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Texas Climate Report: March 2008

March 2008 was more active weather wise than the state experienced in February. The month continued the trend of above average temperatures across Texas, as no first-order station recorded below average monthly temperatures. Dallas/Fort Worth recorded the highest departure above average (3.6°F) followed by Wichita Falls (3.0°F). Victoria was the only station that did not record an above average monthly temperature.

Precipitation varied widely across the state. Portions of central and northern Texas recorded above average monthly totals, while the Panhandle and parts of West Texas were very dry. Dallas/Fort Worth, Abilene, San Angelo, Waco, Austin, and College Station all recorded above average precipitation. Amarillo, Lubbock, Midland, and El Paso, however, saw very little in the way of rainfall. In fact, El Paso recorded only a trace of rainfall the entire month.

A more active weather pattern began to set up across the Southern Plains just in time for severe weather season. Several days during the month saw severe weather, including the last day of the month when there were numerous hail and high wind reports across North Texas and Oklahoma.

The Climate Prediction Center indicates that most of the state will continue to experience temperatures generally above normal through April. As far as precipitation, the CPC indicates south Texas and extreme west Texas will have below average rainfall totals in April, while the rest of the state will have an equal chance of seeing above or below average rainfall.

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 70.6 +1.5 90 43.5 ‑0.3 22 57.1 +0.7 9 4.06 288% 2.19 281 43
Amarillo 64.5 +2.3 81 31.8 ‑1.8 18 48.2 +0.3 4 0.30 27% 0.13 517 0
Austin 75.4 +2.9 96 51.2 +0.3 33 63.3 +1.6 9 2.86 134% 1.04 132 87
Brownsville 81.3 +3.3 98 59.1 ‑0.4 40 70.2 +1.4 4 0.28 30% 0.20 33 204
College Station 73.6 +1.0 89 50.9 +0.4 32 62.2 +0.6 8 3.81 134% 1.51 159 80
Corpus Christi 78.3 +2.5 94 54.6 ‑1.6 34 66.5 +0.5 4 1.58 91% 1.16 82 136
Dallas‑Fort Worth 72.8 +4.5 88 49.1 +2.7 25 60.9 +3.5 8 6.07 198% 2.67 182 66
Del Rio 79.4 +3.4 97 51.0 ‑0.6 30 65.2 +1.4 5 0.57 59% 0.26 108 122
El Paso 72.5 +2.3 84 43.3 ‑0.4 27 57.9 +0.9 0 0.00 0% 0.00 235 24
Galveston 71.4 +1.4 87 58.2 40 64.8 +0.7 5 1.88 68% 0.89 91 89
Houston 75.0 +1.7 89 52.1 +0.8 36 63.6 +1.3 7 2.41 72% 0.90 129 93
Lubbock 69.1 +2.9 87 36.4 +0.2 21 52.8 +1.6 3 0.10 13% 0.06 382 11
Midland 72.6 +1.7 89 39.5 ‑1.3 19 56.0 +0.1 3 0.37 88% 0.35 301 32
Port Arthur 73.1 +1.1 89 52.0 ‑0.4 33 62.6 +0.4 5 1.98 53% 1.03 148 83
San Angelo 74.2 +3.1 90 44.3 +1.0 22 59.2 +2.0 7 4.64 469% 3.25 223 51
San Antonio 77.4 +3.1 96 51.5 +1.6 32 64.5 +2.4 7 1.82 96% 1.01 116 108
Victoria 75.9 +2.5 93 51.4 ‑2.5 33 63.7 6 3.36 149% 2.42 124 91
Waco 71.3 +1.1 91 46.3 ‑0.5 26 58.8 +0.3 8 5.00 202% 1.57 223 39
Wichita Falls 71.8 +4.6 94 42.6 +1.5 21 57.2 +3.0 5 2.87 126% 2.08 280 46
Shreveport, LA 71.7 +2.0 86 47.8 +0.6 33 59.8 +1.3 9 3.25 78% 1.10 206 50
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.

