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Texas Climate Report: February 2010

February 2010 was a month of record breaking events for the state of Texas, and National Weather Service meteorologists believe this winter has been the coldest winter Texas has seen in 25 years. February will go down in the record books not only as one of the coldest Februarys, but also for the heavy snowfall in North Texas. A snowstorm on the 11th-12th brought 12.5" of snow to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport in a 24-hour period, breaking the old record of 12.1" in January of 1964. This included 11.2" on the 11th, which shattered the previous record of 7.8" for a single calendar day. This snow event lasted just 24 hours and brought the snow total for the Dallas/Fort Worth area up to 15 inches for the year, two inches shy of the all time record of 17.5" set back in 1977-1978. Luckily, the NBA All-Star game and festivities scheduled for the weekend went on with little trouble in the new Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, despite all the snow on the ground.

In addition to the record-setting snowfall in North Texas, monthly temperatures were much colder than normal, and this was the case across the entire state. At every single first-order station, the mean, maximum, and minimum temperatures for the month were below normal, with only one exception. The monthly average low in El Paso was 0.7°F above normal at a balmy 38°F! Austin had the most significant departure, averaging 8.7°F below the normal mean temperature for February. Austin, also set a record low of 23°F on the 25th, breaking the old record of 24°F set back in 1960. The largest departure for average maximum temperature was in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, thanks in large part to the major winter storm and other storms that pushed across the area. Galveston and Port Arthur had the lowest average minimum temperatures compared to normal, a sign that the cold air was even reaching the normally mild Upper Texas coast.

Every single station had at least five days or more of rain this month. Port Arthur had the most rainfall this month with 5.57", including 2.01" of rainfall in a 24-hour period on the 3rd-4th. Corpus Christi broke a daily maximum rainfall record on the 12th with a total rainfall amount of 1.45". The last week of the month brought a rare accumulating snowfall even to Central Texas on the 23rd. The snowfall totals were 3.0" in College Station and 3.1" in Waco, in addition to reports of 4.0" of snow in Bell County.

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 50.7 ‑10.0 69 32.6 ‑3.9 19 41.7 ‑6.9 7 2.18 193% 0.87 646 0
Amarillo 42.0 ‑12.1 62 23.6 ‑3.4 12 32.8 ‑7.8 7 1.29 235% 0.92 895 0
Austin 56.5 ‑8.6 76 38.1 ‑5.9 30 47.3 ‑7.3 9 3.08 155% 0.97 489 0
Brownsville 68.6 ‑3.6 79 49.5 ‑3.8 37 59.0 ‑3.7 8 4.08 346% 1.74 173 12
College Station 55.4 ‑10.1 78 38.0 ‑5.4 28 46.7 ‑7.8 9 2.77 116% 0.96 505 0
Corpus Christi 62.1 ‑7.6 76 46.0 ‑3.3 35 54.0 ‑5.5 10 4.42 240% 1.45 303 2
Dallas‑Fort Worth 49.3 ‑10.8 65 34.1 ‑4.6 26 41.7 ‑7.7 7 2.83 119% 1.14 645 0
Del Rio 62.0 ‑6.0 76 41.1 ‑3.0 28 51.6 ‑4.5 6 1.54 160% 1.26 370 0
El Paso 59.9 ‑3.5 70 38.2 +0.7 29 49.1 ‑1.4 7 1.43 367% 0.79 441 0
Galveston 56.7 ‑7.7 69 44.1 ‑7.4 36 50.4 ‑7.6 13 3.47 133% 1.34 401 0
Houston 57.6 ‑8.9 72 39.4 ‑4.9 29 48.5 ‑6.9 10 3.55 119% 1.49 455 0
Lubbock 49.8 ‑8.0 70 28.7 ‑0.2 20 39.3 ‑4.0 6 1.78 251% 1.44 713 0
Midland 55.6 ‑7.4 74 31.9 ‑2.2 20 43.8 ‑4.8 5 1.53 264% 1.23 587 0
Port Arthur 56.6 ‑8.7 71 38.4 ‑7.5 28 47.5 ‑8.1 10 5.57 166% 2.01 482 0
San Angelo 56.3 ‑7.2 73 34.2 ‑1.8 21 45.3 ‑4.4 8 2.72 231% 1.85 545 0
San Antonio 59.2 ‑7.9 79 39.5 ‑2.9 29 49.4 ‑5.3 11 4.38 250% 2.18 433 2
Victoria 60.7 ‑5.9 79 40.6 ‑6.1 29 50.7 ‑6.0 10 3.19 156% 1.72 395 3
Waco 53.1 ‑9.2 77 34.2 ‑5.1 23 43.7 ‑7.1 5 3.47 143% 1.83 591 0
Wichita Falls 47.9 ‑10.2 66 30.4 ‑3.0 21 39.1 ‑6.6 7 2.47 156% 0.89 719 0
Shreveport, LA 52.3 ‑9.7 70 33.6 ‑6.7 24 42.9 ‑8.3 8 3.38 80% 1.08 611 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.

