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Texas Climate Report: December 2003

2003 concluded with average daily temperatures above normal for most of the primary stations across the state but considerably less than normal rainfall. The extreme eastern portions of Texas, the upper coast, and the western Trans Pecos had average daily temperatures below normal, and this was primarily due to the cooler than normal minimum daily temperatures. The greatest above normal mean temperatures occurred in the northern portions of the state, with Amarillo and Wichita Falls at +4.0°F and +4.6°F respectively. Almost the entire state experienced below normal rainfall for December, excluding Galveston with 162% of their normal, with 4.72" falling on the 12th and 13th. Lubbock, Midland, and San Angelo reported no measurable precipitation for December, further exacerbating the already very dry conditions in that area.

The beginning of 2003 started off dry for many locations in the state, but as the year progressed, rainfall occurred throughout much of the state expect the western portions of the Trans Pecos region and the Panhandle, including Lubbock and Amarillo. June was the only month in which these communities received above normal rainfall. The preliminary numbers for Lubbock this year shows the total rainfall to be 8.83", which is the second driest on record, and the first year below 10.00" since 1934.

From the Climate Prediction Center, the January outlook indicates a 33% greater than normal probability of below normal temperatures for the eastern third of the state to include Victoria, Austin, Waco, Dallas and Texarkana. There is a 33% greater than normal probability of above normal temperatures for El Paso. There are equal chances of normal, above or below normal precipitation for the month. The outlook through March does indicate a greater than normal probability of above normal precipitation for much of the state to include the Lubbock area, but does not include the eastern sections, western Trans Pecos, and the very northern portions of the Panhandle, where equal chances of normal, above or below normal rainfall is indicated.

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 62.2 +5.3 75 35.4 +1.5 19 48.8 +3.4 1 0.01 1% 0.01 495 0
Amarillo 55.6 +5.8 77 26.4 +2.3 12 41.0 +4.0 2 0.09 15% 0.07 737 0
Austin 67.0 +4.7 77 43.3 +1.4 30 55.2 +3.1 3 0.50 20% 0.39 308 11
Brownsville 73.8 +3.6 85 50.2 ‑1.8 35 62.0 +0.9 4 0.31 28% 0.17 142 55
College Station 64.9 +2.1 77 40.3 ‑1.2 28 52.6 +0.4 5 1.22 38% 1.20 382 5
Corpus Christi 71.3 +3.3 80 46.5 ‑1.6 30 58.9 +0.8 6 0.57 33% 0.47 208 26
Dallas‑Fort Worth 61.1 +4.6 77 38.2 +1.4 26 49.6 +2.9 4 0.96 37% 0.70 468 0
Del Rio 67.9 +4.4 77 40.0 ‑1.2 26 53.9 +1.5 1 0.04 5% 0.04 337 0
El Paso 58.3 +0.9 72 30.9 ‑2.5 13 44.6 ‑0.8 1 0.01 1% 0.01 625 0
Galveston 64.3 75 50.2 ‑1.6 39 57.2 ‑0.9 9 5.71 162% 3.27 242 8
Houston 65.3 +0.7 76 42.3 ‑0.5 31 53.8 +0.1 5 2.99 81% 1.18 342 3
Lubbock 59.4 +6.2 78 27.5 +1.4 13 43.5 +3.8 0 0.00 0% 0.00 660 0
Midland 61.5 +3.1 78 32.1 +0.9 20 46.8 +2.0 0 0.00 0% 0.00 556 0
Port Arthur 64.0 +0.1 76 41.2 ‑3.3 29 52.6 ‑1.6 8 3.19 61% 1.57 376 0
San Angelo 64.4 +5.1 79 33.6 +0.1 21 49.0 +2.6 0 0.00 0% 0.00 487 0
San Antonio 67.1 +3.1 77 40.6 ‑0.2 27 53.9 +1.5 4 0.11 6% 0.08 345 7
Victoria 68.5 +3.3 78 41.8 ‑3.4 29 55.2 6 2.06 83% 1.26 304 6
Waco 63.7 +4.6 76 37.8 +0.3 24 50.7 +2.4 3 0.49 18% 0.45 436 3
Wichita Falls 61.4 +6.9 79 33.5 +2.2 20 47.5 +4.6 1 0.11 7% 0.11 536 0
Shreveport, LA 60.8 +2.3 74 35.4 ‑2.9 24 48.1 ‑0.3 8 3.61 79% 1.71 516 0
*Dep.: Departure of the monthly average temperature from the 1971-2000 monthly normal, which is provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
*Perc. Norm.: Monthly precipitation total divided by 1971-2000 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.

