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Texas Climate Report: February 2011

Weather in Texas during the month of February went from one extreme to the next. At the beginning of the month an arctic blast, now being called the "Big Freeze of February 2011" hit all of Texas and caused many problems. School closures, rolling blackouts, severe snowstorms, crop damages, and motor vehicle accidents were all results of the "Big Freeze" that plagued the state. Dallas saw the coldest weather it has seen in twenty years and in El Paso record low temperatures caused the city's generators to shut down, leaving most of the city without power. The Super Bowl in Arlington was not exempt from weather issues this month. Super Bowl officials say that six Cowboys stadium workers were injured when patches of snow and ice fell off the stadium roof and hit them. Even though the beginning of the month was extremely cold, on average most first-order stations recorded above normal mean monthly maximum temperatures. Del Rio's absolute maximum temperature for the month almost broke the 100°F mark but came in one degree short at 99°F. Average minimum temperatures were below normal for every single first-order station. El Paso set a monthly record with an absolute minimum temperature of 1°F. Although several first-order stations were hit by snowstorms overall precipitation was scare during the month of February. The only first-order station to receive more than an inch of precipitation was Waco, with 1.82", an indication that drought is affecting most of the state. According to the US Drought Monitor, the entire state of Texas has drought conditions with the exception of some areas in the Coastal Bend and the Panhandle. Drought conditions in the Big Country accompanied by warmer temperatures, windy weather, and low humidity levels caused several wildfires. One of the wildfires burnt down 60 homes and burned more than 32,000 acres. By the end of month, it appeared that the cold weather from early in the month was a thing of the past when Laredo's absolute daily maximum temperature hit 103°F on the 27th.

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 60.4 ‑0.3 89 33.6 ‑2.9 7 47.0 ‑1.6 4 0.68 60% 0.44 515 19
Amarillo 52.2 ‑1.9 81 20.2 ‑6.8 -6 36.2 ‑4.4 4 0.43 78% 0.28 801 0
Austin 67.1 +2.0 85 43.0 ‑1.0 17 55.1 +0.5 5 0.48 24% 0.20 333 63
Brownsville 72.4 +0.2 90 53.0 ‑0.3 28 62.7 3 0.06 5% 0.04 200 145
College Station 66.5 +1.0 82 42.8 ‑0.6 19 54.6 +0.1 7 0.61 26% 0.28 338 57
Corpus Christi 69.0 ‑0.7 89 47.3 ‑2.0 25 58.1 ‑1.4 4 0.13 7% 0.06 271 87
Dallas‑Fort Worth 60.9 +0.8 82 38.1 ‑0.6 13 49.5 +0.1 7 0.92 39% 0.50 455 28
Del Rio 70.3 +2.3 99 42.7 ‑1.4 19 56.5 +0.4 1 0.15 16% 0.15 307 77
El Paso 60.6 ‑2.8 80 29.7 ‑7.8 1 45.1 ‑5.4 2 0.11 28% 0.11 549 1
Galveston 61.0 ‑3.4 77 46.2 ‑5.3 25 53.6 ‑4.4 4 0.67 26% 0.40 325 15
Houston 66.5 83 43.5 ‑0.8 21 55.0 ‑0.4 4 0.69 23% 0.37 332 58
Lubbock 58.5 +0.7 85 25.0 ‑3.9 2 41.8 ‑1.5 3 0.43 61% 0.35 644 0
Midland 62.8 ‑0.2 86 28.6 ‑5.5 5 45.7 ‑2.9 2 0.05 9% 0.04 536 3
Port Arthur 64.4 ‑0.9 80 43.3 ‑2.6 22 53.8 ‑1.8 5 0.72 21% 0.31 344 39
San Angelo 65.8 +2.3 91 34.8 ‑1.2 12 50.3 +0.6 1 0.31 26% 0.31 434 27
San Antonio 68.2 +1.1 88 42.6 +0.2 19 55.4 +0.7 9 0.49 28% 0.20 323 62
Victoria 69.6 +3.0 84 44.2 ‑2.5 22 56.9 +0.2 5 0.39 19% 0.20 291 72
Waco 64.0 +1.7 84 38.2 ‑1.1 15 51.1 +0.3 8 1.82 75% 0.83 414 32
Wichita Falls 59.0 +0.9 91 30.0 ‑3.4 3 44.5 ‑1.2 4 0.39 25% 0.34 589 22
Shreveport, LA 61.8 ‑0.2 81 39.2 ‑1.1 16 50.5 ‑0.7 6 2.82 67% 1.35 422 22
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.