feb 2010 average temperatures
feb 2010 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
PECOS MUNI AP REEVES 0.00
BLACKWELL 6NE NOLAN 0.00
CANDELARIA PRESIDIO 0.00
FT STOCKTON 26ESE PECOS 0.00
VALLEY MILLS BOSQUE 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
MORGAN 3 WNW BOSQUE 11.93
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
EMORY RAINS 8.00
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
HARTLEY HARTLEY 27.4
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 59.5
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
HARTLEY HARTLEY 37.1
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
AGUA FRIA BREWSTER 71.7
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
AGUA FRIA BREWSTER 86
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
PANHANDLE CARSON 22
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
HARTLEY HARTLEY 17.6
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND CAMERON 51.5
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
C C BOTANICAL GARDENS NUECES 63
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DALHART MUNI AP DALLAM 3

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CANDELARIA PRESIDIO 0.00 0.00 (2008) 67
LONG LAKE ANDERSON 0.02 0.20 (1999) 36
OAKWOOD FREESTONE 0.02 0.20 (1999) 36
VALLEY MILLS BOSQUE 0.00 0.00 (1999) 16
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BORGER HUTCHINSON CO AP HUTCHINSON 1.29 1.14 (2005) 11
SAN ANTONIO STINSON AP BEXAR 3.63 2.60 (2005) 14
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AP GUADALUPE 4.33 3.49 (2003) 12
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 1.65 1.19 (2001) 31
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 2.47 1.88 (2003) 28
EDINBURG HIDALGO 3.64 2.88 (1949) 12
EMORY RAINS 11.74 9.36 (1965) 54
HIGGINS 1 N LIPSCOMB 6.90 3.97 (1960) 55
LA JOYA HIDALGO 3.05 3.00 (1998) 16
LOS ANGELES 4 WSW LA SALLE 3.66 2.07 (2003) 11
MORGAN 3 WNW BOSQUE 11.93 8.81 (1997) 40
OLTON LAMB 2.31 1.67 (1998) 51
ROCKPORT ARANSAS 5.65 5.55 (1982) 50
RUSK CHEROKEE 10.62 10.01 (1992) 63
SOUTHLAND GARZA 1.75 1.46 (1931) 10
VANDERPOOL 10 N BANDERA 3.29 3.00 (2000) 14
VANDERPOOL 4N BANDERA 3.85 3.21 (2005) 16
WHITE RIVER RESERVOIR CROSBY 2.79 1.93 (2004) 13
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BORGER HUTCHINSON CO AP HUTCHINSON 0.85 0.83 (2004) 11
ALICE INTL AP JIM WELLS 1.42 1.20 (2003) 11
HONDO MUNI AP MEDINA 1.64 1.59 (1992) 33
SAN ANTONIO STINSON AP BEXAR 1.84 1.48 (2003) 14
ANGLETON BRAZORIA AP BRAZORIA 1.61 1.60 (2004) 11
ABERNATHY HALE 1.45 1.17 (1950) 64
ANDREWS ANDREWS 1.19 1.00 (1981) 46
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 1.26 0.67 (1990) 31
