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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1002 AM CST Mon Jan 1 2018
... Annual 2017 SE TX Regional Climate Summary ...
2017 will long be remembered for the variety of weather the year
contained and multitude of hazards residents of Southeast Texas faced.
The year had just about everything with many locations recording
their warmest year on record and also their wettest year on record.
The year contained snowfall and severe storms including the devastating
downburst near Sealy and of course, Hurricane Harvey.
The city of Houston recorded its warmest and wettest year on record.
The wettest was never in doubt due to the excessive rainfall from Harvey
but the recent cold spell at the end of December put the warmest year on
record in jeopardy. 2017 held on to be the warmest year, besting 2012 by a
tenth of a degree. The city of Galveston and Houston recorded their
warmest years on record and College Station recorded its third warmest
year on record. Baytown, Mary's Creek at Winding Rd, and Cedar Bayou at
Highway 146 all recorded over 100 inches of rain during the year. Baytown
recorded 52 inches of rainfall during the month of August.
City of City of Houston College
Houston Galveston Hobby Station
72.2 2017 74.4 2017 73.3 2017 71.7 2011
72.1 2012 74.0 2012 72.9 2016 71.7 2012
71.9 1962 73.5 1994 72.6 2012 71.2 2017
71.9 2011 73.2 2016 72.4 2011 71.0 1933
71.7 1932 72.7 2006 72.4 1998 70.8 2016
Overall, 2017 brought plenty of record breaking high/low temps, daily
rainfall and snowfall totals. A total of 225 records occurred across
the four primary climate sites. Per climate site: City of College
Station: 27, City of Galveston: 85, Houston Hobby: 69, City of Houston: 44.
Site References:
IAH - City of Houston
GLS - City of Galveston
CLL - College Station
HOU - Houston Hobby
UTS - Huntsville
CXO - Conroe
DWH - Tomball
SGR - Sugar Land
LVJ - Pearland
HGX - NWS Houston
LBX - Angleton
PSX - Palacios
January
The weather in January varied greatly with temperatures falling into
the upper teens to lower 20s during the first half of the month
and then warming into the 80s during the second half of the month.
The coldest morning of the year occurred on the morning of the 7th
with a low temperature of 15 degrees recorded at Madisonville. The
cold snap was short lived and temperatures rebounded quickly and
were well above seasonal normals for the last three weeks of the
month. Toward the end of the month, the average temperature was
six to seven degrees warmer than the 30 year normals. Severe
thunderstorms brought strong winds and some minor damage to parts
of Houston and Harris counties on the 2nd. Strong storms on the
16th brought a weak and short lived tornado across western Harris
County. Additional storms on the 18th brought some minor flooding
to Fort Bend and Harris counties.
Site Avg Avg Avg Dep Rain Dep
High Low Month
IAH 69.4 50.4 59.9 + 6.8 6.09 + 2.71
GLS 69.2 56.0 62.6 + 7.4 0.89 - 3.31
CLL 66.9 46.9 56.9 + 5.8 3.70 + 0.50
HOU 69.8 51.7 60.7 + 6.6 4.07 + 0.20
UTS 67.1 48.7 57.9 + 7.1 4.01 + 0.19
CXO 68.1 46.4 57.3 + 6.6 5.07 + 1.29
DWH 69.2 49.4 59.3 + 7.8 5.83 + 2.28
SGR 69.3 49.7 59.5 + 7.1 8.77 + 5.17
LVJ 71.5 53.1 62.3 + 9.0 3.67 - 0.55
HGX 69.3 51.5 60.4 + 7.8 2.27 - 2.20
LBX 72.2 51.1 61.6 + 8.0 1.34 - 3.11
PSX 69.8 51.3 60.6 + 6.3 0.67 - 2.70
February
The month was warm, with average temperatures nine to ten degrees
warmer than the 30 year normals. High temperatures reached the
middle and upper 80s between the 8th and the 11th. Strong storms
brought wind damage to parts of Galveston and Harris counties on
Valentine's Day. Isolated tornadoes were also reported with this
severe weather outbreak over parts of Matagorda, Fort Bend and
Brazoria counties. Additionally, the month ended with below normal
rainfall totals. The lack of precipitation and above normal
temperatures resulted in abnormally dry drought conditions, which
persisted throughout much of the month across portions of the
coastal and eastern counties of the forecast area.
