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Texas Climate Report: April 2006

April 2006 was warm and dry for the entire state. All of the first order stations reported above average monthly mean temperatures and only one station, Abilene, reporting above average precipitation. For all of the first-order stations, the average departure from the normal monthly temperature was 5.7°F, the average departure for the normal daily high was 6.3°F, and the average departure for the normal daily low was 5.3°F. Record high temperatures were reported at many stations on the 15th, 16th, and 17th. 10 stations reported record highs on the 17th. Austin reported 100°F, breaking the previous record of 90°F, DFW reported a high of 101°F, breaking the previous record of 94°F, Waco reported a high of 97°F, breaking the previous record of 93°F, and Abilene reported a high of 98°F, breaking the previous record of 95°F. Temperatures after the 20th dropped slightly at most stations around the state, but were still above average.

Most of the precipitation recorded around the state fell on just three days. Strong storm systems moved through the state on the 19th-20th-21st, and the 28th-29th. A strong system also developed in the central and southeast portions of the state on the 25th. However, these storm systems did not make it into Deep South Texas. Victoria only reported 25% of its normal precipitation total with 0.75", Corpus Christi only reported 12% of its normal precipitation total with 0.25", and Brownsville only reported 3% of its normal precipitation total with 0.05". The drought in South Texas continues to amplify. As of May 2, the United States Drought Monitor listed South Texas under exceptional drought conditions.

Most of the rainfall for the month has fallen in severe storms. Before April 20th, there were 61 hail reports across the state while only four severe wind reports and no tornadoes. However, the second half of the month proved to be much more violent. On April 20th alone there were 2 tornado reports, 16 severe wind reports, and 56 hail reports! Of the 56 hail reports, there were 10 reports of hail over 2.00" in diameter. Of those 10 reports, 3 reports were in Travis County alone. On the 25th, there were 2 tornado reports, 2 severe wind reports, and 37 hail reports. Orange to grapefruit size hail was reported in Coryell County. Another outbreak of severe weather on both the 28th and 29th swept through the state, when there were 8 tornado reports (6 on the 29th alone), 40 severe wind reports, and 65 hail reports. For the entire month there were 234 hail reports, 61 wind reports, and 13 tornado reports.

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 83.3 +6.0 98 56.9 +5.1 45 70.1 +5.5 4 3.17 190% 2.30 28 188
Amarillo 76.8 +6.2 93 44.6 +2.9 31 60.7 +4.5 3 0.23 17% 0.12 178 54
Austin 86.2 +7.3 99 63.5 +5.9 50 74.9 +6.6 5 2.89 115% 1.91 0 304
Brownsville 89.3 +7.0 94 70.3 +5.1 57 79.8 +6.0 2 0.05 3% 0.04 0 453
College Station 83.4 +4.6 94 62.7 +5.8 50 73.0 +5.1 5 2.45 77% 1.20 3 251
Corpus Christi 87.1 +6.4 95 68.0 +5.7 54 77.5 +6.0 3 0.25 12% 0.22 0 384
Dallas‑Fort Worth 83.2 +7.3 101 60.8 +6.8 47 72.0 +7.0 6 1.86 58% 1.13 6 223
Del Rio 88.9 +6.2 104 64.5 +6.0 48 76.7 +6.1 4 0.59 35% 0.33 0 356
El Paso 84.0 +5.9 94 55.6 +4.5 46 69.8 +5.2 1 0.01 4% 0.01 16 167
Galveston 80.0 +4.8 85 69.0 +4.3 60 74.5 +4.5 2 1.34 52% 0.83 0 291
Houston 83.8 +4.7 92 63.5 +5.6 50 73.6 +5.1 4 2.93 81% 1.71 1 265
Lubbock 81.6 +6.9 94 50.7 +5.3 37 66.2 +6.2 3 0.77 60% 0.66 72 114
Midland 83.5 +4.7 95 54.7 +6.1 41 69.1 +5.4 3 0.33 45% 0.17 34 164
Port Arthur 82.5 +4.7 89 62.4 +3.8 49 72.4 +4.2 5 1.10 29% 0.49 2 233
San Angelo 85.5 +6.5 99 56.1 +5.1 41 70.8 +5.8 3 1.34 84% 0.79 15 197
San Antonio 88.8 +8.4 100 64.6 +7.7 49 76.7 +8.1 4 1.40 54% 0.80 0 359
Victoria 85.5 +6.3 92 62.7 +2.6 48 74.1 +4.4 2 0.75 25% 0.71 0 281
Waco 84.4 +6.8 98 61.2 +7.0 44 72.8 +6.9 6 2.46 82% 1.18 10 253
Wichita Falls 84.0 +8.5 102 56.2 +6.9 42 70.1 +7.7 3 1.54 59% 1.37 30 191
Shreveport, LA 82.1 +5.5 93 59.6 +5.8 42 70.8 +5.6 5 2.24 51% 0.91 16 199
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.

