Texas Climate Report: March 2003
For the month of March, temperatures were slightly below normal for almost the entire state, with the most extreme departure from normal reported at Austin, with 5.7°F below normal. Amarillo, Del Rio, Lubbock, Midland, Port Arthur, San Angelo were the exceptions with temperatures slightly above normal for the month of March. Precipitation was also sparse around the state with two stations, Del Rio and San Angelo, meeting 100% of the total average precipitation for 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 |
69.0 |
‑0.1 |
86 |
43.1 |
‑0.7 |
24 |
56.1 |
‑0.3 |
7 |
0.48 |
34% |
0.31 |
291 |
21 |
| Amarillo |
64.1 |
+1.9 |
80 |
31.8 |
‑1.8 |
15 |
48.0 |
+0.1 |
4 |
0.88 |
78% |
0.44 |
519 |
0 |
| Austin |
70.5 |
‑2.0 |
85 |
49.6 |
‑1.3 |
37 |
60.0 |
‑1.7 |
8 |
0.54 |
25% |
0.23 |
170 |
26 |
| Brownsville |
78.2 |
+0.2 |
88 |
58.7 |
‑0.8 |
43 |
68.5 |
‑0.3 |
4 |
0.56 |
60% |
0.28 |
28 |
143 |
| College Station |
69.4 |
‑3.2 |
84 |
49.2 |
‑1.3 |
33 |
59.3 |
‑2.3 |
7 |
1.68 |
59% |
0.59 |
194 |
24 |
| Corpus Christi |
73.4 |
‑2.4 |
85 |
54.5 |
‑1.7 |
36 |
64.0 |
‑2.0 |
7 |
1.29 |
74% |
0.58 |
92 |
67 |
| Dallas‑Fort Worth |
67.1 |
‑1.2 |
80 |
45.2 |
‑1.2 |
26 |
56.2 |
‑1.2 |
3 |
0.85 |
28% |
0.73 |
280 |
13 |
| Del Rio |
77.0 |
+1.0 |
94 |
53.6 |
+2.0 |
31 |
65.3 |
+1.5 |
5 |
0.68 |
71% |
0.50 |
71 |
87 |
| El Paso |
68.7 |
‑1.5 |
82 |
42.3 |
‑1.4 |
31 |
55.5 |
‑1.5 |
3 |
0.18 |
69% |
0.09 |
291 |
3 |
| Galveston |
69.0 |
‑1.0 |
79 |
56.0 |
‑2.2 |
48 |
62.5 |
‑1.6 |
5 |
0.65 |
24% |
0.47 |
101 |
31 |
| Houston |
71.0 |
‑2.3 |
80 |
51.8 |
+0.5 |
36 |
61.4 |
‑0.9 |
8 |
2.04 |
61% |
1.07 |
135 |
31 |
| Lubbock |
69.5 |
+3.3 |
86 |
36.8 |
+0.6 |
17 |
53.2 |
+2.0 |
4 |
0.25 |
33% |
0.17 |
360 |
4 |
| Midland |
71.6 |
+0.7 |
87 |
42.4 |
+1.6 |
28 |
57.0 |
+1.1 |
5 |
0.17 |
40% |
0.10 |
252 |
12 |
| Port Arthur |
70.9 |
‑1.1 |
80 |
52.5 |
+0.1 |
36 |
61.7 |
‑0.5 |
8 |
1.99 |
53% |
0.68 |
115 |
24 |
| San Angelo |
71.1 |
|
86 |
44.0 |
+0.7 |
27 |
57.6 |
+0.4 |
5 |
1.25 |
126% |
0.92 |
242 |
20 |
| San Antonio |
71.6 |
‑2.7 |
87 |
49.5 |
‑0.4 |
30 |
60.6 |
‑1.5 |
11 |
0.77 |
41% |
0.31 |
160 |
29 |
| Victoria |
72.5 |
‑0.9 |
83 |
51.8 |
‑2.1 |
33 |
62.1 |
‑1.6 |
8 |
1.09 |
48% |
0.41 |
128 |
48 |
| Waco |
68.2 |
‑2.0 |
79 |
46.8 |
|
29 |
57.5 |
‑1.0 |
6 |
1.35 |
54% |
0.77 |
240 |
15 |
| Wichita Falls |
67.5 |
+0.3 |
86 |
39.0 |
‑2.1 |
19 |
53.3 |
‑0.9 |
4 |
0.43 |
19% |
0.27 |
375 |
17 |
| Shreveport, LA |
67.3 |
‑2.4 |
79 |
45.5 |
‑1.7 |
34 |
56.4 |
‑2.1 |
7 |
2.19 |
52% |
1.22 |
262 |
5 |
*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.
