Hempstead Weather Records (USC00414080)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Hempstead (USC00414080), Texas, United States, with 76 years of record.

Key Facts for Hempstead

Hempstead (USC00414080) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 30.10 latitude and -96.08 longitude, 77 m (251 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1903 to 1978, 76 years of record.
1,464 records set at Hempstead still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Hempstead set a daily record precipitation of 36.8 mm (1.4 in) on 1 September 1978.

About the Station

Location: Texas, United States, 30.10 latitude, -96.08 longitude.
Elevation: 77 m (251 ft).
Period of record: 1903 to 1978, 76 years.
Eligible elements: 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 Hempstead. 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 Hempstead, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.2 C (90.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.6 C (96.1 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	37.8 C (100.0 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	39.4 C (102.9 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	41.7 C (107.1 F)	15.6 C (60.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	39.4 C (102.9 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Hempstead still stand. 1967 holds the most, with 133.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Hempstead between 24 November 1940 and 24 November 1940. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 406.4 mm (16.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Hempstead. The most was 406.4 mm (16.0 in) on 24 November 1940.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Hempstead
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	21 January 1906
Feb	110.2 mm (4.3 in)	9 February 1946
Mar	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	27 March 1914
Apr	168.4 mm (6.6 in)	30 April 1960
May	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	11 May 1959
Jun	141.0 mm (5.6 in)	13 June 1973
Jul	83.8 mm (3.3 in)	16 July 1936
Aug	158.8 mm (6.3 in)	28 August 1945
Sep	185.7 mm (7.3 in)	15 September 1968
Oct	170.9 mm (6.7 in)	15 October 1957
Nov	406.4 mm (16.0 in)	24 November 1940
Dec	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	2 December 1914

Period of Record Coverage

1963 to 1978

16 years of record at Hempstead, 1963 to 1978. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1963, 1978.

Days with data per year at Hempstead
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1963	108	30%	No
1964	334	91%	Yes
1965	359	98%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	362	99%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	365	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	365	100%	Yes
1977	363	99%	Yes
1978	272	75%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Hempstead
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
1 September 1978	Hempstead, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	28 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 1978	Hempstead, US	daily rain	121.9 mm (4.8 in)	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	36 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
8 February 1978	Hempstead, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	64 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1978	Hempstead, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	5.6 mm (0.22 in)	4 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1977	Hempstead, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	3 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 1977	Hempstead, US	daily rain (Tie)	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	tie	36 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1977	Hempstead, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	0 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
22 May 1977	Hempstead, US	daily rain	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	4.3 mm (0.17 in)	47 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
11 February 1977	Hempstead, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	42 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
15 June 1976	Hempstead, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	7.1 mm (0.28 in)	3 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1976	Hempstead, US	daily rain	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	33.1 mm (1.3 in)	52 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
25 October 1975	Hempstead, US	daily rain	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	9.1 mm (0.36 in)	25 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
1 August 1975	Hempstead, US	daily rain	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	8.1 mm (0.32 in)	20 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 1974	Hempstead, US	daily rain	43.7 mm (1.7 in)	0.5 mm (0.02 in)	48 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1974	Hempstead, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.1 mm (0.9 in)	0 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
2 August 1974	Hempstead, US	daily rain	34.8 mm (1.4 in)	10.7 mm (0.4 in)	0 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
27 July 1974	Hempstead, US	daily rain	39.9 mm (1.6 in)	27.2 mm (1.1 in)	45 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
19 January 1974	Hempstead, US	daily rain	30.0 mm (1.2 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	6 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
24 December 1973	Hempstead, US	daily rain	47.5 mm (1.9 in)	11.2 mm (0.4 in)	11 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 1973	Hempstead, US	daily rain	27.7 mm (1.1 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	68 years	33 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

13 complete years, 1965 to 1977

One stripe for each of 13 complete years at Hempstead, 1965 to 1977. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.6 C (67.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 18.8 C (65.9 F), and the warmest was 1971, at 20.5 C (68.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.9 C (1.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Hempstead as warming stripes, 1965 to 1977
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1965	19.6 C	-0.09 C
1966	19.1 C	-0.54 C
1967	20.0 C	+0.31 C
1968	19.0 C	-0.69 C
1969	20.0 C	+0.36 C
1970	19.3 C	-0.40 C
1971	20.5 C	+0.81 C
1972	19.8 C	+0.19 C
1973	19.7 C	+0.00 C
1974	19.9 C	+0.23 C
1975	19.7 C	+0.07 C
1976	18.8 C	-0.84 C
1977	20.2 C	+0.54 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

1903 to 1978

Yearly extremes at Hempstead: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	41.7 C (107.1 F)	1969	38.1 C (100.5 F)	16
Coldest night (TNn)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	1966	-6.9 C (19.5 F)	16
Wettest day (Rx1day)	406.4 mm (16.0 in)	1940	77.9 mm (3.1 in)	76
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	535.0 mm (21.1 in)	1940	112.8 mm (4.4 in)	76
Longest dry spell (CDD)	73 days	1917	30 days	76