apr 2006 average temperatures
apr 2006 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
BEEVILLE 5 NE BEE 0.00
PRESIDIO PRESIDIO 0.00
VAN HORN CULBERSON 0.00
ALICE JIM WELLS 0.00
ARMSTRONG 4SE KENEDY 0.00
BAKERSFIELD PECOS 0.00
BALMORHEA REEVES 0.00
CANDELARIA PRESIDIO 0.00
COLETO CREEK RSVR GOLIAD 0.00
CRANE 2E CRANE 0.00
FALLS CITY 7 WSW WILSON 0.00
FT DAVIS JEFF DAVIS 0.00
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 0.00
FT STOCKTON PECOS 0.00
KENT 8 SE JEFF DAVIS 0.00
LA TUNA 1 S EL PASO 0.00
LAJITAS BREWSTER 0.00
LOS ANGELES 4 WSW LA SALLE 0.00
MCALLEN HIDALGO 0.00
MCCAMEY UPTON 0.00
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 0.00
PADRE IS NS KLEBERG 0.00
PERRYTON 11 WNW OCHILTREE 0.00
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 0.00
PORT MANSFIELD WILLACY 0.00
RAYMONDVILLE WILLACY 0.00
REFUGIO 3 SW REFUGIO 0.00
REFUGIO 2 NW REFUGIO 0.00
SAN MANUEL HIDALGO 0.00
SANDERSON TERRELL 0.00
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 0.00
VALENTINE 10 WSW PRESIDIO 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
LIBERTY LIBERTY 7.68
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
MUENSTER COOKE 4.55
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
STRATFORD SHERMAN 58.1
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
HEATH CANYON BREWSTER 82.4
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PINE SPRINGS CULBERSON 74.9
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
HEATH CANYON BREWSTER 100.2
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
HEATH CANYON BREWSTER 112
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
PAMPA 2 GRAY 51
STRATFORD SHERMAN 51
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BRAVO HARTLEY 39.9
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND CAMERON 72.9
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 78
PADRE IS NS KLEBERG 78
PORT ISABEL CAMERON 78
PORT MANSFIELD WILLACY 78
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DALHART MUNI AP DALLAM 26
STRATFORD SHERMAN 26
VEGA 2 NW OLDHAM 26

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 0.04 0.06 (1998) 18
BEEVILLE 5 NE BEE 0.00 0.00 (2001) 101
PRESIDIO PRESIDIO 0.00 0.00 (2005) 76
VAN HORN CULBERSON 0.00 0.00 (2003) 61
ALICE JIM WELLS 0.00 0.00 (2001) 91
BAKERSFIELD PECOS 0.00 0.00 (1998) 60
BALMORHEA REEVES 0.00 0.00 (2003) 79
CANDELARIA PRESIDIO 0.00 0.00 (2003) 64
CRANE 2E CRANE 0.00 0.00 (2005) 45
FALLS CITY 7 WSW WILSON 0.00 0.00 (2003) 57
FT DAVIS JEFF DAVIS 0.00 0.00 (2003) 88
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 0.00 0.00 (2003) 35
FT STOCKTON PECOS 0.00 0.00 (2001) 61
KENT 8 SE JEFF DAVIS 0.00 0.00 (2003) 18
LA TUNA 1 S EL PASO 0.00 0.00 (2002) 61
LAJITAS BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2002) 25
MCALLEN HIDALGO 0.00 0.00 (2005) 59
MCCAMEY UPTON 0.00 0.00 (1998) 70