|
Monthly Extremes
| Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| DRYDEN 14 S |
TERRELL |
0.00 |
| HEATH CANYON |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
| LA TUNA 1 S |
EL PASO |
0.00 |
| PORT O CONNOR |
CALHOUN |
0.00 |
| RICHLAND SPRINGS |
SAN SABA |
0.00 |
| ROBERT LEE |
COKE |
0.00 |
| SOUTH CAMP 6666 |
KING |
0.00 |
| VICTORIA CP&L |
VICTORIA |
0.00 |
| Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| CROSS |
MCMULLEN |
5.00 |
| Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| CROSS |
MCMULLEN |
3.71 |
| Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| DALHART 6 SW |
HARTLEY |
43.5 |
| Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| BROWNSVILLE |
CAMERON |
69.1 |
| Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| GRUVER |
HANSFORD |
60.3 |
| Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| CASTOLON |
BREWSTER |
83.0 |
| HEATH CANYON |
BREWSTER |
83.0 |
| Highest Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| HEATH CANYON |
BREWSTER |
102 |
| Lowest Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| BEAUMONT CITY |
JEFFERSON |
0 |
| Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| DALHART 6 SW |
HARTLEY |
26.1 |
| Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| SOUTH PADRE ISLAND |
CAMERON |
60.8 |
| Highest Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| WESLACO |
HIDALGO |
73 |
| Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| BEAUMONT CITY |
JEFFERSON |
0 |
New Monthly Records
| Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| BRANDON |
HILL |
0.92 |
1.49 (1996) |
12 |
| CORSICANA 8 E |
NAVARRO |
0.97 |
1.36 (1996) |
12 |
| FT WORTH WSFO |
TARRANT |
0.98 |
1.16 (1994) |
11 |
| GAINESVILLE 5 ENE |
COOKE |
1.34 |
1.76 (1992) |
15 |
| HOUSTON‑PORT |
HARRIS |
0.99 |
1.28 (1996) |
11 |
| LA TUNA 1 S |
EL PASO |
0.00 |
0.00 (2002) |
57 |
| OLNEY |
YOUNG |
0.14 |
0.14 (1956) |
45 |
| PORT O CONNOR |
CALHOUN |
0.00 |
0.00 (2002) |
43 |
| RICHLAND SPRINGS |
SAN SABA |
0.00 |
0.00 (1956) |
51 |
| ROBERT LEE |
COKE |
0.00 |
0.00 (1994) |
55 |
| SOUTH CAMP 6666 |
KING |
0.00 |
0.18 (1972) |
10 |
| VICTORIA CP&L |
VICTORIA |
0.00 |
0.00 (1916) |
62 |
| WEST |
MCLENNAN |
1.14 |
1.53 (1996) |
11 |
| Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| MERCEDES 6 SSE |
HIDALGO |
3.37 |
2.70 (1997) |
88 |
| Lowest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| BEAUMONT CITY |
JEFFERSON |
0 |
40 (1932) |
57 |
| Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH |
VAL VERDE |
50.7 |
50.0 (1994) |
14 |
| Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| BEAUMONT CITY |
