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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1007 AM CST FRI MAR 7 2014
...NINTH COLDEST NOVEMBER THROUGH MARCH 5TH
FOR THE CITY OF HOUSTON...
THE WINTER OF OUR DISCONTENT HAS LINGERED INTO MARCH WITH MORE SUB-
FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND THE THIRD ICE STORM OF THE WINTER.
THERE WERE TWO TO THREE MORE DAYS IN MARCH WITH TEMPERATURES
FALLING BELOW 32 DEGREES ADDING TO AN ALREADY IMPRESSIVE TOTAL OF
SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES. MOST OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS ENDURED ALMOST
TWICE AS MANY SUB-FREEZING DAYS COMPARED TO WHAT THE REGION
TYPICALLY EXPECTS DURING A WINTER.
BELOW IS A TABLE WITH THE AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAYS (1981-2010) AT OR
BELOW 32 DEGREES DURING THE COOL SEASON DEFINED AS OCT 1ST THROUGH
MARCH 30TH AND THE ACTUAL NUMBER OF DAYS AT OR BELOW 32 DEGREES THUS
FAR FOR THE 2013-14 COOL SEASON:
NUMBER OF DAYS AT OR BELOW 32 DEGREES (1981-2010)
SITE OCT NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR TOTAL
IAH NORMS 0.1 0.6 4.1 4.6 2.3 0.9 12.5
IAH 2013-14 0 1 5 10 1 2 19
GLS NORMS 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.9 0.5 0.2 2.3
GLS 2013-14 0 0 0 6 0 0 6
CLL NORMS 0.1 0.9 6.0 6.4 3.1 1.2 17.7
CLL 2013-14 0 2 9 12 5 3 31
HOU NORMS 0.0 0.1 1.8 2.5 1.0 0.5 5.9
HOU 2013-14 0 0 1 7 1 2 11
IT HASN'T BEEN JUST THE OVERNIGHT LOWS THAT HAVE BEEN SO COLD...BUT
DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES HAVE AT TIMES STRUGGLED TO WARM TO 50
DEGREES. MOST OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS ENDURED DOUBLE THE USUAL NUMBER
OF DAYS AT OR BELOW 50 DEGREES. BELOW IS THE NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
HIGH TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW 50 DEGREES FOR THE PERIOD NOVEMBER
1ST THROUGH MARCH 5TH:
NUMBER OF DAYS AT OR BELOW 50 DEGREES (1981-2010)
SITE NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR TOTAL
IAH NORMS 0.5 3.6 4.5 2.6 0.4 11.6
IAH 2013-14 5 7 5 4 2 23
GLS NORMS 0.3 2.7 3.7 2.2 0.4 9.3
GLS 2013-14 3 6 6 5 2 22
CLL NORMS 0.9 4.7 5.9 3.6 0.7 15.8
CLL 2013-14 5 7 5 7 2 26
HOU NORMS 0.4 3.3 4.5 2.0 0.4 10.6
HOU 2013-14 4 6 5 3 2 20
THE BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES OVER THE LAST FOUR MONTHS HAS NOT BEEN
FUELED BY A FEW EXTREME EVENTS BUT RATHER A CONSISTENTLY VERY
COLD AIR MASS. THE PERIOD OF NOVEMBER 1ST THROUGH MARCH 5TH
CONTAINS 125 DAYS AND OUT OF THOSE 125 DAYS...APPROXIMATELY 80
DAYS HAVE BEEN BELOW NORMAL. BELOW IS A TABLE WITH THE NUMBER OF
DAYS WHEN THE DAILY TEMPERATURE WAS BELOW THE AVERAGE DAILY
TEMPERATURE:
NUMBER OF DAYS WITH BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES
NOV 1 - MAR 5
NOV DEC JAN FEB MAR TOTAL
CITY OF HOUSTON 20 20 19 17 4 80
COLLEGE STATION 20 21 18 15 4 78
GALVESTON 19 23 17 17 4 80
HOUSTON HOBBY 19 20 18 15 4 76
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE LAST FOUR MONTHS HAVE ALL BEEN BELOW
THE 30 YEAR CLIMATE NORMALS. THE CITY OF HOUSTON HAS TEMPERATURE
RECORDS DATING BACK TO 1892 AND THE AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE FOR
THE WINTER OF 2013-14 (DEFINED FOR THIS STATEMENT AS NOVEMBER 1ST
THROUGH MARCH 5TH) IS 53.1 DEGREES AND THIS IS THE NINTH COLDEST
PERIOD IN RECORDED HISTORY.
THE CITY OF GALVESTON HAS TEMPERATURE RECORDS DATING BACK TO 1875
AND THIS IS THE 14TH COLDEST PERIOD IN RECORDED HISTORY WITH AN
AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE OF 54.9 DEGREES. ALTHOUGH HOUSTON HOBBY
AND COLLEGE STATION HAVE SLIGHTLY SHORTER PERIOD OF RECORDS (1930
AND 1911 RESPECTIVELY)...COLLEGE STATION TIED ITS EIGHTH COLDEST
PERIOD ON RECORD AND HOUSTON HOBBY RECORDED ITS 11TH COLDEST
NOVEMBER 1ST THROUGH MARCH 5TH ON RECORD.