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 0.00 0.00 (2003) 71
PERRYTON 11 WNW OCHILTREE 0.00 0.00 (1996) 60
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2005) 24
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 0.01 0.18 (2003) 19
PORT MANSFIELD WILLACY 0.00 0.00 (1998) 47
RAYMONDVILLE WILLACY 0.00 0.00 (2005) 92
REFUGIO 3 SW REFUGIO 0.00 0.09 (1996) 12
REFUGIO 2 NW REFUGIO 0.00 0.19 (1987) 19
SANDERSON TERRELL 0.00 0.00 (1998) 69
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 0.00 0.00 (2003) 27
VALENTINE 10 WSW PRESIDIO 0.00 0.00 (2003) 73
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
SILSBEE 4 N HARDIN 5.97 4.96 (2000) 11
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
JUNCTION KIMBLE CO AP KIMBLE 2.09 2.03 (1965) 30
ACTON RCH CROCKETT 2.06 1.60 (2002) 12
ANDICE 2 SW WILLIAMSON 3.90 3.34 (1977) 36
BIG BEND RCH SP PRESIDIO 1.81 1.53 (2002) 12
MUENSTER COOKE 4.55 4.30 (1990) 59
ROSCOE NOLAN 3.73 3.00 (1957) 71
SILSBEE 4 N HARDIN 4.37 3.20 (2002) 11
TERLINGUA RCH BREWSTER 1.25 0.48 (2001) 11
TRENT TAYLOR 4.20 3.87 (1996) 61
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LONGVIEW 11 SE RUSK 70.6 70.3 (1981) 30
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 81.0 80.0 (2002) 18
SAN ANTONIO INTL AP BEXAR 76.7 76.5 (1967) 122
CORPUS CHRISTI INTL AP NUECES 77.5 77.5 (2002) 120
ALICE INTL AP JIM WELLS 78.9 78.3 (2002) 11
HONDO MUNI AP MEDINA 76.4 73.4 (2002) 30
SAN ANTONIO STINSON AP BEXAR 76.9 74.4 (2002) 10
FT WORTH NAS TARRANT 72.0 71.4 (1967) 31
DALLAS LOVE FLD DALLAS 72.7 72.4 (1967) 93
FT WORTH MEACHAM FLD TARRANT 71.1 71.0 (1948) 29
TYLER POUNDS FLD SMITH 70.8 70.5 (2002) 33
PINE SPRINGS NP CULBERSON 65.6 65.3 (2002) 10
SULPHUR SPRINGS HOPKINS 69.1 68.8 (1894) 71
ACTON RCH CROCKETT 70.9 70.2 (2002) 12
AMISTAD DAM VAL VERDE 76.8 75.6 (2002) 41
BARDWELL DAM ELLIS 71.5 71.0 (1967) 38
BAYTOWN HARRIS 73.3 72.7 (1985) 23
BEAUMONT RSCH CTR JEFFERSON 72.6 72.5 (2002) 39
BENBROOK DAM TARRANT 72.0 70.8 (1963) 48
BISHOP NUECES 77.6 77.0 (1953) 20
BORGER HUTCHINSON 65.5 64.3 (1963) 55
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 62.5 61.5 (2001) 24
BROWNFIELD 2 TERRY 65.5 65.1 (1967) 50
CARTA VALLEY EDWARDS 80.5 74.0 (1967) 33
CASTOLON BREWSTER 79.5 78.7 (1986) 24
CHANNING 2 HARTLEY 59.7 59.3 (1972) 20
CHOKE CANYON DAM LIVE OAK 78.2 77.2 (2002) 23
COPPER BREAKS SP HARDEMAN 68.8 64.2 (2003) 16
DEL RIO 2 NW VAL VERDE 75.7 75.0 (2002) 10
DENVER CITY YOAKUM 64.3 62.9 (2003) 15
DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E HAYS 73.1 72.2 (2002) 22
EAGLE PASS MAVERICK 78.6 78.3 (1963) 96
FLATONIA FAYETTE 76.4 75.3 (1925) 84
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 62.9 62.9 (1981) 60
FT WORTH WSFO TARRANT 71.4 68.4 (2002) 13
GAIL BORDEN 71.1 70.5 (1967) 32
GAINESVILLE 5 ENE COOKE 68.5 65.6 (2001) 18
