Texas Climate Report: September 2005
The big story for all of Texas in the month of September was the excessive heat. Average temperatures ranged anywhere between 3°F to 6°F above normal standards for monthly average temperatures. The peak of the heat hit Texas, especially the eastern half of the state after Hurricane Rita came on shore in extreme western Louisiana. Many stations had the warmest September ever, including Austin, College Station, Dallas, and Houston. Corpus Christi set or tied record highs for eight consecutive days from the 22nd through the 29th. College Station recorded a high of 105°F on the 26th, shattering the previous record high for the date by a full seven degrees. On the same day, Austin Mabry recorded its highest ever autumn temperature of 107°F. Needless to say, the heat wave was one of historical proportions.
Thankfully, the other big story for the month of September, Hurricane Rita, was not a record-breaker. The biggest impact on Texas was felt in the Beaumont/Port Arthur area in the form of hurricane force winds and excessive rainfall. The peak wind speed at Southeast Texas Regional Airport was 105 mph, enough to cause extensive but not catastrophic damage in the region. Rainfall totals at the same station were 8.89" in the 24-hour period starting on the 23rd. Longview saw 2.41" of rain and Lufkin 2.56" of rain from Rita.
Aside from Hurricane Rita, rainfall was sparse for the rest of the state. An exception was El Paso, which saw almost twice of its normal September precipitation. Marfa, in Presidio County, saw a remarkable 6.42" of rainfall on the 28th. Along with having its warmest September on record, College Station experienced its driest September on record with only a trace of rainfall for the entire month. Midland did not even have a trace of rain, while other stations such as Amarillo (0.14"), Del Rio (0.02"), and San Angelo (0.02") were also extremely dry.
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 |
92.2 |
+5.5 |
104 |
67.2 |
+2.8 |
54 |
79.7 |
+4.2 |
3 |
0.56 |
19% |
0.40 |
0 |
450 |
| Amarillo |
86.5 |
+4.7 |
96 |
58.7 |
+2.4 |
45 |
72.6 |
+3.5 |
2 |
0.14 |
7% |
0.08 |
8 |
244 |
| Austin |
95.9 |
+5.8 |
107 |
72.9 |
+4.1 |
69 |
84.4 |
+4.9 |
3 |
1.44 |
49% |
0.81 |
0 |
590 |
| Brownsville |
93.9 |
+4.5 |
104 |
75.7 |
+3.1 |
72 |
84.8 |
+3.8 |
11 |
2.70 |
51% |
1.00 |
0 |
600 |
| College Station |
96.7 |
+5.8 |
105 |
73.2 |
+4.7 |
67 |
85.0 |
+5.3 |
0 |
0.00 |
0% |
0.00 |
0 |
608 |
| Corpus Christi |
94.5 |
+4.6 |
106 |
74.5 |
+2.9 |
72 |
84.5 |
+3.7 |
10 |
4.43 |
88% |
1.58 |
0 |
589 |
| Dallas‑Fort Worth |
95.2 |
+7.5 |
104 |
72.2 |
+5.0 |
61 |
83.7 |
+6.2 |
2 |
1.36 |
56% |
0.96 |
0 |
570 |
| Del Rio |
97.8 |
+7.2 |
107 |
72.9 |
+3.5 |
66 |
85.4 |
+5.4 |
1 |
0.02 |
1% |
0.02 |
0 |
620 |
| El Paso |
90.6 |
+3.5 |
97 |
65.5 |
+1.8 |
56 |
78.1 |
+2.7 |
7 |
2.77 |
172% |
1.31 |
0 |
398 |
| Galveston |
90.2 |
+3.7 |
96 |
78.9 |
+3.3 |
73 |
84.6 |
+3.5 |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
0.89 |
0 |
593 |
| Houston |
93.2 |
+3.9 |
100 |
73.6 |
+5.2 |
67 |
83.4 |
+4.5 |
7 |
2.63 |
61% |
1.17 |
0 |
558 |
| Lubbock |
89.7 |
+6.3 |
100 |
62.2 |
+3.8 |
49 |
75.9 |
+5.0 |
1 |
0.28 |
11% |
0.28 |
6 |
343 |
| Midland |
91.7 |
+5.6 |
102 |
64.1 |
+2.5 |
54 |
77.9 |
+4.0 |
0 |
0.00 |
0% |
0.00 |
3 |
397 |
| Port Arthur |
92.7 |
+4.7 |
101 |
73.4 |
+4.0 |
66 |
83.1 |
+4.4 |
2 |
8.89 |
146% |
8.84 |
0 |
551 |
| San Angelo |
93.0 |
+6.4 |
107 |
65.6 |
+2.6 |
56 |
79.3 |
+4.5 |
1 |
0.02 |
1% |
0.02 |
0 |
432 |
| San Antonio |
95.4 |
+5.4 |
105 |
73.1 |
+4.3 |
67 |
84.3 |
+4.9 |
3 |
1.39 |
46% |
1.36 |
0 |
585 |
| Victoria |
95.5 |
+5.6 |
104 |
73.0 |
+2.7 |
68 |
84.3 |
+4.2 |
5 |
1.43 |
29% |
1.18 |
0 |
585 |
| Waco |
95.1 |
+5.0 |
108 |
70.4 |
+3.4 |
61 |
82.7 |
+4.1 |
2 |
0.57 |
20% |
0.46 |
0 |
537 |
| Wichita Falls |
92.5 |
+5.0 |
100 |
66.5 |
+2.8 |
55 |
79.5 |
+3.9 |
4 |
4.06 |
127% |
1.75 |
0 |
441 |
| Shreveport, LA |
95.2 |
+7.6 |
103 |
71.4 |
+5.0 |
58 |
83.3 |
+6.3 |
5 |
5.66 |
176% |
5.52 |
0 |
558 |
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.
