Aransas Wildlife Ref Weather Records (USC00410437)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Aransas Wildlife Ref (USC00410437), Texas, United States, with 31 years of record.

Key Facts for Aransas Wildlife Ref

Aransas Wildlife Ref (USC00410437) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 28.27 latitude and -96.80 longitude, 6 m (20 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1940 to 1970, 31 years of record.
1,464 records set at Aransas Wildlife Ref still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Aransas Wildlife Ref set a daily record precipitation of 33.8 mm (1.3 in) on 11 October 1970.

About the Station

Location: Texas, United States, 28.27 latitude, -96.80 longitude.
Elevation: 6 m (20 ft).
Period of record: 1940 to 1970, 31 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Aransas Wildlife Ref. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Aransas Wildlife Ref, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	34.4 C (93.9 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	36.7 C (98.1 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	38.3 C (100.9 F)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	39.4 C (102.9 F)	15.6 C (60.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.2 C (99.0 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Aransas Wildlife Ref still stand. 1945 holds the most, with 83.

Standing records at Aransas Wildlife Ref by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1940	41
1941	64
1942	66
1943	55
1944	47
1945	83
1946	57
1947	36
1948	53
1949	57
1950	72
1951	73
1952	55
1953	77
1954	51
1955	44
1956	34
1957	43
1958	36
1959	44
1960	38
1961	33
1962	41
1963	41
1964	41
1965	32
1966	30
1967	35
1968	33
1969	19
1970	33

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 312.4 mm (12.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Aransas Wildlife Ref. The most was 312.4 mm (12.3 in) on 27 August 1945.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Aransas Wildlife Ref
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	12 January 1944
Feb	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	5 February 1961
Mar	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 March 1960
Apr	179.1 mm (7.1 in)	16 April 1957
May	128.3 mm (5.1 in)	3 May 1967
Jun	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	24 June 1968
Jul	190.5 mm (7.5 in)	6 July 1942
Aug	312.4 mm (12.3 in)	27 August 1945
Sep	182.9 mm (7.2 in)	14 September 1951
Oct	171.5 mm (6.8 in)	23 October 1954
Nov	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	10 November 1952
Dec	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	19 December 1940

Period of Record Coverage

1940 to 1970

31 years of record at Aransas Wildlife Ref, 1940 to 1970. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1940, 1947, 1948, 1964, 1968, 1969, 1970.

Days with data per year at Aransas Wildlife Ref
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1940	211	58%	No
1941	364	100%	Yes
1942	364	100%	Yes
1943	360	99%	Yes
1944	358	98%	Yes
1945	338	93%	Yes
1946	345	95%	Yes
1947	177	48%	No
1948	328	90%	No
1949	349	96%	Yes
1950	356	98%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	363	99%	Yes
1953	362	99%	Yes
1954	352	96%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	364	100%	Yes
1958	364	100%	Yes
1959	359	98%	Yes
1960	356	97%	Yes
1961	346	95%	Yes
1962	357	98%	Yes
1963	361	99%	Yes
1964	312	85%	No
1965	359	98%	Yes
1966	360	99%	Yes
1967	353	97%	Yes
1968	323	88%	No
1969	282	77%	No
1970	250	68%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Aransas Wildlife Ref
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
11 October 1970	Aransas Wildlife Ref, US	daily rain	33.8 mm (1.3 in)	31.5 mm (1.2 in)	27 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
6 October 1970	Aransas Wildlife Ref, US	daily rain	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	16 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
5 October 1970	Aransas Wildlife Ref, US	daily rain	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	28.5 mm (1.1 in)	11 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 1970	Aransas Wildlife Ref, US	daily rain	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	0.7 mm (0.03 in)	9 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 1970	Aransas Wildlife Ref, US	daily rain	63.2 mm (2.5 in)	28.1 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
11 September 1970	Aransas Wildlife Ref, US	daily rain	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	17 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 1970	Aransas Wildlife Ref, US	daily rain	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	96.5 mm (3.8 in)	28 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
15 August 1970	Aransas Wildlife Ref, US	daily rain	28.4 mm (1.1 in)	19.5 mm (0.8 in)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
1 June 1970	Aransas Wildlife Ref, US	daily rain	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	49.6 mm (2.0 in)	8 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
30 May 1970	Aransas Wildlife Ref, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	42.7 mm (1.7 in)	27 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 1970	Aransas Wildlife Ref, US	daily rain	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	3.5 mm (0.14 in)	23 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 1970	Aransas Wildlife Ref, US	daily rain	37.8 mm (1.5 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	12 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1970	Aransas Wildlife Ref, US	daily rain	21.6 mm (0.9 in)	9.7 mm (0.38 in)	23 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
16 January 1970	Aransas Wildlife Ref, US	daily rain	28.7 mm (1.1 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	22 years	10 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