GONZALES 1N GONZALES 75.0 74.4 (1967) 41
GRANGER DAM WILLIAMSON 73.2 71.0 (2002) 26
GRAPEVINE DAM TARRANT 72.4 70.0 (1963) 53
HART CASTRO 60.7 59.8 (1989) 20
HEATH CANYON BREWSTER 82.4 78.8 (2001) 11
HOUSTON‑PORT HARRIS 75.0 74.3 (2002) 16
HOUSTON NWSO GALVESTON 72.2 71.9 (2002) 19
KARNES CITY 2 N KARNES 76.1 75.2 (2002) 22
KERRVILLE 3 NNE KERR 72.3 69.7 (2002) 31
LAJITAS BREWSTER 77.5 77.2 (1986) 25
LAKE ALAN HENRY GARZA 67.9 65.0 (2003) 12
LAKE FORK RSVR WOOD 70.4 67.9 (2002) 18
LAKE KEMP BAYLOR 69.1 67.6 (1981) 28
LANGTRY VAL VERDE 76.8 76.0 (2002) 32
LAREDO 2 WEBB 81.7 80.9 (1967) 39
LAVON DAM COLLIN 71.2 69.2 (1967) 52
LUFKIN 11 NW ANGELINA 69.1 68.9 (2002) 10
LYTLE 3 W MEDINA 77.0 75.1 (2002) 30
MARATHON BREWSTER 68.6 68.6 (2002) 55
MASON MASON 70.7 70.2 (1986) 25
MATHIS 4 SSW JIM WELLS 77.6 77.0 (2001) 42
MC COOK HIDALGO 80.7 80.7 (1967) 55
MC LEAN GRAY 65.8 65.4 (1963) 35
MT PLEASANT TITUS 71.2 69.8 (1948) 53
MT VERNON FRANKLIN 72.3 68.9 (1981) 33
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 61.2 60.9 (1986) 27
NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHES 71.0 71.0 (1999) 33
NAVARRO MILLS DAM NAVARRO 71.7 70.9 (1967) 41
PAMPA 2 GRAY 62.0 61.0 (1978) 40
PARIS LAMAR 71.1 69.0 (1981) 99
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 59.8 59.3 (1965) 37
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 74.5 74.5 (1986) 22
PLEASANTON ATASCOSA 77.3 76.2 (2002) 15
POINT COMFORT CALHOUN 74.2 74.2 (1991) 39
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 76.1 75.4 (2002) 18
PORT ISABEL CAMERON 78.7 78.4 (1929) 68
PORT O CONNOR CALHOUN 74.0 73.7 (1972) 45
SAM RAYBURN DAM JASPER 71.3 71.3 (1981) 38
SANFORD DAM HUTCHINSON 63.0 62.8 (2000) 13
SHEFFIELD PECOS 74.0 73.1 (1986) 29
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND CAMERON 77.3 76.5 (2002) 11
TAHOKA LYNN 67.6 67.4 (1943) 65
TEXARKANA BOWIE 69.7 67.6 (2001) 31
WRIGHT PATMAN DAM CASS 69.0 68.2 (2001) 34
TRUSCOTT 3 W KNOX 68.7 67.3 (1967) 36
TYLER SMITH 72.2 70.8 (2002) 22
WELDER W'LIFE FOUND SAN PATRICIO 76.0 75.6 (2002) 13
WELLINGTON COLLINGSWORTH 68.8 66.3 (1963) 41
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
DALLAS FT WORTH AP TARRANT 83.2 83.0 (1948) 108
LONGVIEW 11 SE RUSK 81.3 81.3 (1981) 30
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 91.8 89.8 (2002) 18
BROWNSVILLE INTL AP CAMERON 89.3 87.8 (1967) 123
SAN ANTONIO INTL AP BEXAR 88.8 87.2 (1948) 122
GALVESTON SCHOLES FLD GALVESTON 80.0 78.4 (1999) 130
CORPUS CHRISTI INTL AP NUECES 87.1 86.0 (1972) 120
ALICE INTL AP JIM WELLS 91.2 89.4 (1953) 11
BEEVILLE 5 NE BEE 88.0 88.0 (1963) 100
COLUMBUS COLORADO 87.9 85.6 (1963) 44
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 91.4 91.3 (1963) 46
HONDO MUNI AP MEDINA 89.5 86.2 (1984) 30
SAN ANTONIO STINSON AP BEXAR 89.3 83.7 (2002) 10
AUSTIN BERGSTROM AP TRAVIS 87.2 85.9 (1972) 57
