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Texas Climate Report: October 2005

Overall, the Lone Star state had near normal temperatures for the month of October which was a stark contrast to the record- setting heat in September. The temperatures in the western half of the state was a bit below normal, partly due to greater than average precipitation in the area. The eastern half of the state was drier than normal with slightly above average temperatures.

The first week of October was unusually warm across the entire state of Texas with high temperatures in the 90s. However, the bottom dropped out on the temperatures across the western half of the state as a cold front invaded the state on the 6th. For instance, the high in Abilene on the 5th was 91°F, but only a day later on the 6th, the high was only a miserable 59°F with 2.52" of rainfall. The cold front reached Austin by the 7th, with temperature struggling to reach the 60°F mark with rain and fog in the area.

Below normal temperatures stayed in place for the next few days, but as an upper level ridge built over eastern Texas, temperatures crept back above normal with dry conditions in place. However along the Rio Grande in Del Rio, the weather on the 13th was anything but dry as 7.59" of rain was recorded in a 24-hour period, the fourth highest single-day total in that city’s recorded history. Nearly an inch of rain fell in San Angelo on the same day. The 18th and 19th were particularly warm days through much of the state, particularly in North Central and East Texas, with high temperatures topping the 90°F mark. The high temperature in Dallas soared to 93°F on the 18th, tying a record high that was set a year earlier.

The warm weather did not last long because a cold front swept through the state on the 23rd. The mercury plummeted in Amarillo to 26°F by the morning of the morning of the 24th after a high of only 47°F the day before. Temperatures in the state capital dropped to the freezing mark the next morning with the daily average temperature 15°F below normal. A gloomy Halloween greeted trick-or-treaters on the 31st as a mass of rainfall pushed across the state. Houston picked up 1.14", Longview had 1.19", and Victoria received 1.40" of rainfall.

Severe weather was largely absent throughout October. An exception was the 27th in the Southern region as two tornadoes touched down between Laredo and Corpus Christi. The day also saw nine reports of wind and two reports of hail. Eleven reports of hail and 13 reports of wind were documented on Halloween.

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 77.2 ‑0.4 94 53.9 ‑0.5 34 65.5 ‑0.5 7 3.44 119% 2.62 111 134
Amarillo 71.2 ‑0.6 89 43.7 ‑0.9 26 57.4 ‑0.8 5 0.42 28% 0.38 263 34
Austin 82.5 +1.1 95 59.1 ‑0.7 42 70.8 +0.2 5 1.78 45% 1.14 36 223
Brownsville 87.6 +3.6 94 67.0 +1.1 52 77.3 +2.3 10 1.43 38% 0.67 0 390
College Station 83.5 +1.5 96 58.5 ‑0.5 38 71.0 +0.5 3 2.11 50% 0.97 38 233
Corpus Christi 84.2 +0.6 93 63.8 ‑0.2 41 74.0 +0.2 7 3.15 80% 1.34 17 303
Dallas‑Fort Worth 80.8 +2.9 94 56.7 +0.3 36 68.8 +1.6 7 0.89 22% 0.83 65 189
Del Rio 80.6 ‑1.1 96 61.2 +0.7 39 70.9 ‑0.2 6 8.72 436% 7.59 32 223
El Paso 76.8 ‑1.1 91 53.1 +1.3 43 65.0 +0.1 7 1.36 168% 0.61 69 75
Galveston 80.8 +1.1 90 67.3 ‑1.1 53 74.0 ‑0.1 6 2.51 72% 1.12 8 298
Houston 83.3 +1.3 92 58.9 +0.1 41 71.1 +0.7 2 1.69 38% 1.14 36 233
Lubbock 74.3 ‑0.1 94 49.5 +2.5 36 61.9 +1.2 8 2.61 154% 1.65 161 72
Midland 74.8 ‑2.6 95 52.7 +1.4 37 63.8 ‑0.6 6 3.74 211% 2.17 121 93
Port Arthur 82.3 +1.8 92 59.1 ‑0.5 40 70.7 +0.6 4 1.21 26% 0.76 43 228
San Angelo 77.4 ‑0.4 93 52.5 ‑0.5 33 65.0 ‑0.4 7 3.72 145% 0.97 113 120
San Antonio 82.9 +0.9 95 58.9 ‑0.5 37 70.9 +0.2 7 1.14 30% 0.54 40 231
Victoria 83.7 +0.7 95 59.5 ‑2.1 37 71.6 ‑0.7 7 6.05 142% 1.59 34 247
Waco 82.1 +1.7 95 55.4 ‑1.3 33 68.8 +0.2 2 0.89 24% 0.63 62 187
Wichita Falls 77.5 +0.4 91 53.4 +1.0 34 65.4 +0.7 7 3.76 121% 2.12 103 126
Shreveport, LA 80.0 +1.7 92 55.1 +0.1 37 67.5 +0.8 2 1.41 32% 1.37 90 175
*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.