Site Avg Avg Avg Dep Rain Dep
High Low Month
IAH 76.8 56.1 66.5 +10.0 2.42 - 0.78
GLS 73.3 61.9 67.6 +10.0 3.38 + 0.81
CLL 75.4 53.8 64.6 +10.0 3.26 + 0.41
HOU 76.2 57.8 67.0 + 9.7 2.05 - 1.16
UTS 74.9 54.7 64.8 +10.4 3.79 + 0.73
CXO 75.7 51.5 63.6 + 9.9 3.03 - 0.23
DWH 77.4 55.5 66.4 +11.3 2.85 - 0.18
SGR 75.8 55.8 65.8 + 9.8 2.94 - 0.18
LVJ 77.4 58.9 68.2 +11.4 2.57 - 0.61
HGX 74.9 57.5 66.2 +10.1 2.09 - 0.82
LBX 76.4 57.0 66.7 +10.0 2.69 - 0.25
PSX 74.9 57.2 66.1 + 8.9 2.32 - 0.03
March
March was warmer than normal and rainfall varied greatly across the
region. The average monthly temperature was between six and seven
degrees warmer than the 30 year normals. One moderately strong cold
front allowed temperatures the second week of the month to fall
below seasonal temperatures by about five degrees. Rainfall was
below normal over the northwest half of the region and along the
coast, but above normal along the I-69 corridor. Houston Hobby
recorded 4.79 inches of rain on the 5th and some minor flooding was
reported in southeast Houston. Other hazardous weather developed on
the 24th and lingered into the 25th with some minor wind damage in
Harris, Montgomery and Polk counties. Overall, abnormally dry
drought conditions expanded across the eastern counties such as
Liberty, San Jacinto, Polk, Trinity and Houston counties, as well
as developed in Madison and Brazos counties.
Site Avg Avg Avg Dep Rain Dep
High Low Month
IAH 77.9 58.5 68.2 + 5.5 5.63 + 2.22
GLS 75.6 65.5 70.6 + 7.1 1.27 - 1.89
CLL 76.9 57.5 67.2 + 5.8 1.76 - 1.41
HOU 77.1 60.8 69.0 + 5.7 8.15 + 4.95
UTS 76.9 56.9 66.9 + 6.3 1.61 - 1.80
CXO 77.2 53.9 65.5 + 5.2 2.24 - 0.95
DWH 78.2 58.1 68.1 + 7.3 4.08 + 0.49
SGR 77.8 59.7 68.8 + 7.0 5.13 + 1.88
LVJ 78.5 62.4 70.4 + 7.9 4.49 + 1.46
HGX 75.7 60.7 68.2 + 6.4 2.31 - 0.93
LBX 78.0 60.5 69.2 + 7.2 2.24 - 1.23
PSX 77.2 62.4 69.8 + 6.9 1.81 - 1.19
April
The warmth continued through the month of April, as average
temperatures ranged two to five degrees above normal seasonal
temperatures. April 2nd brought a moderate risk of severe weather
conditions across the northwestern reaches of the forecast area,
with enhanced and slight risk conditions across the rest of the
region. A marginal risk for severe weather was also forecast to
occur on April 18th, bringing showers and thunderstorms across
much of SE TX. Drought conditions also improved considerably, with
the help of some above normal rainfall which occurred at about half
of the climate sites across the region, ending the month with only
a small patch of abnormal dryness located over San Jacinto and Polk
counties.
Site Avg Avg Avg Dep Rain Dep
High Low Month
IAH 82.3 61.2 71.8 + 2.2 1.68 - 1.63
GLS 80.9 69.0 75.0 + 4.9 1.36 - 1.69
CLL 81.5 59.2 70.4 + 1.9 2.92 + 0.26
HOU 81.0 62.9 72.0 + 2.1 2.98 - 0.27
UTS 81.3 59.5 70.4 + 2.4 3.07 + 0.10
CXO 81.4 56.0 68.7 + 1.8 2.70 + 0.03
DWH 82.2 59.8 71.0 + 3.1 2.17 - 1.22
SGR 83.1 61.4 72.2 + 3.4 1.79 - 1.53
LVJ 82.8 63.8 73.3 + 4.3 4.58 + 1.06
HGX 80.6 62.8 71.7 + 4.0 7.73 + 4.42
LBX 82.2 61.3 71.7 + 3.0 2.86 + 0.33
PSX 80.9 64.1 72.5 + 2.6 3.00 + 0.40
May
May was the first month of the year to see below normal seasonal
average temperatures. A few rainy periods and weak cold fronts
helped to keep the monthly average temperatures down across most
climate sites. The month started off chilly, as a cooler and drier
airmass filtered into the region behind a cold front. Multiple
rounds of strong to severe weather also occurred in the beginning
of May, placing SE TX under slight to enhanced risk of severe
weather on May 4th. A slight risk was also issued for our
northwestern counties for May 12th. Additionally, showers,
thunderstorms, hail and gusty winds once again occurred May 28th
and into on Memorial Day, May 29th. Beneficial rainfall helped
ease the drying trend during the mid month period; however, warmer
conditions along with lessor amounts of rainfall led to a return
of abnormally dry conditions by May 30th. By the end of the month,
record breaking warm temperatures returned which aided in the
expansion of abnormally dry drought conditions across Houston metro
and northwestern counties.
Site Avg Avg Avg Dep Rain Dep
High Low Month
IAH 86.5 66.2 76.3 - 0.6 2.41 - 2.68
GLS 84.9 72.9 78.9 + 1.3 3.98 - 0.34
CLL 85.5 64.0 74.7 - 1.5 4.91 + 0.58
HOU 85.4 67.4 76.4 - 0.6 2.68 - 2.07
UTS 85.2 64.2 74.7 - 1.4 6.06 + 1.52
CXO 85.8 61.4 73.6 - 0.8 4.48 - 0.44
DWH 86.2 65.2 75.7 - 0.1 3.83 - 0.94
SGR 87.1 66.7 76.9 + 0.5 4.94 + 0.31
LVJ 86.7 68.9 77.8 + 1.7 4.45 - 0.09
HGX 84.3 67.2 75.7 + 0.6 4.52 - 0.13
LBX 86.4 67.1 76.7 + 1.2 4.79 + 0.76
PSX 83.7 67.6 75.7 - 1.4 3.20 - 1.01
June
The start of hurricane season quickly ramped up by middle June.
