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Texas Climate Report: February 2007

February 2007 was a very dry month for the entire state. El Nino conditions of the previous months brought some much needed rain to the drought affected areas of the state. However, as the El Nino weakened, conditions across the state this month were very dry. No station in the state received above average precipitation. In fact, Brownsville reported the highest percent of normal with only 76%. Moreover, Brownsville was the only station in the state that reported above 58% of their normal precipitation total. Six stations reported precipitation totals of less than 10% of normal. As a result, this was the driest February ever reported in Galveston; only 0.03" of rainfall was reported for the entire month, 1% of normal. In College Station and San Antonio, this February was the 2nd driest and 4th driest, respectively, of all time. In the Panhandle, all of the stations reported at least 50% of their normal totals, the most throughout the entire state, but still only slightly larger than half of their normal values. The southern and southeastern parts of the state received the least of amount of their normal total precipitation with values ranging from 1% in Galveston and 4% in Corpus Christi to 39% in Houston. Central Texas did not fare much better with the values in the area ranging from 7% in Austin and 5% in San Antonio to 23% in Waco. February 2007 could be one of the driest Februarys ever reported (data to be available later this month).

While precipitation for the state was far below average, mean temperatures were within a degree of average in most places. The coldest places were Amarillo, Houston and Galveston which were all 1.5°F below average. The southeast areas of the station were all below average, while the southern areas were all slightly above average. The warmest place in the state was Brownsville, where the mean temperature was 1.2°F above average. A strong cold front moved across the state on Feb. 15. The air behind the front was cold and dry and allowed temperatures to drop to record lows. Six stations, all in central or southeast Texas, reported record low temperature between the 16th and the 18th. Waco reported a record low of 16°F on the 16th. Houston and Port Arthur reported record lows on the 16th with values of 26°F and 25°F, respectively. College Station reported a record low on the 17th with a low temperature of 21°F. As the month moved on temperature warm up considerably, even setting record highs in the few locations near the end of the month. Corpus Christi set a record high on the 24th with a high temperature of 90°F. That was also the highest temperature reported during the month for the entire state. San Angelo also set a record high with a high temperature of 85°F on the 28th.