dec 2003 average temperatures
dec 2003 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
MONAHANS 6 ENE WARD 0.00
LAREDO INTL AP WEBB 0.00
MIDLAND INTL AP MIDLAND 0.00
SAN ANGELO MATHIS FLD TOM GREEN 0.00
BIG SPRING HOWARD 0.00
LUBBOCK INTL AP LUBBOCK 0.00
CLARENDON DONLEY 0.00
FT STOCKTON PECOS AP PECOS 0.00
VAN HORN CULBERSON 0.00
ABILENE 2 TAYLOR 0.00
ALBANY SHACKELFORD 0.00
BALLINGER 2 NW RUNNELS 0.00
BALMORHEA REEVES 0.00
BANKERSMITH GILLESPIE 0.00
BELMONT GONZALES 0.00
BENJAMIN 15 W KING 0.00
BIG SPRING HOWARD 0.00
BIG WELLS 2W DIMMIT 0.00
BOQUILLAS RS BREWSTER 0.00
BRACKETTVILLE 22 N KINNEY 0.00
BROWNFIELD 2 TERRY 0.00
BROWNWOOD 2ENE BROWN 0.00
CANDELARIA PRESIDIO 0.00
CARRIZO SPRINGS 3W DIMMIT 0.00
CARTA VALLEY EDWARDS 0.00
CASTOLON BREWSTER 0.00
CHISOS BASIN BREWSTER 0.00
COLEMAN COLEMAN 0.00
COMFORT 2 KENDALL 0.00
CONCHO PARK IVIE RSVR CONCHO 0.00
COPE RCH REAGAN 0.00
CORNUDAS SVC STN HUDSPETH 0.00
CRANE 10N ECTOR 0.00
CROSBYTON CROSBY 0.00
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 0.00
DENVER CITY YOAKUM 0.00
DERBY 1 S FRIO 0.00
DILLEY FRIO 0.00
DIMMITT 2 N CASTRO 0.00
DUMONT KING 0.00
EAGLE PASS MAVERICK 0.00
EL PASO #2 EL PASO 0.00
EL PASO 32 ENE HUDSPETH 0.00
ELDORADO SCHLEICHER 0.00
ELDORADO 12 N SCHLEICHER 0.00
EL INDIO MAVERICK 0.00
ENCINAL WEBB 0.00
FISCHERS STORE COMAL 0.00
FLOMOT 4 NE MOTLEY 0.00
FLOYDADA FLOYD 0.00
FLOYDADA 9 SE FLOYD 0.00
FT MCKAVETT MENARD 0.00
FT DAVIS JEFF DAVIS 0.00
FT GRIFFIN SHACKELFORD 0.00
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 0.00
FT STOCKTON PECOS 0.00
FUNK RCH IRION 0.00
GAIL BORDEN 0.00
GLEN COVE 2 NE COLEMAN 0.00
GOLIAD 1 SE GOLIAD 0.00
GRANDFALLS 3 SSE WARD 0.00
HAMLIN 1 SW JONES 0.00
HART CASTRO 0.00
HEATH CANYON BREWSTER 0.00
HEBBRONVILLE JIM HOGG 0.00
HORDS CREEK DAM COLEMAN 0.00
HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH VAL VERDE 0.00
HUMBLE PUMP STN 5 WN SUTTON 0.00
HUNT 10 W KERR 0.00
JAYTON KENT 0.00
KENT 8 SE JEFF DAVIS 0.00
KNAPP 2 SW SCURRY 0.00
LAGUNA 3N UVALDE 0.00
LA JOYA HIDALGO 0.00
LA PRYOR ZAVALA 0.00
LA TUNA 1 S EL PASO 0.00
LAJITAS BREWSTER 0.00
LAKE ABILENE STATE PARK TAYLOR 0.00
LAKE ALAN HENRY GARZA 0.00
LAKE KEMP BAYLOR 0.00
LANGTRY VAL VERDE 0.00
LAWN TAYLOR 0.00
LEAKEY REAL 0.00
LEATHERWOOD RCH ERATH 0.00
LENORAH MARTIN 0.00
LEVELLAND HOCKLEY 0.00
LIPAN PALO PINTO 0.00
LITTLEFIELD LAMB 0.00
LOS ANGELES 4 WSW LA SALLE 0.00
MARATHON BREWSTER 0.00
MARFA 2 PRESIDIO 0.00
MCALLEN HIDALGO 0.00
MC COOK HIDALGO 0.00
MEMPHIS HALL 0.00
MENTONE LOVING 0.00
MERCEDES 6 SSE HIDALGO 0.00
MIDLAND 4 ENE MIDLAND 0.00
MORTON COCHRAN 0.00
