Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Hico (USC00414137), Texas, United States, with 100 years of record.
Key Facts for Hico
Hico (USC00414137) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 31.98 latitude and -98.03 longitude, 318 m (1,043 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1910 to 2009, 100 years of record.
1,464 records set at Hico still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Hico set a daily record low maximum temperature of 13.9 C (57.0 F) on 12 October 2009.
About the Station
Location: Texas, United States, 31.98 latitude, -98.03 longitude.
Elevation: 318 m (1,043 ft).
Period of record: 1910 to 2009, 100 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, 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 Hico. 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 Hico, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
43.9 C (111.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
43.9 C (111.0 F)
11.1 C (52.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
45.0 C (113.0 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
42.8 C (109.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
41.1 C (106.0 F)
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Hico still stand. 1984 holds the most, with 44.
Standing records at Hico by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1916
3
1917
31
1918
28
1919
13
1920
17
1921
17
1922
16
1923
11
1924
27
1925
26
1926
21
1927
19
1928
20
1929
13
1930
19
1931
14
1932
9
1933
15
1934
4
1935
19
1936
23
1937
13
1938
23
1939
14
1940
22
1941
4
1942
20
1943
37
1944
14
1945
20
1946
10
1947
20
1948
22
1949
18
1950
25
1951
31
1952
16
1953
22
1954
8
1955
16
1956
18
1957
18
1958
9
1959
9
1960
9
1961
12
1962
14
1963
22
1964
5
1965
12
1966
12
1967
14
1968
9
1969
6
1970
15
1971
8
1972
12
1973
7
1974
26
1975
15
1976
21
1977
9
1978
31
1979
9
1980
15
1981
5
1982
7
1983
27
1984
44
1985
15
1986
19
1987
10
1988
6
1989
31
1990
17
1991
16
1992
14
1993
9
1994
10
1995
12
1996
20
1997
10
1998
11
1999
4
2000
2
2001
11
2002
10
2003
11
2004
12
2005
18
2006
18
2007
13
2008
10
2009
15
All-Time Record Progression
7 new records
7 all-time records were set at Hico between 31 January 1949 and 31 May 1988. Each dot is a new record.
When Hico set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1949-01-31
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1962-01-10
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -6.7 C (19.9 F)
1964-01-16
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 31.8 cm (12.5 in)
1964-01-16
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 30.5 cm (12.0 in)
1977-04-30
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1983-12-24
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -11.1 C (12.0 F)
1988-05-31
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 175.3 mm (6.9 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
May: 175.3 mm (6.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Hico. The most was 175.3 mm (6.9 in) on 31 May 1988.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Hico
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
23 January 1938
Feb
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
25 February 1948
Mar
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
27 March 1989
Apr
157.5 mm (6.2 in)
30 April 1977
May
175.3 mm (6.9 in)
31 May 1988
Jun
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
10 June 1995
Jul
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
4 July 1915
Aug
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
19 August 2004
Sep
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
22 September 1919
Oct
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
5 October 1969
Nov
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
8 November 1918
Dec
138.9 mm (5.5 in)
20 December 1991
Period of Record Coverage
1916 to 2009
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
94 years of record at Hico, 1916 to 2009. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1916, 1927, 1930, 1933, 1934, 1979, 1980, 1984 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 80 complete years at Hico, 1917 to 2008. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.6 C (65.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1919, at 17.4 C (63.3 F), and the warmest was 1956, at 20.2 C (68.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Hico as warming stripes, 1917 to 2008
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1917
18.4 C
-0.23 C
1918
18.9 C
+0.31 C
1919
17.4 C
-1.19 C
1920
17.7 C
-0.93 C
1921
19.6 C
+1.02 C
1923
18.6 C
0.00 C
1924
17.8 C
-0.78 C
1925
19.4 C
+0.83 C
1926
17.6 C
-1.00 C
1928
18.4 C
-0.20 C
1929
18.5 C
-0.12 C
1935
18.6 C
+0.05 C
1936
18.8 C
+0.22 C
1937
18.6 C
+0.05 C
1938
19.6 C
+0.97 C
1939
19.6 C
+1.02 C
1940
18.1 C
-0.50 C
1941
18.5 C
-0.10 C
1942
18.5 C
-0.08 C
1943
19.4 C
+0.84 C
1944
18.8 C
+0.16 C
1945
18.6 C
-0.02 C
1946
19.4 C
+0.76 C
1947
18.8 C
+0.17 C
1948
18.9 C
+0.34 C
1949
19.2 C
+0.61 C
1950
19.6 C
+0.99 C
1951
20.0 C
+1.37 C
1952
19.2 C
+0.56 C
1953
19.1 C
+0.48 C
1954
20.1 C
+1.48 C
1955
19.3 C
+0.71 C
1956
20.2 C
+1.58 C
1957
18.8 C
+0.16 C
1958
18.3 C
-0.34 C
1959
18.4 C
-0.19 C
1960
18.3 C
-0.27 C
1961
17.8 C
-0.77 C
1962
19.2 C
+0.63 C
1963
19.7 C
+1.11 C
1964
18.9 C
+0.34 C
1965
19.1 C
+0.50 C
1966
18.1 C
-0.51 C
1967
19.3 C
+0.71 C
1968
18.0 C
-0.63 C
1969
18.7 C
+0.11 C
1970
18.2 C
-0.37 C
1971
19.0 C
+0.42 C
1972
18.4 C
-0.16 C
1973
17.8 C
-0.79 C
1974
19.1 C
+0.49 C
1975
18.7 C
+0.08 C
1976
18.2 C
-0.37 C
1977
18.8 C
+0.23 C
1978
18.0 C
-0.59 C
1981
18.6 C
-0.03 C
1982
18.5 C
-0.08 C
1983
18.0 C
-0.57 C
1985
18.5 C
-0.13 C
1986
18.8 C
+0.20 C
1987
17.9 C
-0.70 C
1988
18.1 C
-0.53 C
1989
17.7 C
-0.89 C
1990
18.8 C
+0.16 C
1991
18.3 C
-0.33 C
1992
18.2 C
-0.36 C
1993
18.0 C
-0.63 C
1994
18.3 C
-0.26 C
1995
18.0 C
-0.56 C
1996
18.4 C
-0.20 C
1997
18.1 C
-0.52 C
1998
19.8 C
+1.25 C
2001
17.8 C
-0.83 C
2002
17.7 C
-0.88 C
2003
18.0 C
-0.58 C
2004
17.9 C
-0.65 C
2005
18.2 C
-0.42 C
2006
19.2 C
+0.64 C
2007
17.5 C
-1.10 C
2008
17.8 C
-0.82 C
The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.07 C (0.02 to 0.13) per decade over 1917 to 2008. In Fahrenheit: 0.13 F (0.03 to 0.23) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 80 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Hico
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.07 C (-0.12 to -0.02) per decade
-0.13 F (-0.22 to -0.03) per decade
1917 to 2008
80
Fall
Mean daily maximum
-0.10 C (-0.17 to -0.02) per decade
-0.18 F (-0.31 to -0.04) per decade
1917 to 2008
80
Fall
Mean daily minimum
-0.04 C (-0.09 to 0.01) per decade
-0.08 F (-0.17 to 0.02) per decade
1917 to 2008
80
Not clearly different from zero
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
1910 to 2009
Yearly extremes at Hico: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1936
40.6 C (105.1 F)
94
Coldest night (TNn)
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1949
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
94
Wettest day (Rx1day)
175.3 mm (6.9 in)
1988
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
100
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
247.3 mm (9.7 in)
1991
106.5 mm (4.2 in)
100
Longest dry spell (CDD)
68 days
1972
32 days
100
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Hico, 1910 to 2009. The record is 45.0 C (113.0 F) in 1936, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.6 C (105.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Hico by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1910
n/a
1911
n/a
1912
n/a
1913
n/a
1914
n/a
1915
n/a
1916
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1917
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1918
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1919
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1920
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1921
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1922
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1923
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1924
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1925
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1926