Tropical Storm Cindy developed in the central Gulf of Mexico on
Tuesday, June 20th. Tropical Storm Cindy made landfall just east of
SE TX on June 22nd, near Sabine Pass on the Texas/Louisiana border.
Rainfall across Southeast Texas from Cindy was minimal; although,
in the days following, two to four inches of rainfall accumulated
across the region associated with this system. The highest storm
total rainfall report was measured eighteen miles east of San Leon
in Galveston County with a value of 4.33 inches. The lowest
pressure recorded was 999 mb at Galveston Scholes Field. Winds
varied from 25 to 37 knots as the system made landfall. Overall,
minor coastal flooding was the main impact from Cindy, specifically
around Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula. Despite predominant
offshore winds, long period swell and associated wave run up lead
to a rise in water level along beaches that faced the Gulf of
Mexico. Tropical Storm Cindy helped the month end with near to
above normal rainfall over the central and coastal counties.
Otherwise, rainfall fell mostly during the first half and last week of
the month. A series of upper level systems helped bring generally
cooler and rainy periods during the first of the month. Average
temperatures ended within 1 degree of normal at most of the
reporting climate sites. Drought was not a problem; although,
some areas west of metropolitan Houston did see abnormally dry
conditions develop for most of the month.
Site Avg Avg Avg Dep Rain Dep
High Low Month
IAH 90.4 73.9 82.1 - 0.3 7.19 + 1.26
GLS 86.1 77.6 81.8 - 1.1 10.24 + 4.55
CLL 90.0 72.1 81.1 - 1.1 5.76 + 1.31
HOU 89.7 75.3 82.5 + 0.5 5.20 - 1.90
UTS 89.8 72.9 81.4 - 0.4 4.00 - 0.81
CXO 89.8 71.1 80.5 + 0.5 5.19 - 0.39
DWH 90.6 73.6 82.1 + 1.3 2.23 - 2.99
SGR 91.4 74.8 83.1 + 1.5 8.52 + 3.50
LVJ 90.9 76.3 83.6 + 2.0 4.88 - 0.67
HGX 88.3 74.9 81.6 + 1.4 6.61 + 0.18
LBX 90.0 74.8 82.4 + 1.3 4.59 - 1.08
PSX 86.9 73.5 80.2 - 2.0 9.08 + 4.59
July
Summer conditions were in full swing for the month of July. Above
normal temperatures and sporadic rainfall led to drying conditions
west of the Brazos River and north of the Interstate 10 corridor.
The average monthly temperature was generally 1 to 3 degrees warmer
than normal across Southeast Texas. The month started out unseasonably
warm but returned to near temperature values mid month only to return
to above normal values to end the month. The warmest day of the month
and for the year for many locations across Southeast Texas
was on the 29th. Rainfall was scant during July and monthly rainfall
totals were generally 1 to 3 inches below normal, especially over the
southern half of the area. The month ended with minimal drought
conditions parts of the Brazos Valley. The passage of a weak cold front
brought relief to the entire area the 31st. Drier dew points behind
the front left a fall-like feel in the air.
Site Avg Avg Avg Dep Rain Dep
High Low Month
IAH 94.5 76.2 85.3 + 0.9 6.29 + 2.50
GLS 90.0 80.2 85.1 + 0.6 2.66 - 1.14
CLL 97.6 76.0 86.8 + 2.1 0.79 - 1.35
HOU 95.1 78.3 86.7 + 2.9 3.12 - 1.54
UTS 95.0 75.7 85.4 + 1.3 5.71 + 2.33
CXO 94.6 72.6 83.6 + 1.0 3.19 - 0.24
DWH 95.1 75.7 85.4 + 3.3 5.93 + 2.09
SGR 95.1 76.1 85.6 + 2.0 4.32 - 0.04
LVJ 94.8 78.2 86.5 + 3.0 4.79 + 0.08
HGX 92.2 77.0 84.6 + 2.6 2.09 - 2.49
LBX 93.1 75.1 84.1 + 1.8 1.64 - 2.92
PSX 89.3 77.7 83.5 - 0.5 1.23 - 3.53
August
The month started with above normal temperatures, with
afternoon heat indices soaring to 108-112 degrees. Heat Advisories
were common during the first week of August. Heat wasn't the only
weather hazard Southeast Texas faced in August. The tropics
started heating up, too, and the genesis of Harvey began on the
14th with the Tropical Prediction Center issuing the first
advisory for the storm on August 17th. By the end of the third
week in August, conditions began to look favorable that
Harvey would impact a large portion of Southeast Texas.
Harvey was the longest lasting storm on record after making
landfall in Texas with a total lifespan of 117 hours, breaking
the previous record of 54 hours during Hurricane Fern in 1971.