|
Monthly Extremes
| Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| MONAHANS 6 ENE |
WARD |
0.00 |
| COLLEGE STN |
BRAZOS |
0.00 |
| MIDLAND INTL AP |
MIDLAND |
0.00 |
| BIG SPRING |
HOWARD |
0.00 |
| ACTON RCH |
CROCKETT |
0.00 |
| ALBANY |
SHACKELFORD |
0.00 |
| ANSON |
JONES |
0.00 |
| ASPERMONT |
STONEWALL |
0.00 |
| BIG SPRING 5 NE |
HOWARD |
0.00 |
| BIG SPRING |
HOWARD |
0.00 |
| CAMP VERDE 3W |
KERR |
0.00 |
| CARTA VALLEY |
EDWARDS |
0.00 |
| CRANE 2E |
CRANE |
0.00 |
| DAVILLA |
MILAM |
0.00 |
| DRYDEN 14 S |
TERRELL |
0.00 |
| FLORENCE 3 SE |
WILLIAMSON |
0.00 |
| FORSAN |
HOWARD |
0.00 |
| FORT STOCKTON 38SE |
PECOS |
0.00 |
| HARPER 1W |
GILLESPIE |
0.00 |
| HEATH CANYON |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
| HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH |
VAL VERDE |
0.00 |
| HUMBLE PUMP STN 5 WN |
SUTTON |
0.00 |
| K‑BAR RCH |
ECTOR |
0.00 |
| KERMIT |
WINKLER |
0.00 |
| KNAPP 2 SW |
SCURRY |
0.00 |
| LAGUNA 3N |
UVALDE |
0.00 |
| LANGTRY |
VAL VERDE |
0.00 |
| LEES |
GLASSCOCK |
0.00 |
| MCCAMEY |
UPTON |
0.00 |
| MENARD |
MENARD |
0.00 |
| MIDLAND 4 ENE |
MIDLAND |
0.00 |
| MIDLAND 4SW |
MIDLAND |
0.00 |
| MONAHANS |
WARD |
0.00 |
| ODESSA |
ECTOR |
0.00 |
| ODESSA 1SE |
ECTOR |
0.00 |
| OZONA 22SE |
CROCKETT |
0.00 |
| PANDALE 1 N |
VAL VERDE |
0.00 |
| PENWELL |
ECTOR |
0.00 |
| PERRYTON 11 WNW |
OCHILTREE |
0.00 |
| PRADE RCH |
REAL |
0.00 |
| ROBERT LEE |
COKE |
0.00 |
| ROCKSPRINGS 26SSW |
EDWARDS |
0.00 |
| SHEFFIELD |
PECOS |
0.00 |
| SONORA |
SUTTON |
0.00 |
| SOUTH CAMP 6666 |
KING |
0.00 |
| STAMFORD 1 |
JONES |
0.00 |
| STERLING CITY 8 NE |
STERLING |
0.00 |
| WATER VALLEY 11 NNE |
COKE |
0.00 |
| WELLINGTON |
COLLINGSWORTH |
0.00 |
| WINTERS 1 NNE |
RUNNELS |
0.00 |
| Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| SAM RAYBURN DAM |
JASPER |
15.12 |
| Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| SAM RAYBURN DAM |
JASPER |
14.00 |
| Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| MARFA 2 |
PRESIDIO |
69.3 |
| Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| LAREDO 2 |
WEBB |
88.1 |
| Lowest Average Daily Maximum&nnbsp;Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| CHISOS BASIN |
BREWSTER |
82.9 |
| Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| HEATH CANYON |
BREWSTER |
104.0 |
| Highest Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| HEATH CANYON |
BREWSTER |
113 |
| Lowest Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| DUMAS |
MOORE |
59 |
| Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| MARFA 2 |
PRESIDIO |
52.9 |
| Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| SOUTH PADRE ISLAND |
CAMERON |
80.2 |
| Highest Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| PALACIOS MUNI AP |
MATAGORDA |
84 |
| FT WORTH NAS |
TARRANT |
84 |
| PADRE IS NS |
KLEBERG |
84 |
| PORT ARANSAS |
NUECES |
84 |
| Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| LEFORS |
GRAY |
30 |
New Monthly Records
| Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| COLLEGE STN |
BRAZOS |
0.00 |
0.00 (1899) |
105 |
| FT WORTH NAS |
TARRANT |
0.00 |
0.01 (1956) |
27 |
| JUNCTION KIMBLE CO AP |
KIMBLE |
0.04 |
0.39 (1956) |
28 |
| MIDLAND INTL AP |
MIDLAND |
0.00 |
0.00 (2000) |
75 |
