Texas Climate Report: February 2016
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 | 67.2 | +6.7 | 83 | 39.3 | +2.6 | 23 | 53.3 | +4.7 | 2 | 0.68 | 50% | 0.56 | 347 | 14 | |
Amarillo | 62.1 | +7.9 | 86 | 30.1 | +3.7 | 14 | 46.1 | +5.8 | 2 | 0.50 | 89% | 0.39 | 540 | 1 | |
Austin | 71.7 | +6.5 | 83 | 47.9 | +3.1 | 32 | 59.8 | +4.8 | 2 | 1.34 | 66% | 1.33 | 172 | 31 | |
Brownsville | 77.0 | +3.3 | 92 | 53.3 | ‑1.4 | 38 | 65.2 | +1.0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0% | 0.00 | 73 | 87 | |
College Station | 70.0 | +5.2 | 80 | 46.2 | +1.8 | 31 | 58.1 | +3.5 | 4 | 1.32 | 46% | 0.72 | 214 | 21 | |
Corpus Christi | 77.1 | +6.7 | 85 | 49.0 | ‑1.5 | 34 | 63.0 | +2.5 | 2 | 0.21 | 11% | 0.14 | 113 | 64 | |
Dallas‑Fort Worth | 66.9 | +6.5 | 79 | 43.4 | +4.0 | 31 | 55.2 | +5.3 | 3 | 2.20 | 83% | 1.75 | 290 | 11 | |
Del Rio | 74.5 | +5.9 | 91 | 45.6 | +0.6 | 29 | 60.1 | +3.3 | 3 | 0.07 | 8% | 0.03 | 170 | 35 | |
El Paso | 69.0 | +5.9 | 85 | 36.9 | ‑0.2 | 21 | 53.0 | +2.9 | 1 | 0.07 | 15% | 0.07 | 343 | 3 | |
Galveston | 66.7 | +2.4 | 77 | 52.6 | +1.7 | 43 | 59.6 | +2.0 | 4 | 0.89 | 35% | 0.80 | 161 | 11 | |
Houston | 70.9 | +4.6 | 81 | 47.3 | +0.8 | 33 | 59.1 | +2.7 | 3 | 1.95 | 61% | 1.13 | 194 | 31 | |
Lubbock | 65.4 | +6.5 | 87 | 30.8 | +0.7 | 17 | 48.1 | +3.6 | 1 | 0.09 | 12% | 0.09 | 487 | 4 | |
Midland | 68.2 | +5.8 | 87 | 37.0 | +2.5 | 22 | 52.6 | +4.1 | 2 | 0.30 | 42% | 0.29 | 365 | 15 | |
Port Arthur | 70.8 | +5.5 | 81 | 46.3 | ‑0.2 | 31 | 58.6 | +2.7 | 6 | 1.97 | 55% | 0.92 | 204 | 25 | |
San Angelo | 71.1 | +7.6 | 86 | 36.1 | ‑0.9 | 18 | 53.6 | +3.3 | 2 | 0.77 | 57% | 0.64 | 332 | 10 | |
San Antonio | 72.1 | +5.2 | 82 | 46.3 | +2.1 | 30 | 59.2 | +3.6 | 3 | 1.55 | 87% | 1.34 | 187 | 26 | |
Victoria | 73.9 | +5.8 | 83 | 45.8 | ‑0.6 | 30 | 59.8 | +2.5 | 2 | 1.79 | 86% | 1.61 | 172 | 30 | |
Waco | 68.3 | +6.5 | 83 | 40.3 | +0.5 | 24 | 54.3 | +3.5 | 3 | 2.16 | 82% | 1.07 | 312 | 8 | |
Wichita Falls | 65.7 | +7.4 | 84 | 37.3 | +3.8 | 24 | 51.5 | +5.6 | 3 | 1.27 | 73% | 1.00 | 393 | 9 | |
Shreveport, LA | 66.8 | +5.3 | 79 | 43.0 | +3.3 | 26 | 54.9 | +4.3 | 4 | 2.15 | 45% | 1.16 | 299 | 12 | |
*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 | |||||||||||||
ARMSTRONG 4SE | KENEDY | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
BIG SPRING | HOWARD | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
BROWNSVILLE INTL AP | CAMERON | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
CANYON | RANDALL | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
DELL CITY 5 SSW | HUDSPETH | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
EDINBURG | HIDALGO | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
ESCOBAS | ZAPATA | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
HARLINGEN | CAMERON | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP | CAMERON | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
KENT 8 SE | JEFF DAVIS | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP | HIDALGO | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
MT LOCKE | JEFF DAVIS | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
OLTON | LAMB | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP | CAMERON | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
PORT MANSFIELD | WILLACY | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
RAYMONDVILLE | WILLACY | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW | HIDALGO | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
SAN MANUEL | HIDALGO | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
SARITA 7 E | KENEDY | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND | CAMERON | 0.00 | |||||||||||||
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) | |||||||||||||||
Station | County | Value | |||||||||||||
DEKALB | BOWIE | 5.90 | |||||||||||||
