Texas Climate Report: June 2013
The month of June started out warm and only got warmer as the month progressed. Nearly the entire state saw above average June temperatures from beginning to end and the month as a whole ranged from slightly above normal along the Gulf Coast to nearly 4 degrees Fahrenheit above normal in the Panhandle. Much of the above average ratings came during a heat wave towards the end of the month when a ridge of high pressure sat over the Southwestern United States from the 25th to the 30th. This system set heat records all across the state with well over 100 degree temperatures from El Paso to Tyler and everywhere in between. The high heat this month was also due to a lack of rainfall.
Throughout the month only pockets of the state saw within normal range of precipitation, that being around the Lerado and near Lubbock. Rainfall for much of the state only occurred due to traditional pop-up thunderstorms during the heat of the day, some of which became severe dropping several inches of rain. These severe storms are why the panhandle did so well compared to the rest of the state. The storms that did develop were slow moving and quickly dropped upwards of an inch of rain, such as a severe thunderstorm that passed over Lubbock on the 17th producing 1.71" of rainfall. The only other major precipitation event for the month of June was along the Rio Grande where over 10" of rain fell near Eagle Pass when strong upper level lifting and ample gulf moisture placed a rain bulls eye over this area.
Though rainfall was limited for the majority of the state, the areas that needed the most rain did receive it lessening the most intense drought conditions in the panhandle and along the southern Rio Grande. Most areas of Texas did see the drought tighten its grip, for drought conditions moved back to reclaim territory in East Texas and increased in intensity throughout much of Central Texas. Overall, 68% of the state is listed under severe drought or worse, with 12% of the state still under exceptional 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 |
94.1 |
+3.6 |
104 |
70.4 |
+1.9 |
62 |
82.2 |
+2.7 |
8 |
5.13 |
144% |
2.80 |
0 |
524 |
| Amarillo |
91.2 |
+3.5 |
105 |
64.3 |
+3.3 |
51 |
77.8 |
+3.4 |
11 |
2.80 |
89% |
0.71 |
0 |
391 |
| Austin |
96.8 |
+4.7 |
108 |
73.6 |
+1.3 |
63 |
85.2 |
+3.0 |
5 |
0.92 |
21% |
0.36 |
0 |
612 |
| Brownsville |
94.4 |
+2.3 |
102 |
76.5 |
+0.8 |
72 |
85.5 |
+1.6 |
5 |
0.85 |
33% |
0.42 |
0 |
623 |
| College Station |
95.0 |
+3.3 |
106 |
73.4 |
+0.7 |
66 |
84.2 |
+2.0 |
3 |
1.25 |
28% |
1.04 |
0 |
584 |
| Corpus Christi |
96.1 |
+5.2 |
107 |
77.4 |
+3.5 |
71 |
86.8 |
+4.4 |
6 |
2.34 |
70% |
1.34 |
0 |
658 |
| Dallas‑Fort Worth |
