Texas Climate Report: February 2000
Above average temperatures once again dominated during the month, continuing the warm spell that has gripped the state since the start of the New Year. February 2000 is in the record books as the warmest February ever in Del Rio and San Angelo, and the second warmest ever in Brownsville. Twenty record temperatures were set, and 5 more were tied. One record of note occurred when San Antonio set a new record for the highest minimum temperature on the 29th, which is sure to be untouched for at least four years. Overall temperature departures ranged from +4.4°F at Wichita Falls to +9.4°F in Dallas. Rainfall amounts for the state were below normal for most stations, with the exception of Dallas/Fort Worth, Del Rio, San Antonio, Waco, and Wichita Falls. Lubbock still has yet to see precipitation for the year.
The month began with cool temperatures and rainy conditions for much of the state. A warm front associated with a low pressure system in northern Mexico brought much needed rain to southern portions of Texas on the 1st and 2nd. Cool temperatures were reinforced by a cold front that moved through the state on the 4th. Temperatures then began to creep up as high pressure moved in after the front. With a few exceptions, mild temperatures dominated the rest of the month.
On the 11th, a low pressure system which formed over Oklahoma joined an existing front and moved through Texas, bringing cooler temperatures to the Panhandle and the Red River area. Another cool front from the West Coast arrived on the 12th, continuing the cool temperatures. However, warm temperatures returned as warm air from the south pushed its way into much of the state.
The end of February saw a flurry of severe weather in the central and northwestern parts of Texas. A squall line formed in West Texas on the afternoon of the 22nd along a cool front associated with a low pressure system in the Plains. These storms swept across the state that evening and into the early morning of the 23rd. There were two reports of tornadoes in Lampasas and Killeen, and hail up to 1.75" in diameter fell in Clyde and Uvalde. Severe weather continued through the 26th as another Pacific cool front moved eastward through Texas. On the 25th, massive football-shaped hail 3.5" in diameter and 5.0" in length fell in Garland. However, the storms would subside as fair weather returned to end the month.
Monthly Summary for Selected Cities
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 |
70.0 |
+10.3 |
89 |
41.6 |
+6.5 |
23 |
55.8 |
+8.4 |
2 |
0.44 |
38% |
0.43 |
269 |
9 |
Amarillo |
63.8 |
+11.0 |
82 |
30.3 |
+4.8 |
16 |
47.1 |
+7.9 |
1 |
0.04 |
7% |
0.04 |
510 |
0 |
Austin |
73.1 |
+9.7 |
84 |
51.1 |
+9.0 |
35 |
62.1 |
+9.3 |
7 |
1.75 |
81% |
0.80 |
146 |
67 |
Brownsville |
80.1 |
+7.9 |
89 |
60.6 |
+8.1 |
44 |
70.3 |
+7.9 |
2 |
0.19 |
18% |
0.18 |
27 |
189 |
College Station |
73.2 |
+10.3 |
84 |
47.6 |
+5.7 |
30 |
60.4 |
+8.0 |
3 |
0.91 |
35% |
0.63 |
179 |
54 |
Corpus Christi |
77.4 |
+8.4 |
88 |
57.4 |
+9.4 |
41 |
67.4 |
+8.9 |
4 |
0.61 |
31% |
0.40 |
63 |
142 |
Dallas‑Fort Worth |
69.6 |
+10.7 |
82 |
44.9 |
+8.0 |
30 |
57.3 |
+9.4 |
3 |
3.30 |
151% |
2.19 |
239 |
23 |