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1927
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1928
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1929
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1930
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1931
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1932
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1933
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1934
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1935
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1936
45.0 C (113.0 F)
1937
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1938
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1939
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1940
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1941
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1942
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1943
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1944
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1945
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1946
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1947
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1948
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1949
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1950
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1951
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1952
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1953
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1954
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1955
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1956
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1957
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1958
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1959
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1960
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1961
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1962
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1963
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1964
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1965
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1966
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1967
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1968
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1969
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1970
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1971
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1972
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1973
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1974
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1975
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1976
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1977
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1978
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1979
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1980
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1981
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1982
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1983
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1984
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1985
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1986
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1987
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1988
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1989
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1990
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1991
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1992
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1993
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1994
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1995
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1996
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1997
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1998
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1999
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2000
25.6 C (78.1 F)
2001
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2002
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2003
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2004
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2005
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2006
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2007
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2008
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2009
38.3 C (100.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Hico, 1910 to 2009. The record is -23.9 C (-11.0 F) in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is -10.6 C (12.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Hico by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1910
n/a
1911
n/a
1912
n/a
1913
n/a
1914
n/a
1915
n/a
1916
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1917
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1918
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1919
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1920
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1921
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1922
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1923
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1924
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1925
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1926
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1927
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1928
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1929
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1930
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1931
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1932
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1933
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1934
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1935
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1936
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1937
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1938
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1939
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1940
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1941
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1942
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1943
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1944
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1945
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1946
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1947
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1948
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1949
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1950
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1951
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1952
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1953
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1954
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1955
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1956
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1957
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1958
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1959
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1960
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1961
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1962
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1963
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1964
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1965
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1966
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1967
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1968
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1969
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1970
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1971
