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Texas Climate Report: April 2001

Texas experienced a relatively warm April this year, with only two stations reporting below normal average temperatures. Amarillo, with a mean temperature of 61°F, had the largest positive departure from normal at 4.2°F above the mean, while Abilene, with a mean of 64.1°F, had the largest negative departure at -1.3°F. Not one Texas station reported having 100% or more of average precipitation, and two stations, El Paso and Midland, recorded no precipitation at all. The station with the highest percent of average precipitation was San Antonio, which recorded 2.29" of precipitation, 92% of the normal. Only five first-order stations (Brownsville, Galveston, Houston, Port Arthur, and San Antonio) recorded over 50% of average precipitation.

April began relatively mild as a warm front moved in on the 1st, bringing highs in the 80s to the majority of the state with some stations in the West Texas and Big Bend area reporting temperatures in the 90s. Warm temperatures continued until the 6th, when a cold front swept through the state and brought little precipitation and slightly cooler temperatures. Temperatures in the 80s dominated the region until a stronger cold front moved through Texas on the 11th, lowering temperatures into the 70s and bringing much needed precipitation. Wichita Falls received 1.14" of precipitation and Lufkin received 1.30" of precipitation.

Temperatures quickly warmed up by the 15th but were cooled back down on the 16th-17th when another cold front brought more precipitation and dropped temperatures down into the 30s in the Panhandle. Houston received 1.51" of rain and recorded temperatures in the mid-60s. Another cold front, traveling through on the 23rd, brought more rainfall to the state, with San Antonio recording 2.14" of precipitation. The state quickly warmed up however, and highs in the 80s dominated the state once again until the end 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 74.4 ‑3.4 82 53.7 +0.8 37 64.1 ‑1.3 3 0.57 30% 0.42 91 69
Amarillo 76.2 +4.7 88 45.8 +3.7 36 61.0 +4.2 2 0.49 49% 0.32 139 27
Austin 79.6 +0.2 90 62.0 +2.2 46 70.8 +1.2 6 0.50 20% 0.34 12 192
Brownsville 86.6 +2.6 93 69.4 +2.9 56 78.0 +2.7 4 1.10 71% 0.72 0 399
College Station 81.1 +2.8 90 61.0 +3.0 46 71.0 +2.8 4 0.24 7% 0.15 12 203
Corpus Christi 83.8 +2.1 91 65.9 +2.7 52 74.8 +2.3 4 0.12 7% 0.08 3 306
Dallas‑Fort Worth 76.6 +0.3 85 59.0 +4.3 45 67.8 +2.3 5 0.89 25% 0.57 41 134
Del Rio 84.5 +1.1 95 64.3 +5.1 50 74.4 +3.1 4 0.22 11% 0.15 5 294
El Paso 80.4 +1.7 91 50.5 +2.5 37 65.5 +2.1 0 0.00 0% 0.00 71 95
Galveston N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 1.74 N/A N/A
Houston 81.1 +2.7 88 62.3 +4.2 47 71.7 +3.4 7 2.00 62% 1.51 19 230
Lubbock 79.2 +3.8 92 49.3 +2.6 39 64.2 +3.1 3 0.38 39% 0.28 87 71
Midland 81.8 +2.0 92 52.0 +2.6 39 66.9 +2.3 0 0.00 0% 0.00 56 118
Port Arthur 80.0 +1.7 86 64.0 +4.5 49 72.0 +3.1 4 1.79 51% 1.66 16 237
San Angelo 79.2 ‑2.0 86 55.2 +2.5 38 67.2 +0.2 3 0.82 49% 0.80 52 125
San Antonio 79.2 ‑1.1 88 62.3 +3.9 47 70.8 +1.5 3 2.29 92% 2.24 15 195
Victoria 81.8 +1.6 87 63.1 +2.1 49 72.5 +1.9 4 0.17 7% 0.13 8 239
Waco 79.4 +1.4 86 59.2 +3.0 44 69.3 +2.2 4 0.66 21% 0.48 25 161
Wichita Falls 77.1 +1.3 84 54.5 +4.2 40 65.8 +2.7 5 1.20 40% 0.96 70 99
Shreveport, LA 79.8 +2.7 86 58.5 +4.4 38 69.2 +3.6 7 0.86 23% 0.42 35 166
*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.