oct 2005 average temperatures
oct 2005 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
CENTER SHELBY 0.00
MARSHALL HARRISON 0.00
LONGVIEW 11 SE RUSK 0.00
BEAUMONT RSCH CTR JEFFERSON 0.00
CARTHAGE PANOLA 0.00
CHIRENO NACOGDOCHES 0.00
CLARKSVILLE 1 W RED RIVER 0.00
CYPRESS HARRIS 0.00
DIALVILLE 2 W CHEROKEE 0.00
HARLETON HARRISON 0.00
HEMPHILL 6 NE SABINE 0.00
JACKSONVILLE CHEROKEE 0.00
MAUD BOWIE 0.00
NEW BOSTON BOWIE 0.00
NEW SUMMERFIELD 2W CHEROKEE 0.00
ORANGE ORANGE 0.00
SAM RAYBURN DAM JASPER 0.00
SAN AUGUSTINE SAN AUGUSTINE 0.00
WRIGHT PATMAN DAM CASS 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
DEL RIO INTL AP VAL VERDE 8.72
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
DEL RIO INTL AP VAL VERDE 7.59
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BRAVO HARTLEY 56.4
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND CAMERON 78.2
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PINE SPRINGS CULBERSON 69.0
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
FALCON DAM STARR 89.3
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
HEATH CANYON BREWSTER 105
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
GRUVER HANSFORD 44
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
STRATFORD SHERMAN 40.0
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND CAMERON 71.8
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 90
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
LIPSCOMB LIPSCOMB 19
MIAMI ROBERTS 19