mar 2008 average temperatures
mar 2008 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
EDINBURG 17 NNE HIDALGO 0.00
PRESIDIO PRESIDIO 0.00
EL PASO INTL AP EL PASO 0.00
BALMORHEA REEVES 0.00
BOOKER LIPSCOMB 0.00
CANADIAN 6 NW HEMPHILL 0.00
CANDELARIA PRESIDIO 0.00
DARROUZETT LIPSCOMB 0.00
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 0.00
DOG CANYON CULBERSON 0.00
EL PASO #2 EL PASO 0.00
ESCOBAS ZAPATA 0.00
FALCON DAM STARR 0.00
FALFURRIAS BROOKS 0.00
FT DAVIS JEFF DAVIS 0.00
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 0.00
FT STOCKTON PECOS 0.00
FORT STOCKTON 38SE PECOS 0.00
GLAZIER HEMPHILL 0.00
GRANDFALLS 3 SSE WARD 0.00
KERMIT WINKLER 0.00
KNAPP 2 SW SCURRY 0.00
LA JOYA HIDALGO 0.00
LA TUNA 1 S EL PASO 0.00
LENORAH MARTIN 0.00
LIPSCOMB LIPSCOMB 0.00
LITTLEFIELD LAMB 0.00
LUBBOCK 6 NNE LUBBOCK 0.00
MARATHON BREWSTER 0.00
MARFA 2 PRESIDIO 0.00
MCALLEN HIDALGO 0.00
MENTONE LOVING 0.00
MIDLAND 4 ENE MIDLAND 0.00
NOTLA 3 SE OCHILTREE 0.00
PAMPA 3E GRAY 0.00
PANTHER JUNCTION BREWSTER 0.00
PECOS 8 W REEVES 0.00
PENWELL ECTOR 0.00
PERRYTON 11 WNW OCHILTREE 0.00
RAYMONDVILLE WILLACY 0.00
RIO GRANDE CITY STARR 0.00
RIO GRANDE VILLAGE BREWSTER 0.00
ROCKSPRINGS 26SSW EDWARDS 0.00
SAN MANUEL HIDALGO 0.00
SARITA 7 E KENEDY 0.00
SOUTH CAMP 6666 KING 0.00
STUDY BUTTE 30NNE BREWSTER 0.00
TERLINGUA RCH BREWSTER 0.00
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 0.00
WHITE DEER CARSON 0.00
YSLETA EL PASO 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
HONEY GROVE FANNIN 14.23
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
HEMPHILL 6 NE SABINE 10.30
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 44.3
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 72.2
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DUMAS MOORE 60.2
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
FALCON DAM STARR 86.8
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
MC COOK HIDALGO 105
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 30
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 27.5
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND CAMERON 62.7
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PLEASANTON ATASCOSA 77
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
VIGO PARK SWISHER 11

