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Texas Climate Report: January 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 57.7 +0.9 80 33.8 +0.8 22 45.8 +0.9 1 0.04 4% 0.04 588 0
Amarillo 52.8 +2.2 79 24.6 +1.2 16 38.7 +1.7 4 0.19 26% 0.11 807 0
Austin 63.0 +1.5 86 40.8 ‑0.7 31 51.9 +0.4 3 0.34 15% 0.20 406 8
Brownsville 69.2 ‑1.4 83 48.5 ‑3.1 39 58.9 ‑2.2 10 1.88 148% 1.13 205 21
College Station 61.6 +0.6 80 40.2 ‑1.0 29 50.9 ‑0.2 8 1.30 40% 0.93 431 4
Corpus Christi 67.5 +0.6 88 45.3 ‑1.9 32 56.4 ‑0.7 5 2.08 135% 1.23 273 13
Dallas‑Fort Worth 57.5 +1.1 77 36.5 +1.0 27 47.0 +1.1 4 1.04 49% 0.78 550 0
Del Rio 65.4 +1.6 88 39.2 ‑1.4 31 52.3 +0.1 2 0.68 94% 0.57 384 0
El Paso 57.2 ‑0.5 73 33.4 +0.9 23 45.3 +0.2 3 0.46 115% 0.27 602 0
Galveston 60.9 ‑0.9 72 47.4 ‑1.2 40 54.1 ‑1.1 12 3.07 73% 1.38 330 1
Houston 63.1 +0.2 79 41.6 ‑1.6 32 52.4 ‑0.7 7 2.16 64% 1.40 390 6
Lubbock 55.3 +1.2 80 27.0 +0.6 20 41.1 +0.9 4 0.30 46% 0.26 734 0
Midland 59.3 +1.9 80 32.3 +2.0 24 45.8 +1.9 3 0.18 32% 0.09 587 0
Port Arthur 63.8 +1.7 78 42.1 ‑1.1 30 53.0 +0.3 11 3.99 76% 1.04 371 6
San Angelo 61.3 +1.8 85 32.3 ‑1.0 21 46.8 +0.4 1 0.03 3% 0.03 555 0
San Antonio 63.8 +0.9 83 39.9 ‑0.8 30 51.8 0.0 5 1.38 78% 0.82 404 3
Victoria 65.0 +0.3 81 41.1 ‑2.0 31 53.1 ‑0.8 7 3.15 125% 1.49 367 5
Waco 59.3 +1.1 82 35.2 ‑0.9 24 47.2 0.0 2 0.29 14% 0.22 546 0
Wichita Falls 55.1 +0.9 82 30.3 +0.5 19 42.7 +0.7 3 0.43 38% 0.30 684 0
Shreveport, LA 58.6 +1.3 79 37.2 +1.0 27 47.9 +1.1 6 2.87 68% 1.32 527 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.
jan 2016 average temperatures
jan 2016 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
BALLINGER 2 NW RUNNELS 0.00
BIG SPRING HOWARD 0.00
BURKETT COLEMAN 0.00
HUMBLE PUMP STN 5 WN SUTTON 0.00
LONDON 3 N MENARD 0.00
MILLER RCH SAN SABA 0.00
PADUCAH COTTLE 0.00
SILVER VALLEY COLEMAN 0.00
WATER VALLEY 11 NNE COKE 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
KOUNTZE HARDIN 5.90
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
CLEVELAND LIBERTY 2.08
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
GRUVER HANSFORD 35.0
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 60.8
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DUMAS MOORE 48.5
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 72.6
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 95
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
GRUVER HANSFORD 25
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MULESHOE #1 BAILEY 20.6
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP CAMERON 49.3
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
ANGLETON BRAZORIA AP BRAZORIA 64
HOUSTON CLOVER FLD BRAZORIA 64
ROCKPORT ARANSAS CO AP ARANSAS 64
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
GRUVER HANSFORD 7

 

New Monthly Records

Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BALLINGER 2 NW RUNNELS 0.00 0.00 (2014) 106
BIG SPRING HOWARD 0.00 0.00 (2011) 60
BURKETT COLEMAN 0.00 0.00 (1986) 60
CONCHO PARK IVIE RSVR CONCHO 0.10 0.15 (2006) 15
CORSICANA CAMPBELL FLD NAVARRO 0.77 0.96 (2014) 15
HUMBLE PUMP STN 5 WN SUTTON 0.00 0.00 (2014) 58
LONDON 3 N MENARD 0.00 0.00 (2014) 14
MILLER RCH SAN SABA 0.00 0.00 (1971) 53
PADUCAH COTTLE 0.00 0.00 (2014) 53
SILVER VALLEY COLEMAN 0.00 0.00 (1986) 39
TAYLOR 1 NW WILLIAMSON 0.40 0.61 (2009) 16
WATER VALLEY 11 NNE COKE 0.00 0.00 (2014) 54
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
COLETO CREEK RSVR GOLIAD 3.86 3.75 (2013) 12
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 95 94 (1997) 50
SILVERTON BRISCOE 80 80 (1986) 50
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
PLEASANTON ATASCOSA 36.4 36.9 (2003) 23
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
FT DAVIS JEFF DAVIS 54 53 (2000) 34

 

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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