FT WORTH NAS TARRANT 83.5 81.6 (1954) 31
DALLAS LOVE FLD DALLAS 83.0 82.8 (1948) 93
TYLER POUNDS FLD SMITH 81.7 81.7 (1948) 33
PRESIDIO PRESIDIO 96.7 95.8 (1989) 66
DEL RIO INTL AP VAL VERDE 88.9 88.5 (1963) 101
WINKLER CO AP WINKLER 91.4 89.8 (2002) 61
PINE SPRINGS NP CULBERSON 78.6 78.1 (2002) 10
DALHART MUNI AP DALLAM 76.8 76.0 (2001) 57
ACTON RCH CROCKETT 84.9 82.1 (2000) 12
AMISTAD DAM VAL VERDE 88.9 87.5 (1984) 41
BARDWELL DAM ELLIS 83.5 81.3 (1967) 40
BAYTOWN HARRIS 81.4 81.2 (1999) 23
BENBROOK DAM TARRANT 83.9 82.2 (1963) 52
BOERNE KENDALL 85.0 84.6 (1984) 98
BORGER HUTCHINSON 82.0 79.6 (1963) 56
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 79.4 78.4 (2001) 25
CARTA VALLEY EDWARDS 90.2 87.7 (1984) 37
CASTOLON BREWSTER 97.4 96.0 (1989) 25
CHANNING 2 HARTLEY 76.4 75.4 (1972) 20
CHOKE CANYON DAM LIVE OAK 91.0 88.8 (1984) 23
COPPER BREAKS SP HARDEMAN 84.5 82.1 (1991) 17
CUERO DEWITT 89.1 87.4 (1963) 92
DEL RIO 2 NW VAL VERDE 88.6 87.1 (2002) 10
DENVER CITY YOAKUM 81.4 80.3 (1989) 15
DEWEYVILLE NEWTON 81.3 80.9 (1999) 20
DILLEY FRIO 91.1 91.1 (1963) 82
ELGIN BASTROP 86.0 85.9 (1972) 40
FLATONIA FAYETTE 87.3 87.3 (1925) 86
FLORESVILLE WILSON 89.5 88.8 (1967) 38
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 79.5 77.3 (1981) 62
FT WORTH WSFO TARRANT 82.3 77.9 (2003) 13
GAIL BORDEN 86.9 85.2 (1991) 35
GAINESVILLE 5 ENE COOKE 80.4 77.1 (1989) 18
GILMER 4 WNW UPSHUR 81.7 81.5 (1936) 61
GONZALES 1N GONZALES 87.8 86.0 (1972) 42
GRANGER DAM WILLIAMSON 85.5 81.6 (1984) 26
GRAPEVINE DAM TARRANT 83.5 81.3 (1963) 58
HART CASTRO 78.4 76.7 (2003) 20
HEATH CANYON BREWSTER 100.2 94.9 (2000) 11
HONDO MEDINA 89.2 88.9 (1948) 78
HOUSTON‑PORT HARRIS 84.0 83.0 (2002) 16
JAYTON KENT 82.5 81.4 (1967) 31
JOHNSON CITY BLANCO 85.0 84.5 (1967) 37
KARNES CITY 2 N KARNES 89.8 87.2 (1984) 26
KERRVILLE 3 NNE KERR 84.9 82.0 (1984) 31
LA JOYA HIDALGO 92.3 91.6 (1999) 10
LAJITAS BREWSTER 95.9 95.7 (1986) 25
LAKE ALAN HENRY GARZA 81.6 79.9 (2003) 12
LAKE FORK RSVR WOOD 82.4 79.6 (2001) 18
LAKE KEMP BAYLOR 83.7 82.9 (1978) 28
LANGTRY VAL VERDE 89.8 88.8 (1972) 35
LAREDO 2 WEBB 93.9 93.0 (1999) 39
LAVON DAM COLLIN 81.9 80.0 (1955) 52
LIPSCOMB LIPSCOMB 79.6 78.6 (1964) 41
LITTLEFIELD LAMB 80.6 79.9 (1978) 39
LIVINGSTON 2 NNE POLK 84.3 82.7 (1967) 69
LUFKIN 11 NW ANGELINA 81.8 79.6 (1999) 10
LULING CALDWELL 87.6 86.6 (1925) 100
LYTLE 3 W MEDINA 89.8 89.3 (1984) 30
MASON MASON 84.3 83.4 (1986) 29
MATHIS 4 SSW JIM WELLS 88.6 88.2 (1972) 42
MC COOK HIDALGO 93.0 92.7 (1955) 58
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 78.7 78.0 (2002) 60
MT PLEASANT TITUS 84.3 81.9 (1987) 58
MT VERNON FRANKLIN 83.7 80.1 (1981) 34
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 80.1 79.0 (1989) 27
NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHES 83.3 81.9 (1999) 33
NAVARRO MILLS DAM NAVARRO 84.0 81.7 (1963) 42