BROWNFIELD 2 TERRY 1.61 1.40 (1961) 56
CAMP VERDE 3W KERR 3.05 3.03 (1997) 12
CHILDRESS 2 CHILDRESS 1.08 1.07 (2001) 12
CROSS MCMULLEN 1.54 1.05 (1998) 11
DUMAS MOORE 1.19 0.90 (1971) 59
EDINBURG HIDALGO 1.63 1.62 (1949) 12
EMORY RAINS 8.00 4.25 (1986) 54
FRIONA PARMER 1.48 1.20 (2004) 67
GAIL BORDEN 1.75 1.56 (1997) 67
HIGGINS 1 N LIPSCOMB 4.50 2.55 (1964) 55
LENORAH MARTIN 1.45 1.22 (2001) 59
LITTLEFIELD LAMB 1.40 0.94 (2004) 42
LOS ANGELES 4 WSW LA SALLE 1.34 0.87 (2000) 11
LUBBOCK 9 N LUBBOCK 1.52 1.25 (1912) 50
MORGAN 3 WNW BOSQUE 5.25 2.61 (2001) 40
OLTON LAMB 1.13 1.00 (1964) 51
ROCKSPRINGS 26SSW EDWARDS 2.00 1.76 (2001) 15
RUSK CHEROKEE 4.00 3.30 (1997) 63
SEMINOLE GAINES 1.51 1.38 (1989) 80
SOUTHLAND GARZA 1.26 0.49 (1931) 10
SPUR DICKENS 1.65 1.40 (1997) 73
TAHOKA LYNN 1.47 1.43 (1981) 76
TILDEN 10 S MCMULLEN 1.50 1.40 (2004) 12
VANDERPOOL 10 N BANDERA 1.57 1.48 (2000) 14
WHITE RIVER RESERVOIR CROSBY 1.27 0.95 (2001) 13
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BORGER HUTCHINSON CO AP HUTCHINSON 34.0 38.9 (2003) 12
LONGVIEW E TX RGNL AP GREGG 42.8 45.7 (2004) 11
EASTLAND EASTLAND 37.6 37.7 (1929) 76
DALLAS REDBIRD AP DALLAS 41.7 45.8 (2004) 12
DENTON MUNI AP DENTON 39.9 44.4 (2004) 13
BURNET MUNI AP BURNET 44.0 48.3 (2002) 12
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 57.1 58.9 (1960) 21
ALICE INTL AP JIM WELLS 54.0 57.5 (2003) 13
SAN ANTONIO STINSON AP BEXAR 50.2 51.8 (2002) 14
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AP GUADALUPE 47.9 49.8 (2002) 14
ROCKPORT ARANSAS CO AP ARANSAS 53.0 55.1 (2002) 13
ANGLETON BRAZORIA AP BRAZORIA 49.3 52.3 (2002) 11
FT WORTH MEACHAM FLD TARRANT 41.1 43.9 (1947) 31
BIG SPRING HOWARD 42.0 42.4 (1989) 43
CONROE MONTGOMERY CO AP MONTGOMERY 45.2 49.0 (2002) 13
HUNTSVILLE MUNI AP WALKER 45.4 49.6 (2002) 13
ARLINGTON MUNI AP TARRANT 42.6 45.2 (2004) 11
FT WORTH ALLIANCE AP TARRANT 42.0 44.5 (2004) 13
HOUSTON HOOKS MEM AP HARRIS 47.1 50.1 (2002) 13
TERRELL MUNI AP KAUFMAN 44.4 45.5 (2004) 10
CORSICANA CAMPBELL FLD NAVARRO 43.1 47.3 (2002) 11
MCKINNEY MUNI AP COLLIN 39.9 44.8 (2003) 10
DALHART MUNI AP DALLAM 28.5 28.6 (1978) 61
ABERNATHY HALE 36.5 38.7 (1979) 12
ACTON RCH CROCKETT 42.8 45.2 (2002) 15
ALVIN BRAZORIA 47.8 48.1 (1914) 39
ARANSAS WR ARANSAS 49.5 52.1 (2002) 41
BAY CITY WTR WKS MATAGORDA 48.8 50.3 (1947) 66
BAYTOWN HARRIS 47.7 50.3 (1985) 25
BEAUMONT RSCH CTR JEFFERSON 46.7 47.6 (1960) 43
BIG SPRING HOWARD 42.0 42.4 (1989) 51
BISHOP NUECES 53.2 55.1 (2002) 25
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 32.1 33.2 (1989) 30
BRACKETTVILLE 22 N KINNEY 46.9 51.2 (1997) 12
BRAVO HARTLEY 30.9 32.7 (1989) 41
BURLESON JOHNSON 40.1 42.9 (1989) 21