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches) | |||||||||||||||
Station | County | Value | |||||||||||||
CHOKE CANYON DAM | LIVE OAK | 3.67 | |||||||||||||
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F) | |||||||||||||||
Station | County | Value | |||||||||||||
HART | CASTRO | 42.5 | |||||||||||||
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F) | |||||||||||||||
Station | County | Value | |||||||||||||
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP | HIDALGO | 68.8 | |||||||||||||
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) | |||||||||||||||
Station | County | Value | |||||||||||||
SANFORD DAM | HUTCHINSON | 57.8 | |||||||||||||
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) | |||||||||||||||
Station | County | Value | |||||||||||||
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP | HIDALGO | 83.1 | |||||||||||||
Highest Maximum Temperature (°F) | |||||||||||||||
Station | County | Value | |||||||||||||
CASTOLON | BREWSTER | 95 | |||||||||||||
COTULLA LA SALLE CO AP | LA SALLE | 95 | |||||||||||||
TERLINGUA | BREWSTER | 95 | |||||||||||||
Lowest Maximum Temperature (°F) | |||||||||||||||
Station | County | Value | |||||||||||||
GRUVER | HANSFORD | 33 | |||||||||||||
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) | |||||||||||||||
Station | County | Value | |||||||||||||
MULESHOE #1 | BAILEY | 22.9 | |||||||||||||
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) | |||||||||||||||
Station | County | Value | |||||||||||||
PORT ARANSAS 10 SSW | NUECES | 55.6 | |||||||||||||
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F) | |||||||||||||||
Station | County | Value | |||||||||||||
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP | HIDALGO | 71 | |||||||||||||
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F) | |||||||||||||||
Station | County | Value | |||||||||||||
DELL CITY 5 SSW | HUDSPETH | 8 | |||||||||||||
MARFA MUNI AP | PECOS | 8 |
New Monthly Records
Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) | |||||||||||||||
Station | County | Value | Previous Record | Yrs. Data | |||||||||||
BIG SPRING | HOWARD | 0.00 | 0.00 (2013) | 62 | |||||||||||
BROWNSVILLE INTL AP | CAMERON | 0.00 | 0.00 (1954) | 98 | |||||||||||
CANADIAN 6 NW | HEMPHILL | 0.10 | 0.10 (2007) | 11 | |||||||||||
CANYON | RANDALL | 0.00 | 0.00 (2000) | 87 | |||||||||||
DELL CITY 5 SSW | HUDSPETH | 0.00 | 0.00 (2009) | 33 | |||||||||||
EDINBURG | HIDALGO | 0.00 | 0.00 (2011) | 14 | |||||||||||
HARLINGEN | CAMERON | 0.00 | 0.00 (1976) | 95 | |||||||||||
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP | CAMERON | 0.00 | 0.00 (1954) | 27 | |||||||||||
KENT 8 SE | JEFF DAVIS | 0.00 | 0.00 (2013) | 22 | |||||||||||
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP | HIDALGO | 0.00 | 0.00 (1976) | 54 | |||||||||||
MT LOCKE | JEFF DAVIS | 0.00 | 0.00 (2014) | 79 | |||||||||||
OLTON | LAMB | 0.00 | 0.00 (2000) | 57 | |||||||||||
PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP | CAMERON | 0.00 | 0.00 (2013) | 15 | |||||||||||
PORT MANSFIELD | WILLACY | 0.00 | 0.00 (1976) | 53 | |||||||||||
RAYMONDVILLE | WILLACY | 0.00 | 0.00 (2007) | 96 | |||||||||||
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW | HIDALGO | 0.00 | 0.01 (1996) | 25 | |||||||||||
SARITA 7 E | KENEDY | 0.00 | 0.00 (1989) | 109 | |||||||||||
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND | CAMERON | 0.00 | 0.00 (1996) | 15 | |||||||||||
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) | |||||||||||||||
Station | County | Value | Previous Record | Yrs. Data | |||||||||||
CROSS | MCMULLEN | 4.11 | 3.54 (1998) | 14 | |||||||||||
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches) | |||||||||||||||
Station | County | Value | Previous Record | Yrs. Data | |||||||||||
CALLIHAM | MCMULLEN | 3.61 | 1.97 (1991) | 33 | |||||||||||