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
PRESIDIO PRESIDIO 0.00 0.00 (2006) 81
EL PASO INTL AP EL PASO 0.00 0.00 (2006) 129
BALMORHEA REEVES 0.00 0.00 (2006) 82
BOOKER LIPSCOMB 0.00 0.00 (1997) 67
CANDELARIA PRESIDIO 0.00 0.00 (2002) 63
CHILDRESS 2 CHILDRESS 0.57 0.71 (2003) 11
DARROUZETT LIPSCOMB 0.00 0.00 (1966) 59
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 0.00 0.00 (2006) 27
EDINBURG HIDALGO 0.01 0.12 (2002) 13
FALCON DAM STARR 0.00 0.00 (1996) 46
FALFURRIAS BROOKS 0.00 0.00 (1989) 95
FT DAVIS JEFF DAVIS 0.00 0.00 (2000) 92
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 0.00 0.00 (2005) 35
FT STOCKTON PECOS 0.00 0.00 (1984) 59
GRANDFALLS 3 SSE WARD 0.00 0.00 (1994) 79
KNAPP 2 SW SCURRY 0.00 0.00 (1997) 68
LA JOYA HIDALGO 0.00 0.00 (1996) 11
LA TUNA 1 S EL PASO 0.00 0.00 (2007) 60
LENORAH MARTIN 0.00 0.00 (1986) 60
LIPSCOMB LIPSCOMB 0.00 0.00 (2002) 56
LITTLEFIELD LAMB 0.00 0.00 (1996) 40
LUBBOCK 6 NNE LUBBOCK 0.00 0.31 (2003) 10
MARATHON BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2006) 66
MARFA 2 PRESIDIO 0.00 0.00 (2006) 44
MCALLEN HIDALGO 0.00 0.00 (1996) 63
MIDLAND 4 ENE MIDLAND 0.00 0.00 (1996) 90
NOTLA 3 SE OCHILTREE 0.00 0.00 (1977) 57
PANTHER JUNCTION BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2006) 52
PENWELL ECTOR 0.00 0.00 (1994) 50
PERRYTON 11 WNW OCHILTREE 0.00 0.00 (1997) 60
RAYMONDVILLE WILLACY 0.00 0.00 (1971) 94
RIO GRANDE CITY STARR 0.00 0.00 (1996) 100
ROCKSPRINGS 26SSW EDWARDS 0.00 0.00 (1996) 13
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW HIDALGO 0.02 0.03 (1989) 22
SARITA 7 E KENEDY 0.00 0.00 (1989) 99
SOUTH CAMP 6666 KING 0.00 0.00 (2003) 15
TERLINGUA RCH BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2006) 14
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 0.00 0.00 (2006) 28
WHITE RIVER RESERVOIR CROSBY 0.29 0.39 (2003) 10
YSLETA EL PASO 0.00 0.00 (1996) 63
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LONGVIEW E TX RGNL AP GREGG 9.07 8.25 (2001) 10
DALLAS REDBIRD AP DALLAS 8.92 6.06 (2006) 10
FT WORTH ALLIANCE AP TARRANT 6.67 6.02 (2007) 10
BRANDON HILL 6.77 6.60 (2001) 16
CARTHAGE PANOLA 9.05 7.92 (1969) 55
COMMERCE 4SW HUNT 8.33 5.11 (2001) 12
DECATUR WISE 8.69 8.57 (2002) 59
DENTON 2 SE DENTON 11.08 8.58 (1938) 92
FARMERSVILLE HUNT 9.31 7.82 (1977) 55
FORESTBURG 5 S MONTAGUE 8.11 7.66 (1945) 67
FRISCO COLLIN 9.31 8.96 (2002) 41
HALLSVILLE 1 W HARRISON 10.35 9.27 (2001) 11
HEMPHILL 6 NE SABINE 13.91 8.60 (2001) 15
HONEY GROVE FANNIN 14.23 10.30 (2002) 89
JACKSBORO JACK 7.79 7.57 (1999) 64
LAKE FORK RSVR WOOD 8.89 8.63 (1990) 18
LAVON DAM COLLIN 7.83 7.58 (1984) 58
MENARD MENARD 5.15 4.98 (2007) 100
PAINT ROCK CONCHO 5.97 4.26 (1970) 84
SHERMAN GRAYSON 13.14 9.40 (1977) 103
WOLFE CITY HUNT 10.16 7.03 (1977) 58
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LONGVIEW E TX RGNL AP GREGG 4.48 2.39 (2006) 10
DALLAS REDBIRD AP DALLAS 6.04 4.52 (2006) 10
ALVARADO 4NE JOHNSON 2.87 2.80 (1995) 13
BRANDON HILL 3.74 2.26 (2001) 16
BROADDUS 1 NE SAN AUGUSTINE 3.43 3.25 (1964) 58
CARTHAGE PANOLA 5.54 3.61 (1965) 55
COMMERCE 4SW HUNT 3.87 1.80 (2005) 12
COOPER DELTA 3.94 3.91 (1990) 55
FARMERSVILLE HUNT 5.22 4.25 (1977) 55
FERRIS ELLIS 4.00 3.28 (1977) 54