Del Rio |
76.0 |
+8.9 |
88 |
51.0 |
+8.1 |
34 |
63.5 |
+8.4 |
3 |
0.94 |
99% |
0.91 |
108 |
70 |
El Paso |
68.2 |
+6.0 |
79 |
39.7 |
+5.8 |
24 |
53.9 |
+5.8 |
1 |
0.03 |
7% |
0.03 |
314 |
0 |
Galveston |
68.9 |
+8.4 |
78 |
56.2 |
+6.3 |
41 |
62.6 |
+7.4 |
7 |
1.71 |
76% |
1.49 |
103 |
39 |
Houston |
73.6 |
+8.3 |
83 |
49.8 |
+7.2 |
30 |
61.7 |
+7.8 |
7 |
2.32 |
78% |
0.89 |
152 |
64 |
Lubbock |
66.8 |
+9.2 |
82 |
34.0 |
+5.4 |
20 |
50.4 |
+7.3 |
2 |
0.05 |
7% |
0.03 |
418 |
0 |
Midland |
70.4 |
+8.8 |
84 |
40.2 |
+7.6 |
27 |
55.3 |
+8.2 |
0 |
0.00 |
0% |
0.00 |
274 |
2 |
Port Arthur |
72.2 |
+7.9 |
80 |
52.2 |
+7.8 |
33 |
62.2 |
+7.8 |
4 |
0.72 |
21% |
0.49 |
136 |
60 |
San Angelo |
72.2 |
+10.2 |
87 |
42.9 |
+8.2 |
21 |
57.5 |
+9.1 |
3 |
0.23 |
21% |
0.11 |
224 |
14 |
San Antonio |
73.9 |
+8.2 |
86 |
51.2 |
+9.9 |
32 |
62.6 |
+9.1 |
8 |
2.20 |
122% |
1.14 |
135 |
73 |
Victoria |
75.8 |
+9.0 |
84 |
53.6 |
+8.2 |
34 |
64.7 |
+8.6 |
5 |
0.69 |
34% |
0.46 |
97 |
95 |
Waco |
70.3 |
+9.5 |
84 |
45.3 |
+7.3 |
27 |
57.8 |
+8.4 |
5 |
4.54 |
217% |
3.08 |
235 |
33 |
Wichita Falls |
67.1 |
+9.9 |
85 |
38.9 |
+6.8 |
24 |
53.0 |
+8.3 |
3 |
1.20 |
82% |
0.45 |
342 |
0 |
Shreveport, LA |
69.4 |
+8.8 |
80 |
45.0 |
+7.0 |
27 |
57.2 |
+7.9 |
6 |
2.31 |
59% |
1.79 |
247 |
28 |
*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. |
Monthly Extremes
Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
Station |
County |
Value |
ODESSA SCHLEMEYER FLD |
ECTOR |
0.00 |
PRESIDIO |
PRESIDIO |
0.00 |
MIDLAND INTL AP |
MIDLAND |
0.00 |
BALMORHEA |
REEVES |
0.00 |
BIG BEND RCH SP |
PRESIDIO |
0.00 |
BORGER |
HUTCHINSON |
0.00 |
BRAVO |
HARTLEY |
0.00 |
CALLIHAM |
MCMULLEN |
0.00 |
CANDELARIA |
PRESIDIO |
0.00 |
CANYON |
RANDALL |
0.00 |
CATARINA |
DIMMIT |
0.00 |
CLAUDE |
ARMSTRONG |
0.00 |
CORNUDAS SVC STN |
HUDSPETH |
0.00 |
CRANE 2E |
CRANE |
0.00 |
CRANE 10N |
ECTOR |
0.00 |
DALHART 6 SW |
HARTLEY |
0.00 |
DIMMITT 2 N |
CASTRO |
0.00 |
ENCINAL |
WEBB |
0.00 |
FRIONA |
PARMER |
0.00 |
HART |
CASTRO |
0.00 |
HEREFORD |
DEAF SMITH |
0.00 |
LA TUNA 1 S |
EL PASO |
0.00 |
LAJITAS |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
LEATHERWOOD RCH |
ERATH |
0.00 |
LITTLEFIELD |
LAMB |
0.00 |
MARATHON |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
MCCAMEY |
UPTON |
0.00 |
MIDLAND 4 ENE |
MIDLAND |
0.00 |
MORTON |
COCHRAN |
0.00 |
MULESHOE #1 |
BAILEY |
0.00 |
MULESHOE NWR |
BAILEY |
0.00 |
OLTON |
LAMB |
0.00 |
PANHANDLE |
CARSON |
0.00 |
PENWELL |
ECTOR |
0.00 |
PERRYTON 21 S |
OCHILTREE |
0.00 |
PERRYTON 11 WNW |
OCHILTREE |
0.00 |
PLAINVIEW |
HALE |
0.00 |
PORT O CONNOR |
CALHOUN |
0.00 |
SANFORD DAM |
HUTCHINSON |
0.00 |
SILVERTON |
BRISCOE |
0.00 |
TULIA |
SWISHER |
0.00 |
UMBARGER |
RANDALL |
0.00 |
WATER VALLEY 11 NNE |
COKE |
0.00 |
WHITSETT |
LIVE OAK |
0.00 |
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
Station |
County |
Value |
WACO RGNL AP |
MCLENNAN |
4.54 |
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches) |
Station |
County |
Value |
KOUNTZE 3 NE |
HARDIN |
3.21 |
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
Station |
County |
Value |
PERRYTON |
OCHILTREE |
41.7 |
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
Station |