feb 2011 average temperatures
feb 2011 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
DRYDEN TERRELL CO AP TERRELL 0.00
ALPINE CASPARIS AP BREWSTER 0.00
PECOS MUNI AP REEVES 0.00
PRESIDIO PRESIDIO 0.00
WINKLER CO AP WINKLER 0.00
BIG SPRING HOWARD 0.00
FT STOCKTON PECOS AP PECOS 0.00
MARFA MUNI AP PECOS 0.00
AGUA FRIA BREWSTER 0.00
BALMORHEA REEVES 0.00
BENAVIDES 2 DUVAL 0.00
BIG BEND RCH SP PRESIDIO 0.00
BIG SPRING HOWARD 0.00
BOOKER LIPSCOMB 0.00
CARRIZO SPRINGS 3W DIMMIT 0.00
CASTOLON BREWSTER 0.00
CHARLOTTE 5 NNW ATASCOSA 0.00
CHISOS BASIN BREWSTER 0.00
CRANE 2E CRANE 0.00
DERBY 1 S FRIO 0.00
EAGLE PASS MAVERICK 0.00
EDINBURG HIDALGO 0.00
EL INDIO MAVERICK 0.00
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 0.00
FT STOCKTON PECOS 0.00
FOWLERTON LA SALLE 0.00
HUMBLE PUMP STN 5 WN SUTTON 0.00
K‑BAR RCH ECTOR 0.00
KNAPP 2 SW SCURRY 0.00
LAJITAS BREWSTER 0.00
LAKE AMENT BREWSTER 0.00
LEES GLASSCOCK 0.00
MARATHON 40SSE BREWSTER 0.00
MARATHON BREWSTER 0.00
PEARSALL FRIO 0.00
PECOS 8 W REEVES 0.00
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 0.00
PRESIDIO 2 PRESIDIO 0.00
RIO GRANDE VILLAGE BREWSTER 0.00
SHEFFIELD PECOS 0.00
TERLINGUA BREWSTER 0.00
TERLINGUA RCH BREWSTER 0.00
TERLINGUA 17NE BREWSTER 0.00
VALENTINE JEFF DAVIS 0.00
VANDERPOOL 10 N BANDERA 0.00
WATER VALLEY 11 NNE COKE 0.00
WEST CORAZONES BREWSTER 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
HIGGINS 1 N LIPSCOMB 8.50
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
HIGGINS 1 N LIPSCOMB 7.00
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
HARTLEY HARTLEY 32.8
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 64.2
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PANHANDLE CARSON 49.0
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
LAREDO INTL AP WEBB 76.8
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
LAREDO INTL AP WEBB 103
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
HARTLEY HARTLEY 6
KENT 8 SE JEFF DAVIS 6
STRATFORD SHERMAN 6
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
VEGA 2 NW OLDHAM 14.8
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BROWNSVILLE INTL AP CAMERON 53.0
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 72
LAREDO INTL AP WEBB 72
BROWNSVILLE INTL AP CAMERON 72
PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP CAMERON 72
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 72
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BRAVO HARTLEY -17
LIPSCOMB LIPSCOMB -17

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LONGVIEW E TX RGNL AP GREGG 1.47 1.63 (2007) 12
PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP CAMERON 0.08 0.11 (2006) 10