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 0.00
MULESHOE #1 BAILEY 0.00
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 0.00
NORTHFIELD MOTLEY 0.00
OAK CREEK LAKE COKE 0.00
OLNEY 5 NNW ARCHER 0.00
OZONA CROCKETT 0.00
PADRE IS NS KLEBERG 0.00
PADUCAH 10S COTTLE 0.00
PAINT ROCK CONCHO 0.00
PALO PINTO PALO PINTO 0.00
PANDALE 1 N VAL VERDE 0.00
PANHANDLE CARSON 0.00
PANTHER JUNCTION BREWSTER 0.00
PEARSALL FRIO 0.00
PECOS 8 W REEVES 0.00
PENWELL ECTOR 0.00
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 0.00
PINE SPRINGS CULBERSON 0.00
PITCHFORK RCH DICKENS 0.00
PLAINS YOAKUM 0.00
PLAINVIEW HALE 0.00
PLAINVIEW WATER PRODUCTION HALE 0.00
POST GARZA 0.00
QUANAH 2 SW HARDEMAN 0.00
RICHLAND SPRINGS SAN SABA 0.00
RIO GRANDE CITY STARR 0.00
RISING STAR 1 S EASTLAND 0.00
ROBERT LEE COKE 0.00
ROCKSPRINGS 26SSW EDWARDS 0.00
ROSCOE NOLAN 0.00
ROTAN FISHER 0.00
SAN ANGELO WFO TOM GREEN 0.00
SANDERSON TERRELL 0.00
SANFORD DAM HUTCHINSON 0.00
SEMINOLE GAINES 0.00
SHEFFIELD PECOS 0.00
SILVERTON BRISCOE 0.00
SILVER VALLEY COLEMAN 0.00
SLATON LUBBOCK 0.00
SNYDER SCURRY 0.00
SONORA SUTTON 0.00
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND CAMERON 0.00
SPUR DICKENS 0.00
STAMFORD 1 JONES 0.00
STERLING CITY 8 NE STERLING 0.00
TAHOKA LYNN 0.00
TEAGUE RCH GILLESPIE 0.00
TELEGRAPH KIMBLE 0.00
TRENT TAYLOR 0.00
TULIA SWISHER 0.00
TURKEY HALL 0.00
UMBARGER RANDALL 0.00
UTOPIA UVALDE 0.00
UVALDE 3 SW UVALDE 0.00
VALENTINE JEFF DAVIS 0.00
VALENTINE 10 WSW PRESIDIO 0.00
VANDERPOOL 10 N BANDERA 0.00
VANDERPOOL 4N BANDERA 0.00
VIGO PARK SWISHER 0.00
WATER VALLEY TOM GREEN 0.00
WATER VALLEY 11 NNE COKE 0.00
WELLINGTON COLLINGSWORTH 0.00
WESLACO HIDALGO 0.00
WHITE RIVER RESERVOIR CROSBY 0.00
WINTERS 1 NNE RUNNELS 0.00
ZAPATA 1 S ZAPATA 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
NEWTON NEWTON 5.84
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
JAMAICA BEACH GALVESTON 3.30
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
STRATFORD SHERMAN 37.5
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PORT ISABEL CAMERON 63.3
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 51.5
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
WESLACO HIDALGO 75.5
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
BOQUILLAS RS BREWSTER 87
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
GRUVER HANSFORD 22
SANFORD DAM HUTCHINSON 22
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
LIPSCOMB LIPSCOMB 20.1
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 54.6
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
HARLINGEN CAMERON 69
MC COOK HIDALGO 69
PORT ISABEL CAMERON 69
