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Texas Climate Report: February 2006

This February started off very warm for most of the state. Corpus Christi saw record highs of 93°F, 95°F, and 82°F on the 2nd, 3rd, and 5th respectively. The high of 95°F on topped the old record by 8° (87°F). Temperature were slightly cooled off when a weak front moved through the state on the 5th and 6th. Temperature then began increase again throughout the 13th-16th. On the 16th Abilene, San Angelo, Waco, Austin, Houston, Dallas/Fort Worth, and Midland broke or tied a record high temperature. This warm air was brought up by winds from the south as a strong cold front approached. The cold front passed through the state on the 17th and 18th and brought with it some of the coldest air all winter. A record low temperature of 19°F was set in Abilene on the 19th, only three days after a record high. Temperatures dropped to between 17°F and 23°F below normal. Amarillo reported a low of 4°F on the 18th. Temperatures remained about average until the last two days of the month, which saw a return of the warm temperatures the state has been experiencing all winter. Overall, the month showed some relief from the warm temperatures in the central portions of the state, with College Station, Austin, and Midland below average. However, the southern portions of the state including Corpus Christi and Brownsville continued to be warm. Interestingly, Victoria was 0.7°F below normal while Corpus Christi was 2.0°F above normal and the stations are only about 100 miles apart. The same can be said for Amarillo and Lubbock. Amarillo has a temperature 1.3°F below normal while Lubbock had a temperature 2.0°F above normal.

In terms of precipitation, February proved to be helped to a few areas but the month provided little relief for most. Midland, Abilene, D/FW, and College Station all recorded above average precipitation. College Station reported a daily rainfall total record will 2.11" on the 1st. On the 24th and 25th, a band of persistent rainfall moved from southwest to northeast on a line from Midland to Abilene to Dallas/Fort Worth. This band gradually moved east, and weakened. The area of above normal precipitation is the same area in which this band traveled. This band provided the rainfall that left some stations above average for the month. At many stations, this was the only moderate-to-heavy precipitation reported during the entire month. However, most of the state was left dry. Areas to the north and south of this band received very little rainfall for the month. Amarillo, Del Rio, and Corpus Christi reported less than 10% of their normal precipitation. 12 stations reported only 50% of their normal total precipitation.

While most of the state saw relief from warm temperatures, the lack of rainfall provided little relief from the drought conditions that have persisted over the state for numerous months.