ORANGE 9 N ORANGE 81.3 80.9 (1999) 20
PADUCAH 15 S KING 85.8 82.4 (2003) 10
PANHANDLE CARSON 80.7 79.8 (1963) 42
PANTHER JUNCTION BREWSTER 88.4 88.1 (1986) 48
PARIS LAMAR 83.1 80.4 (1930) 100
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 91.6 90.9 (1986) 24
PLEASANTON ATASCOSA 91.2 88.0 (2002) 15
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 81.1 79.5 (2002) 20
PORT ISABEL CAMERON 86.3 83.7 (1963) 69
POTEET ATASCOSA 90.6 90.3 (1948) 60
PROCTOR RSVR COMANCHE 85.1 82.8 (1967) 41
RAYMONDVILLE WILLACY 91.5 91.3 (1963) 84
REFUGIO 2 NW REFUGIO 84.8 84.2 (2002) 19
ROCKPORT ARANSAS 81.8 81.2 (1972) 44
SHEFFIELD PECOS 89.2 89.1 (1972) 38
SILVERTON BRISCOE 79.3 79.1 (1963) 42
SINTON 3 NW SAN PATRICIO 88.6 87.2 (1967) 40
SOMERVILLE DAM BURLESON 85.4 84.1 (1967) 39
TOWN BLUFF DAM TYLER 82.3 82.1 (1963) 53
STAMFORD 1 JONES 83.7 83.0 (1986) 27
TEXARKANA BOWIE 80.9 80.8 (1981) 35
TILDEN 4 SSE MCMULLEN 91.8 91.2 (1963) 44
TRUSCOTT 3 W KNOX 83.8 83.2 (1972) 39
TYLER SMITH 83.5 80.9 (1996) 22
WACO DAM MCLENNAN 82.6 82.1 (1967) 36
WASHINGTON SP WASHINGTON 85.0 84.8 (1967) 54
WELDER W'LIFE FOUND SAN PATRICIO 85.2 83.3 (2002) 16
WELLINGTON COLLINGSWORTH 86.0 83.4 (1972) 44
ZAPATA 1 S ZAPATA 94.7 94.5 (1980) 44
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
DALLAS FT WORTH AP TARRANT 101 100 (1925) 108
LONGVIEW 11 SE RUSK 93 93 (1990) 30
SAN ANTONIO STINSON AP BEXAR 100 98 (2000) 10
AUSTIN BERGSTROM AP TRAVIS 100 99 (1951) 57
FT WORTH NAS TARRANT 102 99 (1963) 31
AUSTIN‑CAMP MABRY TRAVIS 99 99 (1939) 106
DALLAS LOVE FLD DALLAS 100 99 (1963) 93
FT WORTH MEACHAM FLD TARRANT 102 96 (1948) 29
WICHITA FALLS MUNI AP WICHITA 102 102 (1972) 83
TYLER POUNDS FLD SMITH 93 93 (1943) 33
JUNCTION KIMBLE CO AP KIMBLE 101 100 (1963) 29
PRESIDIO PRESIDIO 106 106 (1989) 66
MINERAL WELLS AP PALO PINTO 102 100 (1972) 50
ACTON RCH CROCKETT 100 97 (2002) 12
ANSON JONES 101 100 (1959) 42
ARLINGTON SIX FLAGS TARRANT 101 96 (1893) 17
BAKERSFIELD PECOS 101 101 (1972) 41
BARDWELL DAM ELLIS 97 93 (1996) 40
BENBROOK DAM TARRANT 99 97 (1963) 52
BRADY MCCULLOCH 101 100 (1972) 68
BRECKENRIDGE STEPHENS 101 101 (1948) 75
BROWNWOOD 2ENE BROWN 102 102 (1928) 92
CARTA VALLEY EDWARDS 103 102 (1996) 37
CHANNING 2 HARTLEY 92 92 (1972) 20
CLEBURNE JOHNSON 102 102 (1963) 96
CLEVELAND LIBERTY 92 92 (1987) 43
COPPER BREAKS SP HARDEMAN 102 98 (2000) 17
CROCKETT HOUSTON 95 95 (1912) 68
DAINGERFIELD 9 S MORRIS 96 94 (1987) 45
DEL RIO 2 NW VAL VERDE 104 99 (2002) 10
ELGIN BASTROP 100 97 (1982) 40
EVANT 1 SSW CORYELL 99 99 (1963) 38
FLORESVILLE WILSON 100 100 (1996) 38
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 98 98 (1989) 62
FT MCKAVETT MENARD 99 99 (2002) 11
FT WORTH WSFO TARRANT 101 93 (1996) 13
GAINESVILLE 5 ENE COOKE 99 93 (1991) 18
GOLDTHWAITE 1 WSW MILLS 99 97 (1984) 43
GRANGER DAM WILLIAMSON 97 96 (1982) 26