| BIG SPRING |
HOWARD |
0.00 |
0.00 (2000) |
54 |
| ACTON RCH |
CROCKETT |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
13 |
| ALBANY |
SHACKELFORD |
0.00 |
0.00 (1979) |
100 |
| AMISTAD DAM |
VAL VERDE |
0.05 |
0.05 (1981) |
42 |
| ANSON |
JONES |
0.00 |
0.00 (1998) |
49 |
| ASPERMONT |
STONEWALL |
0.00 |
0.00 (1983) |
90 |
| BIG SPRING |
HOWARD |
0.00 |
0.00 (2000) |
56 |
| BORGER |
HUTCHINSON |
0.06 |
0.09 (2000) |
57 |
| CARTA VALLEY |
EDWARDS |
0.00 |
0.00 (1992) |
37 |
| CRANE 2E |
CRANE |
0.00 |
0.05 (1983) |
47 |
| CRANFILLS GAP |
BOSQUE |
0.32 |
0.37 (1999) |
14 |
| DAVILLA |
MILAM |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
52 |
| DEL RIO 2 NW |
VAL VERDE |
0.11 |
0.32 (1999) |
10 |
| EL CAMPO |
WHARTON |
0.48 |
0.58 (1953) |
34 |
| FALCON DAM |
STARR |
0.29 |
0.50 (1966) |
43 |
| FLAT |
CORYELL |
0.02 |
0.24 (1999) |
15 |
| FLORENCE 3 SE |
WILLIAMSON |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
39 |
| FORSAN |
HOWARD |
0.00 |
0.00 (1977) |
57 |
| FT WORTH WSFO |
TARRANT |
0.19 |
0.29 (1948) |
15 |
| GRANGER |
WILLIAMSON |
0.24 |
0.50 (1997) |
37 |
| HARPER 1W |
GILLESPIE |
0.00 |
0.03 (1979) |
62 |
| HEATH CANYON |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
0.00 (2000) |
11 |
| HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH |
VAL VERDE |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
18 |
| HUMBLE PUMP STN 5 WN |
SUTTON |
0.00 |
0.00 (1979) |
52 |
| JOE POOL LAKE |
DALLAS |
0.50 |
0.72 (1997) |
18 |
| KNAPP 2 SW |
SCURRY |
0.00 |
0.00 (2000) |
68 |
| LANGTRY |
VAL VERDE |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
55 |
| MCCAMEY |
UPTON |
0.00 |
0.00 (2000) |
68 |
| MENARD |
MENARD |
0.00 |
0.00 (1979) |
89 |
| MIDLAND 4 ENE |
MIDLAND |
0.00 |
0.00 (1992) |
83 |
| MONAHANS |
WARD |
0.00 |
0.00 (2000) |
45 |
| NORTHINGTON RCH |
KENDALL |
0.58 |
0.89 (1999) |
20 |
| ODESSA |
ECTOR |
0.00 |
0.00 (2000) |
51 |
| PANDALE 1 N |
VAL VERDE |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
49 |
| PENWELL |
ECTOR |
0.00 |
0.00 (2000) |
43 |
| PERRYTON 11 WNW |
OCHILTREE |
0.00 |
0.00 (2000) |
59 |
| PRADE RCH |
REAL |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
40 |
| ROBERT LEE |
COKE |
0.00 |
0.00 (2000) |
60 |
| ROCKDALE |
MILAM |
0.08 |
0.26 (1999) |
40 |
| ROCKSPRINGS 26SSW |
EDWARDS |
0.00 |
0.16 (1999) |
11 |
| ROSSER |
KAUFMAN |
0.13 |
0.22 (2004) |
61 |
| ROUND ROCK 3 NE |
WILLIAMSON |
0.21 |
0.35 (1993) |
38 |
| SHEFFIELD |
PECOS |
0.00 |
0.00 (2001) |
42 |
| SOMERVILLE DAM |
BURLESON |
0.12 |
0.22 (1988) |
40 |
| SONORA |
SUTTON |
0.00 |
0.05 (1951) |
59 |
| SOUTH CAMP 6666 |
KING |
0.00 |
0.00 (2000) |
15 |
| STAMFORD 1 |
JONES |
0.00 |
0.00 (1959) |
85 |
| STERLING CITY 8 NE |
STERLING |
0.00 |
0.00 (2000) |
30 |
| TEAGUE RCH |
GILLESPIE |
0.04 |
0.43 (1997) |
58 |
| THORNDALE |
MILAM |
0.10 |
0.25 (1999) |
38 |
| WATER VALLEY 11 NNE |
COKE |
0.00 |
0.00 (2000) |
45 |
| WELLINGTON |
COLLINGSWORTH |
0.00 |
0.00 (2000) |
61 |
| WINTERS 1 NNE |
RUNNELS |
0.00 |
0.00 (1979) |
38 |
| Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| SAM RAYBURN DAM |
JASPER |
15.12 |
8.25 (1998) |
37 |
| Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| LONGVIEW 11 SE |
RUSK |
3.46 |
3.15 (1990) |
30 |
| BRANDON |
