Texas Climate Report: February 2001
Texas experienced the end of the relatively cool weather during the past few months as every first-order station in the state recorded above average temperatures in February. Brownsville was the warmest station with a mean monthly temperature of 67.5°F (5.1°F above average). However, February 2001 does not compare to February 2000, when every station in the state was at least 4°F above average (Dallas/Fort Worth was 9.4°F warmer than average). February precipitation, unlike the temperatures, was less uniformly distributed throughout the state. Of the 20 first-order stations, only 8 received above average precipitation during the month. Dallas/Fort Worth recorded 6.17" of precipitation (283% of their average), while Galveston only recorded 0.37" (16% of their average).
February had a mild start as the majority of the state experienced high temperatures in the 50s and 60s. By the 7th, temperatures in the Lower Valley crept into the 80s, while the rest of the state enjoyed highs in the 70s. However, a pacific cold front moved through the state on the 8th and 9th, quickly changing the weather. High temperatures dropped back into the 40s and 50s by the 11th, and a large portion of Texas received some precipitation. Temperatures again reached into the 60s and 70s by the middle of the month. A low pressure system, which moved just noreth of Texas on the 13th and 14th, produced more rain in northern portions of the state.
Warm weather persisted into the last week of February as a few cold fronts skirted the northern border of the state, but never pushed through. However, on the 24th, another pacific cold front managed enough momentum to swing through Texas. While it didn't significantly decrease temperatures, it did produce some precipitation in several areas in the state. On the 27th and 28th, an arctic cold front pushed into Texas, dramatically dropping temperatures and triggering showers and thunderstorms as it moved through.
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 |
59.7 |
|
79 |
37.2 |
+2.1 |
23 |
48.5 |
+1.1 |
7 |
2.70 |
233% |
1.59 |
459 |
0 |
| Amarillo |
54.0 |
+1.2 |
78 |
28.4 |
+2.9 |
17 |
41.2 |
+2.0 |
5 |
0.93 |
152% |
0.61 |
660 |
0 |
| Austin |
65.6 |
+2.2 |
78 |
46.8 |
+4.7 |
29 |
56.2 |
+3.4 |
9 |
1.41 |
65% |
0.92 |
258 |
17 |
| Brownsville |
75.5 |
+3.3 |
87 |
59.5 |
+7.0 |
45 |
67.5 |
+5.1 |
4 |
1.43 |
135% |
0.84 |
77 |
153 |
| College Station |
66.8 |
+3.9 |
81 |
46.8 |
+4.9 |
30 |
56.8 |
+4.4 |
13 |
1.57 |
60% |
0.65 |
250 |
27 |
| Corpus Christi |
72.6 |
+3.6 |
89 |
54.7 |
+6.7 |
37 |
63.7 |
+5.2 |
7 |
0.72 |
37% |
0.52 |
137 |
106 |
| Dallas‑Fort Worth |
60.2 |
+1.3 |
76 |
40.0 |
+3.1 |
26 |
50.1 |
+2.2 |
10 |
6.17 |
283% |
2.28 |
417 |
6 |
| Del Rio |
68.5 |
+1.4 |
81 |
47.5 |
+4.6 |
36 |
58.0 |
+2.9 |
7 |
0.54 |
57% |
0.43 |
206 |
18 |
| El Paso |
63.9 |
+1.7 |
74 |
36.2 |
+2.3 |
22 |
50.1 |
+2.0 |
2 |