PRESIDIO PRESIDIO 0.00 0.00 (2009) 78
WINKLER CO AP WINKLER 0.00 0.00 (1999) 66
BIG SPRING HOWARD 0.00 0.00 (1999) 58
PINE SPRINGS NP CULBERSON 0.02 0.02 (2009) 12
FT STOCKTON PECOS AP PECOS 0.00 0.00 (2008) 13
HOUSTON HOOKS MEM AP HARRIS 0.30 0.41 (1999) 13
BALMORHEA REEVES 0.00 0.00 (2008) 84
BENAVIDES 2 DUVAL 0.00 0.00 (2009) 36
BIG BEND RCH SP PRESIDIO 0.00 0.00 (2008) 15
BIG SPRING HOWARD 0.00 0.00 (1999) 59
BOOKER LIPSCOMB 0.00 0.00 (2006) 66
CARRIZO SPRINGS 3W DIMMIT 0.00 0.00 (2008) 82
CASTOLON BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2008) 34
CHARLOTTE 5 NNW ATASCOSA 0.00 0.00 (1999) 49
CHISOS BASIN BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2008) 66
CRANE 2E CRANE 0.00 0.00 (2006) 48
DERBY 1 S FRIO 0.00 0.00 (2009) 28
EAGLE PASS MAVERICK 0.00 0.00 (2007) 108
EDINBURG HIDALGO 0.00 0.00 (1890) 13
EL INDIO MAVERICK 0.00 0.00 (2009) 33
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 0.00 0.00 (2009) 39
FT STOCKTON PECOS 0.00 0.00 (2008) 63
FOWLERTON LA SALLE 0.00 0.00 (1989) 79
HUMBLE PUMP STN 5 WN SUTTON 0.00 0.00 (2008) 55
KATY WOLF HILL HARRIS 0.05 0.36 (1989) 33
KNAPP 2 SW SCURRY 0.00 0.00 (2008) 70
LAJITAS BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2009) 32
LONGVIEW GREGG 1.59 1.65 (2009) 10
MARATHON BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2008) 64
PEARSALL FRIO 0.00 0.00 (2009) 101
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2008) 27
SAM RAYBURN DAM JASPER 1.01 1.35 (2001) 44
SHEFFIELD PECOS 0.00 0.00 (2008) 48
TERLINGUA RCH BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2008) 15
TOMBALL HARRIS 0.31 0.33 (1976) 64
VALENTINE JEFF DAVIS 0.00 0.00 (1999) 31
VANDERPOOL 10 N BANDERA 0.00 0.00 (2009) 15
WATER VALLEY 11 NNE COKE 0.00 0.00 (2000) 51
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
HIGGINS 1 N LIPSCOMB 8.50 6.90 (2010) 56
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BRIDGEPORT WISE 3.00 2.81 (1944) 94
DEKALB BOWIE 5.00 3.80 (1986) 53
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 2.00 0.95 (2005) 29
HIGGINS 1 N LIPSCOMB 7.00 4.50 (2010) 56
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 42.4 42.7 (1985) 30
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LAREDO INTL AP WEBB 103 98 (1960) 28
COTULLA LA SALLE CO AP LA SALLE 100 99 (2008) 12
DEL RIO INTL AP VAL VERDE 99 99 (2008) 105
CONROE MONTGOMERY CO AP MONTGOMERY 84 84 (2009) 14
ABERNATHY HALE 86 86 (1979) 13
CALLIHAM MCMULLEN 97 95 (2008) 11
CHILDRESS 2 CHILDRESS 86 86 (2003) 14
EL CAMPO WHARTON 91 89 (1962) 32
ENCINAL WEBB 101 101 (1940) 86
FALCON DAM STARR 102 102 (1996) 45