HILL |
3.26 |
1.92 (2002) |
14 |
| BROADDUS 1 NE |
SAN AUGUSTINE |
8.30 |
5.72 (1961) |
60 |
| CHARLIE |
CLAY |
2.45 |
2.00 (1996) |
10 |
| CHIRENO |
NACOGDOCHES |
7.13 |
3.33 (1998) |
17 |
| HEMPHILL 6 NE |
SABINE |
4.00 |
3.80 (2002) |
12 |
| JASPER |
JASPER |
7.60 |
7.00 (1996) |
57 |
| KARNACK |
HARRISON |
6.23 |
5.84 (1950) |
58 |
| NACOGDOCHES |
NACOGDOCHES |
4.50 |
3.50 (1994) |
33 |
| NEUVILLE |
SHELBY |
8.53 |
4.89 (1961) |
40 |
| SAM RAYBURN DAM |
JASPER |
14.00 |
5.97 (1979) |
37 |
| Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| COLLEGE STN |
BRAZOS |
85.0 |
84.5 (1911) |
106 |
| DALLAS FT WORTH AP |
TARRANT |
83.7 |
83.7 (1939) |
108 |
| LONGVIEW 11 SE |
RUSK |
82.1 |
81.8 (1998) |
28 |
| HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP |
CAMERON |
84.7 |
84.4 (1959) |
17 |
| HOUSTON HOBBY AP |
HARRIS |
84.5 |
82.9 (1998) |
59 |
| GALVESTON SCHOLES FLD |
GALVESTON |
84.6 |
84.1 (1900) |
130 |
| PALACIOS MUNI AP |
MATAGORDA |
85.1 |
82.8 (1980) |
61 |
| COLUMBUS |
COLORADO |
82.7 |
82.6 (1998) |
44 |
| MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP |
HIDALGO |
86.7 |
86.1 (1986) |
44 |
| HOUSTON INTERCONT AP |
HARRIS |
83.4 |
83.2 (1980) |
115 |
| AUSTIN BERGSTROM AP |
TRAVIS |
84.1 |
83.2 (1977) |
57 |
| FT WORTH NAS |
TARRANT |
84.5 |
82.3 (1954) |
27 |
| AUSTIN‑CAMP MABRY |
TRAVIS |
84.4 |
84.2 (1911) |
107 |
| DALLAS LOVE FLD |
DALLAS |
84.6 |
84.1 (1998) |
92 |
| JUNCTION KIMBLE CO AP |
KIMBLE |
81.3 |
79.3 (1959) |
29 |
| WINKLER CO AP |
WINKLER |
84.1 |
81.7 (1977) |
58 |
| LUFKIN ANGELINA CO AP |
ANGELINA |
83.2 |
83.2 (1933) |
86 |
| ACTON RCH |
CROCKETT |
80.3 |
78.8 (1997) |
13 |
| ALVIN |
BRAZORIA |
82.3 |
81.5 (1911) |
36 |
| AMISTAD DAM |
VAL VERDE |
85.5 |
85.0 (1977) |
41 |
| ANGLETON 2 W |
BRAZORIA |
82.6 |
82.3 (1995) |
85 |
| ARLINGTON SIX FLAGS |
TARRANT |
83.4 |
80.3 (2000) |
14 |
| BARDWELL DAM |
ELLIS |
82.4 |
81.5 (1998) |
38 |
| BAYTOWN |
HARRIS |
83.8 |
83.0 (1998) |
22 |
| BEAUMONT RSCH CTR |
JEFFERSON |
82.1 |
82.0 (1998) |
38 |
| BENAVIDES 2 |
DUVAL |
85.0 |
84.5 (1986) |
30 |
| BISHOP |
NUECES |
85.5 |
83.6 (1949) |
19 |
| BURLESON |
JOHNSON |
83.5 |
82.8 (1998) |
20 |
| CANYON DAM |
COMAL |
83.3 |
82.7 (1977) |
43 |
| CASTOLON |
BREWSTER |
86.2 |
85.6 (1997) |
24 |
| CHARLOTTE 5 NNW |
ATASCOSA |
86.8 |
85.7 (1977) |
44 |
| CHOKE CANYON DAM |
LIVE OAK |
85.5 |
85.0 (1986) |
22 |
| CONROE |
MONTGOMERY |
83.0 |
82.3 (1998) |
74 |
| CRYSTAL CITY |
ZAVALA |
86.3 |
85.2 (2000) |
54 |
| DAINGERFIELD 9 S |
MORRIS |
82.5 |
82.3 (1972) |
46 |
| DANEVANG 1 W |
WHARTON |
83.6 |
83.5 (1911) |
101 |
| DEL RIO 2 NW |
VAL VERDE |
84.2 |
82.7 (1997) |
10 |
| DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E |
HAYS |
81.5 |
81.0 (1986) |
21 |
| EL CAMPO |
WHARTON |
85.8 |
82.4 (1954) |
24 |
| ENCINAL |
WEBB |
87.0 |
85.7 (1926) |
80 |
| FAIRFIELD 3 W |
FREESTONE |
81.9 |
81.5 (1977) |
35 |
| FALCON DAM |
STARR |
87.2 |
86.1 (1980) |
40 |
| FERRIS |
ELLIS |
83.1 |
82.2 (1998) |
41 |
| FLORESVILLE |
WILSON |
84.1 |
84.1 (1977) |
39 |
| FT WORTH WSFO |
TARRANT |
83.2 |
83.2 (1998) |
11 |
| FREDERICKSBURG |
GILLESPIE |
80.7 |
80.7 (1977) |
71 |
| FREER |
DUVAL |
85.2 |
84.4 (1982) |
31 |
| GONZALES 1N |
GONZALES |
83.9 |
82.9 (1977) |
