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Texas Climate Report: February 2005

The month of February was warmer and wetter than normal for most of Texas in 2005. A low pressure system continued to trek across the state as the month started with lots of showers and cooler than normal temperatures for the majority of the state. Another system moved in from Mexico beginning on the 5th, and showers and heavy clouds dominated most of Texas. Overcast skies remained for most of the state through the first week and a half, with College Station and Houston receiving the heaviest rainfall. A high pressure system moved in on the 9th, and things dried out statewide. Average daily temperatures soared from normal levels to 10°F-20°F above normal.

A cold front moved across the state beginning on the 15th, and temperatures plummeted as a result. Average daily temperatures dropped from 10°F-15°F above normal on the 15th to just below normal levels on the 17th. During the third week of the month, a series of troughs brought light showers to most first-order stations. A frontal system stalled over the state on the 22-24, and a low pressure system from the west collided with it to cause heavy rain for most of central and southeast Texas. Port Arthur, Galveston, College Station, Houston, and Waco all received at an inch of rain over those days. Severe weather was also a result with 42 reports of hail over the three days, including reports of 4.25” in Taylor County, 3.00” in Kendall County, and 2.75” in both Waller and Terrell Counties.

The month ended with partly-to-mostly cloudy skies across the state and light rain associated with the departing low pressure system. A weak frontal system began to pass the state on the 28th, and a high pressure system looked to bring warmer, drier weather in March.

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 59.9 ‑0.8 84 40.3 +3.8 25 50.1 +1.5 13 2.11 187% 0.66 420 8
Amarillo 54.4 +0.3 73 32.0 +5.0 23 43.2 +2.6 8 0.67 122% 0.37 602 0
Austin 63.5 ‑1.6 82 48.1 +4.1 36 55.8 +1.2 11 2.21 111% 0.75 270 19
Brownsville 74.1 +1.9 89 58.4 +5.1 46 66.3 +3.6 8 0.78 66% 0.60 80 122
College Station 64.6 ‑0.9 81 49.6 +6.2 36 57.1 +2.6 9 5.07 213% 2.54 240 26
Corpus Christi 70.2 +0.5 88 55.5 +6.2 43 62.8 +3.3 11 3.02 164% 1.43 128 74
Dallas‑Fort Worth 61.5 +1.4 83 43.6 +4.9 31 52.6 +3.2 8 1.62 68% 0.41 357 17
Del Rio 64.6 ‑3.4 82 47.8 +3.7 37 56.2 +0.1 10 1.38 144% 0.65 247 9
El Paso 59.0 ‑4.4 72 40.9 +3.4 26 49.9 ‑0.6 10 1.92 492% 0.99 416 0
Galveston 64.7 +0.3 76 54.4 +2.9 44 59.5 +1.5 7 2.76 106% 1.15 169 25
Houston 66.2 ‑0.3 81 51.3 +7.0 39 58.8 +3.4 13 6.10 205% 1.59 210 42
Lubbock 56.8 ‑1.0 79 35.1 +6.2 23 46.0 +2.7 12 1.32 186% 0.53 525 0
Midland 57.9 ‑5.1 76 37.5 +3.4 26 47.7 ‑0.9 9 1.51 260% 0.58 478 0
Port Arthur 65.9 +0.6 80 50.4 +4.5 38 58.2 +2.6 10 4.31 129% 1.66 221 35
San Angelo 60.5 ‑3.0 82 39.5 +3.5 25 50.0 +0.3 10 2.03 172% 0.61 416 2
San Antonio 63.8 ‑3.3 81 48.8 +6.4 35 56.3 +1.6 10 2.42 138% 0.69 248 13
Victoria 67.3 +0.7 84 52.2 +5.5 41 59.8 +3.1 7 5.30 260% 1.84 177 38
Waco 62.3 83 44.7 +5.4 32 53.5 +2.7 9 3.34 137% 1.51 330 14
Wichita Falls 59.0 +0.9 81 39.1 +5.7 27 49.1 +3.4 9 2.28 144% 0.77 442 2
Shreveport, LA 62.2 +0.2 83 45.2 +4.9 31 53.7 +2.5 12 3.76 89% 1.99 328 20
Bold-italics indicate a value broke or tied the record from a previous year.
*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.