KENT 8 SE JEFF DAVIS 82 77 (1994) 12
LITTLEFIELD LAMB 85 85 (1996) 42
PLAINVIEW WATER PRODUCTION HALE 83 81 (2009) 10
Lowest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BORGER HUTCHINSON CO AP HUTCHINSON 12 13 (2003) 13
ODESSA SCHLEMEYER FLD ECTOR 14 28 (2004) 10
LONGVIEW E TX RGNL AP GREGG 30 32 (2006) 12
DALLAS REDBIRD AP DALLAS 21 28 (2003) 13
DENTON MUNI AP DENTON 18 27 (2003) 14
BURNET MUNI AP BURNET 21 27 (2003) 13
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 34 39 (1956) 22
LAREDO INTL AP WEBB 32 38 (1966) 28
COTULLA LA SALLE CO AP LA SALLE 29 30 (1905) 12
PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP CAMERON 36 44 (2006) 10
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 35 35 (1989) 51
SAN ANTONIO STINSON AP BEXAR 30 33 (2003) 15
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AP GUADALUPE 28 31 (2003) 15
ROCKPORT ARANSAS CO AP ARANSAS 33 40 (2003) 14
ANGLETON BRAZORIA AP BRAZORIA 33 41 (2010) 12
FT WORTH MEACHAM FLD TARRANT 18 22 (1951) 32
JUNCTION KIMBLE CO AP KIMBLE 21 25 (1951) 34
PRESIDIO PRESIDIO 27 37 (1951) 71
WINKLER CO AP WINKLER 16 20 (1985) 66
LUBBOCK INTL AP LUBBOCK 14 15 (1985) 99
EL PASO INTL AP EL PASO 15 23 (1956) 125
FT STOCKTON PECOS AP PECOS 16 31 (2004) 13
VAN HORN CULBERSON 11 16 (1985) 59
CONROE MONTGOMERY CO AP MONTGOMERY 29 36 (2006) 14
HUNTSVILLE MUNI AP WALKER 30 34 (2006) 14
ARLINGTON MUNI AP TARRANT 20 27 (2003) 12
FT WORTH ALLIANCE AP TARRANT 18 26 (2003) 14
HOUSTON HOOKS MEM AP HARRIS 32 38 (2006) 14
TERRELL MUNI AP KAUFMAN 24 33 (2007) 11
CORSICANA CAMPBELL FLD NAVARRO 26 32 (2006) 12
MCKINNEY MUNI AP COLLIN 20 29 (2003) 11
MINERAL WELLS AP PALO PINTO 16 25 (1979) 56
ABERNATHY HALE 11 17 (2003) 13
ACTON RCH CROCKETT 22 29 (1996) 17
ALPINE BREWSTER 10 18 (1985) 77
AMISTAD DAM VAL VERDE 27 27 (1985) 45
ATLANTA CASS 27 29 (2006) 11
BEAUMONT RSCH CTR JEFFERSON 32 32 (1989) 44
BONITA 4 NW MONTAGUE 15 22 (2006) 10
BRACKETTVILLE KINNEY 28 33 (1966) 62
BRACKETTVILLE 22 N KINNEY 24 37 (2010) 16
BROWNFIELD 2 TERRY 11 13 (1985) 57
BURLESON JOHNSON 17 17 (1989) 22
BUSHLAND 1 WSW POTTER 7 16 (2007) 10
CAMP WOOD REAL 25 25 (1985) 46
CANYON RANDALL 9 11 (1982) 54
CARRIZO SPRINGS 3W DIMMIT 28 33 (1989) 75
CASTOLON BREWSTER 27 37 (1985) 30
CEDAR CREEK 5 S BASTROP 26 30 (2003) 11
CHILDRESS 2 CHILDRESS 17 17 (2003) 14
CHISOS BASIN BREWSTER 7 18 (1956) 61
CRANE 2E CRANE 17 20 (1985) 38
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 15 19 (1985) 30
DEL RIO 2 NW VAL VERDE 28 38 (2003) 15
DIMMITT 2 N CASTRO 8 8 (1985) 49
FT MCKAVETT MENARD 18 26 (2006) 18
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 19 26 (1985) 36