GRAPEVINE DAM TARRANT 101 98 (1974) 58
HEATH CANYON BREWSTER 112 110 (2002) 11
HOUSTON‑PORT HARRIS 92 92 (2002) 16
JACKSBORO JACK 100 98 (1974) 63
JAYTON KENT 98 98 (1989) 31
JOHNSON CITY BLANCO 101 101 (1984) 37
KARNES CITY 2 N KARNES 100 100 (1984) 26
KERRVILLE 3 NNE KERR 100 98 (1984) 31
LAKE ALAN HENRY GARZA 96 96 (1996) 12
LAKE FORK RSVR WOOD 94 91 (2002) 18
LAKE TAWAKONI RAINS 93 91 (1987) 29
LAKE KEMP BAYLOR 100 98 (1987) 28
LAMPASAS LAMPASAS 103 103 (1925) 99
LAVON DAM COLLIN 97 94 (1989) 52
LEXINGTON LEE 97 97 (1963) 45
LLANO LLANO 105 104 (1925) 95
LUFKIN 11 NW ANGELINA 91 89 (2002) 10
MASON MASON 100 99 (1984) 29
MCKINNEY  MUNICIPAL AIRPORT COLLIN 100 99 (1930) 82
MT PLEASANT TITUS 96 95 (1987) 58
MT VERNON FRANKLIN 97 91 (1990) 34
PADUCAH 15 S KING 104 100 (1999) 10
PANHANDLE CARSON 101 96 (1965) 42
PARIS LAMAR 96 95 (1936) 100
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 91 90 (2005) 20
PROCTOR RSVR COMANCHE 101 98 (2002) 41
PUTNAM CALLAHAN 100 100 (1972) 43
SHEFFIELD PECOS 101 101 (1996) 38
SOMERVILLE DAM BURLESON 96 94 (1996) 39
TEXARKANA BOWIE 95 95 (1987) 35
WRIGHT PATMAN DAM CASS 93 93 (1987) 34
TYLER SMITH 94 94 (1990) 22
WACO DAM MCLENNAN 96 94 (2000) 36
WASHINGTON SP WASHINGTON 96 95 (1963) 54
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LONGVIEW 11 SE RUSK 59.9 59.7 (2002) 31
FT WORTH MEACHAM FLD TARRANT 59.6 59.6 (2002) 29
SULPHUR SPRINGS HOPKINS 57.9 57.1 (1981) 72
AMISTAD DAM VAL VERDE 64.8 64.4 (1967) 41
ARLINGTON SIX FLAGS TARRANT 61.3 59.6 (2001) 17
CARTA VALLEY EDWARDS 70.7 61.8 (1967) 33
CASTOLON BREWSTER 61.7 61.4 (1986) 25
COPPER BREAKS SP HARDEMAN 53.1 51.5 (2002) 16
DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E HAYS 61.7 61.7 (2002) 22
FLATONIA FAYETTE 65.5 63.8 (1981) 85
FT WORTH WSFO TARRANT 60.4 59.6 (2002) 13
GAINESVILLE 5 ENE COOKE 56.6 55.0 (2001) 18
GRAPEVINE DAM TARRANT 61.3 58.7 (1963) 53
HEATH CANYON BREWSTER 64.6 63.5 (2001) 11
HOUSTON‑PORT HARRIS 66.1 65.7 (2002) 16
KERRVILLE 3 NNE KERR 59.8 59.5 (2002) 31
LAJITAS BREWSTER 59.2 59.2 (2002) 25
LAKE ALAN HENRY GARZA 54.1 53.0 (2002) 12
LAKE FORK RSVR WOOD 58.5 57.8 (1999) 18
LAREDO 2 WEBB 69.4 69.3 (1967) 39
LAVON DAM COLLIN 60.5 59.0 (1967) 52
LEVELLAND HOCKLEY 48.2 48.0 (1954) 58
MASON MASON 57.2 57.1 (1986) 25
MC LEAN GRAY 51.2 50.8 (1967) 35
MT VERNON FRANKLIN 60.9 57.6 (2002) 34
PARIS LAMAR 59.1 58.2 (1981) 101
PORT O CONNOR CALHOUN 69.6 68.4 (1981) 46
SAM RAYBURN DAM JASPER 60.9 60.9 (1981) 38
SANFORD DAM HUTCHINSON 47.0 46.8 (2001) 13
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND CAMERON 72.9 72.0 (2002) 11
TAHOKA LYNN 53.1 53.0 (1943) 65
TEXARKANA BOWIE 58.5 57.2 (2001) 31
WRIGHT PATMAN DAM CASS 58.3 57.7 (2001) 35
TYLER SMITH 61.0 61.0 (2002) 22
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 78 78 (2002) 18
GALVESTON SCHOLES FLD GALVESTON 76 76 (1994) 130
