above normal rainfall. Half of the twenty stations reported ten or more precipitation days. El Paso and San Angelo reported twice their normal June amounts, and Del Rio had 266% of their normal rainfall. Only Dallas/Fort worth and Waco were significantly below normal, reporting 33% and 15%, respectively. Temperatures were slightly below normal for extreme West Texas and the Panhandle, as well as San Antonio and Victoria, while the rest of the state recorded temperatures near normal to about one degree above normal. The maximum temperature in Texas for June was 105°F, recorded in El Paso on the 30th, and the lowest temperature was 48°F, occurring in Amarillo on the 17th.

The month started out hot for much of the state, with temperatures over 100°F in McAllen and Laredo on the 1st. There were many reports of large hail in North Central Texas on the 1st and in the Panhandle on the 2nd. On the 5th and 6th, a cold front extending down from a low pressure system in the upper Great Plains caused heavy rain, high winds, and large hail in several counties in Central Texas. San Angelo reported over five inches of rain, and a tornado was spotted in Fisher County.

On the 10th and the 11th, thunderstorms formed along the dry line in West Texas. Wichita Falls and Abilene recorded rainfall amounts of 2.57" and 1.38", respectively, and a tornado touched down in Haskell County. There were also several reports of baseball and softball sized hail, also in the Low Rolling Plains region, during the late evening hours of the 10th. Across the state to the east, Port Arthur was receiving the greatest 24-hour rainfall of the month (4.34"). Most of the northern half of the state reported thunderstorms on the 12th and the 13th that formed along a stationary front. Lubbock received 2.44 inches, and Lufkin received 2.38 inches. Many roads were flooded, including a portion of I-20, which was closed due to flooding near Sweetwater in Nolan County. In Scurry County, one person was killed when their car was washed off the road.

Gulf moisture moved into Texas on the 20th, bringing copious amounts of rain for most of the state. Thunderstorms were reported in nearly every region. Bexar, Real, and Uvalde counties had numerous reports of flooding, and the cloudy skies kept temperatures down well below normal. Austin, San Antonio, and Midland all reported record low maxima on the 20th. Some of the heaviest rain of the month fell on the 25th in East Texas. The greatest amounts were measured in Tyler (3.92"), Beaumont/Port Arthur (3.44"), College Station (2.60"), Longview (2.33"), and Lufkin (1.73").

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 88.7 ‑2.7 101 68.8 ‑0.1 61 78.7 ‑1.5 7 4.43 155% 1.54 0 421
Amarillo 83.7 ‑3.9 96 59.9 ‑0.8 48 71.8 ‑2.3 8 3.61 98% 1.32 9 221
Austin 89.6 ‑1.5 95 73.8 +2.3 70 81.7 +0.4 8 3.37 91% 1.55 0 509
Brownsville 91.4 +0.4 93 76.3 +1.4 73 83.8 +0.8 13 2.30 84% 1.47 0 573
College Station 90.3 94 72.6 +1.6 68 81.5 +0.8 14 4.84 132% 2.59 0 499
Corpus Christi 90.5 +0.1 93 75.0 +1.6 70 82.7 +0.8 12 5.98 177% 3.64 0 539
Dallas‑Fort Worth 90.6 ‑1.3 96 73.6 +3.6 68 82.1 +1.1 8 0.99 33% 0.44 0 520
Del Rio 92.4 ‑1.2 98 74.3 +2.6 68 83.3 +0.6 12 5.61 266% 1.87 0 559
El Paso 93.2 ‑3.3 105 66.7 +2.4 52 80.0 ‑0.4 6 1.44 215% 0.88 0 457
Galveston 87.7 +2.7 91 78.1 +0.9 72 82.9 +1.8 13 2.35 53% 0.75 0 544
Houston 90.5 +0.4 94 73.2 +2.6 69 81.8 +1.4 15 5.26 106% 1.92 0 515
Lubbock 87.2 ‑2.8 101 63.7 ‑0.6 53 75.4 ‑1.8 9 4.52 164% 3.36 0 318
Midland 90.6 ‑2.8 104 68.0 +2.3 58 79.3 ‑0.3 6 2.87 185% 1.55 0 436
Port Arthur 88.1 ‑1.3 90 73.9 +1.9 70 81.0 +0.3 15 10.04 180% 7.53 0 489
San Angelo 89.0 ‑3.7 100 70.1 +3.7 62 79.6 +0.1 7 4.70 202% 3.88 0 445
San Antonio 90.4 ‑1.4 95 73.3 +0.7 69 81.8 ‑0.4 11 3.37 88% 1.82 0 512
Victoria 88.8 ‑1.9 93 72.9 +0.2 69 80.8 ‑0.9 16 4.83 99% 1.37 0 483
Waco 92.3 +0.3 99 73.5 +2.6 67 82.9 +1.4 7 0.51 16% 0.17 0 545
Wichita Falls 88.7 ‑2.8 95 69.4 +1.4 60 79.0 ‑0.8 10 4.62 131% 2.63 0 428
Shreveport, LA 89.0 ‑0.7 93 70.6 +1.6 62 79.8 +0.4 8 7.98 186% 3.05 0 451
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.

