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Texas Climate Report: February 2013

         The weather was variable in the month of February, and temperatures ranged from well above normal in the Rio Grande Valley, to well below normal in the Panhandle. While the majority of the state saw a deficit of precipitation, the Panhandle had a significant increase for the month, with areas from Lubbock north seeing nearly twice the normal amount. Most of this precipitation fell as the result of a historic blizzard that struck the area on the 25th and 26th of February, dropping nearly 2 feet of snow across much of the northern panhandle. Most of the precipitation that fell across the remainder of the state was due to the traditional passage of cold fronts, sending the state on a rollercoaster ride for temperatures. Overall, the month was much warmer for the southern half of the state due to overall southerly winds allowing for temperatures to hit the mid 70s for a good portion of the month.
        The drought that has been present across the region for the past few years remained stable from the beginning to the end of the month. No areas saw significant increase in drought conditions, but due to the wet month in the panhandle it did see a decrease in drought severity with the northernmost counties of the panhandle fading from exceptional to extreme drought conditions.

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 63.2 +2.7 77 36.5 ‑0.2 24 49.9 +1.3 6 0.58 43% 0.21 416 0
Amarillo 52.5 ‑1.7 72 27.1 +0.7 15 39.8 ‑0.5 5 2.53 452% 1.48 699 0
Austin 70.7 +5.5 85 47.2 +2.4 35 59.0 +4.0 8 0.38 19% 0.18 183 22
Brownsville 79.2 +5.5 87 58.1 +3.4 41 68.7 +4.5 1 0.01 1% 0.01 37 147
College Station 68.0 +3.2 79 47.2 +2.8 33 57.6 +3.0 7 1.10 39% 0.48 207 7
Corpus Christi 75.8 +5.4 88 54.2 +3.7 38 65.0 +4.5 4 0.44 23% 0.40 69 77
Dallas‑Fort Worth 63.1 +2.7 80 40.9 +1.5 29 52.0 +2.1 7 1.68 63% 0.99 357 2
Del Rio 73.2 +4.6 83 46.8 +1.8 33 60.0 +3.2 0 0.00 0% 0.00 147 15
El Paso 60.8 ‑2.3 70 34.7 ‑2.4 24 47.8 ‑2.3 2 0.41 89% 0.40 476 0
Galveston 68.0 +3.7 76 56.0 +5.1 48 62.0 +4.4 10 2.24 87% 1.08 88 12
Houston 68.9 +2.6 79 47.9 +1.4 34 58.4 +2.0 10 1.32 41% 0.36 183 5
Lubbock 57.4 ‑1.5 73 29.7 ‑0.4 20 43.6 ‑0.9 5 1.31 175% 0.48 594 0
Midland 63.4 +1.0 75 33.2 ‑1.3 20 48.3 ‑0.2 2 0.08 11% 0.05 461 0
Port Arthur 67.9 +2.6 76 48.8 +2.3 37 58.4 +2.5 11 3.30 92% 1.09 188 7
San Angelo 67.8 +4.3 79 36.4 ‑0.6 23 52.1 +1.8 6 0.39 29% 0.23 355 0
San Antonio 71.2 +4.3 81 46.9 +2.7 31 59.0 +3.4 5 0.10 6% 0.07 173 13
Victoria 71.0 +2.9 81 48.2 +1.8 33 59.6 +2.3 9 1.36 65% 1.05 159 16
Waco 66.0 +4.2 85 40.2 +0.4 26 53.1 +2.3 7 2.10 80% 1.16 332 6
Wichita Falls 59.2 +0.9 76 33.3 ‑0.2 22 46.2 +0.3 6 2.04 117% 0.92 517 0
Shreveport, LA 61.7 +0.2 71 41.0 +1.3 31 51.3 +0.7 11 2.68 56% 1.64 376 0
*Dep.: Departure of the monthly average temperature from the 1981-2010 monthly normal, which is provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
*Perc. Norm.: Monthly precipitation total divided by 1981-2010 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 2013 average temperatures
feb 2013 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
AGUA FRIA BREWSTER 0.00
ALPINE BREWSTER 0.00
ALPINE 7NW BREWSTER 0.00
ALPINE CASPARIS AP BREWSTER 0.00
BAKERSFIELD PECOS 0.00
BALMORHEA REEVES 0.00
BIG BEND RCH SP PRESIDIO 0.00
BIG SPRING HOWARD 0.00
BIG SPRING HOWARD 0.00
CAMP WOOD REAL 0.00
CHISOS BASIN BREWSTER 0.00