apr 2001 average temperatures
apr 2001 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
BEEVILLE 5 NE BEE 0.00
PRESIDIO PRESIDIO 0.00
MIDLAND INTL AP MIDLAND 0.00
EL PASO INTL AP EL PASO 0.00
VAN HORN CULBERSON 0.00
ALICE JIM WELLS 0.00
CASTOLON BREWSTER 0.00
CATARINA DIMMIT 0.00
COPPER BREAKS SP HARDEMAN 0.00
CORNUDAS SVC STN HUDSPETH 0.00
DENVER CITY YOAKUM 0.00
DUMONT KING 0.00
ENCINAL WEBB 0.00
EXXON GAS PLANT KLEBERG 0.00
FEDOR LEE 0.00
FLOMOT 4 NE MOTLEY 0.00
FLOYDADA 9 SE FLOYD 0.00
FT STOCKTON PECOS 0.00
FREER 18 WNW WEBB 0.00
GOLIAD 1 SE GOLIAD 0.00
GUTHRIE KING 0.00
HART CASTRO 0.00
HARTLEY 4 ESE HARTLEY 0.00
HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH VAL VERDE 0.00
JAYTON KENT 0.00
LA TUNA 1 S EL PASO 0.00
LENORAH MARTIN 0.00
LIPAN PALO PINTO 0.00
LITTLEFIELD LAMB 0.00
MARATHON BREWSTER 0.00
MEMPHIS HALL 0.00
MIDLAND 4 ENE MIDLAND 0.00
MIDLAND 4SW MIDLAND 0.00
MORTON COCHRAN 0.00
NORTHFIELD MOTLEY 0.00
PADUCAH COTTLE 0.00
PADUCAH 15 S KING 0.00
PAINT ROCK CONCHO 0.00
PECOS 8 W REEVES 0.00
PITCHFORK RCH DICKENS 0.00
PORT O CONNOR CALHOUN 0.00
QUANAH 2 SW HARDEMAN 0.00
SLATON LUBBOCK 0.00
SOUTH CAMP 6666 KING 0.00
SPUR DICKENS 0.00
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 0.00
TURKEY HALL 0.00
WHITE RIVER RESERVOIR CROSBY 0.00
YSLETA EL PASO 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
TEXARKANA BOWIE 6.03
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
LYTLE 3 W MEDINA 4.45
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DIMMITT 2 N CASTRO 57.3
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
FALCON DAM STARR 79.4
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PINE SPRINGS CULBERSON 72.0
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BOQUILLAS RS BREWSTER 94.7
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
BOQUILLAS RS BREWSTER 106
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
PINE SPRINGS CULBERSON 41
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
WELLINGTON COLLINGSWORTH 36.9
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PORT ISABEL CAMERON 70.6
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BAY CITY WTR WKS MATAGORDA 79
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 25

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BEEVILLE 5 NE BEE 0.00 0.03 (1944) 98
FT WORTH NAS TARRANT 0.59 1.05 (1998) 26
FT WORTH MEACHAM FLD TARRANT 0.70 1.11 (1948) 23
TYLER POUNDS FLD SMITH 0.68 1.03 (1903) 20
PRESIDIO PRESIDIO 0.00 0.00 (2000) 71
MIDLAND INTL AP MIDLAND 0.00 0.00 (1998) 71
EL PASO INTL AP EL PASO 0.00 0.00 (1999) 122
VAN HORN CULBERSON 0.00 0.00 (2000) 56
ALICE JIM WELLS 0.00 0.00 (1998) 86