As for severe weather, February is usually a quiet month, and February 2007 was no exception. There were only three days with storm reports. However, three tornadoes were reported on the 23rd. For the entire month, there were 3 tornado reports, 6 hail reports, and 5 severe wind 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 60.8 +0.1 84 35.7 ‑0.8 16 48.2 ‑0.4 3 0.32 28% 0.31 469 5
Amarillo 53.4 ‑0.7 76 25.5 ‑1.5 4 39.4 ‑1.2 4 0.29 53% 0.13 711 0
Austin 65.8 +0.7 87 43.2 ‑0.8 24 54.5 ‑0.1 4 0.14 7% 0.04 308 20
Brownsville 72.9 +0.7 84 55.0 +1.7 40 63.9 +1.2 3 0.90 76% 0.80 99 79
College Station 63.5 ‑2.0 83 42.9 ‑0.5 21 53.2 ‑1.3 4 0.08 3% 0.04 340 17
Corpus Christi 69.5 ‑0.2 90 49.8 +0.5 33 59.6 +0.1 4 0.08 4% 0.05 197 55
Dallas‑Fort Worth 60.4 +0.3 81 38.3 ‑0.4 16 49.3 ‑0.1 3 0.43 18% 0.30 438 6
Del Rio 68.2 +0.2 87 44.0 ‑0.1 30 56.1 2 0.03 3% 0.02 252 11
El Paso 64.2 +0.8 74 36.9 ‑0.6 24 50.6 +0.1 3 0.19 49% 0.16 397 0
Galveston 63.2 ‑1.2 74 49.7 ‑1.8 33 56.5 ‑1.5 1 0.03 1% 0.03 241 11
Houston 66.1 ‑0.4 82 44.2 ‑0.1 26 55.1 ‑0.3 6 1.15 39% 0.63 288 19
Lubbock 58.8 +1.0 78 28.4 ‑0.5 10 43.6 +0.3 4 0.36 51% 0.18 593 0
Midland 62.2 ‑0.8 79 34.4 +0.3 22 48.3 ‑0.3 3 0.14 24% 0.08 463 3
Port Arthur 64.6 ‑0.7 78 43.5 ‑2.4 25 54.1 ‑1.5 3 0.32 10% 0.23 305 4
San Angelo 63.0 ‑0.5 85 36.2 +0.2 16 49.6 ‑0.1 1 0.54 46% 0.54 431 6
San Antonio 66.6 ‑0.5 84 43.1 +0.7 24 54.8 +0.1 5 0.08 5% 0.03 290 13
Victoria 67.6 +1.0 84 45.0 ‑1.7 23 56.3 ‑0.4 5 0.35 17% 0.21 266 29
Waco 62.6 +0.3 83 38.3 ‑1.0 16 50.4 ‑0.4 3 0.55 23% 0.43 407 6
Wichita Falls 58.3 +0.2 85 33.6 +0.2 12 46.0 +0.3 4 0.91 58% 0.78 530 5
Shreveport, LA 61.7 ‑0.3 82 39.5 ‑0.8 21 50.6 ‑0.6 6 3.32 79% 1.65 399 4
*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 2007 average temperatures
feb 2007 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
BENAVIDES 2 DUVAL 0.00
BULVERDE COMAL 0.00
CAMP VERDE 3W KERR 0.00
CANYON DAM #3 COMAL 0.00
CARTA VALLEY EDWARDS 0.00
CONLEN DALLAM 0.00
COPPERAS COVE 5 NW CORYELL 0.00
DERBY 1 S FRIO 0.00
DUMAS MOORE 0.00
EAGLE PASS MAVERICK 0.00
ESCOBAS ZAPATA 0.00
FALLS CITY 7 WSW WILSON 0.00
FREER DUVAL 0.00
GRANGER WILLIAMSON 0.00
HUMBLE PUMP STN 5 WN SUTTON 0.00
HUNT 10 W KERR 0.00
KENDALIA KENDALL 0.00
KERMIT WINKLER 0.00
KINGSBURY GUADALUPE 0.00
LAGUNA 3N UVALDE 0.00
LA JOYA HIDALGO 0.00
LAJITAS BREWSTER 0.00
LEAKEY REAL 0.00
LLANO 18 S LLANO 0.00
LOCKHART 2 SW CALDWELL 0.00
LOMA ALTA MCMULLEN 0.00
LONDON 3 N MENARD 0.00
LUBBOCK 6 NNE LUBBOCK 0.00
MENTONE LOVING 0.00
PADUCAH 15 S KING 0.00
PADUCAH 10S COTTLE 0.00
PEARSALL FRIO 0.00
PITCHFORK RCH DICKENS 0.00
POTEET ATASCOSA 0.00
PRADE RCH REAL 0.00
RAYMONDVILLE WILLACY 0.00
RICHLAND SPRINGS SAN SABA 0.00
RIOMEDINA MEDINA 0.00
ROCKSPRINGS 26SSW EDWARDS 0.00
SISTERDALE KENDALL 0.00
SMITHVILLE BASTROP 0.00
SPICEWOOD BURNET 0.00
SPRING BRANCH 2SE COMAL 0.00
STERLING CITY 8 NE STERLING 0.00
TERLINGUA RCH BREWSTER 0.00
TILDEN 10 S MCMULLEN 0.00
UTOPIA UVALDE 0.00
VANDERPOOL 10 N BANDERA 0.00
YOUNGSPORT BELL 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
KOUNTZE HARDIN 5.95
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
KOUNTZE HARDIN 4.85
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 32.6
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP CAMERON 64.0
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 45.5
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
LAJITAS BREWSTER 75.5
RIO GRANDE VILLAGE BREWSTER 75.5
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
LA JOYA HIDALGO 99
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 14
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MARFA 2 PRESIDIO 19.6
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND CAMERON 57.5
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BROWNSVILLE INTL AP CAMERON 70
PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP CAMERON 70
HOUSTON CLOVER FLD BRAZORIA 70
PORT MANSFIELD WILLACY 70
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BUSHLAND 1 WSW POTTER -4
VEGA 2 NW OLDHAM -4

