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Texas Climate Report: November 2009

The month of November was not nearly as wet as October over most of the state, with a prolonged period of unexpected dryness the first half of the month. During November, several cold fronts moved through the state causing seemingly endless fluctuations in the temperatures all month. As November started, most of the state saw high temperatures in the 70s while high temperatures in South Texas were still in the 80s. Within the first few days the first cold front moved through the Panhandle and North Texas but this did not deter warmer temperatures from creeping back in by the 6th, when most of the state had high temperatures in the 80s. Canadian topped out at 90 degrees on the 6th after a morning low in the lower 50s. Starting on the 8th, East Texas felt the indirect effect of Hurricane Ida, with the Coastal Bend area hardest hit while receiving about 1"-2" of precipitation. As Ida moved east, warmer temperatures began to creep back over the state until the 16th, when a cold front and accompanying low pressure area moved into the state. This dropped daily high temperatures into the 50s in the Panhandle and brought wet weather to Dallas, Waco and Austin. The low pressure system and cold front quickly moved out of the state, but left behind cooler temperatures. Daily highs from West Texas to North Texas barely reached the 50s, while South Texas finally started to cool down with highs in the 60s.

Following the departure of the cold front from Texas, the entire state enjoyed beautiful weather with comfortable high temperatures in the 60s and 70s for most of the state. By the 19th, another low pressure system parked in the Gulf of Mexico bringing more showers and thunderstorms to the eastern half of Texas. A broad area received over an inch of rain, with the Costal Bend once again being hit the hardest with localized rainfall totals up to ten inches near Corpus Christi. In the days leading up to Thanksgiving, East Texas was once again showered by light rain and cloudy skies brought on by a cold front. Over the Thanksgiving holiday, a high pressure system moved over the state and brought great weather to the whole state. Much of the weather action in November took place as the month (and Hurricane season) came to a close. On the 29th, a tornado briefly touched down in New Boston, Texas causing damage to four homes and knocking down trees and power lines. In the cold sector of the storm, Amarillo reported 2 inches of snow. On the 30th, a cold front pushed across the state, cooling down temperatures and finally bringing a taste of wintry weather to the state. El Paso saw high temperatures barely reaching the 30s and received 2.5" of snow on the 30th, while the rest of the state saw wet weather with high temperatures in the 40s and 50s.