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW HIDALGO 69
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND CAMERON 69
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 5

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LAREDO INTL AP WEBB 0.00 0.00 (1966) 28
MIDLAND INTL AP MIDLAND 0.00 0.00 (1999) 74
SAN ANGELO MATHIS FLD TOM GREEN 0.00 0.00 (1973) 59
BIG SPRING HOWARD 0.00 0.00 (1999) 53
LUBBOCK INTL AP LUBBOCK 0.00 0.00 (1973) 93
CLARENDON DONLEY 0.00 0.00 (1979) 91
VAN HORN CULBERSON 0.00 0.00 (1996) 56
ACTON RCH CROCKETT 0.01 0.07 (1999) 12
ALBANY SHACKELFORD 0.00 0.00 (1996) 95
BALLINGER 2 NW RUNNELS 0.00 0.00 (1996) 100
BALMORHEA REEVES 0.00 0.00 (2001) 75
BANKERSMITH GILLESPIE 0.00 0.00 (1950) 21
BENJAMIN 15 W KING 0.00 0.00 (1998) 18
BIG SPRING HOWARD 0.00 0.00 (1999) 53
BIG WELLS 2W DIMMIT 0.00 0.00 (1985) 77
BOQUILLAS RS BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2001) 49
BRACKETTVILLE 22 N KINNEY 0.00 0.00 (1985) 17
BRANDON HILL 1.07 1.21 (1993) 12
BROWNFIELD 2 TERRY 0.00 0.00 (1996) 51
BROWNWOOD 2ENE BROWN 0.00 0.00 (1978) 97
BURLESON JOHNSON 0.13 0.41 (1989) 19
CANDELARIA PRESIDIO 0.00 0.00 (1999) 61
CARRIZO SPRINGS 3W DIMMIT 0.00 0.00 (1999) 70
CARTA VALLEY EDWARDS 0.00 0.00 (1999) 35
CASTOLON BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2001) 27
CHISOS BASIN BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2001) 57
COLEMAN COLEMAN 0.00 0.00 (1996) 102
COMFORT 2 KENDALL 0.00 0.22 (1989) 14
COPE RCH REAGAN 0.00 0.00 (1999) 55
CORNUDAS SVC STN HUDSPETH 0.00 0.00 (2000) 57
CORRIGAN 1 ENE POLK 3.06 3.80 (1999) 12
CORSICANA 8 E NAVARRO 1.16 1.65 (1993) 12
CRANFILLS GAP BOSQUE 0.74 1.40 (1993) 12
CROSBYTON CROSBY 0.00 0.00 (1996) 103
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 0.00 0.00 (2000) 23
DENVER CITY YOAKUM 0.00 0.00 (1994) 11
DERBY 1 S FRIO 0.00 0.00 (1999) 24
DILLEY FRIO 0.00 0.00 (1950) 89
DIMMITT 2 N CASTRO 0.00 0.00 (1976) 43
DUMONT KING 0.00 0.00 (2001) 31
EAGLE PASS MAVERICK 0.00 0.00 (1985) 99
EL PASO 32 ENE HUDSPETH 0.00 0.00 (1996) 20
EL INDIO MAVERICK 0.00 0.00 (1999) 25
ENCINAL WEBB 0.00 0.00 (2002) 86
FISCHERS STORE COMAL 0.00 0.00 (1989) 93
FLAT CORYELL 0.73 1.31 (1993) 12
FLOMOT 4 NE MOTLEY 0.00 0.00 (2001) 49
FLOYDADA FLOYD 0.00 0.00 (1988) 50
FLOYDADA 9 SE FLOYD 0.00 0.00 (1996) 53
FT MCKAVETT MENARD 0.00 0.03 (1879) 10
FT DAVIS JEFF DAVIS 0.00 0.00 (2000) 79
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 0.00 0.00 (1998) 33
FT STOCKTON PECOS 0.00 0.00 (1999) 57
FUNK RCH IRION 0.00 0.00 (1996) 54
GAIL BORDEN 0.00 0.00 (2000) 58
GOLIAD 1 SE GOLIAD 0.00 0.00 (1997) 47