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Hempstead, 1903 to 1978. The record is 41.7 C (107.1 F) in 1969, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.1 C (100.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Hempstead by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
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	n/a
1963	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1964	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1965	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1966	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1967	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1968	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1970	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1971	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1972	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1973	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1974	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1975	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1976	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1977	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1978	39.4 C (102.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Hempstead, 1903 to 1978. The record is -10.6 C (12.9 F) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is -6.9 C (19.5 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Hempstead by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1903	n/a
1904	n/a
1905	n/a
1906	n/a
1907	n/a
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1910	n/a
1911	n/a
1912	n/a
1913	n/a
1914	n/a
1915	n/a
1916	n/a
1917	n/a
1918	n/a
1919	n/a
1920	n/a
1921	n/a
1922	n/a
1923	n/a
1924	n/a
1925	n/a
1926	n/a
1927	n/a
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
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	n/a
1963	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1964	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1965	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1966	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1967	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1968	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1969	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1970	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1971	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1972	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1973	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1974	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1975	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1976	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1977	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1978	-6.1 C (21.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Hempstead, 1903 to 1978. The record is 406.4 mm (16.0 in) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.9 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Hempstead by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1903	36.8 mm (1.4 in)
1904	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1905	101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1906	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1907	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1908	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1909	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1910	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1911	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1912	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1913	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1914	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1915	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1916	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1917	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1918	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1919	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1920	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1921	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1922	106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1923	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1924	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1925	154.4 mm (6.1 in)
1926	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1927	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1928	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1929	152.7 mm (6.0 in)
1930	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1931	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1932	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1933	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1934	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1935	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1936	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1937	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1938	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1939	52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1940	406.4 mm (16.0 in)
1941	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1942	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1943	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1944	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1945	158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1946	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1947	135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1948	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1949	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1950	110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1951	46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1952	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1953	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1954	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1955	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1956	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1957	170.9 mm (6.7 in)
1958	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1959	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1960	168.4 mm (6.6 in)
1961	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1962	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1963	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1964	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1965	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1966	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1967	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1968	185.7 mm (7.3 in)
1969	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1970	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1971	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1972	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1973	141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1974	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1975	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1976	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1977	57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1978	121.9 mm (4.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Hempstead, 1903 to 1978. The record is 535.0 mm (21.1 in) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is 112.8 mm (4.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Hempstead by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1903	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1904	94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1905	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1906	87.9 mm (3.5 in)
1907	164.3 mm (6.5 in)
1908	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1909	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1910	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1911	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1912	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1913	120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1914	228.6 mm (9.0 in)
1915	120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1916	76.3 mm (3.0 in)
1917	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1918	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1919	233.7 mm (9.2 in)
1920	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1921	52.7 mm (2.1 in)
1922	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1923	159.7 mm (6.3 in)
1924	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1925	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1926	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1927	98.2 mm (3.9 in)
1928	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1929	232.7 mm (9.2 in)
1930	100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1931	81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1932	135.7 mm (5.3 in)
1933	67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1934	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1935	155.5 mm (6.1 in)
1936	154.4 mm (6.1 in)
1937	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1938	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1939	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1940	535.0 mm (21.1 in)
1941	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1942	182.4 mm (7.2 in)
1943	105.6 mm (4.2 in)
1944	90.0 mm (3.5 in)
1945	306.1 mm (12.1 in)
1946	138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1947	177.3 mm (7.0 in)
1948	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1949	100.7 mm (4.0 in)
1950	170.5 mm (6.7 in)
1951	81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1952	101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1953	162.5 mm (6.4 in)
1954	100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1955	104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1956	75.3 mm (3.0 in)
1957	217.9 mm (8.6 in)
1958	115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1959	177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1960	225.8 mm (8.9 in)
1961	210.0 mm (8.3 in)
1962	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1963	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1964	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1965	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1966	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1967	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1968	338.9 mm (13.3 in)
1969	143.8 mm (5.7 in)
1970	151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1971	107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1972	199.8 mm (7.9 in)
1973	261.1 mm (10.3 in)
1974	112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1975	124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1976	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1977	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1978	142.0 mm (5.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Hempstead, 1903 to 1978. The record is 73 days in 1917, marked on the chart; the median year is 30 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Hempstead by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1903	28 days
1904	41 days
1905	36 days
1906	29 days
1907	20 days
1908	27 days
1909	43 days
1910	36 days
1911	38 days
1912	34 days
1913	69 days
1914	41 days
1915	24 days
1916	50 days
1917	73 days
1918	41 days
1919	27 days
1920	24 days
1921	27 days
1922	33 days
1923	21 days
1924	35 days
1925	28 days
1926	23 days
1927	35 days
1928	21 days
1929	25 days
1930	52 days
1931	32 days
1932	42 days
1933	30 days
1934	56 days
1935	30 days
1936	33 days
1937	44 days
1938	16 days
1939	20 days
1940	45 days
1941	21 days
1942	17 days
1943	33 days
1944	42 days
1945	22 days
1946	27 days
1947	43 days
1948	34 days
1949	20 days
1950	30 days
1951	22 days
1952	51 days
1953	47 days
1954	26 days
1955	44 days
1956	30 days
1957	29 days
1958	30 days
1959	24 days
1960	28 days
1961	25 days
1962	52 days
1963	29 days
1964	24 days
1965	22 days
1966	36 days
1967	23 days
1968	26 days
1969	40 days
1970	39 days
1971	37 days
1972	22 days
1973	21 days
1974	23 days
1975	36 days
1976	19 days
1977	26 days
1978	39 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

58 years, 1904 to 1977

A day with at least 79.4 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 314.5 mm (12.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Hempstead: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
5 years	116.2 mm (4.6 in)
10 years	148.5 mm (5.8 in)
25 years	201.6 mm (7.9 in)
50 years	252.2 mm (9.9 in)
100 years	314.5 mm (12.4 in)	Longer than the 58 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 58 years of values from 1904 to 1977.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 406.4 mm (16.0 in) in 1940; 185.7 mm (7.3 in) in 1968; 170.9 mm (6.7 in) in 1957.

Download the Data

Data for Hempstead standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Hempstead threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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 2026-10-13 (13 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).