Texas Climate Report: December 2009
December is already one of the coldest months of the year on average in Texas, but December 2009 was unusually frigid across the entire state in the last month of the 2000s. The monthly average mean temperature of 42.9°F was the 5th coldest December statewide average in the last 100 years. Every single first-order weather station in Texas was at least 2°F below normal for the month, and only Galveston did not hit the freezing mark (32°F) during December 2009. Average high temperatures were particularly cold across the state, with the monthly average maximum temperature at least 4°F below normal, with the exception of El Paso and San Angelo.
Precipitation during December was abundant along all of the Texas Gulf Coast, particularly in Deep South Texas and the Lower Valley. Brownsville normally only picks up a little over an inch of December rainfall, but more than 5 inches of rain fell in the past month. Corpus Christi picked up more than twice the normal December precipitation with almost 4 inches of rainfall, which was a good way to end what had been a drought-stricken 2009 in the Coastal Bend region. By the end of December, the drought situation had improved in all of Texas as Kinney, Maverick, and Nueces counties had the most severe (D2) drought conditions. A large area of the southern Panhandle and the Low Rolling Plains also picked up more than twice the normal December precipitation, though much of this was in the form of snowfall. Abilene, El Paso, Lubbock, and Wichita Falls all picked up 5 or more inches of December 2009 snowfall.
Not even one week had passed in December before a major, early season winter storm slammed into Texas with bitterly cold air and in much of the state, some unusually early-season snowfall. A section of Interstate 10 between Midland and El Paso came to a halt on the 3rd-4th as more than a foot of snow covered some portions of the road. Further to the east, Houston received an inch of snow, which set the record for earliest snow appearance in the city ever. On the 4th, the most snow in Southeast Texas fell near Boling where 4 inches fell, while Wharton County received 3 inches of snow. After the snowfall, a bitterly cold air mass was in place on the morning of the 5th, when record low temperatures were set in Austin (19°F), College Station (24°F), Houston Intercontinental (26°F) and Hobby (27°F), Victoria (26°F), Del Rio (27°F), Harlingen (29°F), Corpus Christi (32°F), and McAllen (33°F).
A major winter storm arrived just in time to bring residents on North Texas a White Christmas with several inches of snow in a large area. Wichita Falls took the prize of having the largest snowfall totals, with some parts of the city receiving more than a foot of snowfall in less than 24 hours on Christmas Eve through Christmas Day. However, the situation was more serious in the warm sector of the storm ahead of a cold front on the 23rd, when 16 confirmed tornadoes were reported in East Texas on the 23rd. An EF3 tornado that was 300 yards wide left a 4 mile path of destruction in the Lufkin area, while a 200-yard wide EF2 tornado was on the ground for 7 miles in the Longview area. However, the warning system was effective during the severe weather outbreak on the 23rd as there were no fatalities resulting from any of the tornadoes reported.