The National Hurricane Center (NHC) began issuing public advisories
for tropical cyclone Harvey on the morning of August 17th, and did
not issue the final advisory until the evening of August 30th.
Additionally, Hurricane Harvey was the first hurricane to hit the
Texas coast since Hurricane Ike made landfall near Galveston, Texas
in 2008. This was also the first major hurricane (category 3 or
stronger) to make landfall in Texas since Hurricane Bret in 1999.
Harvey is also the first named storm on record to make two Gulf
Coast landfalls greater than 60 hours apart.
Record rainfall and river flooding associated with Tropical Storm
Harvey began on August 25th. Harvey stalled over Southeast Texas
for multiple days, producing catastrophic riverine and flash
flooding. On August 28th, Harvey shifted south and southeastward
back over the northern Gulf of Mexico and continued to slowly move
to the northeast, dumping additional rainfall on August 29th and
30th. Harvey maintained tropical storm intensity even after moving
offshore and meandering along the Texas coastal bend. Finally, on
the morning of August 30th, Harvey made its second landfall in the
U.S. (third landfall throughout lifecycle) just west of Cameron,
Louisiana. The largest amount of rainfall recorded at a single
station during Harvey was 60.58 inches in Nederland, Texas. For
the Houston National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Forecast Office
(WFO) area, the highest rainfall was 56.00 inches in Friendswood,
Texas. The widespread nature of record rainfall led to the
catastrophic impacts across Southeast Texas both from riverine and
flash flooding. Widespread river flooding occurred with 60 of the
67 official NWS river forecast locations reaching flood stage. Of
the 67 forecast points, 46 reached major flood status and 31 sites
reached record flood.
Harvey was the catalyst for the excessive rainfall that was observed
during August. The bulk of the rain from Harvey fell between August 26th
through the 30th with totals ranging between 20 and 50 inches which was
somewhere between 50-75% of the average annual rainfall.
Site Avg Avg Avg Dep Rain Dep
High Low Month
IAH 91.3 76.0 83.7 - 0.9 39.11 +35.35
GLS 88.8 79.0 83.9 - 1.1 26.67 +22.28
CLL 93.3 75.4 84.4 - 0.9 21.02 +18.34
HOU 93.2 78.2 85.7 + 1.5 38.87 +33.81
UTS 91.4 75.2 83.3 - 1.2 21.35 +18.00
CXO 90.2 72.7 81.5 - 1.3 24.63 +21.29
DWH 91.1 75.2 83.2 + 0.6 32.71 +28.01
SGR 93.4 76.0 84.7 + 1.3 29.99 +25.85
LVJ 92.6 78.2 85.4 + 2.1 37.34 +32.99
HGX 90.4 76.7 83.5 + 1.4 47.69 +42.52
LBX 91.1 75.7 83.4 + 0.8 21.37 +17.74
PSX 87.7 75.2 81.5 - 2.8 13.16 +10.20
...Harvey Rainfall/Annual Comparison for the Major Climate Sites...
TS Harvey Norm Annual Percent of
Site Rnfl (inches) Rainfall Normal Rnfl
Houston 31.26 49.77 62.8
Galveston 22.84 50.76 45.0
College Station 15.74 40.06 39.3
Hobby Airport 37.01 54.65 67.7
Conroe 21.44 48.49 44.2
Huntsville 19.72 46.14 42.7
DW Hooks 27.01 50.48 53.5
Sugar Land 22.67 49.48 45.8
Angleton 18.48 50.86 36.3
Palacios 7.84 44.59 17.6
Pearland 34.43 52.69 65.3
NWS League City 43.91 56.81 77.3
September
Much below normal rainfall occurred across Southeast Texas during
the month of September 2017. However, little impacts were noted
since the month began with very wet soils and lingering flooding
from Tropical Storm Harvey's rainfall at the end of August.
Therefore, no drought conditions were present across SE Texas
throughout September. Other than a two-week period of cool
conditions following the season's first real cold front on the 5th
and 6th, September ended with temperatures at or slightly above
normal for the month.
Site Avg Avg Avg Dep Rain Dep
High Low Month
IAH 89.9 69.7 79.8 0.0 1.23 - 2.89
GLS 88.7 77.8 83.2 + 1.6 0.32 - 5.71
CLL 89.9 70.2 80.1 + 0.1 0.98 - 2.20
HOU 91.2 73.0 82.1 + 2.0 3.75 - 1.46
UTS 88.9 68.0 78.5 + 0.3 0.85 - 2.86
CXO 88.9 65.2 77.1 - 0.3 0.34 - 3.50
DWH 89.7 68.4 79.1 + 1.1 2.23 - 2.34
SGR 91.4 70.5 80.9 + 2.0 1.60 - 2.92
LVJ 91.0 72.3 81.6 + 2.6 2.08 - 3.18
HGX 88.4 70.8 79.6 + 1.7 1.02 - 6.15
LBX 90.8 73.7 82.3 + 3.8 0.10 - 5.88
PSX 87.4 69.4 78.4 - 1.6 0.57 - 4.56
October
Overall, the month of October brought record-breaking warmth across
much of Southeast Texas. High temperatures approached record levels,
breaking multiple high max record temperatures across Galveston,
Houston Hobby, and the City of Houston. A few cold fronts brought
relief from the heat, which moved through the region both in the
second and last weeks of the month. Below normal rainfall also
occurred across Southeast Texas throughout the month of October.