feb 2005 average temperatures
feb 2005 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
MEMPHIS HALL 0.31
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
SILSBEE 4 N HARDIN 8.81
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
CONCHO PARK IVIE RSVR CONCHO 4.00
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
STRATFORD SHERMAN 38.6
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BROWNSVILLE INTL AP CAMERON 66.3
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DUMAS MOORE 48.8
Highest Average Daily nbsp;Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW HIDALGO 74.7
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
GARCIASVILLE 2 ESE STARR 93
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
DUMAS MOORE 29
PINE SPRINGS CULBERSON 29
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
STRATFORD SHERMAN 25.8
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP CAMERON 58.9
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
ENCINAL WEBB 70
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MULESHOE 19 S BAILEY 17
LIPSCOMB LIPSCOMB 17

New Monthly Records

Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
WINKLER CO AP WINKLER 1.67 1.50 (1989) 60
EL PASO INTL AP EL PASO 1.92 1.88 (1905) 127
VAN HORN CULBERSON 1.82 1.32 (1992) 61
CANDELARIA PRESIDIO 2.74 1.58 (2004) 63
EDNA 7 NW JACKSON 5.48 4.87 (1998) 10
EL PASO 32 ENE HUDSPETH 1.45 1.32 (2002) 21
LA TUNA 1 S EL PASO 1.45 1.43 (2002) 56
PINE SPRINGS CULBERSON 3.07 2.12 (1944) 21
PORT ARTHUR CITY JEFFERSON 8.61 7.90 (1987) 29
REFUGIO 3 SW REFUGIO 5.18 4.46 (1993) 12
ROCKSPRINGS 26SSW EDWARDS 3.77 2.16 (1997) 10
SILSBEE 4 N HARDIN 8.81 8.44 (2003) 10
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 1.78 1.51 (2003) 26
VALENTINE JEFF DAVIS 2.23 1.73 (1997) 27
VANDERPOOL 4N BANDERA 3.21 3.09 (1997) 11
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 0.95 0.87 (2000) 23
EL PASO 32 ENE HUDSPETH 0.98 0.58 (2002) 21
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 0.78 0.70 (1978) 33
LYTLE 3 W MEDINA 3.14 2.72 (1991) 29
UTOPIA UVALDE 1.60 1.45 (2001) 14
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BALMORHEA REEVES 58.2 59.6 (2002) 74
BOQUILLAS RS BREWSTER 67.4 69.9 (1982) 31
CASTOLON BREWSTER 67.1 69.6 (2002) 25
HEATH CANYON BREWSTER 67.9 68.9 (1997) 10
KENT 8 SE JEFF DAVIS 55.7 55.8 (2002) 10
LAJITAS BREWSTER 68.0 68.4 (2002) 25
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 61.8 63.5 (1997) 22
PINE SPRINGS CULBERSON 48.9 51.0 (2002) 15
PLEASANTON ATASCOSA 64.7 65.0 (2003) 13
STUDY BUTTE BREWSTER 65.3 67.0 (2002) 12
TERLINGUA RCH BREWSTER 60.6 62.0 (2002) 12
ZAPATA 1 S ZAPATA 66.8 67.5 (1968) 32
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ACTON RCH CROCKETT 40.4 39.1 (2001) 12
BOQUILLAS RS BREWSTER 40.3 40.1 (1953) 29
BRACKETTVILLE 22 N KINNEY 44.1 43.6 (1995) 10
CLEVELAND LIBERTY 47.3 47.1 (1999) 42
ENCINAL WEBB 56.5 55.7 (2000) 81
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 36.6 35.4 (1995) 31
FT WORTH WSFO TARRANT 43.7 43.6 (1999) 11
FRIONA PARMER 32.9 31.5 (1976) 43
HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH VAL VERDE 44.1 43.7 (2000) 15
JOHNSON CITY BLANCO 43.5 43.5 (1990) 34
LANGTRY VAL VERDE 45.8 43.2 (1987) 32
LEVELLAND HOCKLEY 34.4 33.4 (1938) 58
MEDINA 1NE BANDERA 44.0 42.2 (1999) 27
MORTON COCHRAN 33.2 32.9 (1992) 41
ODESSA ECTOR 38.8 36.6 (2004) 10
OLTON LAMB 30.5 30.2 (1998) 36
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 30.2 29.2 (1992) 32
SAM RAYBURN DAM JASPER 47.1 46.0 (2000) 37
SHEFFIELD PECOS 39.8 38.7 (1987) 36
WRIGHT PATMAN DAM CASS 42.4 40.9 (1962) 32
TILDEN 4 SSE MCMULLEN 52.3 51.6 (1962) 40
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 39.2 38.4 (1995) 24
WACO DAM MCLENNAN 42.4 42.4 (1976) 31
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH VAL VERDE 63 63 (1996) 15
MEDINA 1NE BANDERA 64 64 (1999) 27