County |
Value |
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP |
HIDALGO |
71.4 |
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
Station |
County |
Value |
FOLLETT |
LIPSCOMB |
56.9 |
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
Station |
County |
Value |
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP |
HIDALGO |
82.2 |
RIO GRANDE CITY |
STARR |
82.2 |
Highest Maximum Temperature (°F) |
Station |
County |
Value |
FALCON DAM |
STARR |
97 |
Lowest Maximum Temperature (°F) |
Station |
County |
Value |
LUBBOCK INTL AP |
LUBBOCK |
26 |
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
Station |
County |
Value |
DALHART 6 SW |
HARTLEY |
22.9 |
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
Station |
County |
Value |
PORT ISABEL |
CAMERON |
62.2 |
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F) |
Station |
County |
Value |
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP |
CAMERON |
72 |
PORT ISABEL |
CAMERON |
72 |
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F) |
Station |
County |
Value |
LIPSCOMB |
LIPSCOMB |
7 |
New Monthly Records
Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
PRESIDIO |
PRESIDIO |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
69 |
MIDLAND INTL AP |
MIDLAND |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
70 |
ATLANTA |
CASS |
0.22 |
0.69 (1972) |
45 |
BALMORHEA |
REEVES |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
76 |
BORGER |
HUTCHINSON |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
50 |
BRAVO |
HARTLEY |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
56 |
CALLIHAM |
MCMULLEN |
0.00 |
0.05 (1999) |
21 |
CANDELARIA |
PRESIDIO |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
58 |
CANYON |
RANDALL |
0.00 |
0.00 (1991) |
73 |
CATARINA |
DIMMIT |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
36 |
CLAUDE |
ARMSTRONG |
0.00 |
0.00 (1995) |
75 |
CORNUDAS SVC STN |
HUDSPETH |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
54 |
CRANE 2E |
CRANE |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
43 |
DALHART 6 SW |
HARTLEY |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
10 |
DEWEYVILLE |
NEWTON |
0.88 |
0.90 (1989) |
31 |
DIMMITT 2 N |
CASTRO |
0.00 |
0.00 (1994) |
41 |
ENCINAL |
WEBB |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
84 |
FRIONA |
PARMER |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
57 |
HART |
CASTRO |
0.00 |
0.00 (1994) |
39 |
HEREFORD |
DEAF SMITH |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
67 |
LA TUNA 1 S |
EL PASO |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
52 |
LAJITAS |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
22 |
LITTLEFIELD |
LAMB |
0.00 |
0.00 (1976) |
33 |
MARATHON |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
0.00 (1995) |
57 |
MCCAMEY |
UPTON |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
68 |
MIDLAND 4 ENE |
MIDLAND |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
76 |
MORTON |
COCHRAN |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
51 |
MULESHOE #1 |
BAILEY |
0.00 |
0.00 (1984) |
74 |
MULESHOE NWR |
BAILEY |
0.00 |
0.00 (1995) |
17 |
NEUVILLE |
SHELBY |
0.46 |
0.93 (1972) |
36 |
OLTON |
LAMB |
0.00 |
