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Texas Climate Report: November 2007

November 2007 was a warm month across the state. Just like October, all of the first order stations recorded above average monthly temperatures. A moderately strong La Nina in the equatorial Pacific can be attributed to the numerous record high temperatures recorded across the state. Dallas/Fort Worth recorded its 8th warmest November on record with an average monthly temperature of 61.3°F. Wichita Falls average monthly temperature of 57°F was 5.1°F above normal. Numerous first order stations, including Dallas/Fort Worth, Houston, Austin, San Antonio, and College Station, set daily maximum temperature records.

Rainfall was very limited over much of the state this month. Generally, a La Nina pattern would bring above average precipitation to the state. However, only 5 of the stations, Midland, Del Rio, College Station, Houston, and Port Arthur, reported at least above average precipitation. Houston’s rainfall total of 5.49" already makes 2007 the ninth wettest year on record. More than half of Houston’s rainfall fell over the 2 day period of the 17th-18th when 3.17" was recorded. Across much of the rest of state, precipitation was much less abundant. Amarillo, Lubbock, Wichita Falls, Dallas/Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio, Corpus Christi, and Brownsville all recorded monthly rainfall totals less than half their normal average. Parts of West Texas, however, managed to record above average rainfall totals.

Parts of the state experienced a break from the unseasonably warm temperatures late in the month. A strong Canadian cold front plowed through Texas over the Thanksgiving weekend. The front, combined with an upper level disturbance moving eastward across the state, produced record snowfall accumulations for portions of west Texas. Over the three day period from the 22nd-25th, Midland, El Paso, Lubbock, and Amarillo all set daily snowfall records. El Paso’s total snowfall of 4.0" on the 24th broke a record of 2.0" set in 1878. Midland recorded a three day snowfall total of 3.2" from the 22nd-24th. Snow flurries fell as far east as Dallas/Fort Worth. The end of November brought more above average temperatures to the state with weaker cold fronts moving through the region. The trend of warmer than average temperatures is expected to continue into December.

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 68.2 +3.1 90 45.4 +3.1 29 56.8 +3.1 3 1.03 79% 0.62 273 37
Amarillo 63.3 +4.9 85 33.2 +1.4 19 48.2 +3.1 1 0.08 12% 0.08 496 0
Austin 73.4 +3.3 89 52.5 +3.2 36 62.9 +3.2 4 1.16 43% 1.05 159 104
Brownsville 79.7 +2.9 88 61.1 +2.5 46 70.4 +2.7 6 0.77 44% 0.44 57 227
College Station 72.3 +1.4 86 52.1 +3.0 34 62.2 +2.2 7 3.89 122% 2.04 164 86
Corpus Christi 76.8 +1.9 90 55.4 34 66.1 +1.0 7 0.59 34% 0.26 98 140
Dallas‑Fort Worth 71.2 +6.1 84 51.4 +6.3 37 61.3 +6.2 3 1.22 47% 1.05 188 88
Del Rio 73.0 +2.1 88 51.6 +2.4 33 62.3 +2.2 3 1.18 123% 1.11 154 80
El Paso 68.8 +3.3 81 42.1 +2.3 30 55.5 +2.8 4 1.07 255% 0.68 279 1
Galveston 72.9 +1.6 82 60.2 +0.8 44 66.6 +1.2 5 1.98 54% 0.85 82 137
Houston 73.9 +1.9 86 53.5 +3.7 39 63.7 +2.8 7 5.49 131% 3.17 137 106
Lubbock 65.3 +3.7 85 36.0 +1.5 21 50.6 +2.5 4 0.20 28% 0.13 422 0
Midland 67.8 +2.0 89 40.0 +1.2 26 53.9 +1.6 3 0.72 111% 0.42 335 12
Port Arthur 72.3 +1.4 83 52.8 +2.0 37 62.5 +1.6 8 6.29 132% 3.52 147 79
San Angelo 71.0 +4.5 91 44.3 +2.9 27 57.7 +3.7 2 0.89 81% 0.83 251 37
San Antonio 72.7 +1.3 88 52.7 +4.1 32 62.7 +2.7 4 0.40 16% 0.23 160 99
Victoria 75.1 +2.1 87 52.5 +0.2 36 63.8 +1.1 8 1.35 51% 0.92 131 102
Waco 71.7 +3.9 87 49.0 +3.2 34 60.4 +3.6 3 1.78 68% 1.56 200 68
Wichita Falls 69.7 +6.0 86 44.3 +4.2 28 57.0 +5.1 2 0.62 37% 0.60 272 39
Shreveport, LA 69.2 +2.4 84 47.8 +2.5 32 58.5 +2.4 4 3.06 65% 1.70 233 44
*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.