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 |
51.4 |
‑5.5 |
73 |
30.0 |
‑3.9 |
14 |
40.7 |
‑4.7 |
7 |
1.87 |
147% |
0.98 |
744 |
0 |
| Amarillo |
44.9 |
‑4.9 |
67 |
20.3 |
‑3.8 |
5 |
32.6 |
‑4.4 |
6 |
0.25 |
41% |
0.11 |
996 |
0 |
| Austin |
56.4 |
‑5.9 |
74 |
38.7 |
‑3.2 |
25 |
47.5 |
‑4.6 |
10 |
2.61 |
107% |
1.05 |
535 |
0 |
| Brownsville |
65.5 |
‑4.7 |
82 |
49.7 |
‑2.3 |
31 |
57.6 |
‑3.5 |
12 |
5.64 |
508% |
2.89 |
252 |
30 |
| College Station |
56.1 |
‑6.7 |
73 |
39.5 |
‑2.0 |
24 |
47.8 |
‑4.4 |
11 |
2.80 |
87% |
1.18 |
532 |
4 |
| Corpus Christi |
60.1 |
‑7.9 |
80 |
45.5 |
‑2.6 |
32 |
52.8 |
‑5.3 |
10 |
3.96 |
226% |
1.45 |
377 |
8 |
| Dallas‑Fort Worth |
51.9 |
‑4.6 |
75 |
33.5 |
‑3.3 |
22 |
42.7 |
‑4.0 |
10 |
1.85 |
72% |
0.97 |
681 |
0 |
| Del Rio |
58.7 |
‑4.8 |
72 |
39.2 |
‑2.0 |
27 |
49.0 |
‑3.4 |
4 |
1.01 |
135% |
0.59 |
491 |
0 |
| El Paso |
55.2 |
‑2.2 |
64 |
32.7 |
‑0.7 |
21 |
44.0 |
‑1.4 |
4 |
0.84 |
109% |
0.33 |
643 |
0 |
| Galveston |
59.0 |
‑5.3 |
71 |
46.7 |
‑5.1 |
34 |
52.9 |
‑5.2 |
16 |
6.53 |
185% |
1.34 |
371 |
2 |
| Houston |
58.4 |
‑6.2 |
77 |
42.0 |
‑0.8 |
26 |
50.2 |
‑3.5 |
15 |
5.44 |
147% |
1.38 |
459 |
8 |
| Lubbock |
48.4 |
‑4.8 |
68 |
23.6 |
‑2.5 |
5 |
36.0 |
‑3.7 |
7 |
1.48 |
221% |
0.74 |
893 |
0 |
| Midland |
54.3 |
‑4.1 |
73 |
27.9 |
‑3.3 |
17 |
41.1 |
‑3.7 |
7 |
0.83 |
128% |
0.37 |
733 |
0 |
| Port Arthur |
57.4 |
‑6.5 |
73 |
41.1 |
‑3.4 |
27 |
49.3 |
‑4.9 |
16 |
6.43 |
122% |
1.23 |
485 |
3 |
| San Angelo |
57.3 |
‑2.0 |
76 |
31.3 |
‑2.2 |
18 |
44.3 |
‑2.1 |
6 |
1.67 |
178% |
0.99 |
631 |
0 |
| San Antonio |
57.4 |
‑6.6 |
76 |
39.2 |
‑1.6 |
23 |
48.3 |
‑4.1 |
11 |
1.92 |
98% |
0.76 |
508 |
0 |
| Victoria |
58.7 |
‑6.5 |
77 |
42.0 |
‑3.2 |
26 |
50.3 |
‑4.9 |
13 |
3.72 |
151% |
1.39 |
448 |
4 |
| Waco |
54.5 |
‑4.6 |
79 |
34.0 |
‑3.5 |
21 |
44.2 |
‑4.1 |
10 |
1.54 |
56% |
0.94 |
635 |
0 |
| Wichita Falls |
48.7 |
‑5.8 |
75 |
26.3 |
‑5.0 |
14 |
37.5 |
‑5.4 |
7 |
2.11 |
126% |
1.32 |
844 |
0 |
| Shreveport, LA |
53.8 |
‑4.7 |
69 |
35.9 |
‑2.4 |
20 |
44.9 |
‑3.5 |
13 |
4.64 |
102% |
2.27 |
617 |
0 |
*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.