CALLIHAM MCMULLEN 51.4 54.2 (2002) 10
CANYON RANDALL 30.8 33.0 (1978) 50
CARTA VALLEY EDWARDS 45.6 47.0 (1978) 35
CARTHAGE PANOLA 42.1 42.2 (1978) 53
CEDAR CREEK 5 S BASTROP 44.9 49.5 (2004) 10
CHILDRESS 2 CHILDRESS 36.9 40.3 (2004) 12
CHOKE CANYON DAM LIVE OAK 50.7 51.9 (1985) 27
CONCHO PARK IVIE RSVR CONCHO 43.3 46.1 (2002) 12
DEL RIO 2 NW VAL VERDE 50.6 52.2 (2004) 14
DENVER CITY YOAKUM 40.3 40.4 (1994) 19
DEWEYVILLE NEWTON 44.9 47.2 (2004) 24
DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E HAYS 45.9 48.2 (1985) 26
EDEN CONCHO 40.8 42.4 (1978) 44
EL CAMPO WHARTON 48.4 50.1 (1947) 30
ELGIN BASTROP 44.8 45.2 (1978) 46
EMORY RAINS 39.5 41.1 (1989) 40
FLATONIA FAYETTE 46.1 48.2 (1929) 88
FT MCKAVETT MENARD 42.8 44.7 (2002) 17
FT WORTH WSFO TARRANT 41.2 45.2 (2004) 16
FOWLERTON LA SALLE 49.2 51.8 (1978) 44
FREDERICKSBURG GILLESPIE 44.2 45.8 (1947) 74
GAINESVILLE 5 ENE COOKE 37.0 38.4 (1989) 22
GOLIAD GOLIAD 49.5 50.0 (1978) 69
GONZALES 1N GONZALES 45.5 49.1 (1989) 43
GRANGER DAM WILLIAMSON 43.1 46.1 (1989) 23
HART CASTRO 33.8 35.6 (1989) 24
HOUSTON NWSO GALVESTON 48.4 48.8 (1906) 22
HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH VAL VERDE 48.4 49.9 (2002) 20
LA GRANGE FAYETTE 45.7 46.5 (1978) 46
LA JOYA HIDALGO 56.6 59.7 (2002) 12
LAKE ALAN HENRY GARZA 39.8 43.5 (2004) 16
LUFKIN 11 NW ANGELINA 42.5 45.9 (2004) 13
MADISONVILLE MADISON 44.0 44.1 (1978) 58
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 35.6 37.8 (1982) 29
NIXON GONZALES 48.0 50.6 (1964) 48
GEORGETOWN LAKE WILLIAMSON 43.2 46.1 (1989) 25
OLNEY YOUNG 38.7 39.0 (1989) 40
OLTON LAMB 35.1 35.4 (1964) 39
ORANGE 9 N ORANGE 44.9 47.2 (2004) 24
PADUCAH 15 S KING 38.6 41.8 (2004) 11
PAINT ROCK CONCHO 41.7 42.6 (1978) 42
PANDALE 1 N VAL VERDE 47.2 47.2 (2002) 35
PEARSALL FRIO 46.8 47.4 (1905) 54
PENWELL ECTOR 43.1 43.6 (1964) 34
PLAINS YOAKUM 38.9 38.9 (1973) 40
PLEASANTON ATASCOSA 48.4 53.0 (2006) 18
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 53.3 56.6 (2002) 21
POTEET ATASCOSA 48.8 50.5 (1985) 64
PRADE RCH REAL 44.1 44.6 (1964) 36
REFUGIO 3 SW REFUGIO 51.1 52.8 (2002) 11
REFUGIO 2 NW REFUGIO 49.8 53.9 (2002) 23
RUSK CHEROKEE 41.8 44.7 (1985) 59
SAN ANTONIO 8 NNE BEXAR 47.6 50.9 (2002) 13
SANFORD DAM HUTCHINSON 34.2 37.0 (2003) 17
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW HIDALGO 55.7 59.2 (1988) 23
SAN ANTONIO/SEAWORLD BEXAR 49.0 50.0 (1989) 18
STRATFORD SHERMAN 27.7 27.9 (1989) 53
TERLINGUA RCH BREWSTER 47.6 48.2 (2002) 15
WRIGHT PATMAN DAM CASS 40.9 41.2 (1989) 37
TURKEY HALL 36.7 37.6 (1989) 35
TYLER SMITH 42.2 44.4 (1989) 26
WARREN 2 S TYLER 45.3 46.5 (1968) 33
WELDER W'LIFE FOUND SAN PATRICIO 51.8 54.0 (2002) 16