FRISCO COLLIN 4.01 3.91 (2002) 41
GREENVILLE KGVL RADIO HUNT 4.10 3.80 (1914) 104
HEMPHILL 6 NE SABINE 10.30 3.90 (1995) 15
HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH VAL VERDE 2.76 2.76 (1998) 21
ITASCA HILL 5.20 3.85 (2007) 24
LAKE FORK RSVR WOOD 3.08 2.94 (1990) 18
LAVON DAM COLLIN 4.79 3.10 (1987) 58
PLEASANTON ATASCOSA 4.54 3.30 (2007) 19
RICHARDSON DALLAS 3.96 3.55 (2002) 56
WOLFE CITY HUNT 4.85 3.52 (1977) 58
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BURNET BURNET 50.9 51.0 (1915) 88
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
WINKLER CO AP WINKLER 79.7 79.6 (1974) 62
SAN ANTONIO/SEAWORLD BEXAR 82.2 80.1 (2006) 18
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ROBERT GRAY AAF BELL 93 93 (1956) 11
FT HOOD BELL 93 93 (1967) 11
BURNET MUNI AP BURNET 92 89 (2006) 10
GALVESTON&nbsnbsp;SCHOLES FLD GALVESTON 87 85 (1879) 132
HONDO MUNI AP MEDINA 96 96 (1991) 33
SAN ANTONIO STINSON AP BEXAR 96 94 (2006) 11
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AP GUADALUPE 95 93 (2000) 11
ALICE JIM WELLS 102 102 (1989) 80
BEAUMONT RSCH CTR JEFFERSON 87 87 (1948) 44
BISHOP NUECES 104 100 (1945) 23
DEL RIO 2 NW VAL VERDE 97 94 (2003) 12
DEWEYVILLE NEWTON 87 87 (1999) 21
FT MCKAVETT MENARD 91 91 (2006) 14
FREEPORT 2 NW BRAZORIA 88 88 (1974) 48
HOUSTON‑PORT HARRIS 88 88 (2000) 16
LA JOYA HIDALGO 103 101 (2006) 13
MATAGORDA 2 MATAGORDA 88 86 (1971) 66
MATHIS 4 SSW JIM WELLS 101 101 (1984) 41
MC COOK HIDALGO 105 105 (1952) 59
ORANGE 9 N ORANGE 87 87 (1999) 21
PLEASANTON ATASCOSA 102 101 (1991) 18
PORT O CONNOR CALHOUN 89 88 (1974) 44
SAN ANTONIO 8 NNE BEXAR 95 94 (2000) 11
WELDER W'LIFE FOUND SAN PATRICIO 94 94 (1991) 13
WHITE RIVER RESERVOIR CROSBY 91 91 (2006) 11
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BURNET BURNET 29.7 37.7 (1915) 92
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 31.8 33.5 (1996) 31
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ROBERT GRAY AAF BELL 68 68 (1956) 11
DALLAS FT WORTH AP TARRANT 73 72 (2006) 110
FT HOOD BELL 70 69 (1963) 11
BURNET MUNI AP BURNET 69 68 (2006) 10
HOUSTON HOBBY AP HARRIS 72 72 (2006) 67
COTULLA LA SALLE CO AP LA SALLE 71 70 (2007) 11
SAN ANTONIO STINSON AP BEXAR 70 70 (2000) 11
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AP GUADALUPE 71 70 (2006) 11
JUNCTION KIMBLE CO AP KIMBLE 69 67 (2006) 31
DEL RIO INTL AP VAL VERDE 70 70 (1990) 103
FT WORTH ALLIANCE AP TARRANT 71 71 (2006) 11
BEAUMONT RSCH CTR JEFFERSON 72 71 (2006) 44
BRACKETTVILLE 22 N KINNEY 67 67 (1994) 10
BURLESON JOHNSON 70 70 (2006) 19
CHOKE CANYON DAM LIVE OAK 71 71 (2007) 25
CRYSTAL CITY ZAVALA 74 73 (2000) 56
ENCINAL WEBB 73 73 (1982) 88
FT MCKAVETT MENARD 70 66 (1998) 14
HUNTSVILLE WALKER 72 71 (1935) 93
KERRVILLE 3 NNE KERR 68 67 (1985) 34
LAKE ALAN HENRY GARZA 64 64 (2004) 14
LAREDO 2 WEBB 75 73 (2007) 41
LEXINGTON LEE 71 70 (2006) 41
MARLIN 3 NE FALLS 72 72 (1904) 57
MATADOR MOTLEY 65 64 (1967) 57
PANTHER JUNCTION BREWSTER 67 66 (1967) 47
PLEASANTON ATASCOSA 77 71 (2006) 18
PORT MANSFIELD WILLACY 74 74 (2000) 43
REFUGIO 2 NW REFUGIO 72 72 (2000) 16
TILDEN 4 SSE MCMULLEN 72 72 (1995) 42
WARREN 2 S TYLER 70 70 (1955) 32
Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 18 18 (2007) 31