|
Monthly Extremes
| Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| PECOS MUNI AP |
REEVES |
0.00 |
| ALLISON |
WHEELER |
0.00 |
| BOOKER |
LIPSCOMB |
0.00 |
| CANADIAN 22SE |
HEMPHILL |
0.00 |
| CONLEN |
DALLAM |
0.00 |
| DALHART |
DALLAM |
0.00 |
| DARROUZETT |
LIPSCOMB |
0.00 |
| LA TUNA 1 S |
EL PASO |
0.00 |
| PERRYTON 21 S |
OCHILTREE |
0.00 |
| PERRYTON 11 WNW |
OCHILTREE |
0.00 |
| WHEELER |
WHEELER |
0.00 |
| Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| BROADDUS 1 NE |
SAN AUGUSTINE |
12.21 |
| Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| BROADDUS 1 NE |
SAN AUGUSTINE |
7.00 |
| Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| HARTLEY |
HARTLEY |
29.3 |
| Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| C C BOTANICAL GARDENS |
NUECES |
60.1 |
| Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| HARTLEY |
HARTLEY |
42.9 |
| Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP |
HIDALGO |
66.9 |
| Highest Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP |
HIDALGO |
88 |
| Lowest Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| DALHART |
DALLAM |
21 |
| GRUVER |
HANSFORD |
21 |
| HARTLEY |
HARTLEY |
21 |
| Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| LIPSCOMB |
LIPSCOMB |
14.9 |
| Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| C C BOTANICAL GARDENS |
NUECES |
54.2 |
| Highest Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| BROWNSVILLE INTL AP |
CAMERON |
69 |
| Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| BRAVO |
HARTLEY |
-3 |
New Monthly Records
| Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| BOOKER |
LIPSCOMB |
0.00 |
0.00 (2008) |
64 |
| CONLEN |
DALLAM |
0.00 |
0.00 (1976) |
62 |
| DARROUZETT |
LIPSCOMB |
0.00 |
0.00 (1976) |
59 |
| LA TUNA 1 S |
EL PASO |
0.00 |
0.00 (2006) |
66 |
| PERRYTON 21 S |
OCHILTREE |
0.00 |
0.00 (1988) |
28 |
| PERRYTON 11 WNW |
OCHILTREE |
0.00 |
0.00 (1976) |
56 |
| WHEELER |
WHEELER |
0.00 |
0.00 (1981) |
27 |
| Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP |
CAMERON |
4.01 |
3.45 (2002) |
22 |
| PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP |
CAMERON |
4.98 |
2.07 (2006) |
11 |
| MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP |
HIDALGO |
4.99 |
3.88 (1965) |
47 |
| BAYTOWN |
HARRIS |
10.61 |
9.26 (2002) |
27 |
| BROADDUS 1 NE |
SAN AUGUSTINE |
12.21 |
9.76 (1995) |
60 |
| CANDELARIA |
PRESIDIO |
2.77 |
2.66 (1986) |
66 |
| HOUSTON DEER PARK |
HARRIS |
8.58 |
8.58 (2001) |
59 |