CRANE 10N ECTOR 0.00
CRANE 2E CRANE 0.00
DERBY 1 S FRIO 0.00
DRYDEN TERRELL CO AP TERRELL 0.00
EL INDIO MAVERICK 0.00
FORT STOCKTON 38SE PECOS 0.00
FT DAVIS JEFF DAVIS 0.00
FT STOCKTON PECOS 0.00
GRANDFALLS 3 SSE WARD 0.00
HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH VAL VERDE 0.00
HUNT 10 W KERR 0.00
K‑BAR RCH ECTOR 0.00
KENT 8 SE JEFF DAVIS 0.00
KERMIT WINKLER 0.00
LAJITAS BREWSTER 0.00
LAKE AMENT BREWSTER 0.00
LANGTRY VAL VERDE 0.00
MARATHON BREWSTER 0.00
MARATHON 40SSE BREWSTER 0.00
MARFA MUNI AP PECOS 0.00
MCCAMEY UPTON 0.00
MERCEDES 6 SSE HIDALGO 0.00
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 0.00
PANTHER JUNCTION BREWSTER 0.00
PECOS MUNI AP REEVES 0.00
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 0.00
PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP CAMERON 0.00
PRESIDIO 2 PRESIDIO 0.00
RIO GRANDE VILLAGE BREWSTER 0.00
ROBERT LEE COKE 0.00
ROCKSPRINGS 26SSW EDWARDS 0.00
SANDERSON TERRELL 0.00
TERLINGUA RCH BREWSTER 0.00
VALENTINE JEFF DAVIS 0.00
VALENTINE 10 WSW PRESIDIO 0.00
VALENTINE 20 WNW JEFF DAVIS 0.00
VANDERPOOL 10 N BANDERA 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
DALHART DALLAM 7.36
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
DALHART DALLAM 6.50
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 34.1
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 69.5
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 48.2
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
FALCON DAM STARR 81.3
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 96
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 25
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
LIPSCOMB LIPSCOMB 18.9
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP CAMERON 60.8
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP CAMERON 73
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
LIPSCOMB LIPSCOMB 1

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BAKERSFIELD PECOS 0.00 0.00 (1999) 67
BALMORHEA REEVES 0.00 0.00 (2011) 86
BIG BEND RCH SP PRESIDIO 0.00 0.00 (2011) 17
BIG SPRING HOWARD 0.00 0.00 (2011) 61
BIG SPRING HOWARD 0.00 0.00 (2011) 60
CAMP WOOD REAL 0.00 0.00 (1999) 64
CHISOS BASIN BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2011) 68
CRANE 2E CRANE 0.00 0.00 (2011) 50
DERBY 1 S FRIO 0.00 0.00 (2011) 30
DRYDEN TERRELL CO AP TERRELL 0.00 0.00 (2011) 11
EL INDIO MAVERICK 0.00 0.00 (2011) 35
FT DAVIS JEFF DAVIS 0.00 0.00 (2008) 92
FT STOCKTON PECOS 0.00 0.00 (2011) 64
GRANDFALLS 3 SSE WARD 0.00 0.00 (2008) 86
HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH VAL VERDE 0.00 0.00 (1996) 23
HUNT 10 W KERR 0.00 0.00 (2007) 21
KENT 8 SE JEFF DAVIS 0.00 0.00 (2012) 19
LAJITAS BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2011) 34
LANGTRY VAL VERDE 0.00 0.00 (2009) 63
MARATHON BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2011) 65
MCCAMEY UPTON 0.00 0.00 (2008) 77
MERCEDES 6 SSE HIDALGO 0.00 0.00 (1976) 97
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 0.00 0.00 (2009) 76
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AP GUADALUPE 0.01 0.05 (2007) 15
PANTHER JUNCTION BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2008) 57
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2011) 29
PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP CAMERON 0.00 0.08 (2011) 12
ROBERT LEE COKE 0.00 0.00 (1999) 63
ROCKSPRINGS 26SSW EDWARDS 0.00 0.00 (2009) 18
SANDERSON TERRELL 0.00 0.00 (1999) 74