0.00 (1994) |
45 |
ORANGE |
ORANGE |
0.31 |
0.46 (1989) |
64 |
ORANGE 9 N |
ORANGE |
0.88 |
0.90 (1989) |
31 |
PANHANDLE |
CARSON |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
69 |
PENWELL |
ECTOR |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
44 |
PERRYTON 21 S |
OCHILTREE |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
22 |
PERRYTON 11 WNW |
OCHILTREE |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
46 |
PLAINVIEW |
HALE |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
90 |
PORT O CONNOR |
CALHOUN |
0.00 |
0.00 (1996) |
40 |
SILVERTON |
BRISCOE |
0.00 |
0.00 (1976) |
58 |
TULIA |
SWISHER |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
52 |
UMBARGER |
RANDALL |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
56 |
WATER VALLEY 11 NNE |
COKE |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
40 |
WHITSETT |
LIVE OAK |
0.00 |
0.00 (1976) |
36 |
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
DELL CITY 5 SSW |
HUDSPETH |
0.87 |
0.67 (1995) |
18 |
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches) |
Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
CORSICANA |
NAVARRO |
2.95 |
2.62 (1944) |
97 |
DELL CITY 5 SSW |
HUDSPETH |
0.87 |
0.53 (1989) |
18 |
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
PALACIOS MUNI AP |
MATAGORDA |
64.1 |
64.1 (1957) |
57 |
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP |
HIDALGO |
71.4 |
71.4 (1999) |
40 |
HONDO MUNI AP |
MEDINA |
62.5 |
62.0 (1976) |
22 |
DEL RIO INTL AP |
VAL VERDE |
63.5 |
63.4 (1962) |
94 |
SAN ANGELO MATHIS FLD |
TOM GREEN |
57.5 |
56.6 (1976) |
82 |
BIG SPRING |
HOWARD |
55.3 |
54.8 (1999) |
37 |
DALHART MUNI AP |
DALLAM |
46.0 |
45.7 (1954) |
51 |
PALESTINE |
ANDERSON |
59.9 |
59.3 (1932) |
56 |
ALPINE |
BREWSTER |
57.8 |
57.8 (1957) |
66 |
ALVIN |
BRAZORIA |
63.8 |
61.4 (1911) |
32 |
BAKERSFIELD |
PECOS |
57.4 |
57.1 (1986) |
34 |
BAY CITY WTR WKS |
MATAGORDA |
65.1 |
64.4 (1999) |
56 |
BENAVIDES 2 |
DUVAL |
66.3 |
66.0 (1999) |
21 |
BIG SPRING |
HOWARD |
55.3 |
54.8 (1999) |
42 |
BRADY |
MCCULLOCH |
57.5 |
56.8 (1954) |
56 |
BRECKENRIDGE |
STEPHENS |
56.0 |
55.7 (1976) |
60 |
BRIDGEPORT |
WISE |
55.7 |
55.1 (1954) |
59 |
CAMERON |
MILAM |
61.4 |
60.8 (1999) |
84 |
CAMP WOOD |
REAL |
57.7 |
57.1 (1976) |
37 |
CASTOLON |
BREWSTER |
63.1 |
61.7 (1999) |
19 |
CHANNING 2 |
HARTLEY |
45.2 |
43.7 (1999) |
12 |
CHARLOTTE 5 NNW |
ATASCOSA |
65.9 |
64.1 (1999) |
37 |
CHOKE CANYON DAM |
LIVE OAK |
65.2 |
65.2 (1999) |
17 |
COPE RCH |
REAGAN |
56.9 |
54.7 (1999) |
35 |
CUERO |
DEWITT |
66.3 |
64.0 (1962) |
80 |
DALHART 6 SW |
HARTLEY |
42.4 |
41.9 (1999) |
10 |
DELL CITY 5 SSW |
HUDSPETH |
52.4 |
52.4 (1995) |
19 |
DEWEYVILLE |
NEWTON |
59.3 |
59.2 (1999) |
14 |
DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E |
HAYS |
60.3 |
59.9 (1999) |
16 |
ELGIN |
BASTROP |
62.3 |
61.5 (1999) |
36 |
ENCINAL |
WEBB |
67.4 |
66.5 (1962) |
77 |
FALCON DAM |
STARR |
69.1 |
65.6 (1998) |
34 |
FLORESVILLE |
WILSON |
62.8 |
60.6 (1976) |
31 |
FT DAVIS |
JEFF DAVIS |
54.5 |
54.0 (1999) |
24 |
FREDERICKSBURG |
GILLESPIE |
59.5 |
59.3 (1962) |
65 |
GARDEN CITY |
GLASSCOCK |
53.3 |
52.1 (1999) |
26 |
GOLDTHWAITE 1 WSW |
MILLS |
57.7 |
57.6 (1999) |