| DEL RIO 2 NW |
VAL VERDE |
1.16 |
0.78 (1997) |
14 |
| EDINBURG |
HIDALGO |
4.99 |
2.26 (2006) |
12 |
| KATY WOLF HILL |
HARRIS |
7.11 |
6.79 (1997) |
30 |
| LA JOYA |
HIDALGO |
7.01 |
4.50 (2006) |
14 |
| LAKE ALAN HENRY |
GARZA |
2.17 |
2.01 (1997) |
16 |
| MC COOK |
HIDALGO |
4.86 |
3.53 (1986) |
64 |
| PORT ARANSAS |
NUECES |
4.62 |
4.56 (1991) |
23 |
| PORT MANSFIELD |
WILLACY |
5.20 |
4.73 (1986) |
48 |
| RAYMONDVILLE |
WILLACY |
6.19 |
5.89 (1937) |
94 |
| ROCKSPRINGS 26SSW |
EDWARDS |
2.27 |
1.05 (2000) |
15 |
| SANTA ROSA 3 WNW |
HIDALGO |
6.07 |
3.38 (1991) |
23 |
| TILDEN 10 S |
MCMULLEN |
3.29 |
2.92 (2006) |
13 |
| Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| LONGVIEW E TX RGNL AP |
GREGG |
2.56 |
2.44 (2002) |
10 |
| HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP |
CAMERON |
2.59 |
2.48 (2002) |
22 |
| PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP |
CAMERON |
2.54 |
0.62 (2002) |
11 |
| MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP |
HIDALGO |
3.55 |
1.95 (1989) |
47 |
| HUNTSVILLE MUNI AP |
WALKER |
2.44 |
2.33 (2006) |
10 |
| ATLANTA |
CASS |
4.50 |
4.03 (1985) |
55 |
| BROADDUS 1 NE |
SAN AUGUSTINE |
7.00 |
4.00 (2001) |
60 |
| CANDELARIA |
PRESIDIO |
1.27 |
1.06 (1982) |
66 |
| CARTHAGE |
PANOLA |
4.65 |
4.45 (1960) |
52 |
| EDINBURG |
HIDALGO |
2.70 |
1.15 (2006) |
12 |
| LA JOYA |
HIDALGO |
3.00 |
2.60 (2006) |
14 |
| LINDEN |
CASS |
4.40 |
4.20 (1987) |
56 |
| MC COOK |
HIDALGO |
2.17 |
1.70 (1979) |
64 |
| ROCKSPRINGS 26SSW |
EDWARDS |
1.34 |
0.80 (2000) |
15 |
| SANTA ROSA 3 WNW |
HIDALGO |
2.25 |
1.80 (2006) |
23 |
| VALENTINE 10 WSW |
PRESIDIO |
1.61 |
1.52 (1986) |
74 |
| Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| LONGVIEW E TX RGNL AP |
GREGG |
44.6 |
47.2 (2005) |
10 |
| BURNET MUNI AP |
BURNET |
44.7 |
46.7 (1997) |
12 |
| HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP |
CAMERON |
56.2 |
56.2 (2000) |
22 |
| ALICE INTL AP |
JIM WELLS |
52.2 |
53.3 (1953) |
12 |
| COTULLA LA SALLE CO AP |
LA SALLE |
49.5 |
49.6 (2000) |
11 |
| ROCKPORT ARANSAS CO AP |
ARANSAS |
52.4 |
55.1 (1997) |
11 |
| FT STOCKTON PECOS AP |
PECOS |
45.0 |
45.4 (1997) |
11 |
| FT WORTH ALLIANCE AP |
TARRANT |
42.3 |
43.8 (1997) |
12 |
| HOUSTON HOOKS MEM AP |
HARRIS |
48.6 |
52.1 (2005) |
11 |
| PALESTINE |
ANDERSON |
41.9 |
42.2 (1989) |
62 |
| ACTON RCH |
CROCKETT |
40.5 |
41.4 (2000) |
16 |
| ATLANTA |
CASS |
41.4 |
44.9 (2005) |
10 |
| BISHOP |
NUECES |
52.0 |
55.0 (2004) |
22 |