FT STOCKTON PECOS 14 14 (1985) 55
FT WORTH WSFO TARRANT 18 26 (2003) 17
GAINESVILLE 5 ENE COOKE 15 17 (1989) 23
HART CASTRO 9 14 (1989) 25
HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH VAL VERDE 25 35 (2003) 22
HUNT 10 W KERR 28 31 (2003) 11
JACKSBORO JACK 14 16 (1989) 64
KENT 8 SE JEFF DAVIS 6 30 (2002) 12
LA JOYA HIDALGO 33 42 (2003) 16
LAJITAS BREWSTER 28 40 (1985) 31
LAKE ALAN HENRY GARZA 15 19 (2003) 17
LAREDO 2 WEBB 30 31 (1989) 44
LONGVIEW GREGG 29 30 (2006) 10
LUFKIN 11 NW ANGELINA 30 32 (2006) 14
LUMBERTON HARDIN 32 38 (2006) 10
MARATHON BREWSTER 15 16 (1910) 61
MASON MASON 19 19 (1985) 37
MEDINA 1NE BANDERA 23 23 (1985) 31
MEMPHIS HALL 14 15 (1989) 76
MENARD MENARD 17 18 (1985) 66
MULESHOE #1 BAILEY 8 10 (1985) 82
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 10 15 (1982) 31
NEW BRAUNFELS COMAL 20 21 (1985) 105
OLNEY YOUNG 16 16 (1985) 44
PADUCAH 15 S KING 19 21 (2003) 13
PANDALE 1 N VAL VERDE 27 32 (1989) 37
PANHANDLE CARSON 8 8 (1982) 46
PANTHER JUNCTION BREWSTER 17 23 (1985) 51
PENWELL ECTOR 14 15 (1985) 36
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 23 28 (1985) 27
PLAINS YOAKUM 9 13 (1948) 44
PLAINVIEW WATER PRODUCTION HALE 11 17 (2003) 10
PLEASANTON ATASCOSA 29 35 (2003) 19
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 33 41 (1996) 24
PRADE RCH REAL 20 25 (1989) 41
RAINBOW SOMERVELL 19 28 (2003) 10
RAYMONDVILLE WILLACY 29 30 (1951) 90
REFUGIO 3 SW REFUGIO 32 36 (2003) 14
SAN ANGELO WFO TOM GREEN 19 26 (2003) 10
SAN ANTONIO 8 NNE BEXAR 28 35 (2003) 14
SAN SABA 7 NW SAN SABA 19 27 (2003) 11
SANDERSON TERRELL 20 23 (1985) 57
SANFORD DAM HUTCHINSON 9 15 (1996) 18
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW HIDALGO 30 32 (1989) 24
SARITA 7 E KENEDY 30 41 (2006) 10
SEMINOLE GAINES 11 14 (1985) 79
SPUR DICKENS 15 17 (1989) 74
STERLING CITY STERLING 15 23 (2003) 40
TAYLOR 1 NW WILLIAMSON 25 30 (2003) 10
TURKEY HALL 16 17 (1989) 36
WARREN 2 S TYLER 31 35 (1968) 34
WELDER W'LIFE FOUND SAN PATRICIO 33 36 (2003) 20
WHITE RIVER RESERVOIR CROSBY 16 18 (2003) 14
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BORGER HUTCHINSON CO AP HUTCHINSON 23.2 24.6 (2010) 13
ODESSA SCHLEMEYER FLD ECTOR 30.9 32.0 (2010) 10
BIG SPRING HOWARD 29.3 30.0 (1989) 47
FT STOCKTON PECOS AP PECOS 33.6 36.5 (2010) 13
VAN HORN CULBERSON 24.2 25.5 (1964) 60
ABERNATHY HALE 20.5 22.6 (1979) 13
ALPINE BREWSTER 26.7 26.7 (1964) 75
BIG BEND RCH SP PRESIDIO 25.2 29.0 (2002) 10
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 18.3 19.6 (1988) 31
BRAVO HARTLEY 15.7 18.9 (1989) 43
BUSHLAND 1 WSW POTTER 17.1 19.5 (2010) 10
CHILDRESS 2 CHILDRESS 24.6 27.5 (2010) 13