jun 1999 average temperatures
jun 1999 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
GRAPEVINE DAM TARRANT 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
HOUSTON NWSO GALVESTON 11.57
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
PORT ARTHUR SE TX AP JEFFERSON 7.53
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 70.2
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
RIO GRANDE CITY STARR 88.8
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 82.0
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BOQUILLAS RS BREWSTER 102.6
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
CASTOLON BREWSTER 112
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 56
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BRAVO HARTLEY 56.1
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 79.4
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
GALVESTON GALVESTON 83
ROCKPORT ARANSAS CO AP ARANSAS 83
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 83
PORT ISABEL CAMERON 83
PORT MANSFIELD WILLACY 83
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
SANFORD DAM HUTCHINSON 40

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
GRAPEVINE DAM TARRANT 0.00 0.18 (1952) 65
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CRYSTAL CITY ZAVALA 10.90 9.59 (1971) 58
HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH VAL VERDE 5.54 3.69 (1997) 12
LITTLEFIELD LAMB 8.54 7.99 (1972) 31
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 8.01 5.49 (1986) 18
PITCHFORK RCH DICKENS 7.65 6.41 (1991) 23
RANSOM CANYON LUBBOCK 4.54 4.27 (1992) 12
SANDERSON TERRELL 5.75 5.58 (1965) 64
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CENTER SHELBY 4.54 4.27 (1941) 59
TYLER POUNDS FLD SMITH 3.92 2.80 (1905) 20
SAN ANGELO MATHIS FLD TOM GREEN 3.88 2.86 (1961) 55
ALBANY SHACKELFORD 3.97 3.50 (1991) 98
ATHENS HENDERSON 3.90 3.00 (1904) 51
FALLS CITY 7 WSW WILSON 5.30 4.60 (1987) 50
HEREFORD DEAF SMITH 3.96 3.24 (1954) 68
HOUSTON NWSO GALVESTON 4.80 4.62 (1992) 13
KNAPP 2 SW SCURRY 4.92 4.00 (1982) 64
LA TUNA 1 S EL PASO 2.40 2.00 (1996) 54
LEVELLAND HOCKLEY 4.23 3.28 (1947) 60
LITTLEFIELD LAMB 5.10 4.19 (1969) 31
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 3.50 2.82 (1985) 18
NEWTON NEWTON 3.90 3.80 (1986) 16
GEORGETOWN LAKE WILLIAMSON 3.56 2.83 (1997) 18
PITCHFORK RCH DICKENS 3.18 3.07 (1991) 23
RANSOM CANYON LUBBOCK 2.95 1.53 (1989) 12
TYLER SMITH 4.19 3.03 (1995) 16
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
GLEN ROSE 2 W SOMERVELL 74.8 76.1 (1995) 35
TOLEDO BEND DAM NEWTON 75.5 76.0 (1976) 24
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
PALESTINE ANDERSON 84.3 85.3 (1961) 60
CARTA VALLEY EDWARDS 87.7 87.8 (1997) 33
HENRIETTA CLAY 83.5 84.7 (1909) 92
MCKINNEY  MUNICIPAL AIRPORT COLLIN 86.1 86.7 (1965) 82
Lowest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BENAVIDES 2 DUVAL 74 75 (1973) 28
KENT 8 SE JEFF DAVIS 64 70 (1995) 11
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 69 74 (1985) 15
PINE SPRINGS CULBERSON 60 64 (1987) 13
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
GLEN ROSE 2 W SOMERVELL 59.3 60.9 (1994) 35
PINE SPRINGS CULBERSON 57.8 59.3 (1992) 13
TOLEDO BEND DAM NEWTON 61.8 64.2 (1988) 24
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 77.6 76.9 (1991) 37
LAKE FORK RSVR WOOD 72.7 69.9 (1998) 11
LEXINGTON LEE 73.1 72.4 (1980) 34
VICTORIA CP&L VICTORIA 75.2 74.2 (1908) 18
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BRENHAM WASHINGTON 80 80 (1998) 101
EVANT 1 SSW CORYELL 76 76 (1998) 26
GAINESVILLE 5 ENE COOKE 78 77 (1998) 13
GILMER 4 WNW UPSHUR 79 79 (1998) 60
LAKE FORK RSVR WOOD 80 78 (1994) 11
LAKE TAWAKONI RAINS 79 79 (1979) 23
LAMPASAS LAMPASAS 78 78 (1998) 99
LEXINGTON LEE 80 80 (1969) 34
GEORGETOWN LAKE WILLIAMSON 78 78 (1998) 18
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 83 83 (1998) 12
PORT MANSFIELD WILLACY 83 83 (1995) 41
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 76 76 (1994) 18
Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
POST GARZA 45 47 (1983) 30
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 46 46 (1982) 18