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CENTER SHELBY 0.00 0.00 (1952) 65
MARSHALL HARRISON 0.00 0.00 (1963) 91
LONGVIEW 11 SE RUSK 0.00 0.65 (1977) 30
PALESTINE ANDERSON 0.02 0.06 (1952) 72
ATHENS HENDERSON 0.01 0.27 (1995) 53
BARDWELL DAM ELLIS 0.12 0.24 (1995) 37
BEAUMONT RSCH CTR JEFFERSON 0.00 0.00 (1952) 44
CARTHAGE PANOLA 0.00 0.00 (1963) 51
CHIRENO NACOGDOCHES 0.00 0.56 (1991) 17
COMMERCE 4SW HUNT 0.33 0.61 (2003) 11
CORRIGAN 1 ENE POLK 0.33 1.86 (2003) 13
CORSICANA NAVARRO 0.02 0.06 (1944) 103
CYPRESS HARRIS 0.00 0.00 (1952) 56
DEKALB BOWIE 0.02 0.16 (1963) 54
DIALVILLE 2 W CHEROKEE 0.00 0.00 (1921) 101
HARLETON HARRISON 0.00 0.00 (1963) 49
HOUSTON‑PORT HARRIS 0.50 0.67 (1999) 13
JACKSONVILLE CHEROKEE 0.00 0.00 (1963) 43
JOE POOL LAKE DALLAS 0.09 0.45 (1987) 14
LEATHERWOOD RCH ERATH 0.15 0.29 (1992) 10
LONG LAKE ANDERSON 0.25 0.56 (1987) 33
MAUD BOWIE 0.00 0.00 (1963) 56
MT VERNON FRANKLIN 0.08 0.18 (1995) 40
NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHES 0.10 0.83 (2000) 32
NEW BOSTON BOWIE 0.00 0.72 (2003) 22
NEW SUMMERFIELD 2W CHEROKEE 0.00 1.39 (1996) 11
OAKWOOD FREESTONE 0.25 0.56 (1987) 33
ORANGE ORANGE 0.00 0.00 (1978) 64
PINELAND SABINE 0.09 0.43 (1983) 27
SAM RAYBURN DAM JASPER 0.00 0.43 (1983) 38
SAN AUGUSTINE SAN AUGUSTINE 0.00 0.16 (1915) 39
TEXARKANA BOWIE 0.01 1.03 (1983) 37
WRIGHT PATMAN DAM CASS 0.00 0.00 (1963) 55
WOODVILLE TYLER 0.18 0.29 (1995) 16
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CANDELARIA PRESIDIO 5.76 4.61 (1983) 62
FT DAVIS JEFF DAVIS 4.88 4.69 (1941) 86
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 3.54 2.82 (1984) 34
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
AMISTAD DAM VAL VERDE 4.38 4.28 (1983) 42
CANDELARIA PRESIDIO 3.43 1.75 (1983) 62
CHARLIE CLAY 3.28 3.15 (1997) 10
DEL RIO 2 NW VAL VERDE 6.01 3.57 (2002) 10
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 2.70 1.10 (1990) 34
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CARTA VALLEY EDWARDS 59.9 60.6 (1976) 33
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 96 96 (2001) 18
ALICE INTL AP JIM WELLS 98 98 (2004) 10
PALACIOS MUNI AP MATAGORDA 95 95 (1995) 63
AUSTIN BERGSTROM AP TRAVIS 98 98 (1991) 53
DEWEYVILLE NEWTON 99 95 (1998) 20
GRANDFALLS 3 SSE WARD 100 100 (1985) 41
HEATH CANYON BREWSTER 105 105 (2000) 10
NAVARRO MILLS DAM NAVARRO 98 98 (1997) 40
ORANGE 9 N ORANGE 99 95 (1998) 20
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 92 91 (2004) 19
PORT MANSFIELD WILLACY 95 95 (2004) 41
PORT O CONNOR CALHOUN 96 93 (1995) 42
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW HIDALGO 99 98 (2004) 19
SAN ANTONIO/SEAWORLD BEXAR 96 96 (1991) 16
SOMERVILLE DAM BURLESON 98 96 (2000) 36
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND CAMERON 93 90 (2004) 12
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 41.0 41.2 (1999) 25
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CORPUS CHRISTI INTL AP NUECES 82 82 (1927) 119
FT WORTH NAS TARRANT 76 76 (1962) 29
VAN HORN CULBERSON 67 66 (1954) 53
ABERNATHY HALE 65 62 (2004) 10
ARLINGTON SIX FLAGS TARRANT 76 74 (2002) 16
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 70 65 (1997) 28
CHANNING 2 HARTLEY 65 65 (1971) 16
COPPER BREAKS SP HARDEMAN 71 71 (2002) 16
DUMAS MOORE 68 63 (2002) 54
ENCINAL WEBB 78 78 (1994) 80
GRUVER HANSFORD 66 66 (1971) 40
LIPSCOMB LIPSCOMB 69 67 (2002) 37
MARATHON BREWSTER 66 65 (1998) 52
MC LEAN GRAY 69 67 (1983) 34
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 67 64 (1971) 35
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 71 71 (1995) 17
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 90 83 (1998) 19
PORT O CONNOR CALHOUN 82 82 (1998) 39
SANFORD DAM HUTCHINSON 70 69 (1998) 13
SAN ANTONIO/SEAWORLD BEXAR 78 78 (1998) 15
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 65 65 (2003) 25
Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ALICE INTL AP JIM WELLS 42 42 (1954) 10
AUSTIN BERGSTROM AP TRAVIS 32 33 (1980) 55
FT WORTH NAS TARRANT 34 34 (1957) 29
FAIRFIELD 3 W FREESTONE 28 30 (1989) 35
FT MCKAVETT MENARD 28 28 (1999) 12
PLEASANTON ATASCOSA 35 35 (1996) 14
PROCTOR RSVR COMANCHE 25 26 (1993) 43