92.6 |
+1.3 |
103 |
72.6 |
+1.2 |
62 |
82.6 |
+1.3 |
4 |
2.14 |
56% |
1.12 |
0 |
538 |
| Del Rio |
95.2 |
+0.5 |
108 |
75.8 |
+2.4 |
69 |
85.5 |
+1.5 |
7 |
1.76 |
75% |
1.26 |
0 |
625 |
| El Paso |
100.3 |
+4.8 |
107 |
73.2 |
+5.2 |
64 |
86.8 |
+5.1 |
3 |
0.16 |
17% |
0.10 |
0 |
663 |
| Galveston |
89.8 |
+1.6 |
98 |
79.3 |
+1.8 |
70 |
84.5 |
+1.6 |
6 |
3.26 |
57% |
1.82 |
0 |
594 |
| Houston |
94.7 |
+3.3 |
107 |
74.0 |
+0.7 |
68 |
84.3 |
+1.9 |
4 |
4.46 |
75% |
1.85 |
0 |
591 |
| Lubbock |
93.4 |
+2.8 |
107 |
67.6 |
+3.4 |
56 |
80.5 |
+3.1 |
9 |
1.67 |
55% |
0.49 |
0 |
474 |
| Midland |
96.3 |
+2.9 |
109 |
70.9 |
+3.6 |
63 |
83.6 |
+3.3 |
5 |
0.85 |
47% |
0.53 |
0 |
564 |
| Port Arthur |
92.3 |
+2.7 |
101 |
72.7 |
0.0 |
67 |
82.5 |
+1.3 |
10 |
3.17 |
45% |
0.86 |
0 |
533 |
| San Angelo |
95.7 |
+3.6 |
106 |
71.3 |
+2.5 |
62 |
83.5 |
+3.1 |
6 |
1.40 |
54% |
0.44 |
0 |
561 |
| San Antonio |
93.3 |
+1.0 |
108 |
74.4 |
+1.8 |
65 |
83.9 |
+1.5 |
9 |
2.02 |
49% |
0.49 |
0 |
575 |
| Victoria |
95.0 |
+3.5 |
109 |
73.8 |
+1.4 |
67 |
84.4 |
+2.4 |
3 |
0.18 |
4% |
0.14 |
0 |
592 |
| Waco |
95.1 |
+3.4 |
105 |
71.3 |
+0.5 |
56 |
83.2 |
+2.0 |
6 |
1.62 |
47% |
1.15 |
0 |
552 |
| Wichita Falls |
93.8 |
+2.4 |
105 |
70.1 |
+2.5 |
59 |
82.0 |
+2.5 |
7 |
2.85 |
69% |
1.42 |
0 |
517 |
| Shreveport, LA |
91.1 |
+1.0 |
100 |
71.6 |
+2.1 |
63 |
81.3 |
+1.5 |
6 |
7.75 |
144% |
3.58 |
0 |
498 |
Bold-italics indicate a value broke or tied the record from a previous year.
*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.
|
Monthly Extremes
| Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| KILLEEN |
BELL |
0.00 |
| MCCAMEY |
UPTON |
0.00 |
| ROSEBUD |
FALLS |
0.00 |
| VANDERPOOL 10 N |
BANDERA |
0.00 |
| Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| BRACKETTVILLE |
KINNEY |
10.05 |
| Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| BRACKETTVILLE |
KINNEY |
7.30 |
| Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| CAPROCK CANYON SP |
BRISCOE |
73.8 |
| Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| LAJITAS |
BREWSTER |
89.2 |
| Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| CAPROCK CANYON SP |
BRISCOE |
79.3 |
| Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| RIO GRANDE VILLAGE |
BREWSTER |
105.2 |
| Highest Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| RIO GRANDE VILLAGE |
BREWSTER |
112 |
| Lowest Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| CAPROCK CANYON SP |
BRISCOE |
63 |
| Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| DIMMITT 2 N |
CASTRO |
60.2 |
| Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| PALACIOS MUNI AP |
MATAGORDA |
80.2 |
| Highest Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| PALACIOS MUNI AP |