BISHOP NUECES 0.05 0.10 (1940) 24
BRANDON HILL 0.89 1.03 (1998) 10
CASTOLON BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (1998) 27
CATARINA DIMMIT 0.00 0.00 (2000) 37
COPPER BREAKS SP HARDEMAN 0.00 0.00 (1996) 12
CORNUDAS SVC STN HUDSPETH 0.00 0.00 (2000) 55
CORRIGAN 1 ENE POLK 1.48 2.98 (1992) 10
DENVER CITY YOAKUM 0.00 0.00 (1991) 11
DIALVILLE 2 W CHEROKEE 0.26 0.32 (1903) 96
DOUGLASS 1 S NACOGDOCHES 0.26 0.73 (1984) 13
DUMONT KING 0.00 0.00 (1996) 30
ENCINAL WEBB 0.00 0.00 (1998) 88
FEDOR LEE 0.00 0.00 (1986) 34
FLOMOT 4 NE MOTLEY 0.00 0.00 (1996) 52
FLOYDADA 9 SE FLOYD 0.00 0.00 (1989) 54
FT STOCKTON PECOS 0.00 0.00 (2000) 58
FT WORTH WSFO TARRANT 0.82 1.34 (1998) 10
FREEPORT 2 NW BRAZORIA 0.02 0.15 (1987) 65
FREER 18 WNW WEBB 0.00 0.00 (1983) 20
GOLIAD 1 SE GOLIAD 0.00 0.00 (1998) 50
GUTHRIE KING 0.00 0.00 (1961) 48
HART CASTRO 0.00 0.00 (1996) 41
HARTLEY 4 ESE HARTLEY 0.00 0.00 (1996) 58
HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH VAL VERDE 0.00 0.00 (1998) 12
JACKSONVILLE CHEROKEE 0.50 0.54 (1984) 39
JAYTON KENT 0.00 0.00 (1991) 46
JEFFERSON MARION 0.62 0.62 (1930) 89
LA TUNA 1 S EL PASO 0.00 0.00 (2000) 58
LAKE FORK RSVR WOOD 1.28 1.61 (1998) 13
LEATHERWOOD RCH ERATH 0.15 0.56 (1998) 10
LENORAH MARTIN 0.00 0.00 (1991) 57
LIPAN PALO PINTO 0.00 0.22 (1987) 50
LITTLEFIELD LAMB 0.00 0.00 (1996) 34
LUFKIN 11 NW ANGELINA 0.28 0.47 (1983) 19
LUFKIN 2 ANGELINA 0.77 1.05 (1999) 12
MARATHON BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (1996) 62
MATHIS 4 SSW JIM WELLS 0.01 0.03 (1983) 36
MEMPHIS HALL 0.00 0.00 (1996) 89
MIDLAND 4 ENE MIDLAND 0.00 0.00 (1998) 86
MORTON COCHRAN 0.00 0.00 (1996) 57
NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHES 0.42 0.50 (1987) 28
NEWTON NEWTON 0.57 0.98 (1987) 17
NORTHFIELD MOTLEY 0.00 0.00 (1996) 53
PADUCAH COTTLE 0.00 0.00 (1996) 53
PADUCAH 15 S KING 0.00 0.00 (1996) 31
PAINT ROCK CONCHO 0.00 0.00 (1998) 79
PITCHFORK RCH DICKENS 0.00 0.00 (1996) 27
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 0.34 0.34 (1987) 15
PORT O CONNOR CALHOUN 0.00 0.00 (1999) 44
QUANAH 2 SW HARDEMAN 0.00 0.00 (1996) 95
SCHULENBURG FAYETTE 0.21 0.28 (1983) 59
SLATON LUBBOCK 0.00 0.00 (1991) 52
SOUTH CAMP 6666 KING 0.00 0.00 (1978) 11
SPUR DICKENS 0.00 0.02 (1929) 67
THREE RIVERS 8 NE LIVE OAK 0.24 0.42 (1996) 13
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 0.00 0.00 (1998) 22
TURKEY HALL 0.00 0.00 (1996) 44
WILDWOOD TYLER 0.80 0.96 (1998) 10
WILLS POINT VAN ZANDT 0.47 0.51 (1987) 79
WOODVILLE TYLER 0.71 1.13 (1998) 11
YSLETA EL PASO 0.00 0.00 (1999) 61
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BENAVIDES 2 DUVAL 3.45 3.07 (1976) 32
LYTLE 3 W MEDINA 4.45 3.61 (1991) 25