| BRAVO |
HARTLEY |
29.8 |
30.1 (1989) |
42 |
| CHILDRESS 2 |
CHILDRESS |
36.6 |
39.7 (1997) |
12 |
| CONCHO PARK IVIE RSVR |
CONCHO |
42.1 |
42.5 (2000) |
12 |
| DENVER CITY |
YOAKUM |
37.0 |
38.2 (1990) |
19 |
| EDEN |
CONCHO |
40.6 |
42.3 (1963) |
41 |
| FT MCKAVETT |
MENARD |
41.0 |
42.3 (2000) |
15 |
| HOUSTON‑PORT |
HARRIS |
49.1 |
50.7 (2000) |
15 |
| JUNCTION 4 SSW |
KIMBLE |
40.8 |
42.0 (1989) |
69 |
| LAKE ALAN HENRY |
GARZA |
38.3 |
39.1 (2000) |
16 |
| MULESHOE NWR |
BAILEY |
33.1 |
33.3 (1989) |
25 |
| PLEASANTON |
ATASCOSA |
47.5 |
49.5 (2000) |
16 |
| REFUGIO 3 SW |
REFUGIO |
50.4 |
50.6 (2000) |
12 |
| SAN SABA 7 NW |
SAN SABA |
41.7 |
41.8 (2000) |
10 |
| TAYLOR 1 NW |
WILLIAMSON |
44.2 |
44.2 (2000) |
10 |
| WELDER W'LIFE FOUND |
SAN PATRICIO |
51.1 |
54.3 (1997) |
13 |
| Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| LONGVIEW E TX RGNL AP |
GREGG |
53.8 |
57.8 (2002) |
10 |
| BURNET MUNI AP |
BURNET |
54.7 |
57.8 (1997) |
12 |
| HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP |
CAMERON |
64.5 |
65.1 (1960) |
23 |
| ALICE INTL AP |
JIM WELLS |
61.2 |
64.7 (1953) |
12 |
| COTULLA LA SALLE CO AP |
LA SALLE |
58.8 |
59.4 (2000) |
11 |
| COLUMBUS |
COLORADO |
54.6 |
56.0 (1989) |
48 |
| ROCKPORT ARANSAS CO AP |
ARANSAS |
59.6 |
64.6 (1997) |
11 |
| FT WORTH ALLIANCE AP |
TARRANT |
52.9 |
54.1 (1997) |
12 |
| HOUSTON HOOKS MEM AP |
HARRIS |
57.1 |
63.7 (2004) |
11 |
| ATLANTA |
CASS |
51.2 |
57.2 (2002) |
10 |
| BAY CITY WTR WKS |
MATAGORDA |
57.6 |
58.5 (1983) |
58 |
| BEAUMONT CITY |
JEFFERSON |
56.6 |
57.0 (1963) |
64 |
| BENAVIDES 2 |
DUVAL |
59.9 |
60.3 (1989) |
27 |
| BISHOP |
NUECES |
60.1 |
63.1 (2000) |
25 |
| BRAVO |
HARTLEY |
44.1 |
45.0 (1997) |
42 |
| CANYON |
RANDALL |
45.3 |
45.5 (1989) |
50 |
| CHOKE CANYON DAM |
LIVE OAK |
56.1 |
58.7 (1983) |
26 |
| CONROE |
MONTGOMERY |
54.2 |
54.8 (1983) |
66 |
| CUERO |
DEWITT |
56.4 |
58.1 (1914) |
88 |
| DANEVANG 1 W |
WHARTON |
55.3 |
55.9 (1989) |
107 |
| DENVER CITY |
YOAKUM |
50.2 |
50.7 (2000) |
19 |
| EDEN |
CONCHO |
52.7 |
54.6 (1960) |
42 |
| EL CAMPO |
WHARTON |
56.6 |
59.0 (1963) |
21 |
| ELGIN |
BASTROP |
52.8 |
54.6 (1983) |
47 |
| FLATONIA |
FAYETTE |
53.1 |
53.5 (1914) |
85 |
| FLORESVILLE |
WILSON |
55.0 |
57.9 (1963) |
37 |
| FOWLERTON |
LA SALLE |
55.9 |
58.6 (2000) |
43 |
| GOLIAD |
GOLIAD |
57.0 |
60.4 (1983) |
67 |
| HART |
CASTRO |
44.9 |
45.6 (2000) |
24 |
| HOUSTON‑PORT |
HARRIS |
56.5 |
62.0 (2000) |
16 |
| KENT 8 SE |
JEFF DAVIS |