JUNCTION KIMBLE CO AP KIMBLE 73 71 (2002) 29
BIG SPRING HOWARD 69 69 (1970) 36
CLARENDON DONLEY 68 66 (1955) 89
ARLINGTON SIX FLAGS TARRANT 75 72 (2000) 17
BIG SPRING HOWARD 69 69 (2002) 51
BISHOP NUECES 75 75 (2002) 20
BORGER HUTCHINSON 67 64 (1989) 55
CARTA VALLEY EDWARDS 77 71 (1991) 33
CHANNING 2 HARTLEY 61 59 (2002) 20
FLATONIA FAYETTE 74 74 (1991) 85
FT WORTH WSFO TARRANT 72 72 (2002) 13
GAIL BORDEN 70 70 (1975) 33
GAINESVILLE 5 ENE COOKE 68 68 (2004) 18
KERRVILLE 3 NNE KERR 70 69 (2002) 31
LANGTRY VAL VERDE 75 75 (2002) 32
MASON MASON 70 70 (1983) 25
MT VERNON FRANKLIN 72 72 (1994) 34
OZONA CROCKETT 70 70 (1972) 46
PORT ISABEL CAMERON 78 78 (1991) 68
PORT O CONNOR CALHOUN 77 77 (2002) 46
POST GARZA 68 68 (1964) 42
WELDER W'LIFE FOUND SAN PATRICIO 76 76 (1991) 13
WELLINGTON COLLINGSWORTH 69 69 (2002) 41

Climatic Averages for May

  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 84.7 109 (2000) 61.0 33 (1907) 2.83 13.19 (1957) 6.78 (1908) 8.7 0.0 7.7 20 253
Amarillo 78.6 103 (1996) 51.7 26 (1907) 2.50 9.81 (1951) 6.75 (1951) 4.0 0.1 8.3 94 90
Austin 84.8 104 (1925) 65.4 40 (1925) 5.03 14.10 (1895) 6.16 (1929) 7.3 0.0 9.5 2 323
Brownsville 86.9 102 (1999) 71.6 41 (1895) 2.48 9.12 (1982) 7.38 (1929) 11.9 0.0 5.0 0 457
College Station 85.3 101 (1906) 65.3 42 (1954) 5.05 14.70 (1929) 7.36 (1983) 5.8 0.0 8.6 5 324
Corpus Christi 85.6 103 (1984) 69.5 45 (1925) 3.48 10.44 (1941) 6.60 (1926) 5.5 0.0 6.6 0 402
Dallas‑Fort Worth 83.2 107 (1927) 63.0 34 (1903) 5.15 13.66 (1982) 6.99 (1908) 5.3 0.0 9.0 13 265
Del Rio 88.7 109 (2000) 66.7 45 (1970) 2.31 10.23 (1957) 6.53 (2003) 15.2 0.0 7.3 1 401
El Paso 86.7 105 (2005) 60.6 31 (1967) 0.38 4.22 (1992) 2.40 (1992) 13.2 0.0 2.8 8 262
Galveston 81.4 94 (1984) 72.3 52 (1954) 3.70 11.03 (1991) 7.71 (1975) 0.1 0.0 6.5 0 367
Houston 85.5 99 (1996) 66.1 44 (1978) 5.15 15.87 (1907) 10.36 (1989) 6.4 0.0 8.2 2 328
Lubbock 82.8 109 (2000) 55.6 29 (1917) 2.31 12.69 (1941) 5.14 (1949) 8.6 0.0 7.1 38 179
Midland 86.8 108 (2000) 58.8 34 (1970) 1.79 7.63 (1992) 4.75 (1968) 12.5 0.0 6.1 18 254
Port Arthur 84.3 101 (1905) 66.4 45 (1917) 5.83 20.58 (1923) 12.76 (1923) 2.5 0.0 7.2 1 324
San Angelo 85.6 109 (2000) 60.6 35 (1967) 3.09 11.24 (1987) 3.12 (1987) 11.4 0.0 7.1 13 277
San Antonio 86.0 104 (2004) 65.5 43 (1984) 4.72 14.07 (1935) 6.82 (1937) 8.3 0.0 9.2 1 344
Victoria 85.1 102 (1928) 68.1 45 (2005) 5.12 14.66 (1993) 8.45 (1972) 6.3 0.0 7.4 1 368
Waco 84.8 102 (1985) 63.3 37 (1981) 4.46 15.00 (1965) 7.18 (1953) 7.6 0.0 9.0 7 292
Wichita Falls 83.5 110 (2000) 59.3 36 (1979) 3.92 13.22 (1982) 5.70 (1975) 7.9 0.0 8.6 23 220
Shreveport, LA 83.2 102 (1998) 62.7 42 (1960) 5.25 14.47 (1884) 8.35 (1908) 3.9 0.0 9.6 8 242
Climatic averages are based on 1971-2000 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
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