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 70.0 +4.9 79 43.6 +1.3 29 56.8 +3.1 2 0.02 2% 0.02 243 4
Amarillo 65.0 +6.6 84 35.8 +4.0 23 50.4 +5.3 1 0.26 38% 0.26 432 2
Austin 71.7 +1.6 79 50.7 +1.4 40 61.2 +1.5 6 2.80 104% 1.80 133 26
Brownsville 78.5 +1.7 85 58.1 ‑0.5 47 68.3 +0.6 6 1.46 83% 0.54 19 124
College Station 72.3 +1.4 80 50.7 +1.6 38 61.5 +1.5 8 3.42 108% 1.55 129 32
Corpus Christi 75.5 +0.6 84 54.3 ‑1.1 38 64.9 ‑0.2 6 3.85 221% 2.46 66 70
Dallas‑Fort Worth 70.4 +5.3 78 48.5 +3.4 36 59.5 +4.4 3 1.76 68% 1.34 176 15
Del Rio 73.1 +2.2 82 48.6 ‑0.6 35 60.9 +0.8 4 0.71 74% 0.27 148 33
El Paso 69.0 +3.5 79 41.3 +1.5 29 55.1 +2.4 3 0.96 229% 0.72 289 0
Galveston 71.1 ‑0.2 79 58.9 ‑0.5 48 65.0 ‑0.4 7 3.97 109% 2.45 60 66
Houston 73.5 +1.5 81 51.5 +1.7 39 62.5 +1.6 8 1.66 40% 0.69 108 40
Lubbock 69.2 +7.6 83 36.2 +1.7 21 52.7 +4.6 2 0.13 18% 0.07 361 0
Midland 70.8 +5.0 82 37.9 ‑0.9 23 54.3 +2.0 1 0.04 6% 0.04 313 1
Port Arthur 70.8 ‑0.1 78 50.6 ‑0.2 36 60.7 ‑0.2 5 1.16 24% 0.66 145 23
San Angelo 73.4 +6.9 81 40.4 ‑1.0 23 56.9 +2.9 1 0.01 1% 0.01 246 11
San Antonio 72.2 +0.8 80 49.1 +0.5 38 60.6 +0.6 6 2.09 81% 1.26 143 20
Victoria 74.7 +1.7 83 50.8 ‑1.5 39 62.8 +0.1 8 5.79 219% 2.92 101 38
Waco 71.6 +3.8 80 47.4 +1.6 31 59.5 +2.7 4 1.69 65% 1.58 178 22
Wichita Falls 69.1 +5.4 79 42.7 +2.6 30 55.9 +4.0 1 0.05 3% 0.05 270 2
Shreveport, LA 69.6 +2.8 78 46.5 +1.2 33 58.0 +1.9 5 1.42 30% 0.74 210 7
*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 2009 average temperatures
nov 2009 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
PECOS MUNI AP REEVES 0.00
GRAHAM YOUNG 0.00
LIBERTY LIBERTY 0.00
PRESIDIO PRESIDIO 0.00
BIG SPRING HOWARD 0.00
ALBANY SHACKELFORD 0.00
ANDREWS ANDREWS 0.00
ANDREWS 2 ANDREWS 0.00
BIG SPRING 5 NE HOWARD 0.00
BIG SPRING HOWARD 0.00
CONCHO PARK IVIE RSVR CONCHO 0.00
DUNDEE 6 NNW ARCHER 0.00
ESCOBAS ZAPATA 0.00
FT STOCKTON PECOS 0.00
FT STOCKTON 26ESE PECOS 0.00
GAIL BORDEN 0.00
HAMLIN 1 SW JONES 0.00
HAPPY 4NW RANDALL 0.00
HARTLEY HARTLEY 0.00
HASKELL HASKELL 0.00
HORDS CREEK DAM COLEMAN 0.00
KERMIT WINKLER 0.00
KNAPP 2 SW SCURRY 0.00
LAKE ALAN HENRY GARZA 0.00
LAKE KEMP BAYLOR 0.00
LAWN TAYLOR 0.00
LEES GLASSCOCK 0.00
LENORAH MARTIN 0.00
MIDLAND 4 ENE MIDLAND 0.00
MIDLAND 4SW MIDLAND 0.00
MOBEETIE 7 N HEMPHILL 0.00
ODESSA ECTOR 0.00
ODESSA 1SE ECTOR 0.00
ODESSA 5WSW ECTOR 0.00
PADUCAH 15 S KING 0.00
PADUCAH 10S COTTLE 0.00
PAMPA 3E GRAY 0.00
PANHANDLE CARSON 0.00
PECOS 8 W REEVES 0.00
PENWELL ECTOR 0.00
RHINELAND #2 KNOX 0.00
ROSCOE NOLAN 0.00
SANFORD DAM HUTCHINSON 0.00
SILVER VALLEY COLEMAN 0.00
STAMFORD 1 JONES 0.00
VALENTINE 10 WSW PRESIDIO 0.00
WHEELER WHEELER 0.00
WOODSON THROCKMORTON 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
ROCKPORT ARANSAS 12.85
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
ROCKPORT ARANSAS 10.05
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DOG CANYON CULBERSON 46.2
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PORT ISABEL CAMERON 69.9
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DOG CANYON CULBERSON 59.2
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
WEST CORAZONES BREWSTER 82.6
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
WEST CORAZONES BREWSTER 94
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
PINE SPRINGS NP CULBERSON 31
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MULESHOE #1 BAILEY 27.1
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PORT ISABEL CAMERON 61.7
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
C C BOTANICAL GARDENS NUECES 73
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MULESHOE #1 BAILEY 14