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1972
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1973
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1974
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1975
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1976
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1977
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1978
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1979
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1980
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1981
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1982
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1983
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1984
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1985
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1986
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1987
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1988
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1989
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1990
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1991
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1992
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1993
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1994
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1995
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1996
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1997
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1998
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1999
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2000
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2001
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2002
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2003
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2004
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2005
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2006
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2007
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2008
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2009
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Hico, 1910 to 2009. The record is 175.3 mm (6.9 in) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.3 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Hico by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1910
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1911
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1912
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1913
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1914
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1915
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1916
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1917
35.3 mm (1.4 in)
1918
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1919
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1920
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1921
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1922
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1923
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1924
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1925
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1926
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1927
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1928
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1929
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1930
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1931
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1932
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1933
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1934
26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1935
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1936
125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1937
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1938
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1939
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1940
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1941
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1942
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1943
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1944
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1945
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1946
45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1947
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1948
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1949
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1950
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1951
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1952
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1953
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1954
46.0 mm (1.8 in)
1955
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1956
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1957
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1958
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1959
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1960
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1961
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1962
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1963
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1964
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1965
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1966
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1967
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1968
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1969
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1970
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1971
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1972
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1973
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1974
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1975
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1976
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1977
157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1978
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1979
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1980
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1981
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1982
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1983
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1984
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1985
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1986
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1987
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1988
175.3 mm (6.9 in)
1989
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1990
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1991
138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1992
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1993
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1994
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1995
111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1996
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1997
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1998
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1999
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2000
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
2001
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
2002
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2003
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
2004
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
2005
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
2006
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2007
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
2008
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
2009