MATAGORDA |
85 |
| Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| PERRYTON |
OCHILTREE |
42 |
Monthly Extremes
| Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| CRAWFORD |
MCLENNAN |
0.64 |
0.96 (1994) |
13 |
| MCCAMEY |
UPTON |
0.00 |
0.00 (2012) |
76 |
| ROSEBUD |
FALLS |
0.00 |
0.00 (1998) |
34 |
| VANDERPOOL 10 N |
BANDERA |
0.00 |
0.00 (2009) |
16 |
| Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| SOUTHLAND |
GARZA |
3.99 |
3.82 (2007) |
13 |
| Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| BRACKETTVILLE |
KINNEY |
7.30 |
5.32 (1948) |
102 |
| FLOMOT 4 NE |
MOTLEY |
4.60 |
4.52 (1985) |
65 |
| PITCHFORK RCH |
DICKENS |
4.75 |
3.18 (1999) |
36 |
| WHITE RIVER RESERVOIR |
CROSBY |
3.48 |
3.00 (1999) |
16 |
| Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| CORPUS CHRISTI INTL AP |
NUECES |
86.8 |
85.8 (1998) |
71 |
| PALACIOS MUNI AP |
MATAGORDA |
86.7 |
84.9 (2010) |
70 |
| Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| BRACKETTVILLE 22 N |
KINNEY |
89.6 |
89.9 (1997) |
17 |
| Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| BAY CITY WTR WKS |
MATAGORDA |
95.7 |
94.9 (1953) |
70 |
| CORPUS CHRISTI INTL AP |
NUECES |
96.1 |
95.5 (2009) |
71 |
| PALACIOS MUNI AP |
MATAGORDA |
93.1 |
92.0 (1953) |
70 |
| Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| ANGLETON BRAZORIA AP |
BRAZORIA |
103 |
102 (2012) |
10 |
| ARLINGTON MUNI AP |
TARRANT |
103 |
103 (2011) |
11 |
| AUSTIN 8SSE |
TRAVIS |
107 |
107 (2012) |
10 |
| BAYTOWN |
HARRIS |
102 |
101 (2012) |
30 |
| BAY CITY WTR WKS |
MATAGORDA |
106 |
100 (2009) |
70 |
| BEAUMONT RSCH CTR |
JEFFERSON |
102 |
102 (2011) |
48 |
| CALLIHAM |
MCMULLEN |
107 |
107 (2012) |
14 |
| CANYON DAM |
COMAL |
105 |
104 (2012) |
47 |
| CARTHAGE |
PANOLA |
103 |
103 (2011) |
55 |
| CEDAR CREEK 5 S |
BASTROP |
109 |
107 (2012) |
12 |
| COLETO CREEK RSVR |
GOLIAD |
106 |
104 (2012) |
10 |
| COLUMBUS |
COLORADO |
106 |
106 (1990) |
51 |
| CORPUS CHRISTI INTL AP |
NUECES |
107 |
106 (2012) |
71 |
| CORSICANA CAMPBELL FLD |
NAVARRO |
105 |
105 (2012) |
12 |
| CROSS |
MCMULLEN |
109 |
108 (2012) |
10 |
| CUERO |
DEWITT |
111 |
109 (2012) |
100 |
| DECATUR |
WISE |
103 |
103 (2012) |
12 |
| DEL RIO 2 NW |
VAL VERDE |
110 |
108 (2012) |
17 |
| EDINBURG 17 NNE |
HIDALGO |
106 |
106 (2012) |
10 |
| EL CAMPO |
WHARTON |
106 |
105 (2009) |
34 |
| FT WORTH NAS |
TARRANT |
108 |
106 (1953) |
35 |
| FT WORTH WSFO |
TARRANT |
106 |
105 (2012) |
20 |
| GEORGETOWN LAKE |
WILLIAMSON |
105 |
105 (1994) |
29 |
| GONZALES 1N |
GONZALES |
109 |
108 (1998) |
48 |
| HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP |
CAMERON |
106 |
106 (2012) |
24 |
| HONDO |
MEDINA |
109 |
109 (1934) |
85 |
| HONDO MUNI AP |
