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Texas Climate Report: January 2015

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 53.2 ‑3.6 81 32.7 ‑0.3 16 42.9 ‑2.0 7 1.77 174% 0.60 676 0
Amarillo 48.1 ‑2.5 73 25.2 +1.8 9 36.6 ‑0.4 7 1.61 224% 0.73 871 0
Austin 58.3 ‑3.2 83 39.0 ‑2.5 23 48.7 ‑2.8 10 5.02 226% 2.07 501 3
Brownsville 64.2 ‑6.4 81 47.1 ‑4.5 37 55.7 ‑5.4 9 3.56 280% 2.70 291 13
College Station 56.6 ‑4.4 80 38.3 ‑2.9 22 47.5 ‑3.6 11 6.66 206% 2.90 535 0
Corpus Christi 61.7 ‑5.2 82 42.8 ‑4.4 35 52.3 ‑4.8 11 2.04 132% 0.97 391 3
Dallas‑Fort Worth 54.4 ‑2.0 80 34.7 ‑0.8 16 44.5 ‑1.4 8 3.62 170% 1.05 625 0
Del Rio 60.3 ‑3.5 86 38.5 ‑2.1 30 49.4 ‑2.8 6 0.77 107% 0.34 479 0
El Paso 56.1 ‑1.6 73 32.3 ‑0.2 22 44.2 ‑0.9 5 0.85 212% 0.44 635 0
Galveston 57.7 ‑4.1 75 44.5 ‑4.1 31 51.1 ‑4.1 11 5.44 130% 3.02 423 0
Houston 59.3 ‑3.6 81 40.4 ‑2.8 28 49.8 ‑3.3 10 3.17 94% 0.87 464 0
Lubbock 50.7 ‑3.4 77 27.5 +1.1 16 39.1 ‑1.1 7 1.61 248% 0.55 795 0
Midland 52.3 ‑5.1 79 31.1 +0.8 20 41.7 ‑2.2 8 2.43 434% 1.45 713 0
Port Arthur 60.6 ‑1.5 79 40.4 ‑2.8 27 50.5 ‑2.2 9 5.99 114% 2.28 441 0
San Angelo 55.9 ‑3.6 81 33.0 ‑0.3 19 44.5 ‑1.9 8 2.03 218% 0.52 630 0
San Antonio 59.9 ‑3.0 82 39.1 ‑1.6 28 49.5 ‑2.3 9 3.67 209% 1.85 475 0
Victoria 61.8 ‑2.9 82 41.5 ‑1.6 30 51.7 ‑2.2 10 3.07 122% 1.51 407 1
Waco 55.5 ‑2.7 80 33.4 ‑2.7 18 44.4 ‑2.8 10 3.48 164% 1.31 630 0
Wichita Falls 52.2 ‑2.0 80 31.3 +1.5 14 41.7 ‑0.3 6 2.17 190% 0.73 714 0
Shreveport, LA 55.8 ‑1.5 77 34.4 ‑1.8 18 45.1 ‑1.7 8 7.45 177% 2.44 608 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&nbnbsp;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.
jan 2015 average temperatures
jan 2015 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 0.33
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
PINELAND SABINE 11.53
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
WEST COLUMBIA 1 ESE BRAZORIA 4.92
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
GRUVER HANSFORD 32.7
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BROWNSVILLE INTL AP CAMERON 55.7
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
FRIONA PARMER 43.3
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 64.5
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
CARRIZO SPRINGS 3W DIMMIT 86
DEL RIO INTL AP VAL VERDE 86
LANGTRY VAL VERDE 86
LAREDO 2 WEBB 86
LAREDO INTL AP WEBB 86
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
MULESHOE #1 BAILEY 16
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
GRUVER HANSFORD 20.3
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BROWNSVILLE INTL AP CAMERON 47.1
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP CAMERON 64
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM -2