These dry conditions did not result in much drought across the
region, due to lingering soil moisture from Tropical Storm
Harvey in August. Even throughout the month, annual rainfall
amounts were still above the annual normal rainfall for many of
the major climate and the COOP sites.
Site Avg Avg Avg Dep Rain Dep
High Low Month
IAH 83.4 60.7 72.0 + 0.5 3.42 - 2.28
GLS 83.4 70.3 76.8 + 2.5 2.28 - 3.24
CLL 82.5 59.2 70.8 0.0 2.94 - 1.97
HOU 84.8 65.0 74.9 + 2.8 2.52 - 3.47
UTS 81.7 57.5 69.6 0.0 3.13 - 1.67
CXO 82.1 54.9 68.5 - 0.3 3.63 - 1.57
DWH 83.1 58.9 71.0 + 0.9 3.84 - 1.46
SGR 84.7 60.7 72.7 + 1.9 1.96 - 3.27
LVJ 84.7 63.9 74.3 + 2.9 3.16 - 2.30
HGX 82.7 62.4 72.6 + 2.8 4.37 - 1.56
LBX 84.6 60.6 72.6 + 1.8 1.98 - 3.32
PSX 82.9 59.1 71.0 - 1.5 0.40 - 4.58
November
Above normal temperatures along with below normal monthly rainfall
totals, allowed drought conditions to expand across SE TX in the
month of November. Every county within the CWA ended the month
under abnormally dry to moderate drought conditions. Average
temperatures remained approximately five degrees above normal
across the City of Houston, Galveston, College Station and Houston
Hobby. Additionally, this was the City of Galveston 6th warmest,
Houston Hobby's 4th, City of Houston's 7th, and City of College
Station's 3rd warmest November average temperature ever recorded.
Multiple weak cold fronts helped to provide the occasional break
from the heat. The strongest cold front of the month left below
normal temperatures for Thanksgiving day. Additionally, little
precipitation left a deficit of 2 to 5 inches for monthly rainfall
across the region. Houston Hobby received the most rainfall which
was just over an inch over for the entire month. Most of the
precipitation recorded for the month occurred on the first day
of November.
Site Avg Avg Avg Dep Rain Dep
High Low Month
IAH 77.9 56.5 67.2 + 4.9 0.50 - 3.84
GLS 75.1 63.8 69.5 + 4.4 0.43 - 4.08
CLL 76.2 55.5 65.9 + 5.1 0.59 - 2.63
HOU 77.5 59.3 68.4 + 5.2 1.11 - 3.21
UTS 75.5 54.9 65.2 + 5.7 0.93 - 3.51
CXO 76.6 52.2 64.4 + 5.3 0.46 - 4.86
DWH 77.4 55.6 66.5 + 6.5 0.28 - 4.44
SGR 79.4 57.9 68.7 + 7.1 0.44 - 4.15
LVJ 78.6 59.6 69.1 + 6.6 0.93 - 3.85
HGX 76.7 57.9 67.3 + 5.6 1.26 - 3.65
LBX 78.4 56.6 67.5 + 5.3 0.43 - 4.10
PSX 77.3 57.7 67.5 + 3.7 0.47 - 3.49
December
The first week of December brought well above normal temperatures,
with maximum daily temperatures reaching up into the upper 70s to
lower 80s, just before the first cold front of the month. Cold
crisp weather followed suit which allowed for a bit of wintry
precipitation. Snow fell across SE TX on December 7th and 8th where
a max of 5.0 inches accumulated in College Station, TX. The second
week of the month brought slightly below to near normal
temperatures, and little to no precipitation fell during this time.
As a result, and abnormally dry and severe drought conditions
expanded across the region. Decent rain fell with the passing of a
wet cold front, which brought one to three inches across SE TX, and
helped to improve drought conditions the third week of the month.
Finally, another moderately strong cold front ended the year,
lowering temperatures to near freezing and bringing periods of
very light rain and drizzle.
Site Avg Avg Avg Dep Rain Dep
High Low Month
IAH 63.4 44.0 53.7 - 0.7 3.72 - 0.02
GLS 64.2 50.5 57.3 0.0 7.14 + 3.62
CLL 61.5 41.9 51.7 - 0.5 3.50 + 0.27
HOU 63.2 45.0 54.1 - 1.5 4.66 + 0.63
UTS 60.9 42.0 51.5 0.0 4.74 + 0.89
CXO 61.4 39.5 50.5 - 1.2 3.89 - 0.07
DWH 62.9 42.7 52.8 - 0.1 4.26 + 0.46
SGR 64.7 44.4 54.6 + 0.5 4.26 + 0.66
LVJ 63.6 44.5 54.0 - 0.9 2.50 - 1.59
HGX 63.6 44.7 54.1 - 0.2 6.49 + 2.45
LBX 66.2 45.1 55.7 + 0.3 3.81 + 0.04
PSX 65.7 46.1 55.9 0.0 4.45 + 1.67
...Record Temperature and Rainfall Data for the year of 2017...