41 |
| GRANGER DAM |
WILLIAMSON |
83.2 |
82.0 (1997) |
25 |
| GRAPEVINE DAM |
TARRANT |
83.2 |
83.1 (1998) |
49 |
| HARLINGEN |
CAMERON |
85.0 |
85.0 (1959) |
79 |
| HEATH CANYON |
BREWSTER |
87.8 |
85.7 (1998) |
10 |
| HOUSTON‑PORT |
HARRIS |
85.4 |
84.2 (1998) |
14 |
| HOUSTON NWSO |
GALVESTON |
81.9 |
81.2 (1998) |
16 |
| HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH |
VAL VERDE |
82.3 |
81.6 (1997) |
16 |
| HUNTSVILLE |
WALKER |
83.2 |
82.8 (1980) |
93 |
| JACKSONVILLE |
CHEROKEE |
82.5 |
82.1 (1954) |
36 |
| JOHNSON CITY |
BLANCO |
81.0 |
80.4 (1986) |
35 |
| KERRVILLE 3 NNE |
KERR |
80.2 |
80.0 (1977) |
31 |
| LA GRANGE |
FAYETTE |
84.2 |
83.2 (1977) |
41 |
| LAJITAS |
BREWSTER |
85.0 |
84.6 (1997) |
23 |
| LAKE FORK RSVR |
WOOD |
82.5 |
78.7 (2002) |
17 |
| LAMPASAS |
LAMPASAS |
83.1 |
83.0 (1911) |
103 |
| LAREDO 2 |
WEBB |
88.1 |
87.5 (1986) |
40 |
| LEXINGTON |
LEE |
82.7 |
82.3 (1977) |
41 |
| LYTLE 3 W |
MEDINA |
84.2 |
82.7 (1986) |
29 |
| MARATHON |
BREWSTER |
75.2 |
74.6 (1998) |
54 |
| MCALLEN |
HIDALGO |
87.2 |
85.3 (1985) |
60 |
| MC COOK |
HIDALGO |
85.7 |
85.3 (1950) |
59 |
| MT PLEASANT |
TITUS |
81.5 |
81.3 (2002) |
56 |
| MT VERNON |
FRANKLIN |
82.4 |
80.2 (1998) |
39 |
| NAVARRO MILLS DAM |
NAVARRO |
82.5 |
81.7 (1998) |
41 |
| NIXON |
GONZALES |
84.1 |
83.1 (1977) |
46 |
| PERRYTON |
OCHILTREE |
74.0 |
73.5 (1998) |
37 |
| PERSIMMON GAP |
BREWSTER |
82.8 |
81.3 (1997) |
16 |
| PINE SPRINGS |
CULBERSON |
71.8 |
70.4 (2002) |
16 |
| PLEASANTON |
ATASCOSA |
84.0 |
83.6 (1997) |
13 |
| POINT COMFORT |
CALHOUN |
84.5 |
84.5 (1986) |
35 |
| PORT ARANSAS |
NUECES |
84.8 |
84.4 (1986) |
18 |
| PORT MANSFIELD |
WILLACY |
83.7 |
82.6 (1962) |
38 |
| PORT O CONNOR |
CALHOUN |
85.1 |
84.3 (1954) |
45 |
| RUSK |
CHEROKEE |
81.5 |
80.4 (1998) |
56 |
| SANTA ROSA 3 WNW |
HIDALGO |
85.8 |
83.3 (1996) |
18 |
| SOMERVILLE DAM |
BURLESON |
84.5 |
82.3 (1980) |
39 |
| TEXARKANA |
BOWIE |
81.9 |
80.5 (1998) |
33 |
| WRIGHT PATMAN DAM |
CASS |
81.1 |
79.0 (1998) |
29 |
| THOMPSONS 3 WSW |
FORT BEND |
85.0 |
82.1 (2004) |
42 |
| TILDEN 4 SSE |
MCMULLEN |
85.5 |
85.4 (1986) |
39 |
| TYLER |
SMITH |
82.5 |
82.0 (1998) |
22 |
| WASHINGTON SP |
WASHINGTON |
83.8 |
82.5 (1980) |
52 |
| WELDER W'LIFE FOUND |
SAN PATRICIO |
84.2 |
82.5 (1998) |
12 |
| Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| DALLAS FT WORTH AP |
TARRANT |
95.2 |
95.1 (1939) |
108 |
| LONGVIEW 11 SE |
RUSK |
94.2 |
92.3 (2000) |
29 |
| HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP |
CAMERON |
94.6 |
93.1 (1959) |
17 |
| HOUSTON HOBBY AP |
HARRIS |
93.2 |
91.5 (1977) |
59 |
| SAN ANTONIO INTL AP |
BEXAR |
95.4 |
94.8 (1911) |
121 |
| PALACIOS MUNI AP |
MATAGORDA |
93.0 |
92.8 (1954) |
62 |
| COLUMBUS |
COLORADO |
98.8 |
98.8 (2000) |
44 |
| MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP |
HIDALGO |
97.5 |
96.5 (1987) |
44 |
| AUSTIN BERGSTROM AP |
TRAVIS |
97.5 |
95.2 (2000) |
57 |
| FT WORTH NAS |
TARRANT |
96.2 |
94.5 (1954) |
27 |
| AUSTIN‑CAMP MABRY |
TRAVIS |
95.9 |
94.9 (1926) |
107 |
| DALLAS LOVE FLD |
DALLAS |
95.5 |
95.1 (1954) |
92 |
| FT WORTH MEACHAM FLD |
TARRANT |
95.5 |
94.4 (1998) |
27 |
| JUNCTION KIMBLE CO AP |
KIMBLE |
95.6 |
94.4 (1954) |
29 |
| WINKLER CO AP |