WHITE RIVER RESERVOIR CROSBY 38.9 42.0 (2004) 13
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BORGER HUTCHINSON CO AP HUTCHINSON 43.4 50.8 (2003) 12
LONGVIEW E TX RGNL AP GREGG 51.8 54.9 (2004) 11
EASTLAND EASTLAND 47.9 48.9 (1929) 79
FT HOOD BELL 54.4 55.0 (1964) 10
LONGVIEW 11 SE RUSK 50.6 51.9 (1978) 34
DALLAS REDBIRD AP DALLAS 49.3 53.9 (2003) 12
DENTON MUNI AP DENTON 48.2 53.6 (2004) 13
BURNET MUNI AP BURNET 53.1 58.0 (2003) 12
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 67.4 68.6 (1959) 21
ALICE INTL AP JIM WELLS 64.2 67.5 (2003) 13
SAN ANTONIO STINSON AP BEXAR 60.2 61.9 (1941) 14
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AP GUADALUPE 58.1 60.9 (2003) 14
ROCKPORT ARANSAS CO AP ARANSAS 61.0 64.2 (2003) 13
ANGLETON BRAZORIA AP BRAZORIA 58.2 62.4 (2004) 11
FT WORTH MEACHAM FLD TARRANT 48.8 54.1 (2003) 31
PRESIDIO PRESIDIO 65.8 67.5 (1931) 70
CONROE MONTGOMERY CO AP MONTGOMERY 55.9 60.1 (2004) 13
HUNTSVILLE MUNI AP WALKER 54.8 59.1 (2004) 13
ARLINGTON MUNI AP TARRANT 50.4 54.2 (2004) 11
FT WORTH ALLIANCE AP TARRANT 50.2 54.4 (2003) 13
HOUSTON HOOKS MEM AP HARRIS 56.4 61.2 (2004) 13
TERRELL MUNI AP KAUFMAN 52.6 53.9 (2004) 10
CORSICANA CAMPBELL FLD NAVARRO 51.4 58.9 (2002) 11
MCKINNEY MUNI AP COLLIN 48.1 53.9 (2003) 10
DALHART MUNI AP DALLAM 38.0 39.8 (1978) 61
ABERNATHY HALE 47.6 53.5 (2004) 12
ACTON RCH CROCKETT 55.1 57.9 (1997) 16
ALVIN BRAZORIA 56.0 58.4 (1985) 41
ANDREWS ANDREWS 54.5 55.8 (1973) 38
ATHENS HENDERSON 49.4 49.9 (1978) 59
ATLANTA CASS 49.2 53.0 (2004) 10
ARANSAS WR ARANSAS 59.0 60.5 (1968) 50
BAY CITY WTR WKS MATAGORDA 57.2 59.2 (1985) 66
BAYTOWN HARRIS 56.1 59.7 (1989) 25
BEAUMONT RSCH CTR JEFFERSON 55.7 57.2 (1979) 43
BISHOP NUECES 62.9 65.8 (2003) 25
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 43.0 46.1 (1989) 30
BRACKETTVILLE 22 N KINNEY 58.0 62.4 (1997) 15
BRAVO HARTLEY 41.6 46.5 (1989) 43
BRIDGEPORT WISE 47.0 49.4 (1989) 66
BURLESON JOHNSON 47.1 52.5 (1989) 21
CALLIHAM MCMULLEN 61.5 64.6 (2005) 10
CANYON RANDALL 40.9 43.8 (1978) 53
CARRIZO SPRINGS 3W DIMMIT 61.6 61.9 (1978) 74
CARTA VALLEY EDWARDS 57.1 58.9 (1997) 36
CARTHAGE PANOLA 51.1 54.6 (1978) 54
CEDAR CREEK 5 S BASTROP 55.1 60.0 (2004) 10
CHILDRESS 2 CHILDRESS 46.3 50.6 (2004) 13
CHISOS BASIN BREWSTER 54.4 54.8 (2002) 60
CHOKE CANYON DAM LIVE OAK 60.6 61.9 (1985) 27
CONCHO PARK IVIE RSVR CONCHO 53.8 58.1 (2004) 12
COPE RCH REAGAN 52.7 53.4 (1978) 44
DAINGERFIELD 9 S MORRIS 48.5 51.1 (1978) 48
DEL RIO 2 NW VAL VERDE 61.5 63.0 (1997) 14
DENISON DAM GRAYSON 44.5 47.8 (1989) 61
DENVER CITY YOAKUM 51.8 55.5 (2004) 19
DEWEYVILLE NEWTON 53.8 56.4 (2004) 24
DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E HAYS 55.1 58.0 (1989) 26
EDEN CONCHO 51.5 54.1 (1978) 48
EL CAMPO WHARTON 58.5 60.7 (1968) 31
ELGIN BASTROP 52.9 55.1 (1978) 46
EMORY RAINS 48.0 50.0 (1989) 42
FLATONIA FAYETTE 54.5 59.1 (1929) 91
FLOYDADA FLOYD 45.1 45.6 (1989) 56
FT MCKAVETT MENARD 54.9 59.7 (2003) 17
FT WORTH WSFO TARRANT 48.5 54.3 (2004) 16
FOWLERTON LA SALLE 60.6 64.4 (2003) 46
FREDERICKSBURG GILLESPIE 55.4 56.1 (1958) 76
GAINESVILLE 5 ENE COOKE 44.4 48.3 (1989) 22
GOLIAD GOLIAD 59.2 61.4 (1978) 70
GONZALES 1N GONZALES 55.6 58.8 (1989) 44
GRANGER DAM WILLIAMSON 51.8 55.4 (1989) 24
HALLSVILLE 1 W HARRISON 49.8 53.5 (2004) 11
HART CASTRO 44.3 48.5 (1989) 24
HOUSTON NWSO GALVESTON 57.1 59.1 (1906) 22
HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH VAL VERDE 61.1 62.2 (1997) 21
HUNT 10 W KERR 55.4 57.4 (2004) 10
LA GRANGE FAYETTE 55.0 56.2 (1978) 46
LA JOYA HIDALGO 68.6 72.3 (2002) 15
LAKE ALAN HENRY GARZA 50.4 54.1 (1997) 16
LAKE FORK RSVR WOOD 49.1 50.5 (1989) 22
LUFKIN 11 NW ANGELINA 53.1 56.8 (2004) 13
MADISONVILLE MADISON 53.1 54.0 (1978) 59
MERCEDES 6 SSE HIDALGO 65.9 66.2 (1979) 37
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 48.0 51.2 (1997) 30
NIXON GONZALES 57.5 61.4 (1985) 48
GEORGETOWN LAKE WILLIAMSON 52.4 55.8 (1989) 28
OLNEY YOUNG 47.4 48.5 (1989) 43
OLTON LAMB 46.1 48.2 (1989) 40
ORANGE 9 N ORANGE 53.8 56.4 (2004) 24
PADUCAH 15 S KING 49.5 53.6 (2004) 12
PAINT ROCK CONCHO 53.1 55.4 (1978) 42
PENWELL ECTOR 55.9 56.1 (1985) 35
PLAINS YOAKUM 50.4 52.0 (1960) 43
PLEASANTON ATASCOSA 59.1 64.7 (2005) 18
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 59.1 62.0 (1988) 23
POTEET ATASCOSA 59.0 60.7 (1968) 66
REFUGIO 3 SW REFUGIO 60.8 61.8 (2003) 13
REFUGIO 2 NW REFUGIO 59.8 65.0 (1989) 25
ROTAN FISHER 49.8 49.9 (1978) 46
RUSK CHEROKEE 49.7 54.0 (1958) 63
SAN ANTONIO 8 NNE BEXAR 58.2 62.5 (2004) 13
SAN SABA 7 NW SAN SABA 54.1 57.4 (2004) 10
SANFORD DAM HUTCHINSON 45.0 49.4 (2003) 17
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW HIDALGO 65.9 68.9 (1988) 23
SAN ANTONIO/SEAWORLD BEXAR 59.0 59.1 (1989) 21
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND CAMERON 63.4 65.0 (2003) 17
STRATFORD SHERMAN 37.6 39.7 (1989) 54
WRIGHT PATMAN DAM CASS 48.0 50.7 (1989) 40
TURKEY HALL 47.5 48.4 (1989) 35
TYLER SMITH 51.5 54.1 (1989) 26
VEGA 2 NW OLDHAM 39.0 39.9 (1929) 63
VICTORIA FIRE DEPT #5 VICTORIA 58.2 64.2 (2005) 10
VICTORIA RGNL AP VICTORIA 60.4 64.2 (2003) 10
WARREN 2 S TYLER 57.6 58.4 (1958) 33
WELDER W'LIFE FOUND SAN PATRICIO 60.4 65.9 (2003) 19
WHITE RIVER RESERVOIR CROSBY 49.2 54.0 (2004) 13
Lowest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ANGLETON BRAZORIA AP BRAZORIA 41 42 (2006) 11