MEDINA |
107 |
107 (2011) |
37 |
| HOUSTON HOBBY AP |
HARRIS |
105 |
102 (2012) |
66 |
| HOUSTON HOOKS MEM AP |
HARRIS |
105 |
103 (2011) |
10 |
| HOUSTON INTERCONT AP |
HARRIS |
107 |
105 (2012) |
45 |
| HOUSTON NWSO |
GALVESTON |
103 |
101 (2012) |
27 |
| HUNT 10 W |
KERR |
104 |
103 (2012) |
11 |
| KERRVILLE 3 NNE |
KERR |
106 |
105 (1980) |
39 |
| KINGSVILLE |
KLEBERG |
109 |
106 (2012) |
64 |
| LEXINGTON |
LEE |
106 |
106 (2009) |
48 |
| LONGVIEW |
GREGG |
104 |
104 (2011) |
11 |
| LONGVIEW 11 SE |
RUSK |
104 |
103 (2011) |
37 |
| LONGVIEW E TX RGNL AP |
GREGG |
105 |
105 (2011) |
13 |
| NIXON |
GONZALES |
110 |
109 (1998) |
55 |
| PALACIOS MUNI AP |
MATAGORDA |
104 |
103 (2012) |
70 |
| PALESTINE 6 WNW |
ANDERSON |
104 |
103 (2011) |
11 |
| PIERCE 1 E |
WHARTON |
105 |
104 (1936) |
91 |
| SAN ANTONIO INTL AP |
BEXAR |
108 |
107 (1998) |
71 |
| SAN MARCOS |
HAYS |
109 |
109 (1998) |
101 |
| SAN SABA 7 NW |
SAN SABA |
104 |
102 (2006) |
12 |
| SMITHVILLE |
BASTROP |
107 |
106 (2009) |
79 |
| STRATFORD |
SHERMAN |
107 |
107 (2011) |
66 |
| TYLER |
SMITH |
103 |
102 (2011) |
30 |
| VICTORIA RGNL AP |
VICTORIA |
109 |
108 (2012) |
57 |
| WASHINGTON SP |
WASHINGTON |
106 |
106 (2011) |
61 |
| WELDER W'LIFE FOUND |
SAN PATRICIO |
105 |
105 (2012) |
23 |
| Lowest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| BRACKETTVILLE 22 N |
KINNEY |
74 |
74 (1992) |
17 |
| HALLSVILLE 1 W |
HARRISON |
75 |
75 (2009) |
14 |
| LONGVIEW |
GREGG |
77 |
77 (2009) |
11 |
| Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| WASHINGTON SP |
WASHINGTON |
66.6 |
66.9 (1995) |
59 |
| Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| CROSS |
MCMULLEN |
74.2 |
73.8 (2008) |
10 |
| EDINBURG 17 NNE |
HIDALGO |
75.4 |
74.9 (2010) |
10 |
| PALACIOS MUNI AP |
MATAGORDA |
80.2 |
79.4 (2010) |
70 |
| SAN AUGUSTINE |
SAN AUGUSTINE |
70.7 |
70.6 (2008) |
10 |
| Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| BROWNFIELD 2 |
TERRY |
74 |
74 (2011) |
56 |
| FT HOOD |
BELL |
81 |
80 (2011) |
13 |
| MORTON |
COCHRAN |
73 |
73 (2011) |
46 |
| PALACIOS MUNI AP |
MATAGORDA |
85 |
84 (2007) |
70 |
| PENWELL |
ECTOR |
79 |
79 (2012) |
40 |
| SAN ANTONIO 8 NNE |
BEXAR |
79 |
79 (2010) |
16 |
| SAN AUGUSTINE |
SAN AUGUSTINE |
77 |
77 (2008) |
10 |
| Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| AUSTIN 8SSE |
TRAVIS |
58 |
58 (2009) |
10 |
| BIG BEND RCH SP |
PRESIDIO |
54 |
56 (2005) |
11 |
| CEDAR CREEK 5 S |
BASTROP |
57 |
59 (2009) |
12 |
| CORSICANA CAMPBELL FLD |
NAVARRO |
60 |
60 (2003) |
12 |
| DRYDEN 10 NE |
TERRELL |
59 |
59 (2009) |
10 |
| FT WORTH ALLIANCE AP |
TARRANT |
56 |
56 (2012) |
13 |
| NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AP |
GUADALUPE |
60 |
60 (2009) |