0.24 |
59% |
0.20 |
412 |
0 |
| Galveston |
65.7 |
+5.2 |
79 |
54.0 |
+4.1 |
38 |
59.9 |
+4.7 |
11 |
0.43 |
19% |
0.26 |
166 |
31 |
| Houston |
68.7 |
+3.4 |
83 |
49.8 |
+7.2 |
32 |
59.2 |
+5.3 |
7 |
0.82 |
28% |
0.24 |
207 |
51 |
| Lubbock |
57.7 |
+0.1 |
77 |
31.1 |
+2.5 |
18 |
44.4 |
+1.3 |
4 |
0.51 |
75% |
0.32 |
569 |
0 |
| Midland |
60.6 |
‑1.0 |
79 |
36.3 |
+3.7 |
23 |
48.5 |
+1.4 |
7 |
1.24 |
200% |
0.77 |
455 |
0 |
| Port Arthur |
68.4 |
+4.1 |
81 |
50.9 |
+6.5 |
34 |
59.6 |
+5.2 |
6 |
1.63 |
48% |
1.31 |
187 |
44 |
| San Angelo |
62.0 |
|
76 |
39.0 |
+4.3 |
24 |
50.5 |
+2.1 |
8 |
2.17 |
203% |
1.39 |
399 |
0 |
| San Antonio |
67.3 |
+1.6 |
80 |
47.7 |
+6.4 |
31 |
57.5 |
+4.0 |
9 |
0.70 |
39% |
0.46 |
234 |
30 |
| Victoria |
70.5 |
+3.7 |
82 |
51.3 |
+5.9 |
35 |
60.9 |
+4.8 |
11 |
0.44 |
22% |
0.25 |
174 |
68 |
| Waco |
63.4 |
+2.6 |
77 |
42.7 |
+4.7 |
26 |
53.0 |
+3.6 |
13 |
2.53 |
121% |
1.54 |
339 |
9 |
| Wichita Falls |
55.2 |
‑2.0 |
73 |
34.2 |
+2.1 |
24 |
44.7 |
|
10 |
3.51 |
240% |
0.97 |
560 |
0 |
| Shreveport, LA |
63.3 |
+2.7 |
78 |
43.1 |
+5.1 |
25 |
53.2 |
+3.9 |
13 |
6.52 |
166% |
1.74 |
332 |
12 |
*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 |
| ACKERLY 4SE |
HOWARD |
0.00 |
| CASTOLON |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
| EL INDIO |
MAVERICK |
0.00 |
| ENCINAL |
WEBB |
0.00 |
| EXXON GAS PLANT |
KLEBERG |
0.00 |
| GOLIAD 1 SE |
GOLIAD |
0.00 |
| LAJITAS |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
| PAINT ROCK |
CONCHO |
0.00 |
| PEARSALL |
FRIO |
0.00 |
| PERSIMMON GAP |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
| PORT O CONNOR |
CALHOUN |
0.00 |
| SHAMROCK 3 N |
WHEELER |
0.00 |
| STUDY BUTTE |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
| Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| MAUD |
BOWIE |
13.25 |
| Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| MAUD |
BOWIE |
5.13 |
| Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| PERRYTON |
OCHILTREE |
33.3 |
| Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| BROWNSVILLE |
CAMERON |
67.6 |
| Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| PERRYTON |
OCHILTREE |
43.5 |
| Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| RIO GRANDE CITY |
STARR |
78.0 |
| Highest Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| FALCON DAM |
STARR |
99 |
| Lowest Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| PERRYTON |
OCHILTREE |
19 |
| Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| DALHART 6 SW |
HARTLEY |
22.4 |
| Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| BROWNSVILLE |
CAMERON |
60.3 |
| Highest Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| EDINBURG |
HIDALGO |
79 |
| Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| LIPSCOMB |
LIPSCOMB |
1 |
New Monthly Records
| Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| ACKERLY 4SE |
HOWARD |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