Climatic Averages for November

  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 65.1 92 (1980) 42.3 13 (1887) 1.30 5.82 (1913) 2.48 (2004) 0.0 5.3 4.7 353 15
Amarillo 58.4 87 (1980) 31.8 0 (1976) 0.68 5.09 (1905) 3.01 (1905) 0.0 15.9 4.1 594 0
Austin 70.1 91 (1951) 49.3 20 (1976) 2.68 14.10 (2004) 7.55 (2001) 0.0 0.8 8.2 205 51
Brownsville 76.8 98 (1906) 58.6 27 (1911) 1.75 7.69 (1986) 4.08 (1986) 0.5 0.0 5.9 69 166
College Station 70.9 94 (1921) 49.1 19 (1976) 3.18 13.06 (1907) 5.56 (1907) 0.0 1.5 8.4 203 53
Corpus Christi 74.9 98 (1988) 55.4 28 (1993) 1.74 8.64 (1888) 4.61 (1892) 0.4 0.2 6.3 103 122
Dallas‑Fort Worth 65.1 89 (1989) 45.1 19 (1950) 2.57 7.94 (1918) 4.72 (1918) 0.0 2.6 6.4 312 15
Del Rio 70.9 96 (1988) 49.2 17 (1906) 0.96 4.71 (2004) 2.87 (1914) 0.2 1.1 5.0 183 41
El Paso 65.5 87 (1983) 39.8 1 (1976) 0.42 2.50 (1906) 1.19 (1943) 0.0 8.1 3.1 386 2
Galveston 71.3 85 (1988) 59.4 26 (1911) 3.64 16.18 (1940) 9.01 (1940) 0.0 0.1 8.7 112 122
Houston 72.0 89 (1989) 49.8 19 (1976) 4.19 14.10 (1943) 10.83 (1943) 0.0 1.3 8.6 189 65
Lubbock 61.6 89 (1916) 34.5 ‑1 (1957) 0.71 6.65 (2004) 1.67 (2004) 0.0 10.3 3.7 491 0
Midland 65.8 90 (1996) 38.8 10 (1938) 0.65 5.42 (2004) 2.17 (2004) 0.0 6.9 3.1 380 4
Port Arthur 70.9 90 (1905) 50.8 22 (1976) 4.75 22.74 (1902) 7.70 (1946) 0.0 0.8 8.4 181 63
San Angelo 66.5 93 (1980) 41.4 12 (1911) 1.10 5.18 (2004) 2.57 (2001) 0.1 5.8 4.2 330 16
San Antonio 71.4 94 (1988) 48.6 21 (1976) 2.58 9.46 (2004) 4.87 (1977) 0.1 1.9 7.3 197 57
Victoria 73.0 93 (1988) 52.3 24 (1976) 2.64 16.14 (2004) 9.20 (2004) 0.1 0.6 7.5 145 83
Waco 67.8 92 (1988) 45.8 17 (1976) 2.61 10.36 (1902) 4.26 (1952) 0.1 2.9 7.5 271 34
Wichita Falls 63.7 89 (1988) 40.1 14 (1950) 1.68 7.39 (1902) 3.15 (1902) 0.0 6.6 5.5 395 10
Shreveport, LA 66.8 88 (1984) 45.3 16 (1976) 4.68 10.81 (1987) 6.51 (1987) 0.0 3.0 8.9 296 24
Climatic averages are based on 1971-2000 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
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