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
GRAHAM YOUNG 0.00 0.00 (2008) 103
LIBERTY LIBERTY 0.00 0.00 (1903) 101
PRESIDIO PRESIDIO 0.00 0.00 (2008) 77
BIG SPRING HOWARD 0.00 0.00 (2005) 56
CONROE MONTGOMERY CO AP MONTGOMERY 1.64 1.66 (2005) 11
HOUSTON HOOKS MEM AP HARRIS 1.30 1.65 (1999) 10
ALBANY SHACKELFORD 0.00 0.00 (1989) 100
ANDREWS ANDREWS 0.00 0.00 (2008) 48
BIG SPRING HOWARD 0.00 0.00 (2005) 60
CONCHO PARK IVIE RSVR CONCHO 0.00 0.00 (2005) 10
DUNDEE 6 NNW ARCHER 0.00 0.00 (2008) 78
FT STOCKTON PECOS 0.00 0.00 (2008) 62
GAIL BORDEN 0.00 0.00 (2005) 66
HAMLIN 1 SW JONES 0.00 0.00 (2005) 76
HASKELL HASKELL 0.00 0.00 (2005) 103
HORDS CREEK DAM COLEMAN 0.00 0.00 (2008) 57
HOUSTON‑PORT HARRIS 0.35 0.36 (1994) 16
KNAPP 2 SW SCURRY 0.00 0.00 (2008) 73
LAKE ALAN HENRY GARZA 0.00 0.00 (2008) 16
LAKE KEMP BAYLOR 0.00 0.00 (2008) 40
LAWN TAYLOR 0.00 0.00 (2005) 59
LENORAH MARTIN 0.00 0.00 (2008) 60
MIDLAND 4 ENE MIDLAND 0.00 0.00 (2008) 91
ODESSA ECTOR 0.00 0.00 (2008) 59
PADUCAH 15 S KING 0.00 0.00 (2008) 37
PADUCAH 10S COTTLE 0.00 0.00 (2008) 33
PANHANDLE CARSON 0.00 0.00 (2007) 79
PENWELL ECTOR 0.00 0.00 (2006) 51
ROSCOE NOLAN 0.00 0.00 (2006) 75
SANFORD DAM HUTCHINSON 0.00 0.00 (2007) 17
SILVER VALLEY COLEMAN 0.00 0.00 (2008) 36
SOUTH CAMP 6666 KING 0.04 0.11 (2008) 15
STAMFORD 1 JONES 0.00 0.00 (2005) 84
VALENTINE 10 WSW PRESIDIO 0.00 0.00 (2008) 72
WHEELER WHEELER 0.00 0.00 (2008) 30
WOODSON THROCKMORTON 0.00 0.00 (1950) 23
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BELMONT GONZALES 7.54 6.45 (2004) 10
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 11.01 7.84 (2004) 23
ROCKPORT ARANSAS 12.85 8.95 (2000) 51
WELDER W'LIFE FOUND SAN PATRICIO 7.56 6.06 (1992) 44
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BELMONT GONZALES 5.90 3.06 (2004) 10
GONZALES 10 SW GONZALES 3.33 3.20 (2002) 13
HARLETON HARRISON 4.80 4.63 (1969) 54
LOS ANGELES 4 WSW LA SALLE 2.00 1.21 (2002) 11
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 4.83 4.49 (2001) 23
ROCKPORT ARANSAS 10.05 5.71 (2000) 51
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
COTULLA LA SALLE CO AP LA SALLE 61.9 62.8 (1903) 12
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ODESSA ECTOR 57.4 57.2 (2008) 12
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ABERNATHY HALE 69.9 67.4 (2005) 11
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ABERNATHY HALE 85 85 (2001) 11
LIPSCOMB LIPSCOMB 90 90 (2006) 41
SANFORD DAM HUTCHINSON 90 90 (2007) 16
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ACTON RCH CROCKETT 36.2 36.5 (1993) 13
Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
FT WORTH NAS TARRANT 17 18 (1950) 28

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 nbsp;(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 (2007) 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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