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 20.2 24.3 (1984) 32
DIMMITT 2 N CASTRO 16.3 19.2 (1966) 49
FT DAVIS JEFF DAVIS 26.5 27.3 (1998) 33
FRIONA PARMER 17.5 18.3 (1964) 49
HART CASTRO 17.8 20.1 (1994) 25
JAYTON KENT 24.4 25.0 (1979) 35
LAKE ALAN HENRY GARZA 27.5 29.2 (2010) 17
MORTON COCHRAN 22.2 22.4 (1966) 47
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 18.5 21.1 (1994) 30
PADUCAH 15 S KING 25.1 27.6 (2010) 12
PAINT ROCK CONCHO 28.9 29.8 (1978) 44
PANHANDLE CARSON 17.2 19.1 (2010) 45
PENWELL ECTOR 27.0 27.4 (1964) 36
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 31.6 32.8 (1985) 25
PLAINS YOAKUM 21.9 22.1 (1955) 44
PLAINVIEW WATER PRODUCTION HALE 19.7 24.2 (2006) 11
SAN ANGELO WFO TOM GREEN 31.2 31.8 (2010) 10
SANFORD DAM HUTCHINSON 19.9 23.5 (2010) 18
STAMFORD 1 JONES 28.0 28.4 (1913) 32
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 24.9 25.8 (1984) 30
TULIA SWISHER 17.4 18.8 (1956) 62
TURKEY HALL 23.7 25.0 (1978) 41
VALENTINE JEFF DAVIS 21.1 26.9 (1985) 30
VEGA 2 NW OLDHAM 14.8 15.0 (1929) 66
WHITE RIVER RESERVOIR CROSBY 26.0 28.0 (2007) 14
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ODESSA SCHLEMEYER FLD ECTOR 58 58 (1999) 10
LAREDO INTL AP WEBB 72 71 (1944) 28
HOUSTON HOBBY AP HARRIS 70 69 (2008) 70
PALACIOS MUNI AP MATAGORDA 69 69 (2001) 69
COTULLA LA SALLE CO AP LA SALLE 68 68 (2001) 13
PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP CAMERON 72 72 (2001) 10
SAN ANTONIO STINSON AP BEXAR 68 68 (2001) 15
ANGLETON BRAZORIA AP BRAZORIA 69 69 (2000) 12
BIG SPRING HOWARD 59 59 (1999) 47
BIG LAKE 2 REAGAN 58 58 (1999) 33
DEL RIO 2 NW VAL VERDE 64 64 (1999) 15
DEWEYVILLE NEWTON 68 68 (2009) 25
HEBBRONVILLE JIM HOGG 69 69 (1999) 43
KENT 8 SE JEFF DAVIS 59 55 (1993) 13
LA JOYA HIDALGO 71 70 (2003) 13
LANGTRY VAL VERDE 63 62 (1985) 38
LUMBERTON HARDIN 67 67 (2008) 10
ODESSA ECTOR 57 54 (2007) 15
ORANGE 9 N ORANGE 68 68 (2009) 25
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 59 57 (1999) 25
RAINBOW SOMERVELL 63 61 (2009) 11
SARITA 7 E KENEDY 70 68 (2008) 11
STAMFORD 1 JONES 58 58 (1985) 32
Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BORGER HUTCHINSON CO AP HUTCHINSON -2 5 (2007) 13
ODESSA SCHLEMEYER FLD ECTOR 6 17 (2003) 10
LONGVIEW E TX RGNL AP GREGG 16 17 (2007) 12
DALLAS REDBIRD AP DALLAS 13 13 (2007) 13
DENTON MUNI AP DENTON 10 12 (2002) 14
BURNET MUNI AP BURNET 13 18 (2002) 13
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 27 30 (1960) 22
PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP CAMERON 28 34 (2006) 10
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AP GUADALUPE 19 19 (2002) 15