BRACKETTVILLE 22 N KINNEY 37 37 (2003) 15
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature nbsp;(°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BORGER HUTCHINSON CO AP HUTCHINSON 24.6 27.0 (2003) 12
DALLAS REDBIRD AP DALLAS 34.1 34.9 (2002) 12
DENTON MUNI AP DENTON 31.6 31.7 (2002) 13
BURNET MUNI AP BURNET 35.0 36.0 (2002) 12
ALICE INTL AP JIM WELLS 43.9 46.4 (2006) 13
ROCKPORT ARANSAS CO AP ARANSAS 45.0 45.5 (2002) 13
ANGLETON BRAZORIA AP BRAZORIA 40.3 40.7 (2002) 11
FT STOCKTON PECOS AP PECOS 36.5 36.6 (2002) 12
CONROE MONTGOMERY CO AP MONTGOMERY 34.6 35.9 (2002) 13
HUNTSVILLE MUNI AP WALKER 36.1 37.8 (2002) 13
ARLINGTON MUNI AP TARRANT 34.8 36.1 (2004) 11
TERRELL MUNI AP KAUFMAN 36.2 37.1 (2004) 10
CORSICANA CAMPBELL FLD NAVARRO 34.8 35.7 (2002) 11
MCKINNEY MUNI AP COLLIN 31.6 32.3 (2002) 10
ARANSAS WR ARANSAS 40.1 42.6 (2002) 44
BAYTOWN HARRIS 39.3 40.9 (1985) 26
BEAUMONT RSCH CTR JEFFERSON 37.6 37.9 (1960) 43
BRACKETTVILLE 22 N KINNEY 35.8 39.6 (2003) 12
BURLESON JOHNSON 33.0 33.4 (1989) 22
CALLIHAM MCMULLEN 41.2 41.2 (2002) 10
CEDAR CREEK 5 S BASTROP 34.6 35.3 (2002) 10
CHILDRESS 2 CHILDRESS 27.5 28.0 (2007) 12
CHOKE CANYON DAM LIVE OAK 40.8 41.3 (2002) 27
DEWEYVILLE NEWTON 35.9 38.0 (2004) 24
EDEN CONCHO 30.0 30.8 (1978) 46
FT WORTH WSFO TARRANT 33.9 35.0 (2002) 16
HALLSVILLE 1 W HARRISON 31.8 33.9 (2002) 10
LA GRANGE FAYETTE 36.4 36.8 (1978) 47
LA JOYA HIDALGO 44.7 47.0 (2002) 12
LAKE ALAN HENRY GARZA 29.2 30.1 (2007) 16
GEORGETOWN LAKE WILLIAMSON 34.0 34.6 (1982) 25
ORANGE 9 N ORANGE 35.9 38.0 (2004) 24
PADUCAH 15 S KING 27.6 28.7 (2006) 11
PANHANDLE CARSON 19.1 19.1 (1978) 44
PEARSALL FRIO 33.5 35.9 (1978) 55
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 47.5 48.8 (1989) 22
REFUGIO 2 NW REFUGIO 39.8 40.6 (2002) 23
SANFORD DAM HUTCHINSON 23.5 23.5 (1994) 17
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW HIDALGO 45.5 47.2 (2006) 23
SAN ANTONIO/SEAWORLD BEXAR 39.0 40.1 (2002) 18
SOMERVILLE DAM BURLESON 30.1 31.0 (2002) 44
TERLINGUA RCH BREWSTER 34.0 34.5 (2002) 15
TYLER SMITH 32.9 34.6 (1989) 26
Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BRACKETTVILLE 22 N KINNEY 23 23 (2009) 12
LA JOYA HIDALGO 31 31 (2006) 12

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) 5.38 (2007) 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 87 (2008) 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 5.94 (2007) 1.98 (2007) 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 7.24 (2007) 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 9.76 (2007) 4.22 (2007) 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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