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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
941 AM CST SAT FEB 1 2014
...JANUARY 2014 CONSIDERABLY COLDER AND DRIER THAN NORMAL...
...EIGHTH COLDEST NOVEMBER THROUGH JANUARY
FOR THE CITY OF HOUSTON...
TEMPERATURES THIS JANUARY WERE 3 TO 4 DEGREES COLDER THAN THE 30
YEAR CLIMATOLOGICAL NORMAL. THE COLDEST DAY OF THE MONTH WAS ON THE
7TH. THE MORNING LOW TEMPERATURES FELL INTO THE TEENS OVER THE
NORTHERN HALF OF THE COUNTY WARNING AREA. MADISONVILLE RECORDED
THE LOWEST TEMPERATURE WITH A VALUE OF 15 DEGREES. LIVINGSTON WAS
RIGHT BEHIND WITH A MORNING LOW OF 16 DEGREES.
THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND COLLEGE STATION RECORDED TEN DAYS WITH LOW
TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW 32 DEGREES DURING THE MONTH. HOUSTON
NORMALLY RECORDS FIVE DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW 32 DEGREES
AND COLLEGE STATION USUALLY HAS SIX DAYS AT OR BELOW 32 DEGREES
DURING THE MONTH. 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 - - 16
GLS NORMS 0.0 0.0 0.7 0.9 0.5 0.2 2.3
GLS 2013-14 0 0 0 4 - - 4
CLL NORMS 0.1 0.9 6.0 6.4 3.1 1.2 17.7
CLL 2013-14 0 2 9 10 - - 21
HOU NORMS 0.0 0.1 1.8 2.5 1.0 0.5 5.9
HOU 2013-14 0 0 1 6 - - 7
PSX NORMS 0.0 0.3 2.4 2.4 1.6 0.6 7.3
PSX 2013-14 0 1 1 7 - - 9
DESPITE THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES DURING THE MONTH...NONE OF THE
PRIMARY CLIMATE SITES RECORDED A MONTHLY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE THAT
CRACKED THEIR RESPECTIVE TOP TEN COLDEST JANUARY. HOWEVER...TAKING
THE LAST THREE MONTH PERIOD AS A BLOCK...SOME CONCLUSIONS CAN BE
DRAWN ABOUT THE EXTENT AND BREADTH OF THIS YEARS COLD WEATHER.
THAT IS...IT HAS BEEN VERY COLD AND WELL BELOW THE 30 YEAR CLIMATE
NORMALS. THE CITY OF HOUSTON ENDURED ITS EIGHTH COLDEST NOVEMBER
THROUGH JANUARY WITH AN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF 52.9 DEGREES. BELOW
IS A TABLE WITH THE AVERAGE JANUARY THROUGH NOVEMBER 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 JANUARY 31ST
AVERAGE HIGH TEMPERATURE
CITY OF HOUSTON CITY OF COLLEGE
HOUSTON HOBBY GALVESTON STATION
2013-14 63.7 64.1 62.3 61.2
2013-14 RANK 27TH (T) 13TH 42ND 13TH
NORMALS 66.6 66.6 65.8 64.8
DEPARTURE -2.9 -2.5 -3.5 -3.6
COLDEST 58.9 58.9 56.8 56.8
NOVEMBER 1ST THROUGH JANUARY 31ST
AVERAGE LOW TEMPERATURE
2013-14 42.2 44.6 48.4 40.4
2013-14 RANK 9TH 7TH (T) 8TH (T) (T) 7TH
NORMALS 46.6 48.6 52.6 44.6
DEPARTURE -4.4 -4.0 -4.2 -4.2
COLDEST 36.8 40.6 45.7 36.7
NOVEMBER 1ST THROUGH JANUARY 31ST
AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE
2013-14 52.9 54.4 55.4 50.8
2013-14 RANK 8TH 12TH 14TH (T) 8TH
NORMALS 56.6 57.6 59.2 54.7
DEPARTURE -3.7 -3.2 -3.8 -3.9
COLDEST 47.8 49.7 51.3 46.8
PERIOD OF RECORD:
CITY OF HOUSTON 1892-PRESENT
HOUSTON HOBBY 1931-PRESENT
CITY OF GALVESTON 1875-PRESENT
COLLEGE STATION 1902-PRESENT
THE COLDEST YEAR FOR ALL FOUR SITES NOTED ABOVE WAS DURING THE WINTER
OF 1976-1977.
RAINFALL WAS BELOW NORMAL ONCE AGAIN. RAINFALL DEFICITS DURING
JANUARY AVERAGED BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. SOME OF THE
PRECIPITATION THAT FELL DURING THE MONTH FELL IN THE FORM OF
SLEET...SNOW AND FREEZING RAIN. ON JANUARY 23RD-24TH...MOST OF THE
AREA RECEIVED SOME TYPE OF WINTRY PRECIPITATION WITH FREEZING RAIN
GLAZING ELEVATED ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES. A SWATH OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OF
SNOW FELL FROM NEAR MADISONVILLE TO HUNTSVILLE TO COLDSPRING.
LIVINGSTON RECEIVED 3 INCHES OF SNOW AND ONALASKA REPORTED 4 INCHES
OF SNOW. ANOTHER WINTER WEATHER EVENT OCCURRED ON THE 28TH WITH SOME
VERY LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET REPORTED.