WINKLER |
99.8 |
96.4 (1977) |
59 |
| ACTON RCH |
CROCKETT |
95.0 |
93.2 (2000) |
14 |
| AMISTAD DAM |
VAL VERDE |
98.2 |
98.1 (1977) |
41 |
| ARLINGTON SIX FLAGS |
TARRANT |
94.8 |
93.5 (1893) |
14 |
| BARDWELL DAM |
ELLIS |
96.1 |
94.1 (2000) |
40 |
| BAYTOWN |
HARRIS |
93.0 |
91.2 (1998) |
23 |
| BENAVIDES 2 |
DUVAL |
97.9 |
97.2 (1972) |
33 |
| BISHOP |
NUECES |
96.6 |
94.8 (1945) |
22 |
| BURLESON |
JOHNSON |
96.1 |
93.2 (2000) |
20 |
| CANYON DAM |
COMAL |
94.8 |
94.4 (1977) |
43 |
| CASTOLON |
BREWSTER |
101.4 |
100.7 (2000) |
26 |
| CHOKE CANYON DAM |
LIVE OAK |
98.0 |
98.0 (2000) |
22 |
| CROCKETT |
HOUSTON |
99.4 |
98.3 (1911) |
67 |
| CUERO |
DEWITT |
99.3 |
99.1 (1911) |
93 |
| DAINGERFIELD 9 S |
MORRIS |
94.5 |
93.2 (2000) |
46 |
| DANEVANG 1 W |
WHARTON |
95.2 |
95.0 (1911) |
102 |
| DEL RIO 2 NW |
VAL VERDE |
97.5 |
96.1 (2000) |
10 |
| EL CAMPO |
WHARTON |
98.2 |
95.5 (1956) |
27 |
| ENCINAL |
WEBB |
100.7 |
100.1 (1926) |
83 |
| FAIRFIELD 3 W |
FREESTONE |
95.4 |
93.8 (1982) |
35 |
| FALCON DAM |
STARR |
100.2 |
99.3 (2000) |
40 |
| FERRIS |
ELLIS |
97.1 |
94.4 (1977) |
43 |
| FLORESVILLE |
WILSON |
97.5 |
97.1 (1977) |
39 |
| FT HANCOCK 8 SSE |
HUDSPETH |
94.1 |
93.8 (2000) |
31 |
| FT WORTH WSFO |
TARRANT |
94.8 |
92.9 (1998) |
11 |
| FREDERICKSBURG |
GILLESPIE |
95.1 |
94.0 (2000) |
71 |
| GONZALES 1N |
GONZALES |
95.7 |
95.5 (2000) |
41 |
| GRANGER DAM |
WILLIAMSON |
95.4 |
95.3 (1997) |
25 |
| GRAPEVINE DAM |
TARRANT |
96.8 |
95.4 (1956) |
49 |
| HEATH CANYON |
BREWSTER |
104.0 |
101.3 (2000) |
11 |
| HENDERSON |
RUSK |
93.6 |
92.7 (2000) |
64 |
| HOUSTON‑PORT |
HARRIS |
94.3 |
93.8 (2000) |
14 |
| HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH |
VAL VERDE |
96.2 |
95.9 (2000) |
16 |
| JOHNSON CITY |
BLANCO |
94.8 |
94.1 (2000) |
36 |
| KERRVILLE 3 NNE |
KERR |
93.8 |
93.1 (2000) |
31 |
| LA GRANGE |
FAYETTE |
96.4 |
95.7 (2000) |
43 |
| LAKE FORK RSVR |
WOOD |
97.8 |
92.3 (2002) |
17 |
| LAKE TAWAKONI |
RAINS |
95.3 |
93.6 (2000) |
30 |
| LAREDO 2 |
WEBB |
100.3 |
100.0 (1997) |
40 |
| LAVON DAM |
COLLIN |
96.2 |
94.8 (1954) |
53 |
| LEXINGTON |
LEE |
95.8 |
95.2 (2000) |
44 |
| LYTLE 3 W |
MEDINA |
97.1 |
96.1 (2000) |
29 |
| MCALLEN |
HIDALGO |
97.9 |
96.5 (1972) |
61 |
| MT PLEASANT |
TITUS |
96.7 |
95.8 (1954) |
57 |
| MT VERNON |
FRANKLIN |
95.7 |
91.7 (1980) |
39 |
| NACOGDOCHES |
NACOGDOCHES |
96.6 |
94.6 (2000) |
33 |
| NAVARRO MILLS DAM |
NAVARRO |
96.3 |
94.7 (2000) |
43 |
| NIXON |
GONZALES |
96.1 |
95.9 (2000) |
47 |
| PANHANDLE |
CARSON |
90.5 |
90.5 (1998) |
43 |
| PEARSALL |
FRIO |
99.0 |
98.1 (1977) |
46 |
| PERSIMMON GAP |
BREWSTER |
96.3 |
95.1 (1982) |
16 |
| PINE SPRINGS |
CULBERSON |
83.1 |
82.8 (1998) |
17 |
| PORT ARANSAS |
NUECES |
90.6 |
89.2 (1997) |
18 |
| PORT ISABEL |
CAMERON |
92.6 |
91.7 (1980) |
64 |
| PORT MANSFIELD |
WILLACY |
91.4 |
89.5 (1972) |
40 |
| ROCKPORT |
ARANSAS |
92.7 |
92.0 (2004) |
46 |
| SANTA ROSA 3 WNW |
HIDALGO |
96.9 |
96.1 (2000) |
19 |
| SAN ANTONIO/SEAWORLD |
BEXAR |
97.9 |
95.3 (2000) |
18 |
| SHEFFIELD |
PECOS |
98.3 |
98.0 (1977) |
37 |
| SOMERVILLE DAM |
BURLESON |
98.5 |
96.2 (2000) |
39 |
| SOUTH PADRE ISLAND |
CAMERON |
90.0 |
88.6 (2004) |
10 |
| TEXARKANA |
BOWIE |
93.9 |
92.3 (1980) |
34 |