A total 224 of were broken across the primary climate sites of
Southeast Texas throughout 2017, specifically: City of College
Station 26, City of Galveston 85, Houston Hobby 69, and City of
Houston 44.
Site Date Record Type New Record Prev Record
CLL 01/06 Daily Snowfall Trace 0.00 in 2016 (COOP)
0.00 in 1951 (Arpt)
CLL 01/12 High Min Temp 68 67 in 1906 (COOP)
66 in 1960 (Arpt)
CLL 01/12 High Max Temp 81 79 in 1911 (COOP)
80 in 2000 (Arpt)
CLL 01/13 High Max Temp 82 78 in 1911 (COOP)
79 in 1952 (Arpt)
CLL 02/06 High Min Temp 67 63 in 1911 (COOP)
67 in 1999 (Arpt)
CLL 02/07 High Max Temp 86 81 in 1911 (COOP)
83 in 1999 (Arpt)
CLL 02/08 High Max Temp 86 80 in 1950 (COOP)
82 in 1994 (Arpt)
CLL 02/11 High Min Temp 69 63 in 1952 (COOP)
67 in 1984 (Arpt)
CLL 02/11 High Max Temp 87 84 in 1922 (COOP)
80 in 1976 (Arpt)
CLL 02/19 High Min Temp 68 66 in 1917 (COOP)
64 in 1994 (Arpt)
CLL 02/27 High Min Temp 67 66 in 1951 (COOP)
Tied in 2011 (Arpt)
CLL 02/28 High Min Temp 71 67 in 1950 (COOP)
65 in 2007 (Arpt)
CLL 05/18 High Min Temp 76 75 in 1927
CLL 05/22 Rainfall 2.20 1.76 in 1940
CLL 05/22 Low Max Temp 73 74 in 1997
CLL 05/24 Low Min Temp 55 Tied in 1940
CLL 05/27 High Min Temp 77 Tied in 1924
CLL 07/03 High Min Temp 78 Tied in 1972
CLL 08/07 Daily Rainfall 2.62 1.40 in 1945
CLL 08/26 Low Max Temp 77 Tied in 1959
CLL 08/27 Low Max Temp 76 78 in 1923
CLL 08/27 Daily Rainfall 7.45 1.35 in 1977
CLL 08/28 Daily Rainfall 3.30 2.68 in 1915
CLL 11/05 High Min Temp 72 Tied in 2015
CLL 11/18 High Max Temp 84 Tied in 1986
CLL 12/07 Daily Snowfall 5.0 0.0 in 2016
CLL 12/31 Daily Snowfall T Tied in 1990
GLS 01/03 High Max Temp 79 78 in 1989
GLS 01/10 High Max Temp 74 Tied in 1972
GLS 01/11 High Max Temp 75 Tied in 2005
GLS 01/12 High Max Temp 75 Tied in 1880
GLS 01/15 High Max Temp 75 73 in 1950
GLS 01/16 High Min Temp 67 Tied in 1907
GLS 01/16 High Max Temp 76 73 in 2000
GLS 01/20 High Max Temp 76 74 in 1935
GLS 01/25 High Max Temp 76 75 in 1950
GLS 02/01 High Max Temp 75 73 in 1989
GLS 02/05 High Max Temp 75 74 in 1922
GLS 02/07 High Min Temp 68 Tied in 1950
GLS 02/07 High Max Temp 80 76 in 1904
GLS 02/08 High Max Temp 79 76 in 1950
GLS 02/11 High Min Temp 68 67 in 1876
GLS 02/12 High Min Temp 68 66 in 1884
GLS 02/12 High Max Temp 80 75 in 1957
GLS 02/17 Daily Rainfall 2.17 1.42 in 1932
GLS 02/19 High Min Temp 69 68 in 1882
GLS 02/19 High Max Temp 75 Tied in 1894
GLS 02/22 High Max Temp 76 75 in 2006
GLS 02/24 High Max Temp 76 Tied in 1937
GLS 02/27 High Min Temp 69 66 in 1999
GLS 02/28 High Min Temp 70 Tied in 1995
GLS 03/01 High Max Temp 80 79 in 2007
GLS 03/06 High Min Temp 69 68 in 1918
GLS 03/23 High Min Temp 71 Tied in 1907
GLS 03/24 High Min Temp 72 71 in 1921
GLS 03/25 High Min Temp 72 Tied in 1907
GLS 03/25 High Max Temp 81 Tied in 2005
GLS 03/26 High Max Temp 80 Tied in 2012
GLS 03/27 High Min Temp 73 Tied in 1907
GLS 03/28 High Min Temp 74 73 in 1907
GLS 03/29 High Min Temp 73 Tied in 1907
GLS 04/01 High Max Temp 81 Tied in 1935
GLS 04/02 High Max Temp 80 Tied in 2012
GLS 04/10 High Min Temp 74 Tied in 1927
GLS 04/16 High Min Temp 75 Tied in 1908
GLS 04/17 High Max Temp 83 Tied in 1918
GLS 04/19 High Min Temp 75 74 in 1995
GLS 04/19 High Max Temp 83 Tied in 2011
