GAIL, TEXAS

NCDC 1971-2000 Monthly Normals

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual
Monthly
Mean Max. Temperature (F) 57.0 62.7 71.3 79.5 86.4 92.1 94.6 93.0 86.4 78.1 66.2 58.5 77.2
Highest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 64.4 73.3 78.4 86.6 95.2 100.7 101.1 98.1 94.7 85.7 74.9 64.9 101.1
Year Highest Occurred 1998 1999 1974 1991 1998 1998 1998 1999 2000 1979 1999 1977 1998
Lowest Mean Max. Temperature (F) 46.6 51.7 64.0 71.1 81.0 87.6 86.4 84.2 76.5 70.2 57.2 46.9 46.6
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1978 1987 1973 1992 1987 1976 1971 1974 1976 1972 1983 1979
Mean Temperature (F) 43.4 48.3 56.3 64.4 72.4 78.9 81.7 80.2 73.6 64.7 52.7 45.1 63.5
Highest Mean Temperature (F) 49.5 56.3 62.3 69.9 80.2 85.6 87.3 84.3 80.2 69.6 58.9 49.7 87.3
Year Highest Occurred 1998 1999 1974 1972 1996 1998 1998 1999 1998 1979 1973 1977 1998
Lowest Mean Temperature (F) 35.3 39.4 50.4 57.3 68.1 75.8 75.7 73.7 65.7 57.0 45.1 35.2 35.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1979 1978 1987 1973 1976 1987 1976 1971 1974 1976 1976 1983 1983
Mean Min. Temperature (F) 29.8 33.8 41.2 49.2 58.4 65.7 68.8 67.4 60.8 51.2 39.1 31.6 49.8
Highest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 34.7 39.9 46.2 54.0 65.8 71.3 73.4 70.8 66.9 55.8 44.7 36.5 73.4
Year Highest Occurred 1990 1976 1974 1972 1996 1990 1998 1983 1998 1998 1998 1980 1998
Lowest Mean Min. Temperature (F) 22.2 27.1 36.9 43.5 54.0 62.6 65.0 63.1 55.0 43.7 32.0 23.3 22.2
Year Lowest Occurred 1978 1978 1987 1973 1976 1989 1976 1971 1974 1976 1976 1989 1978
Mean Precipitation (in.) 0.58 0.73 0.66 1.20 2.80 2.81 2.35 2.52 2.83 1.77 0.74 0.69 19.68
Highest Precipitation (in.) 2.62 2.93 2.85 4.90 9.09 7.67 9.42 8.67 11.38 5.80 2.35 3.58 11.38
Year Highest Occurred 1983 1997 1973 1997 1992 1982 1976 1971 1980 2000 1984 1991 1980
Lowest Precipitation (in.) 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.05 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Year Lowest Occurred 1988 1999 1997 1991 1996 1994 1980 1983 2000 1992 1999 2000 1988
Heating Degree Days (F) 669. 474. 281. 105. 31. 1. 0. 0. 15. 91. 383. 620. 2670.
Cooling Degree Days (F) 0. 5. 10. 86. 260. 418. 518. 471. 273. 80. 12. 0. 2133.

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