Climatic Averages for April

  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 77.3 102 (1925) 51.8 25 (1973) 1.67 9.80 (1890) 4.63 (1914) 2.5 0.6 5.1 113 94
Amarillo 70.6 98 (1989) 41.7 13 (1920) 1.33 6.45 (1997) 2.68 (1911) 0.7 4.3 5.4 291 18
Austin 78.9 99 (2006) 57.6 30 (1926) 2.51 19.82 (1915) 10.00 (1915) 1.6 0.0 7.2 44 147
Brownsville 82.3 102 (1984) 65.2 37 (1903) 1.96 10.35 (1991) 9.37 (1991) 3.1 0.0 4.0 7 287
College Station 78.8 98 (1893) 56.9 28 (1973) 3.20 12.50 (1957) 5.30 (1953) 0.7 0.1 6.9 40 127
Corpus Christi 80.7 102 (1984) 62.3 33 (1987) 2.05 9.21 (2004) 7.19 (1956) 1.9 0.0 5.2 19 229
Dallas‑Fort Worth 75.9 101 (2006) 54.0 29 (1989) 3.20 17.64 (1922) 8.81 (1922) 0.9 0.2 7.2 74 72
Del Rio 82.7 106 (1984) 58.5 33 (1987) 1.71 7.51 (1981) 4.57 (1969) 6.6 0.0 5.2 27 207
El Paso 78.1 98 (1989) 51.1 23 (1983) 0.23 2.24 (1931) 1.08 (1966) 2.3 0.9 1.7 100 72
Galveston 75.2 92 (1953) 64.7 38 (1938) 2.56 11.04 (1904) 9.23 (1904) 0.0 0.0 5.5 15 163
Houston 79.1 95 (1987) 57.9 31 (1987) 3.60 10.92 (1976) 8.16 (1976) 0.9 0.1 7.0 48 147
Lubbock 74.7 100 (1989) 45.4 18 (1920) 1.29 6.18 (1915) 2.18 (1997) 1.6 1.4 5.0 182 48
Midland 78.8 101 (1996) 48.6 20 (1973) 0.73 3.59 (1931) 2.00 (1931) 3.8 0.9 3.2 120 77
Port Arthur 77.8 94 (1987) 58.6 32 (1987) 3.84 15.30 (1973) 10.09 (1973) 0.3 0.0 6.7 41 140
San Angelo 79.0 107 (1925) 51.0 23 (1926) 1.60 5.10 (1977) 3.32 (1971) 4.7 0.8 4.6 93 107
San Antonio 80.4 101 (1996) 56.9 31 (1987) 2.60 11.64 (1915) 6.78 (1915) 2.2 0.0 7.3 42 161
Victoria 79.2 100 (1920) 60.1 33 (1987) 2.97 11.70 (1997) 9.87 (1991) 0.8 0.0 6.4 28 181
Waco 77.6 101 (1963) 54.2 27 (1975) 2.99 13.37 (1957) 5.09 (1957) 1.4 0.2 6.7 77 111
Wichita Falls 75.5 102 (2006) 49.3 24 (1975) 2.62 8.50 (1957) 4.09 (1967) 1.9 0.7 6.5 140 66
Shreveport, LA 76.6 96 (1887) 53.8 31 (1989) 4.42 21.84 (1991) 10.44 (1991) 0.1 0.2 8.2 89 87
Climatic averages are based on 1971-2000 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
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