GLS 04/20 High Max Temp 83 Tied in 2006
GLS 04/21 High Min Temp 76 74 in 2002
GLS 04/22 High Max Temp 85 Tied in 2006
GLS 04/26 High Max Temp 84 Tied in 2011
GLS 04/28 High Min Temp 77 76 in 2002
GLS 04/29 High Min Temp 79 77 in 2002
GLS 05/12 High Max Temp 90 87 in 2009
GLS 05/17 High Max Temp 87 Tied in 2012
GLS 05/19 High Min Temp 80 78 in 2015
GLS 05/19 High Max Temp 87 Tied in 2008
GLS 05/20 High Min Temp 80 79 in 2015
GLS 05/27 High Min Temp 81 80 in 2000
GLS 07/05 High Min Temp 83 Tied in 2016
GLS 07/24 High Min Temp 83 Tied in 2016
GLS 08/14 High Min Temp 84 Tied in 2010
GLS 08/15 High Min Temp 84 Tied in 2012
GLS 08/16 High Min Temp 85 Tied in 2012
GLS 08/17 High Min Temp 84 Tied in 2014
GLS 08/18 High Min Temp 84 Tied in 2014
GLS 08/26 Daily Rainfall 4.12 2.06 in 1953
GLS 08/28 Low Max Temp 80 81 in 1934
GLS 08/29 Low Min Temp 70 Tied in 1986
GLS 08/29 Low Max Temp 74 81 in 1986
GLS 08/29 Daily Rainfall 8.64 4.61 in 1953
GLS 08/30 Low Min Temp 70 Tied in 1946
GLS 09/20 High Min Temp 83 Tied in 1900
GLS 09/25 High Min Temp 82 Tied in 1998
GLS 10/03 High Min Temp 83 82 in 1990
GLS 10/07 High Max Temp 91 Tied in 1900
GLS 10/08 High Max Temp 90 89 in 1892
GLS 10/09 High Min Temp 82 80 in 1982
GLS 10/09 High Max Temp 91 89 in 2007
GLS 10/12 High Max Temp 88 87 in 2015
GLS 10/14 High Max Temp 90 89 in 2015
GLS 10/15 High Max Temp 91 88 in 2007
GLS 10/21 High Max Temp 87 Tied in 1927
GLS 11/05 High Min Temp 75 Tied in 1946
GLS 11/05 High Max Temp 83 Tied in 1886
GLS 11/06 High Max Temp 83 Tied in 2005
GLS 11/07 High Min Temp 75 Tied in 1915
GLS 11/07 High Max Temp 83 Tied in 1995
GLS 12/08 Low Max Temp 41 42 in 1927
GLS 12/08 Daily Snowfall T 0.0 in 2016
GLS 12/22 High Max Temp 77 74 in 2007
HOU 01/11 High Max Temp 80 Tied in 2005
HOU 01/12 High Max Temp 80 Tied in 2000
HOU 01/16 High Min Temp 68 66 in 1932
HOU 01/21 High Max Temp 81 79 in 1969
HOU 02/01 High Max Temp 81 Tied in 1989
HOU 02/05 High Min Temp 65 Tied in 1957
HOU 02/06 High Min Temp 68 Tied in 1999
HOU 02/07 High Max Temp 85 82 in 1950
HOU 02/08 High Max Temp 86 83 in 1962
HOU 02/11 High Min Temp 71 65 in 1984
HOU 02/11 High Max Temp 83 80 in 1999
HOU 02/12 High Min Temp 69 63 in 1952
HOU 02/12 High Max Temp 85 82 in 1962
HOU 02/19 High Min Temp 68 67 in 1956
HOU 02/24 High Max Temp 84 83 in 2008
HOU 02/27 High Min Temp 69 Tied in 2011
HOU 02/28 High Min Temp 71 65 in 1981
HOU 03/01 High Max Temp 85 84 in 1976
HOU 03/20 High Max Temp 84 83 in 1980
HOU 03/21 High Max Temp 84 Tied 1982
HOU 04/02 High Min Temp 71 Tied in 2014
HOU 04/10 High Min Temp 71 Tied in 2011
HOU 05/18 High Min Temp 77 Tied in 2015
HOU 05/19 High Min Temp 78 77 in 1990
HOU 05/27 High Min Temp 79 78 in 1996
HOU 06/20 High Min Temp 80 Tied in 2011
HOU 06/30 High Min Temp 81 79 in 2013
HOU 07/13 High Min Temp 80 Tied in 2016
HOU 07/20 High Min Temp 80 79 in 1980
HOU 07/22 High Min Temp 80 79 in 2008
HOU 07/23 High Min Temp 79 Tied in 2016
HOU 07/24 High Min Temp 80 79 in 2016
HOU 07/26 High Min Temp 79 Tied in 2011
HOU 07/27 High Max Temp 99 Tied in 1965
HOU 07/28 High Min Temp 79 Tied in 2011
HOU 07/29 High Min Temp 81 80 in 2009
HOU 07/29 High Max Temp 102 100 in 2015