37 |
GRANGER DAM |
WILLIAMSON |
59.7 |
59.1 (1999) |
19 |
GROVETON |
TRINITY |
59.5 |
59.3 (1976) |
32 |
HART |
CASTRO |
46.1 |
45.6 (1999) |
14 |
HEBBRONVILLE |
JIM HOGG |
67.8 |
67.1 (1999) |
33 |
HOUSTON NWSO |
GALVESTON |
62.2 |
62.0 (1999) |
12 |
HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH |
VAL VERDE |
58.9 |
56.3 (1990) |
10 |
KERRVILLE 3 NNE |
KERR |
58.1 |
57.5 (1999) |
25 |
LAJITAS |
BREWSTER |
62.6 |
62.6 (1995) |
19 |
LAKE FORK RSVR |
WOOD |
55.3 |
53.8 (1999) |
12 |
LAREDO 2 |
WEBB |
69.3 |
68.5 (1999) |
32 |
LYTLE 3 W |
MEDINA |
64.9 |
63.8 (1999) |
24 |
MASON |
MASON |
56.1 |
54.8 (1999) |
24 |
MATHIS 4 SSW |
JIM WELLS |
66.3 |
64.9 (1999) |
33 |
MCCAMEY |
UPTON |
58.8 |
58.5 (1957) |
66 |
MENARD |
MENARD |
58.2 |
56.9 (1925) |
56 |
MORTON |
COCHRAN |
49.3 |
48.4 (1999) |
35 |
MULESHOE NWR |
BAILEY |
48.2 |
47.5 (1999) |
19 |
OLTON |
LAMB |
47.7 |
46.7 (1999) |
34 |
ORANGE 9 N |
ORANGE |
59.3 |
59.2 (1999) |
14 |
PANDALE 11 NE |
VAL VERDE |
57.1 |
55.3 (1999) |
18 |
PENWELL |
ECTOR |
55.3 |
54.4 (1999) |
26 |
PLAINS |
YOAKUM |
50.7 |
50.2 (1976) |
34 |
RED BLUFF DAM |
REEVES |
57.4 |
56.9 (1999) |
40 |
REFUGIO 2 NW |
REFUGIO |
65.4 |
62.7 (1990) |
14 |
ROBERT LEE |
COKE |
55.8 |
54.1 (1999) |
39 |
SAM RAYBURN DAM |
JASPER |
58.2 |
57.4 (1976) |
32 |
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW |
HIDALGO |
70.1 |
69.7 (1999) |
13 |
SAN ANTONIO/SEAWORLD |
BEXAR |
63.8 |
63.1 (1999) |
12 |
STERLING CITY |
STERLING |
54.5 |
53.9 (1999) |
30 |
STILLHOUSE HOLLOW DAM |
BELL |
58.7 |
57.9 (1976) |
29 |
THOMPSONS 3 WSW |
FORT BEND |
63.6 |
63.2 (1962) |
37 |
TYLER |
SMITH |
59.3 |
58.5 (1999) |
16 |
UVALDE 3 SW |
UVALDE |
62.4 |
59.1 (1990) |
13 |
VALENTINE |
JEFF DAVIS |
52.7 |
52.3 (1999) |
20 |
VICTORIA CP&L |
VICTORIA |
63.9 |
61.3 (1916) |
13 |
WINTERS 1 NNE |
RUNNELS |
55.9 |
55.9 (1999) |
28 |
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
COLLEGE STN |
BRAZOS |
73.2 |
73.1 (1999) |
104 |
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP |
CAMERON |
81.2 |
81.1 (1962) |
14 |
BROWNSVILLE INTL AP |
CAMERON |
80.1 |
80.0 (1962) |
116 |
KINGSVILLE NAAS |
KLEBERG |
79.1 |
78.9 (1962) |
55 |
PALACIOS MUNI AP |
MATAGORDA |
72.8 |
72.8 (1962) |
57 |
PALESTINE |
ANDERSON |
72.6 |
72.1 (1954) |
58 |
LUFKIN ANGELINA CO AP |
ANGELINA |
72.8 |
72.7 (1976) |
63 |
ALVIN |
BRAZORIA |
74.9 |
71.6 (1976) |
34 |
BOYS RANCH |
OLDHAM |
66.7 |
66.1 (1999) |
20 |
BURLESON |
JOHNSON |
68.2 |
67.9 (1999) |
14 |
CANDELARIA |
PRESIDIO |
80.0 |
79.3 (1999) |
36 |
CANYON |
RANDALL |
68.7 |
68.6 (1954) |
46 |
CASTOLON |
BREWSTER |
81.8 |
81.0 (1999) |
20 |
CHANNING 2 |
HARTLEY |
61.3 |
60.4 (1999) |
12 |
CUERO |
DEWITT |
77.7 |
77.7 (1962) |
83 |
DALHART 6 SW |
HARTLEY |
62.0 |
61.6 (1999) |
11 |
DELL CITY 5 SSW |
HUDSPETH |
72.4 |
70.0 (1999) |
19 |
DEWEYVILLE |
NEWTON |
70.8 |
70.0 (1999) |
14 |
FALCON DAM |
STARR |
81.3 |
80.2 (1998) |
34 |
FT DAVIS |
JEFF DAVIS |
73.8 |
73.7 (1999) |
24 |
FREDERICKSBURG |
GILLESPIE |
74.7 |
74.1 (1954) |
66 |
FRIONA |
PARMER |
64.0 |
63.8 (1976) |
38 |
GOLDTHWAITE 1 WSW |
MILLS |
70.7 |
70.7 (1962) |
37 |
GROVETON |
TRINITY |
72.6 |
72.4 (1976) |
32 |
HART |
CASTRO |
64.7 |
63.4 (1999) |
14 |
HEBBRONVILLE |