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 62.2 +1.5 88 34.8 ‑1.7 19 48.5 ‑0.1 3 1.26 112% 1.22 463 12
Amarillo 56.2 +2.1 83 22.4 ‑4.6 4 39.3 ‑1.3 1 0.05 9% 0.05 711 0
Austin 65.8 +0.7 83 43.3 ‑0.7 28 54.6 8 0.89 45% 0.55 302 16
Brownsville 76.2 +4.0 93 52.4 ‑0.9 35 64.3 +1.6 4 0.14 12% 0.11 105 94
College Station 64.0 ‑1.5 79 42.2 ‑1.2 26 53.1 ‑1.4 9 3.70 155% 2.12 335 7
Corpus Christi 75.2 +5.5 95 49.0 ‑0.3 25 62.1 +2.6 2 0.05 3% 0.04 138 66
Dallas‑Fort Worth 60.6 +0.5 85 38.1 ‑0.6 23 49.4 6 3.85 162% 3.33 437 7
Del Rio 70.5 +2.5 87 42.2 ‑1.9 24 56.4 +0.3 1 0.04 4% 0.04 247 14
El Paso 65.6 +2.2 83 38.9 +1.4 20 52.3 +1.8 5 0.28 72% 0.16 349 1
Galveston 65.4 +1.0 79 51.0 ‑0.5 37 58.2 +0.2 6 0.67 26% 0.36 199 15
Houston 66.6 +0.1 81 44.4 +0.1 30 55.5 +0.1 5 1.46 49% 0.80 277 17
Lubbock 61.6 +3.8 89 28.6 ‑0.3 17 45.1 +1.8 3 0.18 25% 0.14 553 0
Midland 63.4 +0.4 85 33.4 ‑0.7 20 48.4 ‑0.2 3 0.82 141% 0.51 459 0
Port Arthur 66.2 +0.9 80 44.3 ‑1.6 28 55.3 ‑0.3 7 1.82 54% 0.58 280 14
San Angelo 65.9 +2.4 89 33.7 ‑2.3 16 49.8 +0.1 3 0.64 54% 0.61 423 3
San Antonio 69.6 +2.5 85 42.2 ‑0.2 23 55.9 +1.2 6 0.62 35% 0.41 263 17
Victoria 69.5 +2.9 86 43.2 ‑3.5 25 56.3 ‑0.4 8 0.61 30% 0.30 252 16
Waco 62.8 +0.5 84 38.6 ‑0.7 23 50.7 ‑0.1 6 1.83 75% 1.11 399 6
Wichita Falls 59.9 +1.8 87 32.4 ‑1.0 16 46.2 +0.5 2 0.17 11% 0.12 522 1
Shreveport, LA 58.9 ‑3.1 78 38.4 ‑1.9 26 48.6 ‑2.6 13 4.91 117% 1.59 453 1
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 2006 average temperatures
feb 2006 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
BORGER HUTCHINSON CO AP HUTCHINSON 0.00
DRYDEN TERRELL CO AP TERRELL 0.00
ALLISON WHEELER 0.00
BALMORHEA REEVES 0.00
BIG BEND RCH SP PRESIDIO 0.00
BIG WELLS 2W DIMMIT 0.00
BOOKER LIPSCOMB 0.00
BOQUILLAS RS BREWSTER 0.00
BORGER HUTCHINSON 0.00
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 0.00
BRAVO HARTLEY 0.00
CANADIAN 20NE HEMPHILL 0.00
CANADIAN 22SE HEMPHILL 0.00
CANADIAN 15 SW HEMPHILL 0.00
CANDELARIA PRESIDIO 0.00
CARTA VALLEY EDWARDS 0.00
CASTOLON BREWSTER 0.00
CHANNING 2 HARTLEY 0.00
CHISOS BASIN BREWSTER 0.00
CONLEN DALLAM 0.00
CRANE 2E CRANE 0.00
DARROUZETT LIPSCOMB 0.00
DERBY 1 S FRIO 0.00
DUMAS MOORE 0.00
EL SAUZ STARR 0.00
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 0.00
FT DAVIS JEFF DAVIS 0.00
FORT STOCKTON 38SE PECOS 0.00
GRANDFALLS 3 SSE WARD 0.00
GRUVER HANSFORD 0.00
HARTLEY HARTLEY 0.00
HARTLEY 4 ESE HARTLEY 0.00
HIGGINS 1 N LIPSCOMB 0.00
HUNT 10 W KERR 0.00
LAGUNA 3N UVALDE 0.00
LA JOYA HIDALGO 0.00
LAJITAS BREWSTER 0.00
LEAKEY REAL 0.00
LIPSCOMB LIPSCOMB 0.00
LUBBOCK 6 NNE LUBBOCK 0.00
MARATHON BREWSTER 0.00
MC LEAN GRAY 0.00
MIAMI ROBERTS 0.00
NOTLA 3 SE OCHILTREE 0.00
PADUCAH 10S COTTLE 0.00
PAMPA 2 GRAY 0.00
PAMPA 3E GRAY 0.00
PANHANDLE CARSON 0.00
PANTHER JUNCTION BREWSTER 0.00
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 0.00
PERRYTON 21 S OCHILTREE 0.00
PERRYTON 11 WNW OCHILTREE 0.00
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 0.00
PLAINS YOAKUM 0.00
POST GARZA 0.00
SABINAL UVALDE 0.00
SANFORD DAM HUTCHINSON 0.00
SHAMROCK 2 WHEELER 0.00
SLATON LUBBOCK 0.00
STRATFORD SHERMAN 0.00
STUDY BUTTE BREWSTER 0.00
TERLINGUA RCH BREWSTER 0.00
VEGA 2 NW OLDHAM 0.00
WHEELER WHEELER 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
BROADDUS 1 NE SAN AUGUSTINE 9.19
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
BROADDUS 1 NE SAN AUGUSTINE 4.77
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
LIPSCOMB LIPSCOMB 35.4
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 64.7
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 53.6
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
HEATH CANYON BREWSTER 78.9
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 95
CORPUS CHRISTI INTL AP NUECES 95
HEATH CANYON BREWSTER 95
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 17
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
LIPSCOMB LIPSCOMB 16.1
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 53.6
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
STUDY BUTTE BREWSTER 71
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
STRATFORD SHERMAN 0