51.7 |
51.9 (2000) |
14 |
| LA GRANGE |
FAYETTE |
54.5 |
55.9 (1963) |
48 |
| LA JOYA |
HIDALGO |
64.9 |
65.5 (2000) |
13 |
| MADISONVILLE |
MADISON |
53.8 |
54.4 (1983) |
60 |
| MATHIS 4 SSW |
JIM WELLS |
56.9 |
57.7 (1989) |
42 |
| MENARD |
MENARD |
52.8 |
54.4 (1963) |
59 |
| PLEASANTON |
ATASCOSA |
55.8 |
60.8 (2000) |
17 |
| POTEET |
ATASCOSA |
56.4 |
56.7 (1963) |
63 |
| REFUGIO 3 SW |
REFUGIO |
58.1 |
61.6 (2000) |
13 |
| REFUGIO 2 NW |
REFUGIO |
57.1 |
57.7 (1989) |
21 |
| SAN ANTONIO 8 NNE |
BEXAR |
56.0 |
56.6 (2000) |
13 |
| SOUTH PADRE ISLAND |
CAMERON |
64.5 |
68.9 (1995) |
11 |
| TAYLOR 1 NW |
WILLIAMSON |
53.4 |
53.8 (2000) |
10 |
| VICTORIA RGNL AP |
VICTORIA |
58.4 |
61.3 (2000) |
10 |
| WELDER W'LIFE FOUND |
SAN PATRICIO |
58.2 |
63.0 (2000) |
16 |
| Lowest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| EL CAMPO |
WHARTON |
36 |
38 (2005) |
21 |
| Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| BORGER HUTCHINSON CO AP |
HUTCHINSON |
22.2 |
22.8 (2000) |
11 |
| BURNET MUNI AP |
BURNET |
34.7 |
35.5 (1997) |
12 |
| ROCKPORT ARANSAS CO AP |
ARANSAS |
45.2 |
45.5 (1997) |
11 |
| FT STOCKTON PECOS AP |
PECOS |
32.5 |
33.6 (1997) |
11 |
| FT WORTH ALLIANCE AP |
TARRANT |
31.6 |
32.5 (2005) |
12 |
| ACTON RCH |
CROCKETT |
26.4 |
27.3 (2005) |
16 |
| CHILDRESS 2 |
CHILDRESS |
24.6 |
27.0 (2008) |
12 |
| CONCHO PARK IVIE RSVR |
CONCHO |
30.3 |
32.2 (2005) |
12 |
| EDEN |
CONCHO |
28.5 |
29.3 (2005) |
45 |
| FT MCKAVETT |
MENARD |
27.1 |
28.4 (2005) |
15 |
| LAKE ALAN HENRY |
GARZA |
25.9 |
27.9 (2005) |
16 |
| SAN SABA 7 NW |
SAN SABA |
29.8 |
30.3 (2005) |
10 |
| SANFORD DAM |
HUTCHINSON |
21.3 |
21.8 (2000) |
17 |
| SOUTH PADRE ISLAND |
CAMERON |
51.4 |
54.0 (2003) |
11 |
| WHITE RIVER RESERVOIR |
CROSBY |
24.3 |
25.2 (2000) |
13 |
| Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| BURNET MUNI AP |
BURNET |
20 |
20 (1997) |
12 |
| HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP |
CAMERON |
29 |
31 (2008) |
22 |
| NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AP |
GUADALUPE |
21 |
22 (1998) |
11 |
| CONROE MONTGOMERY CO AP |
MONTGOMERY |
21 |
23 (2004) |
13 |
| HUNTSVILLE MUNI AP |
WALKER |
23 |
23 (1998) |
11 |
| HOUSTON HOOKS MEM AP |
HARRIS |
23 |
27 (2008) |
11 |
| HOUSTON‑PORT |
HARRIS |
28 |
30 (2002) |
15 |
| LA JOYA |
HIDALGO |
24 |
24 (1996) |
13 |
| LUFKIN 11 NW |
ANGELINA |
19 |
19 (2005) |
12 |
| TAYLOR 1 NW |
WILLIAMSON |
20 |
22 (2005) |
10 |
Climatic Averages for January
| |
