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Texas Climate Report: February 2014

 With the help of a strong stationary pattern in the jet stream, powerful cold fronts, with arctic air in tow, dropped temperatures down well below normal for the eastern portions of the state. Near record low temperatures were recorded all over the state, and winter weather events occurred as far south as Houston and San Antonio. In stark contrast to last year's "Year with no winter," several northern cities, such as Lubbock, Amarillo, Dallas, Wichita Falls, and Waco, never climbed above 65 degrees for the whole month. Precipitation with the cold fronts was light, and the whole state, save far southeast Texas, saw a less than normal month for precipitation. This allowed the drought to expand over much of the state, and for areas where it was already bad, such as the Panhandle, only saw it get worse.

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 57.5 ‑3.0 86 31.9 ‑4.8 11 44.7 ‑3.9 5 0.49 36% 0.34 565 5
Amarillo 52.2 ‑2.0 77 23.2 ‑3.2 1 37.7 ‑2.6 5 0.36 64% 0.16 755 0
Austin 66.5 +1.3 86 43.3 ‑1.5 26 54.9 ‑0.1 4 0.38 19% 0.15 313 38
Brownsville 71.8 ‑1.9 87 53.0 ‑1.7 34 62.4 ‑1.8 3 0.08 7% 0.04 166 99
College Station 62.2 ‑2.6 83 42.5 ‑1.9 26 52.4 ‑2.2 8 0.89 31% 0.32 368 21
Corpus Christi 69.6 ‑0.8 91 48.6 ‑1.9 31 59.1 ‑1.4 8 0.24 12% 0.11 232 75
Dallas‑Fort Worth 57.5 ‑2.9 84 36.4 ‑3.0 17 46.9 ‑3.0 5 0.41 15% 0.17 498 0
Del Rio 70.4 +1.8 92 43.7 ‑1.3 25 57.0 +0.2 2 0.22 25% 0.19 260 45
El Paso 69.3 +6.2 83 44.1 +7.0 20 56.7 +6.6 0 0.00 0% 0.00 232 7
Galveston 60.7 ‑3.6 77 48.1 ‑2.8 36 54.4 ‑3.2 5 1.69 66% 0.43 295 7
Houston 64.0 ‑2.3 80 45.4 ‑1.1 29 54.7 ‑1.7 11 2.39 75% 0.70 315 34
Lubbock 57.4 ‑1.5 87 27.6 ‑2.5 7 42.5 ‑2.0 3 0.16 21% 0.12 624 0
Midland 62.9 +0.5 85 33.6 ‑0.9 13 48.3 ‑0.2 2 0.26 37% 0.24 462 2
Port Arthur 63.6 ‑1.7 79 45.3 ‑1.2 28 54.4 ‑1.5 8 5.45 152% 2.02 313 24
San Angelo 65.0 +1.5 89 33.9 ‑3.1 16 49.4 ‑0.9 1 0.06 4% 0.06 432 3
San Antonio 69.2 +2.3 92 46.0 +1.8 29 57.6 +2.0 5 0.42 23% 0.13 261 62
Victoria 66.9 ‑1.2 85 45.9 ‑0.5 30 56.4 ‑0.9 8 0.52 25% 0.21 288 55
Waco 60.1 ‑1.7 84 35.5 ‑4.3 20 47.8 ‑3.0 5 0.46 17% 0.22 473 0
Wichita Falls 52.6 ‑5.7 82 28.9 ‑4.6 11 40.7 ‑5.2 3 0.35 20% 0.23 673 0
Shreveport, LA 58.0 ‑3.5 80 37.5 ‑2.2 24 47.8 ‑2.8 8 2.62 55% 0.60 482 6
*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 2014 average temperatures
feb 2014 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
EL PASO INTL AP EL PASO 0.00
HUMBLE PUMP STN 5 WN SUTTON 0.00
LAKE ABILENE STATE PARK TAYLOR 0.00
LOCKHART 2 SW CALDWELL 0.00
LONDON 3 N MENARD 0.00
MARFA MUNI AP PECOS 0.00
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 0.00
PAINT ROCK CONCHO 0.00
RIO GRANDE VILLAGE BREWSTER 0.00
TERLINGUA BREWSTER 0.00
WATER VALLEY TOM GREEN 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
BAYTOWN HARRIS 5.84
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
LAMESA 1 SSE DAWSON 3.00
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
LIPSCOMB LIPSCOMB 30.7
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 62.5
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 44.4
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PRESIDIO 2 PRESIDIO 77.8
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
HONDO MUNI AP MEDINA 95
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
PAMPA 2 GRAY 5
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BRAVO HARTLEY 16.4
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP CAMERON 53.9
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP CAMERON 72
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BRAVO HARTLEY -1
BUSHLAND 1 WSW POTTER -1
GRUVER HANSFORD -1
PERRYTON OCHILTREE -1