JEFFERSON |
0 |
25 (1906) |
56 |
Climatic Averages for April
| |
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 |
77.3 |
102 (1925) |
51.8 |
25 (1973) |
1.67 |
9.80 (1890) |
4.63 (1914) |
2.5 |
0.6 |
5.1 |
113 |
94 |
| Amarillo |
70.6 |
98 (1989) |
41.7 |
13 (1920) |
1.33 |
6.45 (1997) |
2.68 (1911) |
0.7 |
4.3 |
5.4 |
291 |
18 |
| Austin |
78.9 |
99 (1939) |
57.6 |
30 (1926) |
2.51 |
19.82 (1915) |
10.00 (1915) |
1.6 |
0.0 |
7.2 |
44 |
147 |
| Brownsville |
82.3 |
102 (1984) |
65.2 |
37 (1903) |
1.96 |
10.35 (1991) |
9.37 (1991) |
3.1 |
0.0 |
4.0 |
7 |
287 |
| College Station |
78.8 |
98 (1893) |
56.9 |
28 (1973) |
3.20 |
12.50 (1957) |
5.30 (1953) |
0.7 |
0.1 |
6.9 |
40 |
127 |
| Corpus Christi |
80.7 |
102 (1984) |
62.3 |
33 (1987) |
2.05 |
8.04 (1956) |
7.19 (1956) |
1.9 |
0.0 |
5.2 |
19 |
229 |
| Dallas‑Fort Worth |
75.9 |
100 (1925) |
54.0 |
29 (1989) |
3.20 |
17.64 (1922) |
8.81 (1922) |
0.9 |
0.2 |
7.2 |
74 |
72 |
| Del Rio |
82.7 |
106 (1984) |
58.5 |
33 (1987) |
1.71 |
7.51 (1981) |
4.57 (1969) |
6.6 |
0.0 |
5.2 |
27 |
207 |
| El Paso |
78.1 |
98 (1989) |
51.1 |
23 (1983) |
0.23 |
2.24 (1931) |
1.08 (1966) |
2.3 |
0.9 |
1.7 |
100 |
72 |
| Galveston |
75.2 |
92 (1953) |
64.7 |
38 (1938) |
2.56 |
11.04 (1904) |
9.23 (1904) |
0.0 |
0.0 |
5.5 |
15 |
163 |
| Houston |
79.1 |
95 (1987) |
57.9 |
31 (1987) |
3.60 |
10.92 (1976) |
8.16 (1976) |
0.9 |
0.1 |
7.0 |
48 |
147 |
| Lubbock |
74.7 |
100 (1989) |
45.4 |
18 (1920) |
1.29 |
6.18 (1915) |
2.18 (1997) |
1.6 |
1.4 |
5.0 |
182 |
48 |
| Midland |
78.8 |
101 (1996) |
48.6 |
20 (1973) |
0.73 |
3.59 (1931) |
2.00 (1931) |
3.8 |
0.9 |
3.2 |
120 |
77 |
| Port Arthur |
77.8 |
94 (1987) |
58.6 |
32 (1987) |
3.84 |
15.30 (1973) |
10.09 (1973) |
0.3 |
0.0 |
6.7 |
41 |
140 |
| San Angelo |
79.0 |
107 (1925) |
51.0 |
23 (1926) |
1.60 |
5.10 (1977) |
3.32 (1971) |
4.7 |
0.8 |
4.6 |
93 |
107 |
| San Antonio |
80.4 |
101 (1996) |
56.9 |
31 (1987) |
2.60 |
11.64 (1915) |
6.78 (1915) |
2.2 |
0.0 |
7.3 |
42 |
161 |
| Victoria |
79.2 |
100 (1920) |
60.1 |
33 (1987) |
2.97 |
11.70 (1997) |
9.87 (1991) |
0.8 |
0.0 |
6.4 |
28 |
181 |
| Waco |
77.6 |
101 (1963) |
54.2 |
27 (1975) |
2.99 |
13.37 (1957) |
5.09 (1957) |
1.4 |
0.2 |
6.7 |
77 |
111 |
| Wichita Falls |
75.5 |
102 (1972) |
49.3 |
24 (1975) |
2.62 |
8.50 (1957) |
4.09 (1967) |
1.9 |
0.7 |
6.5 |
140 |
66 |
| Shreveport, LA |
76.6 |
96 (1887) |
53.8 |
31 (1989) |
4.42 |
21.84 (1991) |
10.44 (1991) |
0.1 |
0.2 |
8.2 |
89 |
87 |
| Climatic averages are based on 1971-2000 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center. |