GRANDFALLS 3 SSE WARD 0.00 0.00 (1985) 72
HAMLIN 1 SW JONES 0.00 0.00 (1996) 64
HART CASTRO 0.00 0.00 (1979) 43
HEBBRONVILLE JIM HOGG 0.00 0.00 (1973) 85
HORDS CREEK DAM COLEMAN 0.00 0.00 (1996) 47
HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH VAL VERDE 0.00 0.00 (1990) 16
HUMBLE PUMP STN 5 WN SUTTON 0.00 0.00 (2001) 45
HUNT 10 W KERR 0.00 0.77 (1993) 10
INGRAM #2 KERR 0.10 0.21 (1995) 15
JAYTON KENT 0.00 0.00 (1999) 41
KENT 8 SE JEFF DAVIS 0.00 0.00 (1996) 15
KNAPP 2 SW SCURRY 0.00 0.00 (1999) 62
LA PRYOR ZAVALA 0.00 0.00 (1985) 76
LA TUNA 1 S EL PASO 0.00 0.00 (1996) 60
LAJITAS BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (1999) 22
LAKE ABILENE STATE PARK TAYLOR 0.00 0.00 (1996) 38
LAKE ALAN HENRY GARZA 0.00 0.00 (1996) 10
LAKE KEMP BAYLOR 0.00 0.00 (1996) 32
LANGTRY VAL VERDE 0.00 0.00 (1996) 48
LAWN TAYLOR 0.00 0.00 (1989) 51
LEAKEY REAL 0.00 0.00 (1999) 16
LENORAH MARTIN 0.00 0.00 (1999) 48
LEVELLAND HOCKLEY 0.00 0.00 (1996) 63
LIPAN PALO PINTO 0.00 0.00 (2001) 51
LITTLEFIELD LAMB 0.00 0.00 (1976) 30
MARATHON BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2000) 57
MARFA 2 PRESIDIO 0.00 0.00 (1985) 42
MCALLEN HIDALGO 0.00 0.00 (2002) 60
MC COOK HIDALGO 0.00 0.00 (1950) 59
MEMPHIS HALL 0.00 0.00 (2001) 87
MERCEDES 6 SSE HIDALGO 0.00 0.00 (1988) 85
MIDLAND 4 ENE MIDLAND 0.00 0.00 (2001) 77
MORTON COCHRAN 0.00 0.00 (1996) 54
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 0.00 0.00 (1985) 67
MULESHOE #1 BAILEY 0.00 0.00 (1976) 78
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 0.00 0.00 (1996) 19
NORTHFIELD MOTLEY 0.00 0.00 (2001) 55
NORTHINGTON RCH KENDALL 0.25 0.42 (1990) 18
OAK CREEK LAKE COKE 0.00 0.00 (1999) 42
OLNEY 5 NNW ARCHER 0.00 0.00 (1996) 57
OZONA CROCKETT 0.00 0.00 (1996) 51
PADUCAH 10S COTTLE 0.00 0.00 (2001) 30
PAINT ROCK CONCHO 0.00 0.00 (2000) 78
PALO PINTO PALO PINTO 0.00 0.00 (1996) 53
PANDALE 1 N VAL VERDE 0.00 0.00 (1990) 52
PANHANDLE CARSON 0.00 0.00 (1976) 71
PANTHER JUNCTION BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2001) 49
PEARSALL FRIO 0.00 0.00 (1966) 91
PENWELL ECTOR 0.00 0.00 (1996) 45
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2001) 18
PINE SPRINGS CULBERSON 0.00 0.18 (1988) 22
PITCHFORK RCH DICKENS 0.00 0.00 (2001) 20
PLAINS YOAKUM 0.00 0.00 (1996) 59
PLAINVIEW HALE 0.00 0.00 (1976) 94
PLEASANTON ATASCOSA 0.05 0.13 (1948) 13
POST GARZA 0.00 0.00 (2001) 83
QUANAH 2 SW HARDEMAN 0.00 0.00 (1996) 92
RICHLAND SPRINGS SAN SABA 0.00 0.00 (1985) 52
RIO GRANDE CITY STARR 0.00 0.00 (1966) 95
RISING STAR 1 S EASTLAND 0.00 0.00 (2000) 57
ROBERT LEE COKE 0.00 0.00 (1996) 56