nov 2007 average temperatures
nov 2007 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
GRAHAM YOUNG 0.00
ACTON RCH CROCKETT 0.00
CANADIAN 22SE HEMPHILL 0.00
CANDELARIA PRESIDIO 0.00
CANYON RANDALL 0.00
CHILDRESS 2 CHILDRESS 0.00
CROSBYTON CROSBY 0.00
DUMONT KING 0.00
DUNDEE 6 NNW ARCHER 0.00
FLOMOT 2E MOTLEY 0.00
FLOMOT 4 NE MOTLEY 0.00
FLOYDADA FLOYD 0.00
LAKE ABILENE STATE PARK TAYLOR 0.00
LUBBOCK 6 NNE LUBBOCK 0.00
MATADOR MOTLEY 0.00
MEMPHIS HALL 0.00
NORTHFIELD MOTLEY 0.00
NOTLA 3 SE OCHILTREE 0.00
ODESSA ECTOR 0.00
PADUCAH 15 S KING 0.00
PADUCAH 10S COTTLE 0.00
PANHANDLE CARSON 0.00
PERRYTON 21 S OCHILTREE 0.00
SAN ANGELO WFO TOM GREEN 0.00
SANFORD DAM HUTCHINSON 0.00
TRUSCOTT 3 W KNOX 0.00
TURKEY HALL 0.00
VERNON WILBARGER 0.00
WELLINGTON COLLINGSWORTH 0.00
WHEELER WHEELER 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
FLATONIA FAYETTE 9.75
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
FLATONIA FAYETTE 6.70
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
HARTLEY HARTLEY 43.0
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 70.6
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
HARTLEY HARTLEY 59.9
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 81.5
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
FALCON DAM STARR 96
LA JOYA HIDALGO 96
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
PINE SPRINGS NP CULBERSON 27
DOG CANYON CULBERSON 27
DUMAS MOORE 27
PINE SPRINGS CULBERSON 27
VEGA 2 NW OLDHAM 27
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
LIPSCOMB LIPSCOMB 25.3
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BROWNSVILLE INTL AP CAMERON 61.1
PORT ISABEL CAMERON 61.1
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 73
ROCKPORT ARANSAS CO AP ARANSAS 73
PORT ISABEL CAMERON 73
PORT MANSFIELD WILLACY 73
REFUGIO 3 SW REFUGIO 73
ROCKPORT ARANSAS 73
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
LIPSCOMB LIPSCOMB 10

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
GRAHAM YOUNG 0.00 0.00 (1999) 101
ACTON RCH CROCKETT 0.00 0.00 (2006) 13
CANDELARIA PRESIDIO 0.00 0.00 (2006) 63
CANYON RANDALL 0.00 0.00 (1999) 79
CHILDRESS 2 CHILDRESS 0.00 0.00 (2005) 10
CROSBYTON CROSBY 0.00 0.00 (1999) 110
DUMONT KING 0.00 0.00 (2005) 37
DUNDEE 6 NNW ARCHER 0.00 0.00 (1989) 76
FLOMOT 4 NE MOTLEY 0.00 0.00 (2005) 56
FLOYDADA FLOYD 0.00 0.00 (2005) 63
LAKE ABILENE STATE PARK TAYLOR 0.00 0.00 (2005) 44
LUBBOCK 6 NNE LUBBOCK 0.00 0.00 (2005) 10
MATADOR MOTLEY 0.00 0.00 (2005) 57
MEMPHIS HALL 0.00 0.00 (2005) 92
NORTHFIELD MOTLEY 0.00 0.00 (2005) 61
NOTLA 3 SE OCHILTREE 0.00 0.00 (1999) 61
ODESSA ECTOR 0.00 0.00 (2006) 57
PADUCAH 15 S KING 0.00 0.00 (2005) 35
PADUCAH 10S COTTLE 0.00 0.00 (2005) 31
PANHANDLE CARSON 0.00 0.00 (1999) 77
PERRYTON 21 S OCHILTREE 0.00 0.00 (1999) 29
SANFORD DAM HUTCHINSON 0.00 0.00 (1999) 15
TRUSCOTT 3 W KNOX 0.00 0.00 (2005) 38
TURKEY HALL 0.00 0.00 (2005) 53
VERNON WILBARGER 0.00 0.00 (2005) 67
WELLINGTON COLLINGSWORTH 0.00 0.00 (2005) 56
WHEELER WHEELER 0.00 0.00 (2005) 28
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
FLATONIA FAYETTE 6.70 5.70 (1985) 98
GIDDINGS 5 E LEE 4.18 3.43 (1998) 62
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
FT MCKAVETT MENARD 59.9 58.9 (2006) 13
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BISHOP NUECES 95 95 (1948) 22
FT MCKAVETT MENARD 89 89 (2006) 13
ROBERT LEE COKE 92 92 (2006) 46
O C FISHER DAM TOM GREEN 91 91 (1980) 46
SANFORD DAM HUTCHINSON 90 90 (2006) 14
VALENTINE JEFF DAVIS 86 86 (2005) 25
VEGA 2 NW OLDHAM 88 87 (1980) 64
WATER VALLEY TOM GREEN 93 90 (1980) 39
Lowest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
FT HOOD BELL 43 43 (1968) 10
COTULLA LA SALLE CO AP LA SALLE 48 48 (2001) 10
ATHENS HENDERSON 36 38 (2001) 45
CARTA VALLEY EDWARDS 42 42 (1969) 32
ELGIN BASTROP 40 40 (1976) 45
LA JOYA HIDALGO 49 49 (2001) 13
LAKE ALAN HENRY GARZA 31 31 (2001) 14
PINE SPRINGS CULBERSON 27 28 (2001) 20
SAN ANTONIO/SEAWORLD BEXAR 42 42 (1991) 18
WHITE RIVER RESERVOIR CROSBY 31 31 (2001) 11
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
FT WORTH ALLIANCE AP TARRANT 48.1 48.0 (2003) 10
CARTA VALLEY EDWARDS 55.2 51.3 (1965) 33
LA TUNA 1 S EL PASO 43.8 42.8 (2001) 58
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CARTA VALLEY EDWARDS 71 70 (1988) 33