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 78.6 77.3 (1953) 13
BEAUMONT RSCH CTR JEFFERSON 72.5 72.5 (1999) 35
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 61.5 61.3 (1990) 19
BURLESON JOHNSON 67.4 66.6 (1989) 14
CANYON RANDALL 63.7 62.8 (1989) 41
DENVER CITY YOAKUM 62.5 62.2 (2000) 10
GAINESVILLE 5 ENE COOKE 65.6 64.9 (1991) 14
HOUSTON NWSO GALVESTON 71.5 71.5 (1999) 14
HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH VAL VERDE 70.9 70.6 (2000) 13
JEFFERSON MARION 66.9 66.8 (1999) 23
LAKE FORK RSVR WOOD 67.6 67.4 (1999) 13
MATHIS 4 SSW JIM WELLS 77.0 77.0 (1967) 37
PLEASANTON ATASCOSA 74.4 73.8 (1991) 10
SPEARMAN HANSFORD 64.9 64.0 (1981) 66
TEXARKANA BOWIE 67.6 66.5 (1999) 26
WRIGHT PATMAN DAM CASS 68.2 68.1 (1965) 29
TYLER SMITH 69.7 69.7 (1999) 17
VICTORIA CP&L VICTORIA 72.6 72.4 (1911) 18
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 88.3 87.2 (2000) 13
GALVESTON GALVESTON 80.6 80.5 (1999) 126
DALHART MUNI AP DALLAM 76.0 76.0 (1954) 52
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 78.4 76.7 (1989) 20
DALHART 6 SW HARTLEY 73.0 73.0 (1989) 12
HART CASTRO 76.7 76.6 (1989) 15
HOUSTON‑PORT HARRIS 81.9 81.8 (1999) 11
LAKE FORK RSVR WOOD 79.6 77.7 (1994) 13
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 79.4 79.4 (1999) 15
SPEARMAN HANSFORD 81.2 80.5 (1981) 68
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
TOLEDO BEND DAM NEWTON 90 90 (1999) 24
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
WELLINGTON COLLINGSWORTH 36.9 39.0 (1983) 36
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LONGVIEW 11 SE RUSK 59.3 59.3 (1981) 26
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 69.0 68.9 (1954) 13
ARLINGTON SIX FLAGS TARRANT 59.6 57.0 (1894) 12
BAY CITY WTR WKS MATAGORDA 67.6 66.9 (1967) 58
BAYTOWN HARRIS 64.8 64.3 (1985) 18
BEAUMONT RSCH CTR JEFFERSON 63.7 62.8 (1999) 35
BISHOP NUECES 65.2 64.3 (1935) 15
BROWNSVILLE CAMERON 69.8 69.5 (1922) 16
BURLESON JOHNSON 57.7 54.9 (1991) 14
CANYON RANDALL 48.1 47.5 (1967) 42
CHANNING 2 HARTLEY 44.2 43.3 (1969) 15
DENVER CITY YOAKUM 45.8 45.8 (2000) 10
DEWEYVILLE NEWTON 62.8 62.2 (1999) 15
GAINESVILLE 5 ENE COOKE 55.0 53.2 (1991) 14
HOUSTON NWSO GALVESTON 64.6 64.1 (1991) 14
HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH VAL VERDE 59.9 57.6 (1990) 13
MATHIS 4 SSW JIM WELLS 68.4 66.2 (1967) 37
GEORGETOWN LAKE WILLIAMSON 59.2 58.9 (1986) 20
ORANGE 9 N ORANGE 62.8 62.2 (1999) 15
PAMPA 2 GRAY 46.2 45.6 (1981) 36
PLEASANTON ATASCOSA 64.1 62.1 (1991) 10
RUSK CHEROKEE 60.4 60.2 (1967) 53
SPEARMAN HANSFORD 48.7 47.4 (1981) 66
TEXARKANA BOWIE 57.2 55.7 (1991) 26
WRIGHT PATMAN DAM CASS 57.7 56.1 (1965) 30