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BALMORHEA REEVES 0.00 0.00 (2000) 81
BIG BEND RCH SP PRESIDIO 0.00 0.00 (2000) 11
BIG WELLS 2W DIMMIT 0.00 0.00 (1999) 82
BOOKER LIPSCOMB 0.00 0.00 (1991) 61
BOQUILLAS RS BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (1999) 54
BORGER HUTCHINSON 0.00 0.00 (2000) 56
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 0.00 0.00 (1999) 27
BRAVO HARTLEY 0.00 0.00 (2003) 62
CANDELARIA PRESIDIO 0.00 0.00 (2000) 64
CARTA VALLEY EDWARDS 0.00 0.00 (1999) 36
CASTOLON BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2002) 30
CHANNING 2 HARTLEY 0.00 0.00 (1999) 20
CHARLIE CLAY 0.20 0.27 (1999) 10
CHISOS BASIN BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (1976) 63
CONLEN DALLAM 0.00 0.00 (1999) 59
CRANE 2E CRANE 0.00 0.00 (2000) 47
DARROUZETT LIPSCOMB 0.00 0.00 (1991) 60
DERBY 1 S FRIO 0.00 0.00 (1999) 23
DUMAS MOORE 0.00 0.00 (2003) 55
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 0.00 0.00 (1991) 68
FT DAVIS JEFF DAVIS 0.00 0.00 (1999) 87
GRANDFALLS 3 SSE WARD 0.00 0.00 (1999) 80
GRUVER HANSFORD 0.00 0.00 (1991) 58
HARTLEY 4 ESE HARTLEY 0.00 0.00 (1999) 63
HIGGINS 1 N LIPSCOMB 0.00 0.00 (1998) 53
HUNT 10 W KERR 0.00 0.00 (1999) 15
LAGUNA 3N UVALDE 0.00 0.00 (2002) 10
LA JOYA HIDALGO 0.00 0.00 (1996) 12
LAJITAS BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2004) 27
LEAKEY REAL 0.00 0.00 (1999) 19
LIPSCOMB LIPSCOMB 0.00 0.00 (1991) 50
MARATHON BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2000) 60
MC LEAN GRAY 0.00 0.00 (1999) 42
MIAMI ROBERTS 0.00 0.00 (1999) 97
NOTLA 3 SE OCHILTREE 0.00 0.00 (1999) 56
PADUCAH 10S COTTLE 0.00 0.00 (1996) 33
PAMPA 2 GRAY 0.00 0.00 (1991) 42
PANHANDLE CARSON 0.00 0.00 (2000) 73
PANTHER JUNCTION BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (1984) 51
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 0.00 0.00 (1999) 93
PERRYTON 21 S OCHILTREE 0.00 0.00 (2000) 27
PERRYTON 11 WNW OCHILTREE 0.00 0.00 (2000) 50
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2001) 23
PLAINS YOAKUM 0.00 0.00 (1999) 59
POST GARZA 0.00 0.00 (1999) 86
RICHLAND SPRINGS SAN SABA 0.03 0.25 (1954) 54
SABINAL UVALDE 0.00 0.00 (1974) 93
SANFORD DAM HUTCHINSON 0.00 0.00 (2000) 12
SHAMROCK 2 WHEELER 0.00 0.00 (1995) 39
SLATON LUBBOCK 0.00 0.00 (1999) 56
STRATFORD SHERMAN 0.00 0.00 (2002) 77
STUDY BUTTE BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2002) 11
TERLINGUA RCH BREWSTER 0.00 0.04 (2001) 12
VEGA 2 NW OLDHAM 0.00 0.00 (1979) 59
WHEELER WHEELER 0.00 0.00 (2003) 21
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BROADDUS 1 NE SAN AUGUSTINE 9.19 9.13 (1997) 57
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
DALLAS LOVE FLD DALLAS 3.93 3.54 (2001) 93
FT WORTH MEACHAM FLD TARRANT 3.20 3.08 (1949) 27
MINERAL WELLS AP PALO PINTO 2.65 2.48 (1997) 51
BENBROOK DAM TARRANT 3.65 3.62 (1965) 53
BROADDUS 1 NE SAN AUGUSTINE 4.77 4.65 (1966) 57
FRANKLIN ROBERTSON 3.19 2.92 (1983) 40
GRAPEVINE DAM TARRANT 3.92 2.97 (2001) 69
JOE POOL LAKE DALLAS 3.20 3.10 (1990) 14
LEATHERWOOD RCH ERATH 2.26 2.01 (1992) 13
SAN AUGUSTINE SAN AUGUSTINE 4.50 4.22 (1994) 37
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
PLEASANTON ATASCOSA 53.0 53.0 (2002) 14
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
STUDY BUTTE BREWSTER 62.5 61.4 (2000) 12
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
WINKLER CO AP WINKLER 92 91 (1940) 61
LUBBOCK INTL AP LUBBOCK 89 89 (1918) 94
DALHART MUNI AP DALLAM 85 85 (1963) 57
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 85 83 (2003) 26
FT MCKAVETT MENARD 85 85 (2000) 13
FREEPORT 2 NW BRAZORIA 83 83 (2000) 43
GAIL BORDEN 91 90 (1916) 39
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 87 85 (2003) 19
PORT ISABEL CAMERON 91 90 (1936) 65
PORT O CONNOR CALHOUN 86 84 (1971) 41
ROCKPORT ARANSAS 89 87 (1982) 46
TULIA SWISHER 87 86 (1979) 56
VALENTINE JEFF DAVIS 84 82 (1996) 26
WELDER W'LIFE FOUND SAN PATRICIO 89 88 (1996) 15
Lowest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
FT MCKAVETT MENARD 26 27 (2003) 13
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LAKE ALAN HENRY GARZA 30.8 31.8 (2003) 12
PLEASANTON ATASCOSA 36.6 37.9 (2002) 14
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW HIDALGO 47.2 47.2 (2002) 19
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
STUDY BUTTE BREWSTER 46.6 44.0 (1995) 12
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AP GUADALUPE 67 67 (2003) 10
STUDY BUTTE BREWSTER 71 57 (1995) 12
Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
KARNES CITY 2 N KARNES 19 20 (1996) 26
PLEASANTON ATASCOSA 19 20 (1996) 14

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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