Climatic Averages for December

  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 56.9 89 (1955) 33.9 ‑7 (1989) 1.27 6.69 (1926) 4.57 (1911) 0.0 14.1 5.1 608 1
Amarillo 49.8 83 (1939) 24.1 ‑8 (1989) 0.61 4.52 (1959) 3.13 (1943) 0.0 27.1 4.2 874 0
Austin 62.3 90 (1955) 41.9 4 (1989) 2.44 16.14 (1913) 6.34 (1913) 0.0 4.9 7.9 406 13
Brownsville 70.2 94 (1977) 52.0 16 (1989) 1.11 6.95 (1940) 3.93 (1940) 0.1 0.8 7.2 186 80
College Station 62.8 89 (1922) 41.5 2 (1989) 3.23 12.66 (1913) 7.54 (1913) 0.0 6.1 8.6 413 14
Corpus Christi 68.0 91 (1977) 48.1 13 (1989) 1.75 9.80 (1991) 6.81 (1991) 0.1 1.6 6.6 249 51
Dallas‑Fort Worth 56.5 90 (1951) 36.8 ‑1 (1989) 2.57 8.75 (1991) 4.22 (1991) 0.0 9.8 6.4 571 2
Del Rio 63.5 90 (1977) 41.2 10 (1989) 0.75 3.93 (1937) 2.40 (1994) 0.0 4.6 5.5 384 4
El Paso 57.4 80 (1973) 33.4 ‑5 (1880) 0.77 3.94 (1914) 1.76 (1987) 0.0 17.6 4.3 623 0
Galveston 64.3 80 (1918) 51.8 14 (1989) 3.53 10.28 (1887) 6.30 (1995) 0.0 0.9 8.5 245 30
Houston 64.6 85 (1995) 42.8 7 (1989) 3.69 14.38 (1923) 7.47 (1914) 0.0 5.1 9.4 367 25
Lubbock 53.2 83 (1939) 26.1 ‑2 (1989) 0.67 2.80 (1942) 1.50 (1942) 0.0 22.6 4.4 770 0
Midland 58.4 85 (1954) 31.2 ‑1 (1989) 0.65 3.30 (1986) 1.58 (1979) 0.0 17.8 3.6 622 0
Port Arthur 63.9 86 (1933) 44.5 12 (1989) 5.25 17.98 (1982) 9.98 (1982) 0.0 3.8 9.2 349 23
San Angelo 59.3 91 (1954) 33.5 ‑4 (1989) 0.94 3.98 (1991) 2.71 (1984) 0.0 14.2 4.7 562 1
San Antonio 64.0 90 (1955) 40.8 6 (1989) 1.96 13.96 (1991) 6.90 (1991) 0.0 6.2 7.8 391 15
Victoria 65.2 88 (1964) 45.2 9 (1989) 2.47 6.97 (1975) 6.12 (1975) 0.0 3.1 8.1 317 29
Waco 59.1 91 (1955) 37.5 ‑4 (1989) 2.76 11.76 (1913) 7.98 (1997) 0.0 9.4 6.7 512 6
Wichita Falls 54.5 88 (1954) 31.3 ‑7 (1989) 1.68 6.93 (1991) 3.12 (1926) 0.0 17.2 5.1 676 1
Shreveport, LA 58.5 84 (2005) 38.3 5 (1989) 4.55 15.55 (1884) 7.18 (1904) 0.0 10.8 9.7 522 7
Climatic averages are based on 1971-2000 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
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