New Monthly Records

Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CRANE 2E CRANE 4.09 2.15 (1991) 49
HOUSTON CLOVER FLD BRAZORIA 5.41 5.07 (2012) 13
MCCAMEY UPTON 2.63 2.50 (1939) 73
ODESSA 1SE ECTOR 2.87 2.11 (2010) 10
ODESSA SCHLEMEYER FLD ECTOR 2.39 1.76 (2010) 12
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ANGLETON BRAZORIA AP BRAZORIA 3.67 3.39 (2008) 16
CRANE 2E CRANE 2.40 0.97 (1991) 49
LA JOYA HIDALGO 1.10 1.10 (2004) 17
MT VERNON FRANKLIN 4.13 2.02 (1979) 44
ODESSA 1SE ECTOR 2.00 1.65 (2010) 10
ODESSA SCHLEMEYER FLD ECTOR 1.67 1.57 (2010) 12
PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP CAMERON 1.28 1.21 (2004) 13
ROUND ROCK 3 NE WILLIAMSON 2.55 2.12 (2013) 47
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ANGLETON BRAZORIA AP BRAZORIA 49.0 49.7 (2010) 16
CALLIHAM MCMULLEN 49.5 50.0 (2007) 13
COLETO CREEK RSVR GOLIAD 48.7 49.3 (2014) 11
CORPUS CHRISTI NWS NUECES 50.5 51.9 (2014) 11
C C BOTANICAL GARDENS NUECES 50.8 53.3 (2014) 12
EDINBURG HIDALGO 53.5 54.8 (2014) 12
LA JOYA HIDALGO 52.1 55.3 (2014) 16
PLEASANTON ATASCOSA 48.0 48.4 (2007) 21
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 51.2 52.6 (2010) 26
PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP CAMERON 54.3 57.2 (2007) 13
RAINBOW SOMERVELL 40.2 40.2 (2011) 14
ROCKPORT&nnbsp;ARANSAS CO AP ARANSAS 52.1 52.8 (1997) 13
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ANGLETON BRAZORIA AP BRAZORIA 58.2 59.7 (2001) 16
CHEAPSIDE GONZALES 56.5 57.7 (2007) 10
COLETO CREEK RSVR GOLIAD 59.0 59.1 (2007) 11
CONROE MONTGOMERY CO AP MONTGOMERY 56.8 57.1 (2007) 18
CORPUS CHRISTI NWS NUECES 59.5 59.8 (2007) 11
C C BOTANICAL GARDENS NUECES 60.0 61.6 (2007) 12
EDINBURG HIDALGO 62.4 64.8 (2007) 12
LA JOYA HIDALGO 61.4 65.4 (2007) 18
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 57.2 58.6 (2010) 26
PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP CAMERON 62.2 64.2 (2007) 13
ROCKPORT ARANSAS CO AP ARANSAS 60.5 60.5 (1997) 13
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LAKE TAWAKONI RAINS 79 78 (2009) 37
LONGVIEW GREGG 81 80 (2009) 13
TERRELL MUNI AP KAUFMAN 81 78 (2013) 14
WILDWOOD TYLER 81 81 (2006) 13
Lowest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CHILDRESS 2 CHILDRESS 21 24 (2007) 17
CONCHO PARK IVIE RSVR CONCHO 27 27 (2009) 16
DENVER CITY YOAKUM 19 25 (2009) 22
FT STOCKTON PECOS AP PECOS 25 28 (2010) 18
KENT 8 SE JEFF DAVIS 19 21 (1997) 19
MONAHANS 6 ENE WARD 27 31 (2007) 11
ODESSA SCHLEMEYER FLD ECTOR 27 30 (2007) 10
PLAINVIEW WATER PRODUCTION HALE 20 22 (2014) 15
PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP CAMERON 40 40 (2007) 13
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
C C BOTANICAL GARDENS NUECES 41.6 42.1 (2014) 12
HALLSVILLE 1 W HARRISON 32.3 32.5 (2010) 14
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 45.3 46.6 (2010) 26
PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP CAMERON 46.5 48.2 (2014) 13
ROCKPORT ARANSAS CO AP ARANSAS 43.8 44.5 (2014) 14

Climatic Averages for February

  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 60.5 94 (1904) 36.7 ‑7 (1985) 1.36 4.07 (1903) 2.17 (1903) 0.1 8.3 5.4 464 4
Amarillo 54.2 88 (1963) 26.4 ‑16 (1899) 0.56 2.93 (1903) 1.89 (1911) 0.0 21.1 4.3 692 0
Austin 65.2 99 (1996) 44.8 7 (1951) 2.02 9.41 (1903) 3.73 (1958) 0.2 2.4 7.4 297 18
Brownsville 73.7 94 (1986) 54.7 12 (1899) 1.08 10.25 (1958) 4.98 (1958) 0.2 0.1 5.5 104 82
College Station 64.8 99 (1996) 44.4 1 (1899) 2.85 9.82 (1992) 6.26 (2012) 0.1 2.5 8.1 309 17
Corpus Christi 70.4 97 (1986) 50.5 11 (1899) 1.93 8.11 (1982) 5.80 (1893) 0.4 0.8 6.5 173 46
Dallas‑Fort Worth 60.4 96 (1904) 39.4 ‑8 (1899) 2.66 7.40 (1997) 4.06 (1965) 0.1 5.8 6.4 427 5
Del Rio 68.6 99 (2011) 45.0 11 (1951) 0.88 7.82 (1949) 5.62 (1921) 0.4 1.7 5.1 246 16
El Paso 63.1 86 (1904) 37.1 1 (2011) 0.46 1.92 (2005) 1.10 (1888) 0.0 7.3 3.4 418 0
Galveston 64.3 83 (1932) 50.9 8 (1899) 2.57 8.34 (1992) 6.55 (1952) 0.0 0.0 8.0 219 12
Houston 66.3 91 (1986) 46.5 6 (1899) 3.20 9.80 (1959) 3.89 (1959) 0.0 1.6 9.2 264 23
Lubbock 58.9 89 (2006) 30.1 ‑17 (1933) 0.75 5.83 (1911) 3.50 (1911) 0.0 17.2 4.5 574 0
Midland 62.4 90 (2009) 34.5 ‑11 (1985) 0.71 3.53 (1932) 1.32 (1997) 0.0 10.7 3.8 465 2
Port Arthur 65.3 90 (1906) 46.5 10 (1906) 3.58 13.15 (1952) 9.41 (1952) 0.0 1.4 8.7 270 15
San Angelo 63.5 97 (1996) 37.0 ‑1 (1985) 1.35 4.54 (1997) 3.16 (1987) 0.3 8.2 5.0 417 4
San Antonio 66.9 100 (1996) 44.2 4 (1899) 1.79 7.88 (1903) 3.38 (1903) 0.2 2.7 7.2 283 19
Victoria 68.1 96 (1940) 46.4 15 (1951) 2.08 9.08 (1992) 3.21 (1992) 0.0 2.0 8.1 241 24
Waco 61.8 96 (1996) 39.8 4 (1985) 2.63 7.91 (1997) 3.97 (1997) 0.1 5.4 6.8 404 6
Wichita Falls 58.3 93 (1996) 33.5 ‑8 (1985) 1.75 6.80 (1903) 3.00 (1981) 0.1 11.4 5.3 536 2
Shreveport, LA 61.5 89 (1986) 39.7 ‑5 (1899) 4.75 8.96 (1939) 3.57 (1939) 0.0 5.8 9.1 410 6
Climatic averages are based on 1981-2010 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
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