ROCKPORT ARANSAS CO AP ARANSAS 25 29 (2002) 14
PRESIDIO PRESIDIO 7 11 (1951) 68
EL PASO INTL AP EL PASO 1 5 (1899) 132
FT STOCKTON PECOS AP PECOS 6 19 (2003) 13
CONROE MONTGOMERY CO AP MONTGOMERY 17 19 (2002) 14
HUNTSVILLE MUNI AP WALKER 17 20 (2007) 14
ARLINGTON MUNI AP TARRANT 13 19 (2003) 12
FT WORTH ALLIANCE AP TARRANT 11 11 (2002) 14
HOUSTON HOOKS MEM AP HARRIS 19 20 (2002) 14
TERRELL MUNI AP KAUFMAN 10 15 (2007) 11
CORSICANA CAMPBELL FLD NAVARRO 16 17 (2007) 12
ABERNATHY HALE -1 6 (2007) 13
ACTON RCH CROCKETT 9 10 (2002) 16
ATLANTA CASS 14 16 (2007) 10
BAYTOWN HARRIS 20 20 (1985) 27
BIG BEND RCH SP PRESIDIO 4 13 (2006) 10
BIG LAKE 2 REAGAN 8 10 (1982) 33
BONITA 4 NW MONTAGUE 4 10 (2007) 10
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM -11 -7 (1986) 31
BRACKETTVILLE KINNEY 14 14 (1905) 69
BRAVO HARTLEY -17 -11 (1986) 43
BROWNFIELD 2 TERRY 1 1 (1960) 57
BUSHLAND 1 WSW POTTER -9 -4 (2007) 10
CASTOLON BREWSTER 5 15 (1989) 29
CEDAR CREEK 5 S BASTROP 15 17 (2002) 11
CHILDRESS 2 CHILDRESS -0 8 (2007) 13
CHISOS BASIN BREWSTER 1 6 (1951) 58
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH -9 6 (1985) 32
DEL RIO 2 NW VAL VERDE 19 19 (2002) 15
DIMMITT 2 N CASTRO -9 -9 (1986) 49
FREEPORT 2 NW BRAZORIA 22 22 (1985) 46
FRIONA PARMER -12 -4 (1985) 49
HART CASTRO -3 -1 (1989) 25
KENT 8 SE JEFF DAVIS -0 12 (2002) 13
LA JOYA HIDALGO 26 31 (2010) 13
LAJITAS BREWSTER 5 20 (2004) 31
LAKE ALAN HENRY GARZA 5 8 (1996) 17
LIPSCOMB LIPSCOMB -17 -11 (1982) 45
LONGVIEW GREGG 13 17 (2007) 10
LUFKIN 11 NW ANGELINA 15 16 (2002) 15
MORTON COCHRAN -2 0 (1985) 47
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY -7 -1 (1981) 30
OZONA CROCKETT 8 9 (2002) 51
PADUCAH 15 S KING -1 13 (2003) 12
PANTHER JUNCTION BREWSTER 6 8 (1956) 50
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 10 12 (1985) 25
PLAINS YOAKUM -0 4 (1989) 44
PLAINVIEW WATER PRODUCTION HALE -2 7 (2007) 11
PLEASANTON ATASCOSA 19 19 (2006) 19
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 26 26 (1989) 23
RAINBOW SOMERVELL 12 14 (2007) 11
SAN ANGELO WFO TOM GREEN 10 15 (2008) 10
SAN ANTONIO 8 NNE BEXAR 19 20 (2002) 14
SAN SABA 7 NW SAN SABA 11 15 (2007) 10
SANFORD DAM HUTCHINSON -2 1 (1996) 18
SAN ANTONIO/SEAWORLD BEXAR 18 19 (2002) 19
STRATFORD SHERMAN -14 -10 (1989) 56
TAYLOR 1 NW WILLIAMSON 16 18 (2002) 10
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO -1 12 (1994) 30
VALENTINE JEFF DAVIS -7 7 (1985) 30
WELLINGTON COLLINGSWORTH -0 0 (1989) 44
WHITE RIVER RESERVOIR CROSBY 5 13 (2003) 14

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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