 

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BURNET MUNI AP BURNET 0.01 0.07 (2008) 15
DENTON MUNI AP DENTON 0.39 0.46 (1999) 14
ELDORADO SCHLEICHER 0.05 0.23 (2008) 11
EL PASO INTL AP EL PASO 0.00 0.00 (2009) 72
FT WORTH ALLIANCE AP TARRANT 0.31 0.55 (2007) 15
HUMBLE PUMP STN 5 WN SUTTON 0.00 0.00 (2012) 58
LAKE ABILENE STATE PARK TAYLOR 0.00 0.00 (1999) 43
LOCKHART 2 SW CALDWELL 0.00 0.00 (2007) 18
LONDON 3 N MENARD 0.00 0.00 (2007) 11
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 0.00 0.00 (2013) 77
PAINT ROCK CONCHO 0.00 0.00 (2001) 83
SAN ANGELO WFO TOM GREEN 0.07 0.33 (2013) 13
TERLINGUA BREWSTER 0.00 0.00 (2011) 10
WATER VALLEY TOM GREEN 0.00 0.00 (1999) 60
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LAMESA 1 SSE DAWSON 3.00 1.70 (1911) 100
SCOTLAND ARCHER 2.50 1.75 (2012) 15
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
EL PASO INTL AP EL PASO 83 83 (2009) 72
FT DAVIS JEFF DAVIS 86 85 (1904) 34
KENT 8 SE JEFF DAVIS 83 82 (2011) 15
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 79 79 (2009) 65
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 94 94 (2008) 30
PLAINVIEW WATER PRODUCTION HALE 83 83 (2011) 13
Lowest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BALLINGER 2 NW RUNNELS 20 20 (1951) 106
BUSHLAND 1 WSW POTTER 6 7 (2011) 13
CANYON RANDALL 6 9 (2011) 57
CLARENDON DONLEY 10 10 (1929) 94
FREER DUVAL 36 36 (1973) 37
HUNT 10 W KERR 28 28 (2011) 14
PAMPA 2 GRAY 5 6 (1982) 49
TURKEY HALL 16 16 (2011) 39
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ARLINGTON MUNI AP TARRANT 34.5 34.8 (2010) 15
ASPERMONT STONEWALL 25.9 26.4 (1978) 51
DENTON MUNI AP DENTON 31.2 31.6 (2010) 17
FT WORTH ALLIANCE AP TARRANT 31.1 31.5 (2002) 17
JAYTON KENT 24.3 24.4 (2011) 38
LAKE ALAN HENRY GARZA 26.5 27.5 (2011) 20
TERRELL MUNI AP KAUFMAN 35.4 36.2 (2010) 14
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CANYON DAM 2 COMAL 64 63 (2009) 11
EL PASO INTL AP EL PASO 58 58 (1990) 72
KENT 8 SE JEFF DAVIS 60 59 (2011) 16
LANGTRY VAL VERDE 63 63 (2011) 41
Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BRACKETTVILLE 22 N KINNEY 21 23 (2010) 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 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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