JIM HOGG |
80.7 |
80.6 (1999) |
35 |
HEREFORD |
DEAF SMITH |
64.8 |
64.4 (1954) |
67 |
JEFFERSON |
MARION |
68.2 |
67.6 (1999) |
21 |
KARNES CITY 2 N |
KARNES |
75.9 |
75.5 (1986) |
21 |
LAJITAS |
BREWSTER |
82.1 |
81.0 (1999) |
20 |
LAKE FORK RSVR |
WOOD |
67.3 |
65.2 (1995) |
12 |
LAKE TAWAKONI |
RAINS |
67.6 |
67.1 (1976) |
23 |
LAKE KEMP |
BAYLOR |
66.9 |
66.9 (1999) |
24 |
LITTLEFIELD |
LAMB |
67.6 |
66.6 (1976) |
31 |
LONGVIEW |
GREGG |
71.0 |
70.3 (1938) |
77 |
MEXIA |
LIMESTONE |
70.2 |
70.2 (1962) |
87 |
MINEOLA 8 ENE |
WOOD |
69.7 |
68.0 (1976) |
31 |
MONAHANS |
WARD |
76.6 |
75.5 (1999) |
36 |
MORTON |
COCHRAN |
67.8 |
66.4 (1976) |
35 |
MT LOCKE |
JEFF DAVIS |
66.2 |
65.6 (1999) |
53 |
MT VERNON |
FRANKLIN |
67.8 |
66.1 (1999) |
31 |
MULESHOE #1 |
BAILEY |
67.4 |
65.1 (1976) |
72 |
MULESHOE NWR |
BAILEY |
68.5 |
66.5 (1999) |
20 |
NACOGDOCHES |
NACOGDOCHES |
72.6 |
70.9 (1999) |
26 |
OLTON |
LAMB |
65.5 |
63.6 (1999) |
34 |
ORANGE 9 N |
ORANGE |
70.8 |
70.0 (1999) |
14 |
PENWELL |
ECTOR |
72.8 |
71.9 (1999) |
27 |
PORT ISABEL |
CAMERON |
77.6 |
77.4 (1957) |
59 |
REFUGIO 2 NW |
REFUGIO |
76.4 |
74.7 (1999) |
15 |
ROBERT LEE |
COKE |
71.7 |
71.3 (1999) |
39 |
SAM RAYBURN DAM |
JASPER |
70.4 |
70.2 (1976) |
33 |
SHEFFIELD |
PECOS |
74.3 |
73.8 (1999) |
35 |
STERLING CITY |
STERLING |
71.7 |
71.5 (1999) |
30 |
TOLEDO BEND DAM |
NEWTON |
68.6 |
68.5 (1976) |
24 |
TYLER |
SMITH |
70.9 |
70.8 (1999) |
16 |
UVALDE 3 SW |
UVALDE |
75.1 |
72.3 (1990) |
13 |
WACO DAM |
MCLENNAN |
71.9 |
69.5 (1976) |
29 |
WINTERS 1 NNE |
RUNNELS |
73.1 |
72.5 (1999) |
28 |
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) |
Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
EL PASO 32 ENE |
HUDSPETH |
76 |
76 (1989) |
14 |
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE |
HUDSPETH |
86 |
85 (1998) |
25 |
FREEPORT 2 NW |
BRAZORIA |
83 |
83 (1988) |
37 |
PINE SPRINGS |
CULBERSON |
74 |
72 (1998) |
12 |
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP |
HIDALGO |
60.5 |
60.0 (1999) |
40 |
HONDO MUNI AP |
MEDINA |
49.5 |
46.6 (1976) |
23 |
BIG SPRING |
HOWARD |
40.9 |
40.3 (1950) |
40 |
ALICE |
JIM WELLS |
57.9 |
57.1 (1957) |
68 |
ALVIN |
BRAZORIA |
52.8 |
51.4 (1911) |
33 |
AMISTAD DAM |
VAL VERDE |
49.1 |
47.7 (1999) |
35 |
ARLINGTON SIX FLAGS |
TARRANT |
45.9 |
44.2 (1999) |
11 |
BAY CITY WTR WKS |
MATAGORDA |
56.8 |
55.7 (1944) |
58 |
BIG SPRING |
HOWARD |
40.9 |
40.3 (1950) |
44 |
CASTOLON |
BREWSTER |
44.3 |
43.5 (1996) |
19 |
CHARLOTTE 5 NNW |
ATASCOSA |
52.8 |
50.0 (1992) |
37 |
CHOKE CANYON DAM |
LIVE OAK |
53.6 |
52.8 (1999) |
17 |
COPE RCH |
REAGAN |
42.4 |
36.1 (1999) |
35 |
DENVER CITY |
YOAKUM |
35.9 |
33.5 (1999) |
11 |
DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E |
HAYS |
48.6 |
47.1 (1999) |
16 |
ELGIN |
BASTROP |
50.8 |
49.6 (1999) |
37 |
ENCINAL |
WEBB |
55.7 |
55.6 (1908) |
80 |
FALCON DAM |
STARR |
56.9 |
56.1 (1999) |
37 |
FERRIS |
ELLIS |
45.5 |
44.9 (1976) |
35 |
FLORESVILLE |
WILSON |
49.7 |
48.7 (1999) |
36 |
FREER |
DUVAL |
54.5 |
53.2 (1999) |
29 |
GARDEN CITY |
GLASSCOCK |
37.0 |
35.5 (1992) |
30 |
GOLDTHWAITE 1 WSW |
MILLS |
44.8 |
44.8 (1999) |
39 |
GONZALES 1N |
GONZALES |
49.4 |
48.8 (1999) |
35 |