HOU 08/01 High Min Temp 80 Tied in 2009
HOU 08/06 High Min Temp 80 Tied in 2011
HOU 08/11 High Min Temp 81 Tied in 2007
HOU 08/14 High Min Temp 81 80 in 2015
HOU 08/15 High Min Temp 81 80 in 2010
HOU 08/16 High Min Temp 82 79 in 2012
HOU 08/17 High Min Temp 82 79 in 2012
HOU 08/19 High Min Temp 80 Tied in 2011
HOU 08/21 High Min Temp 81 79 in 2014
HOU 08/26 Daily Rainfall 12.07 3.33 in 1959
HOU 08/28 Low Max Temp 79 Tied in 2001
HOU 08/28 Daily Rainfall 9.41 1.09 in 1969
HOU 08/29 Low Max Temp 76 78 in 2001
HOU 10/03 High Min Temp 78 Tied in 2005
HOU 10/09 High Min Temp 77 75 in 2007
HOU 10/09 High Max Temp 95 93 in 1962
HOU 10/15 High Max Temp 93 92 in 2015
HOU 10/29 Low Min Temp 39 42 in 1952
HOU 11/02 High Min Temp 73 72 in 2000
HOU 11/02 High Max Temp 90 88 in 2016
HOU 11/03 High Min Temp 75 72 in 2016
HOU 11/04 High Max Temp 88 Tied in 1988
HOU 11/05 High Min Temp 74 71 in 2005
HOU 11/05 High Max Temp 90 87 in 2005
HOU 11/06 High Min Temp 73 72 in 2015
HOU 11/06 High Max Temp 89 88 in 1963
HOU 11/07 High Max Temp 89 87 in 1973
HOU 11/17 High Max Temp 85 Tied in 2013
HOU 12/07 Daily Snowfall 1.0 0.0 in 2016
HOU 12/08 Low Max Temp 42 Tied in 2005
HOU 12/08 Daily Snowfall 0.5 0.0 in 2016
HOU 12/19 High Min Temp 68 Tied in 1970
IAH 01/12 High Max Temp 81 Tied in 2000
IAH 01/16 High Min Temp 67 66 in 1935
IAH 02/06 High Max Temp 81 Tied in 1911
IAH 02/07 High Max Temp 86 80 in 1957
IAH 02/08 High Max Temp 87 82 in 1932
IAH 02/11 High Min Temp 71 66 in 1957
IAH 02/11 High Max Temp 85 82 in 1999
IAH 02/12 High Min Temp 69 65 in 1952
IAH 02/12 High Max Temp 86 84 in 1922
IAH 02/28 High Min Temp 73 68 in 1917
IAH 03/01 High Max Temp 84 Tied in 1975
IAH 03/06 High Min Temp 69 Tied in 1961
IAH 04/04 High Max Temp 88 Tied 1897
IAH 04/26 High Max Temp 91 Tied in 1988
IAH 05/18 High Min Temp 78 77 in 1981
IAH 05/19 High Min Temp 78 77 in 1990
IAH 05/27 High Min Temp 80 Tied in 1996
IAH 06/30 High Min Temp 80 Tied in 1994
IAH 07/24 High Min Temp 80 Tied in 1995
IAH 08/08 Daily Rainfall 3.61 1.66 in 1920
IAH 08/14 High Min Temp 81 Tied in 1951
IAH 08/16 High Min Temp 82 80 in 2014
IAH 08/17 High Min Temp 81 80 in 1968
IAH 08/26 Daily Rainfall 8.37 1.66 in 1959
IAH 08/27 Low Max Temp 77 78 in 1945
IAH 08/27 Daily Rainfall 16.07 8.32 in 1945
IAH 08/28 Low Max Temp 74 79 in 1936
IAH 08/28 Daily Rainfall 4.00 3.88 in 1915
IAH 08/29 Low Max Temp 75 76 in 1895
IAH 10/09 High Max Temp 94 93 in 2007
IAH 10/15 High Max Temp 92 Tied in 2015
IAH 10/29 Low Min Temp 35 39 in 1910
IAH 11/02 High Min Temp 73 71 in 1946
IAH 11/03 High Min Temp 74 Tied in 1994
IAH 11/05 High Min Temp 73 71 in 1922
IAH 11/05 High Max Temp 88 Tied in 1963
IAH 11/06 High Min Temp 73 71 in 1989
IAH 11/06 High Max Temp 89 88 in 1963
IAH 11/07 High Max Temp 88 Tied in 1969
IAH 11/17 High Max Temp 86 85 in 2013
IAH 11/18 High Max Temp 84 Tied in 1973
IAH 12/07 Daily Snowfall 0.1 0.0 in 2016
IAH 12/08 Daily Snowfall 0.6 0.0 in 2016
IAH 12/22 High Max Temp 81 Tied in 1981
Looking ahead, The latest outlook from the Climate Prediction
Center (CPC) calls for an increased likelihood of above normal
temperatures and below normal precipitation for the next three
month including January, February, and March.