| WRIGHT PATMAN DAM |
CASS |
92.9 |
90.9 (2000) |
30 |
| THOMPSONS 3 WSW |
FORT BEND |
95.8 |
93.3 (1999) |
44 |
| TILDEN 4 SSE |
MCMULLEN |
98.9 |
97.8 (2000) |
45 |
| TYLER |
SMITH |
94.6 |
91.8 (1997) |
22 |
| WASHINGTON SP |
WASHINGTON |
99.0 |
96.8 (2000) |
53 |
| WHITNEY DAM |
BOSQUE |
96.6 |
96.0 (1954) |
56 |
| Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP |
CAMERON |
103 |
99 (1998) |
17 |
| CORPUS CHRISTI NAS |
NUECES |
104 |
100 (1977) |
58 |
| JUNCTION KIMBLE CO AP |
KIMBLE |
107 |
107 (2000) |
29 |
| SAN ANGELO MATHIS FLD |
TOM GREEN |
107 |
107 (1952) |
88 |
| WINKLER CO AP |
WINKLER |
109 |
109 (1959) |
59 |
| ARANSAS WR |
ARANSAS |
100 |
99 (1954) |
42 |
| EL CAMPO |
WHARTON |
110 |
105 (1951) |
27 |
| ENCINAL |
WEBB |
111 |
110 (2000) |
83 |
| FT MCKAVETT |
MENARD |
103 |
100 (2000) |
11 |
| HEATH CANYON |
BREWSTER |
113 |
112 (2001) |
11 |
| MEDINA 1NE |
BANDERA |
104 |
104 (1985) |
27 |
| PORT ISABEL |
CAMERON |
100 |
100 (2000) |
64 |
| PORT MANSFIELD |
WILLACY |
102 |
99 (2002) |
40 |
| SHEFFIELD |
PECOS |
108 |
107 (2000) |
37 |
| SOUTH PADRE ISLAND |
CAMERON |
94 |
93 (2002) |
10 |
| THOMPSONS 3 WSW |
FORT BEND |
104 |
100 (2004) |
44 |
| Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| PALACIOS MUNI AP |
MATAGORDA |
77.3 |
75.1 (1998) |
61 |
| FT WORTH NAS |
TARRANT |
72.9 |
71.5 (1955) |
27 |
| WINKLER CO AP |
WINKLER |
68.5 |
67.0 (1977) |
58 |
| AMISTAD DAM |
VAL VERDE |
72.8 |
72.1 (1986) |
41 |
| ARLINGTON SIX FLAGS |
TARRANT |
72.0 |
69.4 (2002) |
15 |
| BIG SPRING |
HOWARD |
67.8 |
67.7 (1998) |
51 |
| BISHOP |
NUECES |
74.5 |
72.9 (1941) |
19 |
| CHARLOTTE 5 NNW |
ATASCOSA |
73.8 |
73.6 (1986) |
44 |
| DEL RIO 2 NW |
VAL VERDE |
70.8 |
70.8 (1998) |
10 |
| EL CAMPO |
WHARTON |
73.4 |
72.1 (1955) |
24 |
| FALCON DAM |
STARR |
74.2 |
74.1 (1998) |
41 |
| FLATONIA |
FAYETTE |
73.8 |
73.8 (1933) |
90 |
| HOUSTON‑PORT |
HARRIS |
76.6 |
75.9 (1998) |
14 |
| LAKE FORK RSVR |
WOOD |
67.2 |
67.1 (1998) |
17 |
| LAMPASAS |
LAMPASAS |
70.2 |
69.9 (1986) |
103 |
| MCALLEN |
HIDALGO |
76.6 |
76.0 (1986) |
60 |
| MC COOK |
HIDALGO |
74.3 |
74.1 (1998) |
59 |
| MERCEDES 6 SSE |
HIDALGO |
75.7 |
75.1 (1933) |
33 |
| MT LOCKE |
JEFF DAVIS |
58.4 |
58.4 (2000) |
61 |
| PANTHER JUNCTION |
BREWSTER |
67.0 |
66.5 (1998) |
45 |
| PERRYTON |
OCHILTREE |
60.3 |
58.1 (1969) |
38 |
| PERSIMMON GAP |
BREWSTER |
69.4 |
69.1 (1997) |
17 |
| PINE SPRINGS |
CULBERSON |
60.6 |
59.6 (2002) |
17 |
| PORT O CONNOR |
CALHOUN |
79.0 |
77.8 (1998) |
45 |
| SANTA ROSA 3 WNW |
HIDALGO |
74.7 |
74.6 (1998) |
18 |
| SOUTH PADRE ISLAND |
CAMERON |
80.2 |
78.0 (2004) |
12 |
| WRIGHT PATMAN DAM |
CASS |
69.4 |
68.0 (2002) |
30 |
| THOMPSONS 3 WSW |
FORT BEND |
74.2 |
72.6 (1986) |
44 |
| Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| FT WORTH NAS |
TARRANT |
84 |
81 (1957) |
27 |
| JUNCTION KIMBLE CO AP |
KIMBLE |
78 |
78 (2000) |
29 |
| WINKLER CO AP |
WINKLER |
80 |
76 (1983) |
58 |
| LUBBOCK INTL AP |
LUBBOCK |
73 |
73 (2000) |
92 |
| AMISTAD DAM |
VAL VERDE |
79 |
79 (2000) |
41 |
| BORGER |
HUTCHINSON |
74 |
74 (2000) |
57 |
| CHARLOTTE 5 NNW |
ATASCOSA |
80 |
79 (2000) |
44 |
| GRANGER DAM |
WILLIAMSON |
79 |
78 (2000) |
26 |
| HALLETTSVILLE 2 N |
LAVACA |
80 |
79 (1927) |