53 |
| BAYTOWN |
HARRIS |
0.35 |
0.53 (1996) |
18 |
| CASTOLON |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
0.00 (1996) |
25 |
| DEWEYVILLE |
NEWTON |
0.79 |
0.88 (2000) |
32 |
| EL INDIO |
MAVERICK |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
23 |
| ENCINAL |
WEBB |
0.00 |
0.00 (2000) |
85 |
| GOLIAD 1 SE |
GOLIAD |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
47 |
| HOUSTON NORTH HOUSTON |
HARRIS |
0.13 |
0.40 (1976) |
52 |
| LAJITAS |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
0.00 (2000) |
23 |
| ORANGE 9 N |
ORANGE |
0.79 |
0.88 (2000) |
32 |
| PAINT ROCK |
CONCHO |
0.00 |
0.00 (1930) |
74 |
| PEARSALL |
FRIO |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
91 |
| PERSIMMON GAP |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
18 |
| PORT O CONNOR |
CALHOUN |
0.00 |
0.00 (2000) |
41 |
| SAM RAYBURN DAM |
JASPER |
1.35 |
1.40 (1995) |
34 |
| SPEAKS 2 |
LAVACA |
0.08 |
0.17 (1974) |
30 |
| Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| ARCHER CITY |
ARCHER |
5.86 |
4.38 (1990) |
59 |
| ARTHUR CITY |
LAMAR |
9.46 |
9.39 (1945) |
72 |
| BONHAM 3NNE |
FANNIN |
11.83 |
8.53 (1970) |
86 |
| BOWIE |
MONTAGUE |
8.49 |
7.39 (1987) |
73 |
| BOXELDER 3 NNE |
RED RIVER |
8.24 |
7.62 (1956) |
51 |
| BOYS RANCH |
OLDHAM |
1.19 |
1.09 (1983) |
22 |
| BRECKENRIDGE |
STEPHENS |
6.24 |
5.25 (1997) |
70 |
| CANTON 5 W |
VAN ZANDT |
8.65 |
8.22 (1997) |
47 |
| DAINGERFIELD 9 S |
MORRIS |
9.01 |
7.54 (1965) |
54 |
| DELL CITY 5 SSW |
HUDSPETH |
1.11 |
0.87 (2000) |
19 |
| DEPORT 4 NW |
LAMAR |
7.84 |
5.52 (1986) |
16 |
| FORESTBURG 5 S |
MONTAGUE |
7.06 |
6.64 (1997) |
60 |
| FRISCO |
COLLIN |
9.25 |
8.03 (1997) |
34 |
| GAINESVILLE 5 ENE |
COOKE |
8.02 |
6.33 (1997) |
14 |
| GILMER 4 WNW |
UPSHUR |
9.21 |
8.49 (1997) |
68 |
| HONEY GROVE |
FANNIN |
11.41 |
8.42 (1945) |
78 |
| LAKE TAWAKONI |
RAINS |
9.04 |
8.36 (1997) |
25 |
| LINDEN |
CASS |
10.30 |
9.69 (1944) |
55 |
| MAUD |
BOWIE |
13.25 |
10.34 (1965) |
48 |
| MT PLEASANT |
TITUS |
10.04 |
9.49 (1997) |
56 |
| MT VERNON |
FRANKLIN |
8.84 |
8.71 (1997) |
35 |
| MUENSTER |
COOKE |
7.93 |
7.44 (1997) |
60 |
| PILOT POINT ISL DU BOI |
DENTON |
9.65 |
9.50 (1997) |
70 |
| RICHARDSON |
DALLAS |
8.71 |
8.68 (1997) |
48 |
| TEXARKANA |
BOWIE |
9.70 |
8.62 (1989) |
33 |
| WRIGHT PATMAN DAM |
CASS |
10.68 |
10.13 (1950) |
50 |
| WILLS POINT |
VAN ZANDT |
9.91 |
8.60 (1997) |
77 |
| WINNSBORO 6 SW |
WOOD |
8.27 |
8.01 (1997) |
46 |
| Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| GRAHAM |
YOUNG |
2.15 |
2.08 (1990) |
90 |
| DALLAS LOVE FLD |
DALLAS |
3.54 |
3.35 (1997) |
88 |
| SULPHUR SPRINGS |
HOPKINS |
4.45 |
3.48 (1950) |
86 |
| ALVARADO 4NE |
JOHNSON |
3.18 |
3.07 (1990) |
14 |
| ANTELOPE |
JACK |
2.49 |
1.90 (1993) |
57 |
| BARDWELL DAM |
ELLIS |
2.53 |
2.39 (1992) |
34 |
| BOWIE |
MONTAGUE |
2.41 |
2.20 (1987) |
73 |
| BOXELDER 3 NNE |
RED RIVER |
3.29 |