CHOKE CANYON DAM | LIVE OAK | 3.67 | 2.54 (1991) | 32 | |||||||||||
CROSS | MCMULLEN | 2.96 | 1.54 (2010) | 14 | |||||||||||
THREE RIVERS 8 NE | LIVE OAK | 2.81 | 2.50 (2013) | 29 | |||||||||||
VICTORIA RGNL AP | VICTORIA | 1.88 | 1.78 (2005) | 10 | |||||||||||
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F) | |||||||||||||||
Station | County | Value | Previous Record | Yrs. Data | |||||||||||
CHEAPSIDE | GONZALES | 58.8 | 57.2 (2005) | 10 | |||||||||||
KENT 8 SE | JEFF DAVIS | 53.1 | 53.0 (1995) | 17 | |||||||||||
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) | |||||||||||||||
Station | County | Value | Previous Record | Yrs. Data | |||||||||||
CHEAPSIDE | GONZALES | 71.0 | 70.6 (2013) | 12 | |||||||||||
HOUSTON CLOVER FLD | BRAZORIA | 71.4 | 68.5 (2013) | 12 | |||||||||||
KENT 8 SE | JEFF DAVIS | 67.6 | 64.9 (1995) | 17 | |||||||||||
ROCKPORT ARANSAS CO AP | ARANSAS | 74.4 | 73.8 (2000) | 19 | |||||||||||
WILDWOOD | TYLER | 72.1 | 71.1 (2009) | 14 | |||||||||||
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) | |||||||||||||||
Station | County | Value | Previous Record | Yrs. Data | |||||||||||
BORGER HUTCHINSON CO AP | HUTCHINSON | 88 | 85 (2006) | 18 | |||||||||||
BOYS RANCH | OLDHAM | 86 | 85 (2006) | 36 | |||||||||||
BUSHLAND 1 WSW | POTTER | 83 | 80 (2015) | 15 | |||||||||||
CLARENDON | DONLEY | 89 | 89 (1996) | 96 | |||||||||||
DALHART MUNI AP | DALLAM | 85 | 85 (2006) | 67 | |||||||||||
DENVER CITY | YOAKUM | 87 | 87 (2009) | 24 | |||||||||||
EL PASO INTL AP | EL PASO | 85 | 83 (2014) | 74 | |||||||||||
FRIONA | PARMER | 83 | 83 (1989) | 54 | |||||||||||
HART | CASTRO | 86 | 85 (1989) | 30 | |||||||||||
HEREFORD | DEAF SMITH | 83 | 83 (1989) | 82 | |||||||||||
KENT 8 SE | JEFF DAVIS | 84 | 83 (2014) | 17 | |||||||||||
LITTLEFIELD | LAMB | 86 | 85 (2011) | 47 | |||||||||||
MORTON | COCHRAN | 85 | 85 (1989) | 51 | |||||||||||
MT LOCKE | JEFF DAVIS | 81 | 79 (2014) | 67 | |||||||||||
MULESHOE #1 | BAILEY | 85 | 85 (1962) | 87 | |||||||||||
MULESHOE NWR | BAILEY | 84 | 84 (1996) | 36 | |||||||||||
OLTON | LAMB | 85 | 85 (1979) | 46 | |||||||||||
PAMPA 2 | GRAY | 87 | 86 (1979) | 51 | |||||||||||
PECOS 8 W | REEVES | 92 | 92 (2009) | 12 | |||||||||||
PLAINS | YOAKUM | 85 | 85 (1979) | 49 | |||||||||||
PLAINVIEW WATER PRODUCTION | HALE | 86 | 83 (2014) | 15 | |||||||||||
STRATFORD | SHERMAN | 86 | 86 (1979) | 58 | |||||||||||
WHITE RIVER RESERVOIR | CROSBY | 87 | 87 (2009) | 19 | |||||||||||
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) | |||||||||||||||
Station | County | Value | Previous Record | Yrs. Data | |||||||||||
FT WORTH MEACHAM FLD | TARRANT | 44.6 | 44.1 (1999) | 38 | |||||||||||
STRATFORD | SHERMAN | 28.9 | 27.9 (1987) | 59 | |||||||||||
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) | |||||||||||||||
Station | County | Value | Previous Record | Yrs. Data | |||||||||||
BORGER | HUTCHINSON | 56 | 54 (1976) | 66 | |||||||||||
BORGER HUTCHINSON CO AP | HUTCHINSON | 54 | 52 (2000) | 18 | |||||||||||
BOYS RANCH | OLDHAM | 51 | 50 (2000) | 36 | |||||||||||
CASTOLON | BREWSTER | 60 | 60 (2000) | 31 | |||||||||||
CHISOS BASIN | BREWSTER | 64 | 61 (1994) | 62 | |||||||||||
COTULLA LA SALLE CO AP | LA SALLE | 69 | 68 (2011) | 17 | |||||||||||
DENVER CITY | YOAKUM | 51 | 51 (2000) | 26 | |||||||||||
DRYDEN 10 NE | TERRELL | 63 | 63 (2009) | 11 | |||||||||||
GUTHRIE | KING | 56 | 54 (1986) | 46 | |||||||||||
HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH | VAL VERDE | 64 | 63 (2005) | 22 | |||||||||||
JAYTON | KENT | 57 | 56 (1985) | 40 | |||||||||||
ODESSA SCHLEMEYER FLD | ECTOR | 58 | 58 (2011) | 15 | |||||||||||
RAINBOW | SOMERVELL | 63 | 63 (2011) | 15 | |||||||||||
TURKEY | HALL | 56 | 56 (1985) | 46 |
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) | 6.11 (2015) | 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. |