110 |
| JACKSONVILLE |
CHEROKEE |
77 |
77 (1998) |
36 |
| LEXINGTON |
LEE |
79 |
78 (2002) |
41 |
| MERCEDES 6 SSE |
HIDALGO |
82 |
79 (1940) |
33 |
| MT VERNON |
FRANKLIN |
80 |
79 (1998) |
39 |
| NACOGDOCHES |
NACOGDOCHES |
79 |
78 (2000) |
33 |
| PERSIMMON GAP |
BREWSTER |
76 |
76 (1997) |
17 |
| PORT ARANSAS |
NUECES |
84 |
84 (2000) |
18 |
| SANTA ROSA 3 WNW |
HIDALGO |
81 |
81 (1996) |
18 |
| TILDEN 4 SSE |
MCMULLEN |
79 |
79 (1989) |
39 |
| Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| CORPUS CHRISTI NAS |
NUECES |
51 |
54 (1985) |
57 |
| CRYSTAL CITY |
ZAVALA |
47 |
50 (1948) |
55 |
| FT WORTH WSFO |
TARRANT |
42 |
45 (1996) |
11 |
| PORT ARANSAS |
NUECES |
52 |
57 (1995) |
18 |
Climatic Averages for October
| |
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 |
77.6 |
103 (1979) |
54.4 |
23 (1993) |
2.90 |
10.88 (1941) |
6.08 (1981) |
2.2 |
0.3 |
6.2 |
93 |
118 |
| Amarillo |
71.8 |
99 (2000) |
44.6 |
12 (1993) |
1.50 |
7.64 (1941) |
3.03 (1998) |
0.8 |
2.3 |
5.0 |
239 |
26 |
| Austin |
81.4 |
100 (1938) |
59.8 |
30 (1993) |
3.97 |
12.63 (1925) |
7.51 (1998) |
4.4 |
0.0 |
7.4 |
32 |
207 |
| Brownsville |
84.0 |
99 (1900) |
65.9 |
35 (1993) |
3.78 |
17.12 (1958) |
9.09 (1996) |
6.2 |
0.0 |
7.3 |
6 |
332 |
| College Station |
82.0 |
102 (1938) |
59.0 |
29 (1993) |
4.22 |
18.77 (1994) |
13.39 (1994) |
3.2 |
0.1 |
7.6 |
25 |
196 |
| Corpus Christi |
83.6 |
98 (1950) |
64.0 |
28 (1993) |
3.94 |
12.03 (1997) |
7.96 (1995) |
5.5 |
0.0 |
6.7 |
12 |
300 |
| Dallas‑Fort Worth |
77.9 |
106 (1951) |
56.4 |
24 (1917) |
4.11 |
14.18 (1981) |
4.85 (1959) |
3.0 |
0.1 |
6.9 |
52 |
118 |
| Del Rio |
81.7 |
106 (1979) |
60.5 |
28 (1993) |
2.00 |
11.69 (1930) |
7.60 (1969) |
5.1 |
0.1 |
5.7 |
24 |
217 |
| El Paso |
77.9 |
96 (1994) |
51.8 |
25 (1970) |
0.81 |
5.15 (1884) |
1.84 (1883) |
2.4 |
0.5 |
4.9 |
89 |
71 |
| Galveston |
79.7 |
94 (1952) |
68.4 |
39 (1993) |
3.49 |
17.78 (1871) |
14.01 (1901) |
0.1 |
0.0 |
6.8 |
6 |
286 |
| Houston |
82.0 |
99 (1900) |
58.8 |
29 (1993) |
4.50 |
17.64 (1949) |
9.31 (1984) |
3.1 |
0.1 |
7.5 |
37 |
196 |
| Lubbock |
74.4 |
100 (2000) |
47.0 |
18 (1993) |
1.70 |
10.80 (1983) |
5.82 (1983) |
1.2 |
1.0 |
5.1 |
163 |
46 |
| Midland |
77.4 |
101 (2000) |
51.3 |
24 (1993) |
1.77 |
7.45 (1986) |
3.59 (1985) |
2.4 |
0.3 |
4.7 |
103 |
83 |
| Port Arthur |
80.5 |
99 (1905) |
59.6 |
30 (1993) |
4.67 |
15.09 (1970) |
9.26 (1902) |
1.5 |
0.1 |
6.5 |
34 |
195 |
| San Angelo |
77.8 |
100 (1951) |
53.0 |
26 (1997) |
2.57 |
8.68 (1981) |
5.11 (1959) |
2.7 |
0.3 |
5.6 |
84 |
112 |
| San Antonio |
82.0 |
99 (1991) |
59.4 |
27 (1993) |
3.86 |
18.07 (1998) |
13.35 (1998) |
4.9 |
0.0 |
6.9 |
33 |
215 |
| Victoria |
83.0 |
109 (1926) |
61.6 |
31 (1993) |
4.26 |
17.25 (1960) |
8.15 (1994) |
4.9 |
0.0 |
7.3 |
22 |
248 |
| Waco |
80.4 |
101 (1989) |
56.7 |
25 (1993) |
3.67 |
10.51 (1984) |
5.72 (1974) |
4.5 |
0.1 |
6.9 |
58 |
170 |
| Wichita Falls |
77.1 |
102 (2000) |
52.4 |
21 (1993) |
3.11 |
11.77 (1941) |
5.61 (1959) |
3.3 |
0.4 |
7.0 |
106 |
99 |
| Shreveport, LA |
78.3 |
99 (1938) |
55.0 |
28 (1993) |
4.45 |
14.02 (1949) |
6.83 (1949) |
1.8 |
0.2 |
7.4 |
78 |
119 |
| Climatic averages are based on 1971-2000 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center. |