Climatic Averages for July

  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 95.2 110 (1978) 72.7 54 (1911) 2.09 7.95 (1938) 3.81 (1911) 26.1 0.0 5.0 0 589
Amarillo 91.7 106 (1940) 65.5 51 (1990) 2.62 7.59 (1960) 4.74 (1982) 21.1 0.0 7.7 0 422
Austin 95.0 109 (1954) 73.9 57 (1924) 2.04 12.80 (1919) 9.56 (1919) 27.8 0.0 4.9 0 605
Brownsville 93.3 102 (1939) 75.7 58 (1901) 1.90 9.43 (1976) 4.25 (1976) 27.3 0.0 5.3 0 605
College Station 93.8 110 (1917) 73.4 52 (1903) 2.29 9.30 (1902) 5.09 (1968) 26.7 0.0 5.4 0 577
Corpus Christi 93.3 105 (1934) 74.8 64 (1967) 2.39 11.92 (1976) 7.11 (1931) 27.5 0.0 5.3 0 592
Dallas‑Fort Worth 96.5 110 (1998) 74.1 56 (1924) 2.31 11.13 (1973) 5.27 (1933) 27.5 0.0 4.7 0 629
Del Rio 96.2 111 (1960) 74.1 63 (1923) 1.85 13.18 (1976) 6.34 (1975) 28.0 0.0 4.2 0 626
El Paso 96.1 112 (1979) 68.4 56 (1880) 1.54 8.18 (1881) 6.50 (1881) 26.9 0.0 7.8 0 536
Galveston 87.3 101 (1932) 79.2 66 (1910) 3.96 18.74 (1900) 14.35 (1900) 4.3 0.0 7.6 0 567
Houston 92.7 105 (1954) 72.4 62 (1990) 3.60 14.80 (1900) 6.92 (1939) 25.8 0.0 9.1 0 546
Lubbock 91.9 109 (1940) 68.0 49 (1915) 2.37 7.20 (1976) 3.42 (1928) 21.9 0.0 6.4 0 465
Midland 95.4 112 (1989) 68.5 49 (1936) 1.70 8.50 (1991) 5.99 (1961) 25.7 0.0 4.7 0 527
Port Arthur 91.9 108 (1902) 73.7 61 (1990) 5.38 18.71 (1959) 10.56 (1979) 24.1 0.0 11.1 0 552
San Angelo 96.2 111 (1960) 69.1 56 (1990) 1.06 7.21 (1959) 2.95 (1959) 26.8 0.0 4.2 0 549
San Antonio 95.0 106 (1989) 75.0 60 (1905) 2.16 8.29 (1990) 6.97 (1958) 27.4 0.0 4.8 0 620
Victoria 93.5 110 (1939) 74.6 61 (1905) 3.34 13.59 (1990) 8.41 (1990) 27.3 0.0 7.9 0 592
Waco 96.8 109 (1998) 74.4 60 (1994) 1.99 8.95 (1902) 4.49 (1973) 28.4 0.0 4.1 0 639
Wichita Falls 97.2 114 (1980) 72.7 54 (1970) 1.72 11.86 (1950) 3.93 (1950) 28.0 0.0 4.8 0 620
Shreveport, LA 93.0 107 (1998) 72.3 58 (1972) 3.67 25.45 (1933) 12.44 (1933) 25.0 0.0 7.9 0 549
Climatic averages are based on 1961-1990 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
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