Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Fabens (USC00413033), Texas, United States, with 39 years of record.
Key Facts for Fabens
Fabens (USC00413033) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 31.50 latitude and -106.15 longitude, 1,101 m (3,612 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1939 to 1977, 39 years of record.
1,464 records set at Fabens still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Fabens set a daily record precipitation of 8.9 mm (0.35 in) on 2 August 1977.
About the Station
Location: Texas, United States, 31.50 latitude, -106.15 longitude.
Elevation: 1,101 m (3,612 ft).
Period of record: 1939 to 1977, 39 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Fabens. 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 Fabens, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.6 C (105.1 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
41.1 C (106.0 F)
14.4 C (57.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.6 C (105.1 F)
11.7 C (53.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
36.7 C (98.1 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Fabens still stand. 1963 holds the most, with 122.
Standing records at Fabens by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1962
31
1963
122
1964
110
1965
102
1966
105
1967
104
1968
88
1969
112
1970
101
1971
94
1972
116
1973
105
1974
99
1975
78
1976
53
1977
44
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 84.6 mm (3.3 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Fabens. The most was 84.6 mm (3.3 in) on 13 July 1953.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Fabens
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
21.8 mm (0.9 in)
7 January 1973
Feb
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
21 February 1958
Mar
31.2 mm (1.2 in)
17 March 1941
Apr
15.7 mm (0.6 in)
8 April 1942
May
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
7 May 1976
Jun
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
22 June 1970
Jul
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
13 July 1953
Aug
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
30 August 1941
Sep
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
9 September 1948
Oct
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
31 October 1951
Nov
23.4 mm (0.9 in)
27 November 1968
Dec
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
7 December 1942
Period of Record Coverage
1962 to 1977
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
16 years of record at Fabens, 1962 to 1977. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1962, 1976, 1977.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 11 complete years at Fabens, 1964 to 1975. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.3 C (61.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1964, at 15.5 C (59.8 F), and the warmest was 1969, at 17.1 C (62.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.9 C (1.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Fabens as warming stripes, 1964 to 1975
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1964
15.5 C
-0.85 C
1965
16.8 C
+0.47 C
1966
16.3 C
-0.06 C
1967
16.5 C
+0.19 C
1969
17.1 C
+0.76 C
1970
16.2 C
-0.08 C
1971
16.5 C
+0.20 C
1972
16.9 C
+0.60 C
1973
15.9 C
-0.43 C
1974
16.3 C
-0.01 C
1975
15.6 C
-0.75 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
1939 to 1977
Yearly extremes at Fabens: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1973
39.4 C (102.9 F)
16
Coldest night (TNn)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1963
-11.9 C (10.5 F)
16
Wettest day (Rx1day)
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1953
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
39
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1974
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
39
Longest dry spell (CDD)
145 days
1967
67 days
39
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Fabens, 1939 to 1977. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 C (102.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Fabens by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1939
n/a
1940
n/a
1941
n/a
1942
n/a
1943
n/a
1944
n/a
1945
n/a
1946
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
1957
n/a
1958
n/a
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
n/a
1962
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1963
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1964
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1965
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1966
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1967
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1968
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1969
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1970
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1971
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1972
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1973
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1974
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1975
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1976
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1977
39.4 C (102.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Fabens, 1939 to 1977. The record is -18.9 C (-2.0 F) in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is -11.9 C (10.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Fabens by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1939
n/a
1940
n/a
1941
n/a
1942
n/a
1943
n/a
1944
n/a
1945
n/a
1946
n/a
1947
n/a
1948
n/a
1949
n/a
1950
n/a
1951
n/a
1952
n/a
1953
n/a
1954
n/a
1955
n/a
1956
n/a
1957
n/a
1958
n/a
1959
n/a
1960
n/a
1961
n/a
1962
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1963
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1964
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1965
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1966
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1967
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1968
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1969
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1970
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1971
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1972
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1973
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1974
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1975
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1976
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1977
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Fabens, 1939 to 1977. The record is 84.6 mm (3.3 in) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 30.2 mm (1.2 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Fabens by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1939
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1940
12.4 mm (0.5 in)
1941
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1942
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1943
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1944
33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1945
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1946
10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1947
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1948
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1949
26.7 mm (1.1 in)
1950
24.9 mm (1.0 in)
1951
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1952
19.8 mm (0.8 in)
1953
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1954
25.1 mm (1.0 in)
1955
22.1 mm (0.9 in)
1956
10.4 mm (0.4 in)
1957
13.2 mm (0.5 in)
1958
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1959
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1960
26.2 mm (1.0 in)
1961
10.2 mm (0.4 in)
1962
30.2 mm (1.2 in)
1963
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1964
13.0 mm (0.5 in)
1965
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1966
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1967
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1968
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1969
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1970
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1971
37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1972
23.6 mm (0.9 in)
1973
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1974
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1975
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1976
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1977
8.9 mm (0.35 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Fabens, 1939 to 1977. The record is 150.6 mm (5.9 in) in 1974, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.0 mm (1.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Fabens by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1939
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1940
27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1941
63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1942
6.1 mm (0.24 in)
1943
2.5 mm (0.10 in)
1944
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1945
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1946
18.9 mm (0.7 in)
1947
42.1 mm (1.7 in)
1948
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1949
32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1950
27.2 mm (1.1 in)
1951
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1952
30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1953
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1954
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1955
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1956
14.5 mm (0.6 in)
1957
25.4 mm (1.0 in)
1958
39.0 mm (1.5 in)
1959
17.3 mm (0.7 in)
1960
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1961
16.6 mm (0.7 in)
1962
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1963
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1964
17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1965
30.8 mm (1.2 in)
1966
77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1967
38.3 mm (1.5 in)
1968
48.2 mm (1.9 in)
1969
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1970
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1971
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1972
35.0 mm (1.4 in)
1973
120.3 mm (4.7 in)
1974
150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1975
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1976
38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1977
13.5 mm (0.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Fabens, 1939 to 1977. The record is 145 days in 1967, marked on the chart; the median year is 67 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Fabens by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1939
32 days
1940
58 days
1941
23 days
1942
31 days
1943
67 days
1944
87 days
1945
64 days
1946
34 days
1947
50 days
1948
49 days
1949
86 days
1950
108 days
1951
51 days
1952
86 days
1953
62 days
1954
103 days
1955
116 days
1956
122 days
1957
67 days
1958
33 days
1959
116 days
1960
74 days
1961
67 days
1962
85 days
1963
120 days
1964
115 days
1965
81 days
1966
83 days
1967
145 days
1968
40 days
1969
67 days
1970
89 days
1971
105 days
1972
65 days
1973
87 days
1974
68 days
1975
60 days
1976
62 days
1977
47 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.