15 |
| PALESTINE 6 WNW |
ANDERSON |
57 |
58 (2009) |
11 |
| SAN ANTONIO STINSON AP |
BEXAR |
64 |
64 (2009) |
16 |
| SAN SABA 7 NW |
SAN SABA |
58 |
58 (2009) |
12 |
Climatic Averages for July
| |
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 |
94.2 |
110 (1978) |
72.0 |
54 (1911) |
1.87 |
8.04 (2002) |
5.67 (2002) |
25.1 |
0.0 |
5.1 |
0 |
561 |
| Amarillo |
91.4 |
106 (2009) |
65.2 |
51 (1990) |
2.84 |
8.02 (2010) |
7.25 (2010) |
19.8 |
0.0 |
7.2 |
0 |
412 |
| Austin |
95.6 |
109 (1954) |
74.4 |
57 (1924) |
1.88 |
12.80 (1919) |
9.56 (1919) |
28.1 |
0.0 |
5.4 |
0 |
620 |
| Brownsville |
93.6 |
102 (1939) |
76.3 |
58 (1901) |
2.04 |
13.24 (2008) |
6.68 (2008) |
28.0 |
0.0 |
5.3 |
0 |
618 |
| College Station |
94.8 |
110 (1917) |
74.6 |
52 (1903) |
2.14 |
9.30 (1902) |
5.09 (1968) |
27.7 |
0.0 |
5.7 |
0 |
611 |
| Corpus Christi |
93.1 |
105 (1934) |
74.8 |
64 (1967) |
2.79 |
18.13 (2007) |
9.86 (2007) |
26.7 |
0.0 |
5.7 |
0 |
587 |
| Dallas‑Fort Worth |
95.6 |
110 (1998) |
75.1 |
56 (1924) |
2.16 |
11.13 (1973) |
5.27 (1933) |
27.4 |
0.0 |
4.5 |
0 |
631 |
| Del Rio |
96.6 |
111 (1960) |
75.2 |
63 (1923) |
1.78 |
13.18 (1976) |
6.34 (1975) |
27.8 |
0.0 |
4.2 |
0 |
648 |
| El Paso |
94.7 |
112 (1979) |
70.9 |
56 (1880) |
1.55 |
8.18 (1881) |
6.50 (1881) |
25.7 |
0.0 |
8.3 |
0 |
552 |
| Galveston |
89.6 |
101 (1932) |
79.4 |
66 (1910) |
3.80 |
18.74 (1900) |
14.35 (1900) |
13.2 |
0.0 |
8.3 |
0 |
604 |
| Houston |
93.7 |
105 (1954) |
75.1 |
62 (1990) |
3.79 |
14.80 (1900) |
6.92 (1939) |
26.4 |
0.0 |
9.1 |
0 |
601 |
| Lubbock |
92.8 |
109 (1940) |
67.7 |
49 (1915) |
1.91 |
7.20 (1976) |
4.38 (2010) |
22.3 |
0.0 |
6.2 |
0 |
473 |
| Midland |
94.6 |
112 (1989) |
69.7 |
49 (1936) |
1.82 |
8.50 (1991) |
5.99 (1961) |
25.6 |
0.0 |
4.9 |
0 |
532 |
| Port Arthur |
91.7 |
108 (1902) |
74.2 |
61 (1990) |
5.95 |
18.71 (1959) |
10.56 (1979) |
23.5 |
0.0 |
11.4 |
0 |
556 |
| San Angelo |
95.1 |
111 (1960) |
71.2 |
56 (1990) |
1.20 |
7.21 (1959) |
2.95 (1959) |
26.0 |
0.0 |
4.7 |
0 |
563 |
| San Antonio |
94.6 |
106 (1989) |
74.6 |
60 (1905) |
2.74 |
16.92 (2002) |
9.79 (2002) |
26.9 |
0.0 |
5.2 |
0 |
608 |
| Victoria |
93.8 |
110 (1939) |
74.0 |
61 (1905) |
4.18 |
20.34 (2007) |
8.41 (1990) |
27.3 |
0.0 |
7.9 |
0 |
586 |
| Waco |
96.3 |
109 (1998) |
74.1 |
60 (1994) |
1.79 |
8.95 (1902) |
4.93 (2004) |
28.1 |
0.0 |
5.3 |
0 |
626 |
| Wichita Falls |
96.9 |
114 (1980) |
71.9 |
54 (1970) |
1.59 |
11.86 (1950) |
3.93 (1950) |
27.4 |
0.0 |
5.0 |
0 |
601 |
| Shreveport, LA |
93.4 |
107 (1998) |
72.7 |
58 (1972) |
3.65 |
25.45 (1933) |
12.44 (1933) |
25.7 |
0.0 |
8.1 |
0 |
559 |
| Climatic averages are based on nbsp;1981-2010 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center. |