3.25 (1998) |
51 |
| BRECKENRIDGE |
STEPHENS |
3.03 |
2.18 (1941) |
70 |
| CORSICANA 8 E |
NAVARRO |
2.68 |
2.58 (2000) |
10 |
| DAINGERFIELD 9 S |
MORRIS |
4.83 |
4.80 (1957) |
54 |
| DALLAS |
DALLAS |
3.51 |
2.33 (1903) |
20 |
| DEPORT 4 NW |
LAMAR |
4.10 |
3.81 (1986) |
16 |
| DOUGLASS 1 S |
NACOGDOCHES |
3.35 |
2.77 (1992) |
11 |
| FORESTBURG 5 S |
MONTAGUE |
2.98 |
2.76 (1944) |
60 |
| FRISCO |
COLLIN |
3.32 |
2.85 (1993) |
34 |
| GILMER 4 WNW |
UPSHUR |
4.08 |
3.12 (1986) |
68 |
| GRAPEVINE DAM |
TARRANT |
2.97 |
2.84 (1965) |
65 |
| HAWKINS |
WOOD |
3.40 |
2.50 (1991) |
46 |
| JACKSBORO |
JACK |
3.20 |
2.50 (1997) |
53 |
| KOPPERL 5 NNE |
HILL |
2.87 |
2.85 (1992) |
11 |
| LAKE FORK RSVR |
WOOD |
4.15 |
3.74 (1997) |
13 |
| LAKE TAWAKONI |
RAINS |
4.26 |
3.10 (1993) |
25 |
| LENORAH |
MARTIN |
1.22 |
1.22 (1997) |
53 |
| LINDEN |
CASS |
4.61 |
3.35 (1989) |
55 |
| MAUD |
BOWIE |
5.13 |
4.40 (1957) |
48 |
| MORGAN 3 WNW |
BOSQUE |
2.61 |
2.25 (1993) |
34 |
| MT VERNON |
FRANKLIN |
4.22 |
3.45 (1986) |
35 |
| NEWPORT 1SW |
JACK |
2.78 |
2.15 (1984) |
44 |
| PALO PINTO |
PALO PINTO |
3.08 |
2.93 (1997) |
51 |
| ROSSER |
KAUFMAN |
3.95 |
2.20 (1997) |
55 |
| TERRELL |
KAUFMAN |
3.40 |
3.10 (1993) |
55 |
| TEXARKANA |
BOWIE |
4.02 |
3.25 (1998) |
33 |
| UTOPIA |
UVALDE |
1.45 |
1.45 (1997) |
10 |
| WILLS POINT |
VAN ZANDT |
4.37 |
4.01 (1986) |
77 |
| WOLFE CITY |
HUNT |
3.75 |
3.60 (1983) |
56 |
| Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| THOMPSONS 3 WSW |
FORT BEND |
88 |
88 (1986) |
38 |
| Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| HOUSTON‑PORT |
HARRIS |
45.3 |
47.6 (1991) |
10 |
| Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| HOUSTON HOBBY AP |
HARRIS |
69 |
69 (1999) |
60 |
| CORPUS CHRISTI INTL AP |
NUECES |
70 |
70 (2000) |
114 |
| KINGSVILLE NAAS |
KLEBERG |
70 |
70 (1993) |
56 |
| PALACIOS MUNI AP |
MATAGORDA |
69 |
69 (1999) |
59 |
| DALLAS LOVE FLD |
DALLAS |
67 |
67 (1985) |
88 |
| FT WORTH MEACHAM FLD |
TARRANT |
67 |
64 (2000) |
23 |
| TYLER POUNDS FLD |
SMITH |
66 |
66 (1999) |
27 |
| MINERAL WELLS AP |
PALO PINTO |
65 |
64 (1976) |
47 |
| BAY CITY WTR WKS |
MATAGORDA |
69 |
69 (2000) |
59 |
| BEAUMONT RSCH CTR |
JEFFERSON |
70 |
70 (1999) |
34 |
| BONHAM 3NNE |
FANNIN |
64 |
64 (1996) |
86 |
| CLEBURNE |
JOHNSON |
65 |
65 (1966) |
91 |
| DEWEYVILLE |
NEWTON |
68 |
68 (2000) |
15 |
| HART |
CASTRO |
45 |
45 (1999) |
15 |
| LAREDO 2 |
WEBB |
71 |
71 (1985) |
34 |
| MATHIS 4 SSW |
JIM WELLS |
71 |
70 (2000) |
34 |
| ORANGE 9 N |
ORANGE |
68 |
68 (2000) |
15 |
| PLEASANTON |
ATASCOSA |
68 |
67 (2000) |
10 |
| ROBSTOWN |
NUECES |
70 |
70 (2000) |
43 |
| SANTA ROSA 3 WNW |
HIDALGO |
72 |
72 (1999) |
14 |
| TOLEDO BEND DAM |
NEWTON |
69 |
68 (2000) |
26 |
| VICTORIA CP&L |
VICTORIA |
70 |
70 (2000) |
15 |
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 |
4.14 (2000) |
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. |