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ROBERT GRAY AAF BELL 0.24 0.70 (1954) 11
FT HOOD BELL 0.27 0.51 (1967) 11
GALVESTON SCHOLES FLD GALVESTON 0.03 0.09 (1954) 136
PALACIOS MUNI AP MATAGORDA 0.16 0.18 (1976) 65
BENAVIDES 2 DUVAL 0.00 0.00 (1996) 32
BRENHAM WASHINGTON 0.20 0.20 (1916) 102
BULVERDE COMAL 0.00 0.00 (1999) 63
BURLESON JOHNSON 0.04 0.15 (1999) 22
CALDWELL BURLESON 0.13 0.25 (1999) 43
CAMP VERDE 3W KERR 0.00 0.42 (2006) 10
CARTA VALLEY EDWARDS 0.00 0.00 (2006) 37
CHEAPSIDE GONZALES 0.18 0.60 (2002) 13
CONLEN DALLAM 0.00 0.00 (2006) 60
COPPERAS COVE 5 NW CORYELL 0.00 0.01 (1999) 23
DACUS MONTGOMERY 0.34 0.50 (1999) 52
DERBY 1 S FRIO 0.00 0.00 (2006) 24
DIME BOX LEE 0.16 0.37 (1972) 59
DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E HAYS 0.06 0.06 (1999) 23
DUMAS MOORE 0.00 0.00 (2006) 56
EAGLE PASS MAVERICK 0.00 0.00 (1999) 105
EDNA 7 NW JACKSON 0.19 0.67 (2002) 12
FALLS CITY 7 WSW WILSON 0.00 0.00 (1976) 58
FREER DUVAL 0.00 0.00 (1999) 51
GIDDINGS 5 E LEE 0.11 0.22 (1974) 64
GOLD GILLESPIE 0.07 0.09 (1999) 56
GONZALES 1N GONZALES 0.09 0.12 (1916) 68
GRANGER WILLIAMSON 0.00 0.00 (1999) 38
HUMBLE PUMP STN 5 WN SUTTON 0.00 0.00 (1999) 51
HUNT 10 W KERR 0.00 0.00 (2006) 16
KENDALIA KENDALL 0.00 0.00 (1999) 10
KINGSBURY GUADALUPE 0.00 0.00 (1999) 10
LAGUNA 3N UVALDE 0.00 0.00 (2006) 11
LA JOYA HIDALGO 0.00 0.00 (2006) 13
LAJITAS BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2006) 28
LEAKEY REAL 0.00 0.00 (2006) 20
LLANO 18 S LLANO 0.00 0.10 (1999) 10
LOCKHART 2 SW CALDWELL 0.00 0.00 (1999) 11
LUBBOCK 6 NNE LUBBOCK 0.00 0.00 (2006) 10
GEORGETOWN LAKE WILLIAMSON 0.10 0.10 (1999) 27
PADUCAH 15 S KING 0.00 0.03 (1991) 33
PADUCAH 10S COTTLE 0.00 0.00 (2006) 34
PEARSALL FRIO 0.00 0.00 (2001) 97
PITCHFORK RCH DICKENS 0.00 0.00 (1996) 23
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 0.14 0.22 (1989) 22
POTEET ATASCOSA 0.00 0.00 (1999) 66
PRADE RCH REAL 0.00 0.00 (1999) 41
RAYMONDVILLE WILLACY 0.00 0.00 (1962) 92
RICHARDS GRIMES 0.45 0.66 (1972) 47
RICHLAND SPRINGS SAN SABA 0.00 0.03 (2006) 55
RIOMEDINA MEDINA 0.00 0.00 (1999) 74
ROCKSPRINGS 26SSW EDWARDS 0.00 0.00 (2002) 12
SISTERDALE KENDALL 0.00 0.00 (1999) 16
SMITHVILLE BASTROP 0.00 0.06 (1937) 84
SOMERVILLE DAM BURLESON 0.10 0.18 (1999) 41
SPICEWOOD BURNET 0.00 0.06 (1999) 37
SPRING BRANCH 2SE COMAL 0.00 0.10 (1999) 48
STERLING CITY 8 NE STERLING 0.00 0.00 (1999) 26
STOCKDALE 6N WILSON 0.10 0.11 (1943) 33
TEAGUE RCH GILLESPIE 0.12 0.12 (1976) 57
TERLINGUA RCH BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2006) 13
TILDEN 10 S MCMULLEN 0.00 0.12 (1999) 10
UTOPIA UVALDE 0.00 0.00 (1999) 16
VANDERPOOL 10 N BANDERA 0.00 0.00 (1999) 11
VANDERPOOL 4N BANDERA 0.12 0.22 (1999) 13
YOUNGSPORT BELL 0.00 0.14 (1996) 15
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
KOUNTZE HARDIN 4.85 3.45 (1950) 22
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
FT MCKAVETT MENARD 85 85 (2006) 14
LA JOYA HIDALGO 99 94 (2001) 12
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW HIDALGO 97 97 (1996) 20
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LAKE ALAN HENRY GARZA 30.1 30.8 (2006) 13
MARFA 2 PRESIDIO 19.6 20.3 (1964) 43
WHITE RIVER RESERVOIR CROSBY 28.0 29.3 (2006) 10
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
DENTON MUNI AP DENTON 63 63 (2003) 10
ODESSA ECTOR 54 54 (1951) 12
SANFORD DAM HUTCHINSON 58 51 (1996) 14
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND CAMERON 69 69 (1998) 12
Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
HUNTSVILLE MUNI AP WALKER 20 20 (2002) 10

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 7.54 (2006) 3.46 (2006) 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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