21 complete years, 1941 to 1967

One stripe for each of 21 complete years at Aransas Wildlife Ref, 1941 to 1967. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 21.6 C (70.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1966, at 20.6 C (69.1 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 22.6 C (72.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.0 C (1.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Aransas Wildlife Ref as warming stripes, 1941 to 1967
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1941	21.1 C	-0.50 C
1942	20.9 C	-0.64 C
1943	21.2 C	-0.37 C
1944	21.5 C	-0.11 C
1946	22.0 C	+0.46 C
1949	22.0 C	+0.46 C
1950	22.5 C	+0.90 C
1951	22.2 C	+0.63 C
1952	21.6 C	+0.01 C
1953	22.3 C	+0.71 C
1954	22.6 C	+0.99 C
1955	22.0 C	+0.47 C
1957	21.8 C	+0.25 C
1958	21.1 C	-0.45 C
1959	21.0 C	-0.58 C
1960	20.9 C	-0.66 C
1961	21.1 C	-0.48 C
1962	21.6 C	+0.04 C
1963	21.5 C	-0.09 C
1966	20.6 C	-0.94 C
1967	21.4 C	-0.14 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1940 to 1970

Yearly extremes at Aransas Wildlife Ref: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1954	36.1 C (97.0 F)	31
Coldest night (TNn)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	1962	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31
Wettest day (Rx1day)	312.4 mm (12.3 in)	1945	102.4 mm (4.0 in)	31
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	390.6 mm (15.4 in)	1945	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	31
Longest dry spell (CDD)	76 days	1969	30 days	31

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Aransas Wildlife Ref, 1940 to 1970. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Aransas Wildlife Ref by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1940	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1941	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1942	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1943	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1944	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1945	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1946	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1947	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1948	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1949	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1950	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1951	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1952	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1953	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1954	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1955	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1956	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1957	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1958	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1959	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1960	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1961	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1962	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1963	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1964	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1965	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1966	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1967	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1968	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1969	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1970	38.3 C (100.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Aransas Wildlife Ref, 1940 to 1970. The record is -11.7 C (10.9 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is -4.4 C (24.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Aransas Wildlife Ref by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1940	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1941	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1942	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1943	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1944	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1945	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1946	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1947	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1948	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1949	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1950	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1951	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1952	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1953	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1954	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1955	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1956	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1957	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1958	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1959	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1960	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1961	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1962	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1963	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1964	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1965	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1966	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1967	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1968	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1969	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1970	-7.2 C (19.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Aransas Wildlife Ref, 1940 to 1970. The record is 312.4 mm (12.3 in) in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 102.4 mm (4.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Aransas Wildlife Ref by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1940	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1941	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1942	190.5 mm (7.5 in)
1943	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1944	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1945	312.4 mm (12.3 in)
1946	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1947	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1948	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1949	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1950	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1951	182.9 mm (7.2 in)
1952	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1953	207.0 mm (8.1 in)
1954	171.5 mm (6.8 in)
1955	116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1956	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1957	179.1 mm (7.1 in)
1958	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1959	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1960	96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1961	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1962	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1963	42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1964	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1965	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1966	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1967	155.4 mm (6.1 in)
1968	138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1969	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1970	121.4 mm (4.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Aransas Wildlife Ref, 1940 to 1970. The record is 390.6 mm (15.4 in) in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 162.1 mm (6.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Aransas Wildlife Ref by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1940	135.0 mm (5.3 in)
1941	215.9 mm (8.5 in)
1942	260.8 mm (10.3 in)
1943	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1944	183.0 mm (7.2 in)
1945	390.6 mm (15.4 in)
1946	150.3 mm (5.9 in)
1947	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1948	169.6 mm (6.7 in)
1949	168.5 mm (6.6 in)
1950	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1951	286.3 mm (11.3 in)
1952	84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1953	336.3 mm (13.2 in)
1954	176.6 mm (7.0 in)
1955	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1956	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1957	179.1 mm (7.1 in)
1958	166.1 mm (6.5 in)
1959	212.6 mm (8.4 in)
1960	197.3 mm (7.8 in)
1961	162.1 mm (6.4 in)
1962	109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1963	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1964	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1965	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
1966	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1967	157.7 mm (6.2 in)
1968	284.7 mm (11.2 in)
1969	173.8 mm (6.8 in)
1970	152.4 mm (6.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Aransas Wildlife Ref, 1940 to 1970. The record is 76 days in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Aransas Wildlife Ref by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1940	29 days
1941	22 days
1942	29 days
1943	54 days
1944	29 days
1945	33 days
1946	20 days
1947	23 days
1948	34 days
1949	27 days
1950	48 days
1951	46 days
1952	45 days
1953	36 days
1954	44 days
1955	30 days
1956	29 days
1957	58 days
1958	44 days
1959	23 days
1960	22 days
1961	26 days
1962	51 days
1963	25 days
1964	36 days
1965	26 days
1966	23 days
1967	38 days
1968	23 days
1969	76 days
1970	62 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).