ITS BEEN DRY SINCE MID NOVEMBER AND SOME OF THE RAINFALL DEFICITS
SOUTH OF I-10 ARE NOW BETWEEN 6 AND 9 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THE U.S.
DROUGHT MONITOR SHOWS PARTS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS IN MODERATE TO SEVERE
DROUGHT. DESPITE THE RECENT DRY SPELL...AREA RESERVOIRS REMAIN NEAR
CAPACITY. HERE ARE SOME RAINFALL TOTALS AND DEPARTURES FOR A FEW
LOCATIONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS:
RAINFALL BETWEEN NOV 1ST THROUGH JAN 31ST
LOCATION NOV DEC JAN TOTAL
ANAHUAC 5.61 0.76 1.40 7.77
NORMAL 4.21 4.54 4.47 13.22
DEP +1.40 -3.78 -3.07 -5.45
ANGLETON 1.99 0.35 0.72 3.06
NORMAL 4.44 3.77 4.45 12.66
DEP -2.45 -3.42 -3.73 -9.60
BAY CITY 6.35 0.39 1.35 8.09
NORMAL 4.25 3.59 3.86 11.70
DEP +2.10 -3.20 -2.51 -3.61
BELLVILLE 5.96 0.82 2.59 9.37
NORMAL 4.18 3.19 3.27 10.64
DEP +1.78 -2.37 -0.68 -1.27
BRENHAM 4.04 1.33 2.50 7.87
NORMAL 4.28 3.42 3.46 11.16
DEP -0.24 -2.12 -0.96 -3.32
COL STATION 4.57 0.76 1.29 6.62
NORMAL 3.22 3.23 3.24 9.69
DEP +1.35 -2.47 -1.95 -3.07
COLUMBUS 2.77 0.81 2.41 5.99
NORMAL 4.42 3.16 3.57 11.15
DEP -1.65 -2.35 -1.16 -4.84
DANEVANG 6.33 0.33 1.07 7.73
NORMAL 4.05 3.11 3.43 10.59
DEP +2.28 -2.78 -2.36 -2.86
EDNA 2.16 0.50 1.96 4.62
NORMAL 3.68 2.67 2.97 9.32
DEP -1.52 -2.17 -1.01 -4.70
EL CAMPO 5.00 0.39 1.29 6.68
NORMAL 5.20 3.47 3.16 11.83
DEP -0.20 -3.08 -1.87 -5.15
GALVESTON 2.45 0.65 1.36 4.46
NORMAL 4.51 3.52 4.20 12.23
DEP -2.06 -2.87 -2.84 -7.77
HOU-BUSH (IAH) 3.81 1.66 0.96 6.43
NORMAL 4.34 3.74 3.38 11.46
DEP -0.53 -2.08 -2.42 -5.03
HOU-HOBBY (HOU) 3.58 0.87 0.53 4.98
NORMAL 4.32 4.03 3.87 12.22
DEP -0.74 -3.16 -3.34 -7.24
KATY 5.19 0.69 1.72 7.60
NORMAL 4.89 3.74 3.21 11.84
DEP +0.30 -3.05 -1.49 -4.24
LIBERTY 6.70 1.55 1.03 9.28
NORMAL 5.25 5.25 4.42 14.92
DEP +1.45 -3.70 -3.39 -5.64
MADISONVILLE 5.97 1.43 2.04 9.44
NORMAL 4.38 3.92 3.86 12.16
DEP +1.59 -2.49 -1.82 -2.72
PALACIOS 3.01 0.21 0.46 3.68
NORMAL 3.96 2.78 3.37 10.11
DEP -0.95 -2.57 -2.91 -6.43
RICHMOND 6.19 0.79 1.43 8.41
NORMAL 5.22 3.64 3.40 12.26
DEP +0.97 -2.85 -1.97 -3.85
SUGAR LAND 3.22 0.62 1.42 5.26
NORMAL 4.59 3.60 3.60 11.79
DEP -1.37 -2.98 -2.18 -6.53
WASH ST PARK 3.95 1.62 2.05 7.62
NORMAL 3.80 3.38 3.54 10.72
DEP +0.15 -1.76 -1.49 -3.10
BELOW IS THE MONTHLY DATA FOR FIRST AND SECOND ORDER CLIMATE SITES
ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS:
JANUARY DATA
SITE AVG AVG AVG DEP RAIN DEP
HIGH LOW DAILY
IAH 61.9 37.1 49.5 -3.6 0.96 -2.42
GLS 60.1 43.8 52.0 -3.2 1.36 -2.84
CLL 59.6 35.7 47.7 -3.4 1.29 -1.95
HOU 62.5 39.7 51.1 -3.0 0.53 -3.34
UTS 59.5 35.8 47.7 -3.1 1.98 -1.84
CXO 60.4 32.0 46.2 -4.5 2.08 -1.70
DWH 61.4 36.1 48.8 -2.7 1.47 -2.08
SGR 62.8 37.7 50.3 -2.1 1.42 -2.18
LVJ 63.3 39.1 51.2 -2.1 0.53 -3.69
LBX 63.5 36.3 49.9 -3.7 0.72 -3.73
PSX 62.5 39.5 51.0 -3.3 0.46 -2.91
HGX 61.6 37.4 49.5 -3.1 0.78 -3.69