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 |
55.2 |
90 (1911) |
31.8 |
‑9 (1947) |
0.97 |
4.35 (1968) |
2.18 (1961) |
0.0 |
16.5 |
5.1 |
678 |
0 |
| Amarillo |
48.9 |
83 (1927) |
22.6 |
‑11 (1984) |
0.63 |
2.67 (1999) |
1.74 (1968) |
0.0 |
27.5 |
4.3 |
920 |
0 |
| Austin |
60.3 |
90 (1971) |
40.0 |
‑2 (1949) |
1.89 |
9.21 (1991) |
4.41 (1991) |
0.0 |
6.6 |
7.7 |
475 |
7 |
| Brownsville |
68.7 |
93 (1971) |
50.5 |
18 (1881) |
1.36 |
5.11 (1945) |
3.00 (1988) |
0.1 |
1.0 |
7.7 |
206 |
54 |
| College Station |
60.6 |
90 (1999) |
39.8 |
‑3 (1949) |
3.32 |
15.60 (1991) |
5.63 (1991) |
0.0 |
7.7 |
8.7 |
472 |
13 |
| Corpus Christi |
66.0 |
91 (1971) |
46.2 |
14 (1962) |
1.62 |
10.78 (1958) |
6.38 (1958) |
0.1 |
2.5 |
7.7 |
299 |
32 |
| Dallas‑Fort Worth |
54.1 |
93 (1911) |
34.0 |
‑2 (1949) |
1.90 |
9.07 (1932) |
4.01 (2002) |
0.0 |
13.4 |
7.1 |
650 |
3 |
| Del Rio |
62.8 |
92 (1911) |
39.7 |
12 (1918) |
0.57 |
4.12 (1931) |
1.91 (1994) |
0.0 |
5.9 |
4.8 |
423 |
2 |
| El Paso |
57.2 |
80 (1970) |
32.9 |
‑8 (1962) |
0.45 |
1.84 (1949) |
1.28 (1896) |
0.0 |
17.8 |
4.7 |
632 |
0 |
| Galveston |
61.9 |
78 (2006) |
49.7 |
11 (1886) |
4.08 |
10.75 (1991) |
5.38 (1923) |
0.0 |
1.9 |
10.5 |
316 |
18 |
| Houston |
62.3 |
87 (1902) |
41.2 |
5 (1930) |
3.68 |
13.11 (1891) |
5.89 (1891) |
0.0 |
6.3 |
10.5 |
427 |
15 |
| Lubbock |
51.9 |
87 (1914) |
24.4 |
‑16 (1963) |
0.50 |
4.05 (1949) |
1.96 (1939) |
0.0 |
24.8 |
4.2 |
818 |
0 |
| Midland |
56.8 |
84 (1974) |
29.6 |
‑8 (1962) |
0.53 |
4.99 (1939) |
2.56 (1939) |
0.0 |
19.3 |
3.9 |
680 |
0 |
| Port Arthur |
61.5 |
84 (1909) |
42.9 |
11 (1930) |
5.69 |
14.87 (1991) |
6.94 (1998) |
0.0 |
4.9 |
10.2 |
411 |
11 |
| San Angelo |
57.9 |
91 (1911) |
31.8 |
1 (1947) |
0.82 |
3.65 (1961) |
2.49 (1961) |
0.0 |
16.4 |
5.1 |
617 |
0 |
| San Antonio |
62.1 |
89 (1971) |
38.6 |
0 (1949) |
1.66 |
8.52 (1968) |
3.18 (1968) |
0.0 |
7.8 |
7.6 |
455 |
7 |
| Victoria |
62.8 |
88 (1971) |
43.6 |
12 (1949) |
2.44 |
7.76 (1991) |
4.70 (1991) |
0.0 |
4.1 |
8.8 |
372 |
18 |
| Waco |
57.0 |
90 (1943) |
35.1 |
‑5 (1949) |
1.90 |
6.56 (1932) |
4.79 (1998) |
0.0 |
12.4 |
7.4 |
589 |
2 |
| Wichita Falls |
52.1 |
87 (1969) |
28.9 |
‑12 (1947) |
1.12 |
4.48 (1968) |
2.25 (1919) |
0.0 |
20.5 |
4.9 |
762 |
0 |
| Shreveport, LA |
56.2 |
85 (1950) |
36.5 |
‑2 (1930) |
4.60 |
12.96 (1999) |
7.52 (1885) |
0.0 |
12.7 |
9.7 |
597 |
6 |
| Climatic averages are based on 1971-2000 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center. |
