Temperature
Lowest |
Tulia, Feb. 12, 1899 |
-23°F |
Seminole, Feb. 8, 1933 |
-23°F |
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Highest |
Seymour, Aug. 12, 1936 |
120°F |
Monahans, June 28, 1994 |
120°F |
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Coldest Winter, 1898-1899 |
42.5°F |
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Warmest Summer, 2011 |
86.6°F |
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Wind Velocity
Highest sustained wind |
Matagorda - Sept. 11, 1961 |
SE, 145 mph |
Port Lavaca - Sept. 11, 1961 |
NE, 145 mph |
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Highest peak gust |
Aransas Pass - Aug. 3, 1970 |
SW, 180 mph |
Robstown - Aug. 3, 1970 |
WSW, 180 mph |
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These velocities occurred during Hurricane Carla in 1961 and Hurricane Celia in 1970.
Tornadoes
Since 1950, there have been six tornadoes recorded of the F5 category, that is, with winds between 261-318 mph. They were:
Waco |
May 11, 1953 |
Wichita Falls |
April 3, 1964 |
Lubbock |
May 11, 1970 |
Valley Mills (McLennan Co.) |
May 6, 1973 |
Brownwood |
April 19, 1976 |
Jarrell (Williamson Co.) |
May 27, 1997 |
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Rainfall
Wettest year statewide - 2015 |
41.23 in. |
Driest year statewide -- 1917 |
14.06 in. |
Greatest annual - Clarksville -- 1873 |
109.38 in. |
Least annual - Wink - 1956 |
1.76 in. |
†Most in 24 hours – Alvin, July 25-26, 1979 |
43.00 in. |
Most in 18 hours – Thrall, Sept. 9, 1921 |
36.40 in. |
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†This is an unofficial estimate of rainfall that occurred during Tropical Storm Claudette. The greatest 24-hour rainfall ever recorded in Texas at an official observing site occurred at Albany, Shackelford County, on Aug. 4, 1978: 29.05 inches.
Hail
(Hailstones six inches or greater, since 1950)
Winkler County - May 31, 1960 |
8.00 in. |
Young County - April 14, 1965 |
7.50 in. |
Ward County - May 10, 1991 |
6.00 in. |
Burleson County - Dec. 17, 1995 |
7.05 in. |
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Snowfall
Greatest seasonal - Romero1 (Hartley Co.), 1923-1924 |
65.0 in. |
Greatest monthly - Hale Center, Feb. 1956 |
36.0 in. |
Greatest single storm - Hale Center, Feb. 1-8, 1956 |
33.0 in. |
Greatest in 24 Hours - Cleburne, Dec. 21-22, 1929 |
26.0 in. |
Greatest annual average - Vega, Oldham County |
24.2 in. |
Maximum depth on ground - Hale Center, Feb. 5, 1956 |
33.0 in. |
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1Romero, which was in southwestern Hartley County, no longer exists.
Source: Office of State Climatologist, 2017 revisions.