ROSCOE NOLAN 0.00 0.00 (2000) 68
ROTAN FISHER 0.00 0.00 (1996) 72
SANDERSON TERRELL 0.00 0.00 (1995) 66
SAN ANTONIO/SEAWORLD BEXAR 0.14 0.23 (1990) 13
SEGUIN 1 SSW GUADALUPE 0.17 0.28 (1999) 12
SEMINOLE GAINES 0.00 0.00 (1996) 77
SHEFFIELD PECOS 0.00 0.00 (2000) 40
SILVERTON BRISCOE 0.00 0.00 (1977) 62
SILVER VALLEY COLEMAN 0.00 0.00 (1996) 29
SISTERDALE KENDALL 0.20 0.25 (1999) 14
SLATON LUBBOCK 0.00 0.00 (1996) 54
SNYDER SCURRY 0.00 0.00 (1996) 84
SONORA SUTTON 0.00 0.00 (1983) 58
SPUR DICKENS 0.00 0.00 (1996) 65
STAMFORD 1 JONES 0.00 0.00 (1996) 81
STERLING CITY 8 NE STERLING 0.00 0.00 (1999) 24
TAHOKA LYNN 0.00 0.00 (1996) 71
TEAGUE RCH GILLESPIE 0.00 0.00 (1950) 54
TELEGRAPH KIMBLE 0.00 0.00 (1985) 53
TRENT TAYLOR 0.00 0.00 (1999) 59
TULIA SWISHER 0.00 0.00 (1976) 55
TURKEY HALL 0.00 0.00 (1977) 47
UMBARGER RANDALL 0.00 0.00 (1990) 61
UTOPIA UVALDE 0.00 0.29 (1993) 12
UVALDE 3 SW UVALDE 0.00 0.10 (1999) 16
VALENTINE JEFF DAVIS 0.00 0.00 (2000) 23
VALENTINE 10 WSW PRESIDIO 0.00 0.00 (1985) 68
VANDERPOOL 4N BANDERA 0.00 0.45 (1999) 10
WATER VALLEY TOM GREEN 0.00 0.00 (1985) 50
WATER VALLEY 11 NNE COKE 0.00 0.00 (1999) 41
WELLINGTON COLLINGSWORTH 0.00 0.00 (1998) 50
WESLACO HIDALGO 0.00 0.00 (1988) 79
WEST MCLENNAN 0.70 1.22 (1993) 10
WINTERS 1 NNE RUNNELS 0.00 0.00 (1996) 35
YOUNGSPORT BELL 0.49 1.30 (1993) 12
ZAPATA 1 S ZAPATA 0.00 0.00 (1966) 39
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
KENT 8 SE JEFF DAVIS 47.7 46.7 (1998) 11
LAKE PALO PINTO PALO PINTO 49.2 48.3 (1996) 10
LAKE KEMP BAYLOR 47.7 47.1 (1984) 30
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 62.3 61.5 (1999) 13
WELLINGTON COLLINGSWORTH 46.1 46.0 (1994) 38
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ACTON RCH CROCKETT 63.8 63.0 (1996) 12
DENVER CITY YOAKUM 60.5 60.5 (1994) 13
HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH VAL VERDE 66.7 65.1 (1996) 15
KENT 8 SE JEFF DAVIS 62.7 60.3 (1998) 12
LAKE FORK RSVR WOOD 61.9 61.5 (2001) 15
LAKE PALO PINTO PALO PINTO 63.4 62.9 (1999) 10
LAKE KEMP BAYLOR 61.5 60.1 (1996) 30
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 60.0 59.7 (1994) 23
PLEASANTON ATASCOSA 71.5 69.5 (1996) 11
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 70.1 68.4 (1996) 15
STAMFORD 1 JONES 62.9 62.3 (1993) 24
WELDER W'LIFE FOUND SAN PATRICIO 70.7 70.5 (1990) 10
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BRAVO HARTLEY 79 79 (1995) 37
DENVER CITY YOAKUM 78 75 (1990) 13
HART CASTRO 76 76 (1995) 18
HOUSTON‑PORT HARRIS 86 84 (1995) 12
LA TUNA 1 S EL PASO 77 76 (1973) 57
LITTLEFIELD LAMB 78 77 (1987) 36
MORTON COCHRAN 80 79 (1970) 40