GRANGER DAM |
WILLIAMSON |
47.6 |
45.9 (1999) |
20 |
GROVETON |
TRINITY |
46.4 |
46.3 (1999) |
33 |
HEBBRONVILLE |
JIM HOGG |
54.9 |
53.5 (1999) |
33 |
HOUSTON NWSO |
GALVESTON |
52.5 |
51.1 (1999) |
12 |
HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH |
VAL VERDE |
43.7 |
41.8 (1991) |
10 |
KERRVILLE 3 NNE |
KERR |
44.4 |
42.4 (1999) |
26 |
LAREDO 2 |
WEBB |
58.1 |
55.5 (1999) |
33 |
LYTLE 3 W |
MEDINA |
52.4 |
48.9 (1992) |
24 |
MASON |
MASON |
41.4 |
40.4 (1959) |
25 |
MATHIS 4 SSW |
JIM WELLS |
56.0 |
53.5 (1999) |
33 |
MENARD |
MENARD |
42.8 |
42.4 (1932) |
57 |
PAINT ROCK |
CONCHO |
43.0 |
40.8 (1986) |
36 |
PANDALE 11 NE |
VAL VERDE |
42.2 |
40.9 (1992) |
19 |
PENWELL |
ECTOR |
37.9 |
37.5 (1995) |
27 |
PORT MANSFIELD |
WILLACY |
61.9 |
61.6 (1962) |
36 |
RED ROCK |
BASTROP |
49.0 |
48.5 (1976) |
29 |
REFUGIO 2 NW |
REFUGIO |
54.3 |
52.5 (1990) |
14 |
ROBERT LEE |
COKE |
40.0 |
39.9 (1911) |
40 |
ROCKPORT |
ARANSAS |
58.2 |
57.9 (1962) |
41 |
SAM RAYBURN DAM |
JASPER |
46.0 |
45.7 (1990) |
32 |
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW |
HIDALGO |
59.2 |
57.6 (1999) |
13 |
SAN ANTONIO/SEAWORLD |
BEXAR |
53.1 |
51.6 (1999) |
12 |
SINTON 3 NW |
SAN PATRICIO |
56.0 |
54.2 (1962) |
37 |
STAMFORD 1 |
JONES |
39.1 |
39.0 (1990) |
21 |
STILLHOUSE HOLLOW DAM |
BELL |
46.2 |
44.7 (1976) |
29 |
TYLER |
SMITH |
47.7 |
46.2 (1999) |
16 |
UVALDE 3 SW |
UVALDE |
49.7 |
47.7 (1992) |
13 |
VICTORIA CP&L |
VICTORIA |
53.8 |
49.0 (1920) |
14 |
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) |
Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
LIBERTY |
LIBERTY |
69 |
69 (1996) |
93 |
CORPUS CHRISTI INTL AP |
NUECES |
70 |
70 (1976) |
113 |
FT WORTH MEACHAM FLD |
TARRANT |
64 |
64 (1996) |
22 |
SAN ANGELO MATHIS FLD |
TOM GREEN |
64 |
63 (1956) |
83 |
ARLINGTON SIX FLAGS |
TARRANT |
67 |
64 (1996) |
11 |
ATHENS |
HENDERSON |
68 |
67 (1999) |
46 |
BAY CITY WTR WKS |
MATAGORDA |
69 |
69 (1999) |
58 |
BISHOP |
NUECES |
69 |
68 (1953) |
15 |
BLANCO |
BLANCO |
66 |
65 (1999) |
96 |
BOYS RANCH |
OLDHAM |
50 |
48 (1986) |
20 |
BRECKENRIDGE |
STEPHENS |
62 |
62 (1938) |
63 |
BRIDGEPORT |
WISE |
65 |
63 (1954) |
61 |
BURLESON |
JOHNSON |
66 |
65 (1996) |
14 |
CAMP WOOD |
REAL |
64 |
64 (1971) |
37 |
CASTOLON |
BREWSTER |
60 |
60 (1981) |
19 |
CENTERVILLE |
LEON |
66 |
66 (1990) |
56 |
CHOKE CANYON DAM |
LIVE OAK |
69 |
69 (1999) |
17 |
COLDSPRING 5 SSW |
SAN JACINTO |
68 |
68 (1999) |
37 |
COPPER BREAKS SP |
HARDEMAN |
56 |
52 (1999) |
11 |
CROCKETT |
HOUSTON |
69 |
68 (1999) |
64 |
DALHART 6 SW |
HARTLEY |
41 |
40 (1996) |
11 |
DEKALB |
BOWIE |
65 |
63 (1999) |
18 |
DENVER CITY |
YOAKUM |
51 |
51 (1999) |
11 |
DEWEYVILLE |
NEWTON |
68 |
67 (1996) |
14 |
DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E |
HAYS |
68 |
68 (1996) |
16 |
ELGIN |
BASTROP |
69 |
69 (1996) |
37 |
FERRIS |
ELLIS |
68 |
66 (1996) |
35 |
FLORESVILLE |
WILSON |
69 |
68 (1999) |
36 |
FREER |
DUVAL |
68 |
68 (1999) |
29 |
GAINESVILLE 5 ENE |
COOKE |
60 |
59 (1999) |
13 |
GARDEN CITY |
GLASSCOCK |
57 |
55 (1999) |
30 |
GONZALES 1N |
GONZALES |
69 |
68 (1999) |
35 |
GRANGER DAM |
WILLIAMSON |
67 |
67 (1999) |
20 |
KERRVILLE 3 NNE |
KERR |
64 |
64 (1996) |
26 |
LAKE FORK RSVR |