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 69.1 98 (1916) 43.8 9 (1948) 1.41 5.16 (1979) 2.78 (1943) 0.6 3.9 5.3 299 28
Amarillo 62.2 96 (1907) 33.6 ‑3 (1948) 1.13 4.14 (2000) 3.13 (1922) 0.1 14.4 5.4 542 2
Austin 72.5 98 (1971) 50.9 18 (1948) 2.14 7.23 (1926) 3.00 (1900) 0.6 0.8 7.9 163 59
Brownsville 78.0 106 (1984) 59.5 28 (1901) 0.93 6.46 (1903) 3.23 (2004) 1.6 0.1 4.2 45 179
College Station 72.6 96 (1946) 50.5 17 (2002) 2.84 8.03 (1926) 4.20 (1980) 0.1 1.2 8.1 149 42
Corpus Christi 75.8 102 (1989) 56.2 24 (1980) 1.74 7.69 (1903) 4.66 (1903) 1.1 0.3 5.1 77 121
Dallas‑Fort Worth 68.3 100 (1916) 46.4 10 (1943) 3.06 7.39 (2002) 4.43 (2002) 0.2 2.1 7.5 248 10
Del Rio 76.0 103 (1928) 51.6 19 (1922) 0.96 3.48 (2004) 2.33 (1935) 2.3 0.7 4.9 111 86
El Paso 70.2 93 (1907) 43.7 14 (1971) 0.26 2.26 (1958) 1.32 (1883) 0.0 4.4 2.2 272 8
Galveston 70.0 85 (1879) 58.2 26 (1980) 2.76 9.49 (1973) 8.10 (1973) 0.0 0.2 7.4 94 65
Houston 73.3 96 (1946) 51.3 21 (1943) 3.36 10.66 (1922) 7.47 (1972) 0.1 1.3 9.1 156 63
Lubbock 66.2 95 (1989) 36.2 ‑2 (1922) 0.76 3.56 (1941) 1.80 (1973) 0.2 8.6 4.1 419 7
Midland 70.9 97 (1946) 40.8 9 (1980) 0.42 2.86 (1970) 2.20 (1970) 0.5 4.9 2.6 302 15
Port Arthur 72.0 95 (1946) 52.4 23 (2002) 3.75 10.21 (1949) 6.04 (1979) 0.0 0.6 8.0 143 55
San Angelo 71.1 98 (1908) 43.3 8 (1980) 0.99 5.00 (1953) 4.65 (1953) 0.8 4.0 4.6 258 30
San Antonio 74.3 100 (1991) 49.9 19 (2002) 1.89 6.12 (1992) 3.59 (1992) 0.9 1.5 7.9 149 68
Victoria 73.4 98 (1939) 53.9 21 (2002) 2.25 11.61 (1997) 5.04 (1997) 0.4 0.5 7.0 113 84
Waco 70.2 100 (1971) 46.8 15 (1948) 2.48 8.38 (1905) 3.90 (1912) 0.3 2.1 7.9 235 39
Wichita Falls 67.2 100 (1971) 41.1 6 (1948) 2.27 6.29 (1999) 4.32 (1988) 0.7 5.5 6.4 354 19
Shreveport, LA 69.7 92 (1974) 47.2 15 (1943) 4.18 11.99 (1945) 5.43 (1945) 0.1 2.4 9.7 247 31
Climatic averages are based on 1971-2000 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
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