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Hico, 1910 to 2009. The record is 247.3 mm (9.7 in) in 1991, marked on the chart; the median year is 106.5 mm (4.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Hico by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1910
14.0 mm (0.6 in)
1911
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1912
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1913
178.6 mm (7.0 in)
1914
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1915
136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1916
162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1917
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1918
156.7 mm (6.2 in)
1919
169.4 mm (6.7 in)
1920
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1921
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1922
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1923
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1924
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1925
132.5 mm (5.2 in)
1926
64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1927
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1928
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1929
136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1930
161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1931
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1932
166.0 mm (6.5 in)
1933
104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1934
29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1935
147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1936
162.0 mm (6.4 in)
1937
121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1938
135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1939
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1940
170.4 mm (6.7 in)
1941
143.7 mm (5.7 in)
1942
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1943
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1944
84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1945
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1946
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1947
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1948
127.7 mm (5.0 in)
1949
85.5 mm (3.4 in)
1950
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1951
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1952
126.8 mm (5.0 in)
1953
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1954
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1955
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1956
82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1957
157.2 mm (6.2 in)
1958
83.7 mm (3.3 in)
1959
216.1 mm (8.5 in)
1960
99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1961
159.8 mm (6.3 in)
1962
97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1963
125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1964
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1965
163.3 mm (6.4 in)
1966
114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1967
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1968
146.4 mm (5.8 in)
1969
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1970
92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1971
128.5 mm (5.1 in)
1972
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1973
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1974
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1975
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1976
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1977
158.3 mm (6.2 in)
1978
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1979
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1980
134.4 mm (5.3 in)
1981
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1982
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1983
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1984
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1985
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1986
237.0 mm (9.3 in)
1987
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1988
194.8 mm (7.7 in)
1989
183.8 mm (7.2 in)
1990
125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1991
247.3 mm (9.7 in)
1992
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1993
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1994
181.9 mm (7.2 in)
1995
204.5 mm (8.1 in)
1996
138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1997
144.1 mm (5.7 in)
1998
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1999
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
2000
83.9 mm (3.3 in)
2001
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
2002
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
2003
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
2004
195.6 mm (7.7 in)
2005
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
2006
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
2007
186.5 mm (7.3 in)
2008
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
2009
139.9 mm (5.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Hico, 1910 to 2009. The record is 68 days in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 32 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Hico by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1910
26 days
1911
48 days
1912
42 days
1913
24 days
1914
29 days
1915
35 days
1916
51 days
1917
66 days
1918
40 days
1919
33 days
1920
41 days
1921
56 days
1922
44 days
1923
31 days
1924
47 days
1925
62 days
1926
37 days
1927
28 days
1928
39 days
1929
44 days
1930
25 days
1931
39 days
1932
29 days
1933
21 days
1934
21 days
1935
21 days
1936
39 days
1937
28 days
1938
44 days
1939
29 days
1940
47 days
1941
31 days
1942
43 days
1943
49 days
1944
40 days
1945
29 days
1946
29 days
1947
45 days
1948
30 days
1949
39 days
1950
58 days
1951
29 days
1952
44 days
1953
43 days
1954
32 days
1955
54 days
1956
44 days
1957
27 days
1958
27 days
1959
31 days
1960
21 days
1961
26 days
1962
29 days
1963
27 days
1964
43 days
1965
38 days
1966
25 days
1967
29 days
1968
30 days
1969
29 days
1970
31 days
1971
44 days
1972
68 days
1973
36 days
1974
29 days
1975
31 days
1976
24 days
1977
35 days
1978
38 days
1979
32 days
1980
42 days
1981
21 days
1982
23 days
1983
25 days
1984
22 days
1985
31 days
1986
32 days
1987
40 days
1988
45 days
1989
26 days
1990
20 days
1991
31 days
1992
48 days
1993
38 days
1994
21 days
1995
28 days
1996
25 days
1997
45 days
1998
28 days
1999
36 days
2000
30 days
2001
42 days
2002
27 days
2003
25 days
2004
25 days
2005
28 days
2006
37 days
2007
37 days
2008
50 days
2009
27 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.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
80 years with a frost
Across 80 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Hico falls on 28 March and the median first autumn frost on 7 November, which leaves a median of 227 days between them.
In 1974 to 2008 the median growing season was 231 days. That is 12 days more than in 1917 to 1953.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.1 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Hico
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1917 to 1953)
Recent period (1974 to 2008)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
28 March
29 March
25 March
4 days earlier
0.0 days per decade
First autumn frost
7 November
4 November
10 November
6 days later
+1.1 days per decade
Growing days
227 days
219 days
231 days
12 days more
+1.1 days per decade
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
Rainfall Return Levels
90 years, 1911 to 2008
A day with at least 71.8 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 183.0 mm (7.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Hico: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
71.8 mm (2.8 in)
5 years
98.0 mm (3.9 in)
10 years
116.7 mm (4.6 in)
25 years
141.9 mm (5.6 in)
50 years
162.0 mm (6.4 in)
100 years
183.0 mm (7.2 in)
Longer than the 90 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, 90 years of values from 1911 to 2008.
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: 175.3 mm (6.9 in) in 1988; 157.5 mm (6.2 in) in 1977; 144.8 mm (5.7 in) in 1919.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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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 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.