BELOW IS A TABLE WITH THE AVERAGE NOVEMBER 1ST THROUGH MARCH 5TH
TEMPERATURES AND WHERE THIS YEAR RANKS (COLDEST) HISTORICALLY...THE
NORMAL VALUES FOR THIS PERIOD AND THE COLDEST VALUES FOR THIS TIME
PERIOD:
NOVEMBER 1ST THROUGH MARCH 5TH
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE
CITY OF HOUSTON CITY OF COLLEGE
HOUSTON HOBBY GALVESTON STATION
2013-14 63.5 64.1 61.8 61.2
2013-14 RANK 23RD 13TH 36TH 12TH
NORMALS 67.0 66.5 65.8 65.2
DEPARTURE -3.5 -2.4 -4.0 -4.0
COLDEST 60.5 60.7 57.7 58.0
NOVEMBER 1ST THROUGH MARCH 5TH
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
2013-14 42.7 45.0 48.1 40.7
2013-14 RANK 9TH (T) 13TH 5TH (T) 5TH
NORMALS 46.9 49.0 52.7 45.1
DEPARTURE -4.2 -4.0 -4.6 -4.4
COLDEST 38.0 41.7 47.0 38.2
NOVEMBER 1ST THROUGH MARCH 5TH
AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE
2013-14 53.1 54.5 54.9 50.9
2013-14 RANK 9TH 11TH 14TH 8TH (T)
NORMALS 56.9 57.8 59.3 55.2
DEPARTURE -3.8 -3.3 -4.4 -4.3
COLDEST 49.5 51.2 52.4 48.6
TO SATISFY THOSE WITH CURIOUS MINDS...HERE ARE THE TOP TEN COLDEST
NOV 1ST THROUGH MARCH 5TH FOR ALL FOUR FIRST ORDER CLIMATE SITES:
CITY OF HOUSTON
AVERAGE AVERAGE AVERAGE
HIGH LOW DAILY
60.5 1977-78 38.0 1976-77 49.5 1976-77
60.9 1976-77 40.6 1898-99 50.9 1898-99
61.2 1898-99 40.7 1972-73 51.8 1972-73
61.2 1894-95 41.9 1904-05 51.8 1894-95
62.0 1929-30 42.1 1983-84 52.0 1904-05
62.0 1904-05 42.1 1979-80 52.5 1983-84
62.2 2009-10 42.4 1894-95 52.5 2009-10
62.2 1935-36 42.6 1901-02 53.0 1911-12
62.3 1911-12 42.7 2013-14 53.1 2013-14
62.4 1947-48 42.7 1969-70 53.2 2000-01
63.5 2013-14 (23)
COLLEGE STATION
AVERAGE AVERAGE AVERAGE
HIGH LOW DAILY
58.0 1972-73 38.2 1976-77 48.6 1976-77
58.9 1978-79 39.9 1972-73 49.0 1972-73
59.1 1976-77 40.4 1959-60 50.1 1977-78
59.4 1977-78 40.4 1911-12 50.2 1959-60
59.5 1929-30 40.7 2013-14 50.2 1978-79
60.0 1959-60 40.8 1979-80 50.7 1929-30
60.5 2009-10 40.8 1977-78 50.8 1928-29
60.6 1967-68 40.8 1904-05 50.9 2013-14
60.6 1928-29 40.9 1983-84 50.9 1963-64
60.7 2000-01 41.0 1928-29 51.0 2009-10
61.2 2013-14 (12)
CITY OF GALVESTON
AVERAGE AVERAGE AVERAGE
HIGH LOW DAILY
57.7 1976-77 47.0 1880-81 52.4 1976-77
58.3 1880-81 47.1 1976-77 52.6 1880-81
58.9 1898-99 47.1 1898-99 53.0 1898-99
59.2 1977-78 47.4 1911-12 53.5 1911-12
59.3 1904-05 48.1 2013-14 53.7 1977-78
59.6 1876-77 48.1 1959-60 53.9 1959-60
59.7 1959-60 48.2 1977-78 54.0 1904-05
59.7 1914-15 48.6 1929-30 54.2 1876-77
59.7 1911-12 48.7 1904-05 54.4 1929-30
59.9 1963-64 48.9 1962-63 54.6 1963-64
61.8 2013-14 (36) (14) 54.9 2013-14
HOUSTON HOBBY AIRPORT
AVERAGE AVERAGE AVERAGE
HIGH LOW DAILY
60.7 1976-77 41.7 1976-77 51.2 1976-77
61.3 1977-78 43.0 1977-78 52.2 1977-78
61.4 1959-60 43.4 1963-64 52.5 1959-60
62.1 2009-10 43.7 1959-60 53.1 1963-64
62.9 1983-84 44.1 1962-63 53.4 2009-10
62.9 1963-64 44.3 1978-79 53.8 1978-79
63.0 2000-01 44.4 1980-81 53.9 1983-84
63.2 1978-79 44.4 1972-73 54.0 1972-73
63.7 1972-73 44.5 1979-80 54.2 1962-63
63.7 1941-42 44.6 2009-10 54.2 1941-42
64.1 2013-14 (13) 45.0 2013-14 (13) 54.5 2013-14 (11)