TYLER SMITH 59.3 58.7 (1999) 17
VICTORIA CP&L VICTORIA 64.2 63.3 (1911) 18
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
GALVESTON GALVESTON 76 76 (1994) 125
BAY CITY WTR WKS MATAGORDA 79 77 (1991) 58
BEAUMONT RSCH CTR JEFFERSON 74 74 (1991) 35
BROWNSVILLE CAMERON 76 76 (2000) 16
DENVER CITY YOAKUM 63 62 (1989) 10
GAINESVILLE 5 ENE COOKE 67 67 (1999) 14
HART CASTRO 61 59 (1989) 15
LAKE FORK RSVR WOOD 70 70 (1999) 13
MATHIS 4 SSW JIM WELLS 76 76 (1991) 37
MONAHANS WARD 66 66 (1975) 38
TULIA SWISHER 63 63 (1989) 51
VALENTINE JEFF DAVIS 68 63 (1989) 20
VICTORIA CP&L VICTORIA 74 74 (1912) 18
WHITNEY DAM BOSQUE 72 72 (1994) 52

Climatic Averages for May

  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 84.4 109 (2000) 61.1 33 (1907) 2.97 13.19 (1957) 6.78 (1908) 8.3 0.0 7.5 7 245
Amarillo 79.1 103 (1996) 51.6 26 (1907) 2.48 9.81 (1951) 6.75 (1951) 4.7 0.1 7.9 89 102
Austin 84.7 104 (1925) 66.5 40 (1925) 4.78 14.10 (1895) 6.16 (1929) 6.7 0.0 9.3 0 329
Brownsville 87.8 102 (1999) 72.0 41 (1895) 2.94 9.12 (1982) 7.38 (1929) 9.2 0.0 5.2 0 462
College Station 84.0 101 (1906) 65.0 42 (1954) 4.80 14.70 (1929) 7.36 (1983) 4.5 0.0 8.0 0 298
Corpus Christi 86.2 103 (1984) 69.5 45 (1925) 3.33 10.44 (1941) 6.60 (1926) 5.1 0.0 6.4 0 400
Dallas‑Fort Worth 82.9 107 (1927) 62.6 34 (1903) 4.88 13.66 (1982) 6.99 (1908) 4.5 0.0 8.7 0 246
Del Rio 88.2 109 (2000) 66.3 45 (1970) 2.03 10.23 (1957) 3.97 (1942) 13.7 0.0 6.9 0 381
El Paso 87.1 104 (1951) 56.5 31 (1967) 0.25 4.22 (1992) 2.40 (1992) 12.8 0.0 2.1 7 217
Galveston 79.8 94 (1984) 71.8 52 (1954) 3.59 11.03 (1991) 7.71 (1975) 0.1 0.0 6.4 0 335
Houston 84.6 99 (1996) 64.4 44 (1978) 5.24 15.87 (1907) 10.36 (1989) 4.7 0.0 8.0 0 295
Lubbock 83.1 109 (2000) 55.8 29 (1917) 2.35 12.69 (1941) 5.14 (1949) 8.1 0.1 6.8 25 162
Midland 87.4 108 (2000) 58.1 34 (1970) 1.98 7.63 (1992) 4.75 (1968) 11.7 0.0 5.6 10 252
Port Arthur 84.1 101 (1905) 66.3 45 (1917) 5.71 20.58 (1923) 12.76 (1923) 2.7 0.0 7.5 0 316
San Angelo 87.4 109 (2000) 61.1 35 (1967) 3.00 11.24 (1987) 3.12 (1987) 11.7 0.0 7.3 7 292
San Antonio 85.3 103 (1989) 65.7 43 (1984) 4.22 14.07 (1935) 6.82 (1937) 7.7 0.0 8.9 0 326
Victoria 85.3 102 (1928) 67.7 45 (1954) 4.50 14.66 (1993) 8.45 (1972) 5.8 0.0 7.1 0 360
Waco 84.4 102 (1985) 64.2 37 (1981) 4.58 15.00 (1965) 7.18 (1953) 7.5 0.0 8.6 0 288
Wichita Falls 83.3 110 (2000) 59.1 36 (1979) 4.07 13.22 (1982) 5.70 (1975) 8.3 0.0 8.6 10 202
Shreveport, LA 83.2 102 (1998) 62.0 42 (1960) 5.18 14.47 (1884) 8.35 (1908) 3.7 0.0 9.0 0 239
Climatic averages are based on 1961-1990 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
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