SAN ANGELO WFO TOM GREEN 0.33 0.40 (2008) 12
TERLINGUA RCH BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2011) 17
VALENTINE JEFF DAVIS 0.00 0.00 (2011) 33
VALENTINE 10 WSW PRESIDIO 0.00 0.00 (1999) 76
VANDERPOOL 10 N BANDERA 0.00 0.00 (2011) 17
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
AMARILLO INTL AP POTTER 2.53 2.08 (1998) 72
BORGER HUTCHINSON CO AP HUTCHINSON 2.24 1.29 (2010) 14
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 3.44 3.41 (1971) 75
PERRYTON 21 S OCHILTREE 1.75 1.71 (1990) 33
SANFORD DAM HUTCHINSON 2.40 1.17 (2012) 17
SHAMROCK 2 WHEELER 4.25 2.42 (1997) 46
TULIA SWISHER 2.84 2.64 (1998) 64
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
AMARILLO INTL AP POTTER 1.48 1.28 (1971) 72
BORGER HUTCHINSON CO AP HUTCHINSON 1.10 0.85 (2010) 14
COLETO CREEK RSVR GOLIAD 1.47 1.00 (2010) 10
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 1.68 1.63 (1964) 75
LONGVIEW E TX RGNL AP GREGG 2.52 2.13 (2012) 14
PINE SPRINGS NP CULBERSON 0.88 0.63 (2005) 14
ROCKPORT ARANSAS CO AP ARANSAS 2.73 1.94 (1999) 14
SHAMROCK 2 WHEELER 1.52 1.32 (1997) 46
THREE RIVERS 8 NE LIVE OAK 2.50 2.34 (1998) 26
TULIA SWISHER 1.21 1.07 (1983) 64
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ANAHUAC CHAMBERS 72.9 72.7 (1932) 72
FT HOOD BELL 69.5 69.1 (1962) 11
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP CAMERON 73 72 (2012) 12
SAM RAYBURN DAM JASPER 69 69 (2008) 43
WELDER W'LIFE FOUND SAN PATRICIO 70 70 (2012) 19

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 68.6 98 (1916) 44.1 9 (1948) 1.74 5.16 (1979) 2.78 (1943) 0.6 3.6 6.0 298 29
Amarillo 62.5 96 (1907) 33.3 ‑3 (1948) 1.39 4.14 (2000) 3.13 (1922) 0.1 13.0 6.0 532 2
Austin 72.2 98 (1971) 51.3 18 (1948) 2.76 7.54 (2006) 3.46 (2006) 0.2 0.6 9.2 162 61
Brownsville 78.9 106 (1984) 59.6 28 (1901) 1.23 6.46 (1903) 5.38 (2007) 1.0 0.0 4.4 43 174
College Station 71.7 96 (1946) 51.0 17 (2002) 3.17 8.66 (2012) 4.20 (1980) 0.1 0.9 8.3 172 59
Corpus Christi 75.9 102 (1989) 56.3 24 (1980) 1.89 7.69 (1903) 4.66 (1903) 0.7 0.2 5.3 81 115
Dallas‑Fort Worth 68.2 100 (1916) 47.0 10 (1943) 3.49 7.39 (2002) 4.43 (2002) 0.2 1.8 7.8 261 32
Del Rio 76.2 103 (1928) 52.1 19 (1922) 1.14 3.48 (2004) 2.33 (1935) 2.0 0.6 5.4 114 87
El Paso 70.3 93 (1907) 42.9 14 (1971) 0.26 2.26 (1958) 1.32 (1883) 0.0 2.5 2.4 270 10
Galveston 70.2 87 (2008) 56.6 26 (1980) 3.16 9.49 (1973) 8.10 (1973) 0.0 0.0 6.6 103 53
Houston 73.0 96 (1946) 52.5 21 (1943) 3.41 10.66 (1922) 7.47 (1972) 0.0 0.6 8.8 141 71
Lubbock 66.7 95 (1989) 37.0 ‑2 (1922) 1.10 5.94 (2007) 1.98 (2007) 0.3 8.6 5.0 415 7
Midland 70.2 97 (1946) 41.0 9 (1980) 0.60 2.86 (1970) 2.20 (1970) 0.4 4.7 3.6 307 16
Port Arthur 71.8 95 (1946) 52.2 23 (2002) 3.53 10.21 (1949) 6.04 (1979) 0.0 0.5 7.4 148 55
San Angelo 71.1 98 (1908) 44.4 8 (1980) 1.50 5.00 (1953) 4.65 (1953) 0.6 3.5 5.6 257 33
San Antonio 73.5 100 (1991) 50.8 19 (2002) 2.31 7.24 (2007) 3.59 (1992) 0.4 1.0 8.8 154 65
Victoria 74.2 98 (1939) 52.5 21 (2002) 2.77 11.61 (1997) 5.04 (1997) 0.2 0.7 7.1 125 74
Waco 69.2 100 (1971) 47.1 15 (1948) 3.15 9.76 (2007) 6.17 (2012) 0.1 1.8 8.3 246 34
Wichita Falls 67.0 100 (1971) 41.2 6 (1948) 2.20 6.29 (1999) 4.32 (1988) 0.7 4.9 6.7 357 19
Shreveport, LA 69.5 92 (1974) 46.3 15 (1943) 4.14 11.99 (1945) 5.43 (1945) 0.0 1.9 9.2 251 31
Climatic averages are based on 1981-2010 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
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