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 81 80 (1987) 23
PINE SPRINGS CULBERSON 73 73 (1987) 16
PLAINS YOAKUM 80 80 (1971) 44
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 79 79 (2001) 15
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CANDELARIA PRESIDIO 25.3 26.4 (1989) 37
MARFA 2 PRESIDIO 21.9 22.1 (1968) 40
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CHANNING 2 HARTLEY 44 44 (1998) 17
LA TUNA 1 S EL PASO 57 52 (1945) 54
Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BISHOP NUECES 28 28 (1943) 16
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 5 5 (1996) 28

Climatic Averages for January

  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 55.2 90 (1911) 31.8 ‑9 (1947) 0.97 4.35 (1968) 2.18 (1961) 0.0 16.5 5.1 678 0
Amarillo 48.9 83 (1927) 22.6 ‑11 (1984) 0.63 2.67 (1999) 1.74 (1968) 0.0 27.5 4.3 920 0
Austin 60.3 90 (1971) 40.0 ‑2 (1949) 1.89 9.21 (1991) 4.41 (1991) 0.0 6.6 7.7 475 7
Brownsville 68.7 93 (1971) 50.5 18 (1881) 1.36 5.11 (1945) 3.00 (1988) 0.1 1.0 7.7 206 54
College Station 60.6 90 (1999) 39.8 ‑3 (1949) 3.32 15.60 (1991) 5.63 (1991) 0.0 7.7 8.7 472 13
Corpus Christi 66.0 91 (1971) 46.2 14 (1962) 1.62 10.78 (1958) 6.38 (1958) 0.1 2.5 7.7 299 32
Dallas‑Fort Worth 54.1 93 (1911) 34.0 ‑2 (1949) 1.90 9.07 (1932) 4.01 (2002) 0.0 13.4 7.1 650 3
Del Rio 62.8 92 (1911) 39.7 12 (1918) 0.57 4.12 (1931) 1.91 (1994) 0.0 5.9 4.8 423 2
El Paso 57.2 80 (1970) 32.9 ‑8 (1962) 0.45 1.84 (1949) 1.28 (1896) 0.0 17.8 4.7 632 0
Galveston 61.9 78 (1989) 49.7 11 (1886) 4.08 10.75 (1991) 5.38 (1923) 0.0 1.9 10.5 316 18
Houston 62.3 87 (1902) 41.2 5 (1930) 3.68 13.11 (1891) 5.89 (1891) 0.0 6.3 10.5 427 15
Lubbock 51.9 87 (1914) 24.4 ‑16 (1963) 0.50 4.05 (1949) 1.96 (1939) 0.0 24.8 4.2 818 0
Midland 56.8 84 (1974) 29.6 ‑8 (1962) 0.53 4.99 (1939) 2.56 (1939) 0.0 19.3 3.9 680 0
Port Arthur 61.5 84 (1909) 42.9 11 (1930) 5.69 14.87 (1991) 6.94 (1998) 0.0 4.9 10.2 411 11
San Angelo 57.9 91 (1911) 31.8 1 (1947) 0.82 3.65 (1961) 2.49 (1961) 0.0 16.4 5.1 617 0
San Antonio 62.1 89 (1971) 38.6 0 (1949) 1.66 8.52 (1968) 3.18 (1968) 0.0 7.8 7.6 455 7
Victoria 62.8 88 (1971) 43.6 12 (1949) 2.44 7.76 (1991) 4.70 (1991) 0.0 4.1 8.8 372 18
Waco 57.0 90 (1943) 35.1 ‑5 (1949) 1.90 6.56 (1932) 4.79 (1998) 0.0 12.4 7.4 589 2
Wichita Falls 52.1 87 (1969) 28.9 ‑12 (1947) 1.12 4.48 (1968) 2.25 (1919) 0.0 20.5 4.9 762 0
Shreveport, LA 56.2 85 (1950) 36.5 ‑2 (1930) 4.60 12.96 (1999) 7.52 (1885) 0.0 12.7 9.7 597 6
Climatic averages are based on 1971-2000 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
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