WOOD |
65 |
65 (1999) |
12 |
LYTLE 3 W |
MEDINA |
69 |
67 (1999) |
24 |
MATHIS 4 SSW |
JIM WELLS |
70 |
69 (1999) |
33 |
ORANGE 9 N |
ORANGE |
68 |
67 (1996) |
14 |
PORT ISABEL |
CAMERON |
72 |
71 (1999) |
60 |
RED ROCK |
BASTROP |
70 |
69 (1999) |
29 |
REFUGIO 2 NW |
REFUGIO |
69 |
69 (1996) |
14 |
ROBSTOWN |
NUECES |
70 |
70 (1999) |
42 |
SAM RAYBURN DAM |
JASPER |
67 |
66 (1994) |
32 |
SAN ANTONIO/SEAWORLD |
BEXAR |
66 |
66 (1999) |
12 |
SINTON 3 NW |
SAN PATRICIO |
71 |
71 (1999) |
37 |
STILLHOUSE HOLLOW DAM |
BELL |
67 |
66 (1996) |
29 |
TOLEDO BEND DAM |
NEWTON |
68 |
66 (1985) |
25 |
TYLER |
SMITH |
66 |
66 (1999) |
16 |
UVALDE 3 SW |
UVALDE |
65 |
65 (1996) |
13 |
VICTORIA CP&L |
VICTORIA |
70 |
70 (1907) |
14 |
Climatic Averages for March
|
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 |
68.9 |
98 (1916) |
43.3 |
9 (1948) |
1.36 |
5.16 (1979) |
2.78 (1943) |
0.6 |
4.4 |
5.1 |
299 |
23 |
Amarillo |
61.6 |
96 (1907) |
32.7 |
‑3 (1948) |
0.96 |
4.06 (1922) |
3.13 (1922) |
0.1 |
14.7 |
5.2 |
555 |
0 |
Austin |
71.9 |
98 (1971) |
51.1 |
18 (1948) |
1.87 |
7.23 (1926) |
3.00 (1900) |
0.6 |
1.0 |
7.3 |
175 |
66 |
Brownsville |
78.4 |
106 (1984) |
59.1 |
28 (1901) |
0.53 |
6.46 (1903) |
2.76 (1997) |
1.2 |
0.1 |
3.5 |
41 |
159 |
College Station |
71.0 |
96 (1946) |
49.7 |
17 (1943) |
2.58 |
8.03 (1926) |
4.20 (1980) |
0.1 |
1.3 |
7.3 |
197 |
51 |
Corpus Christi |
75.7 |
102 (1989) |
55.3 |
24 (1980) |
0.94 |
7.69 (1903) |
4.66 (1903) |
0.8 |
0.4 |
4.7 |
100 |
119 |
Dallas‑Fort Worth |
67.8 |
100 (1916) |
45.6 |
10 (1943) |
2.77 |
6.69 (1995) |
4.39 (1977) |
0.2 |
2.8 |
7.3 |
286 |
29 |
Del Rio |
75.7 |
103 (1928) |
50.9 |
19 (1922) |
0.69 |
3.20 (1990) |
2.33 (1935) |
1.8 |
0.8 |
4.7 |
139 |
87 |
El Paso |
69.9 |
93 (1907) |
40.2 |
14 (1971) |
0.29 |
2.26 (1958) |
1.32 (1883) |
0.0 |
5.1 |
2.4 |
316 |
10 |
Galveston |
66.7 |
85 (1879) |
56.7 |
26 (1980) |
2.23 |
9.49 (1973) |
8.10 (1973) |
0.0 |
0.2 |
7.1 |
145 |
43 |
Houston |
71.1 |
96 (1946) |
50.0 |
21 (1943) |
2.92 |
10.66 (1922) |
7.47 (1972) |
0.1 |
1.0 |
8.9 |
187 |
50 |
Lubbock |
66.0 |
95 (1989) |
36.4 |
‑2 (1922) |
0.89 |
3.56 (1941) |
1.80 (1973) |
0.1 |
9.9 |
4.3 |
437 |
10 |
Midland |
71.2 |
97 (1946) |
40.2 |
9 (1980) |
0.58 |
2.86 (1970) |
2.20 (1970) |
0.5 |
5.7 |
2.8 |
309 |
21 |
Port Arthur |
71.5 |
95 (1946) |
51.3 |
23 (1989) |
3.24 |
10.21 (1949) |
6.04 (1979) |
0.0 |
1.0 |
8.0 |
155 |
43 |
San Angelo |
72.6 |
98 (1908) |
43.5 |
8 (1980) |
0.91 |
5.00 (1953) |
4.65 (1953) |
1.0 |
4.3 |
4.4 |
247 |
33 |
San Antonio |
73.5 |
100 (1991) |
49.7 |
19 (1980) |
1.52 |
6.12 (1992) |
3.59 (1992) |
0.8 |
1.7 |
7.1 |
167 |
64 |
Victoria |
73.7 |
98 (1939) |
52.8 |
21 (1980) |
1.55 |
11.61 (1997) |
5.04 (1997) |
0.3 |
0.5 |
6.6 |
128 |
76 |
Waco |
69.6 |
100 (1971) |
46.8 |
15 (1948) |
2.33 |
8.38 (1905) |
3.90 (1912) |
0.4 |
2.1 |
7.3 |
247 |
36 |
Wichita Falls |
66.4 |
100 (1971) |
40.6 |
6 (1948) |
2.21 |
6.29 (1999) |
4.32 (1988) |
0.9 |
6.3 |
6.1 |
377 |
20 |
Shreveport, LA |
69.2 |
92 (1974) |
45.8 |
15 (1943) |
3.59 |
11.99 (1945) |
5.43 (1945) |
0.0 |
2.5 |
9.3 |
262 |
30 |
Climatic averages are based on 1961-1990 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center. |