Higgins Weather Records (USC00414140)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Higgins (USC00414140), Texas, United States, with 120 years of record.

Key Facts for Higgins

Higgins (USC00414140) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 36.12 latitude and -100.02 longitude, 782 m (2,564 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1907 to 2026, 120 years of record.
668 records set at Higgins still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Higgins set a daily record precipitation of 27.4 mm (1.1 in) on 30 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

Location: Texas, United States, 36.12 latitude, -100.02 longitude.
Elevation: 782 m (2,564 ft).
Period of record: 1907 to 2026, 120 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 Higgins. 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 Higgins, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.6 C (96.1 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	33.9 C (93.0 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Aug	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Sep	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Oct	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Nov	20.0 C (68.0 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

668 standing records

668 records at Higgins still stand. 1908 holds the most, with 588.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Higgins between 10 May 1979 and 10 October 1985. Each dot is a new record.

When Higgins set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1979-05-10	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1983-06-11	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1985-10-10	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 145.3 mm (5.7 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 145.3 mm (5.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Higgins. The most was 145.3 mm (5.7 in) on 10 October 1985.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Higgins
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	15 January 2017
Feb	114.3 mm (4.5 in)	4 February 2010
Mar	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	23 March 2000
Apr	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	12 April 1967
May	108.0 mm (4.3 in)	31 May 1996
Jun	129.5 mm (5.1 in)	12 June 2005
Jul	79.2 mm (3.1 in)	17 July 1950
Aug	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	19 August 1956
Sep	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	15 September 2025
Oct	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	10 October 1985
Nov	66.3 mm (2.6 in)	1 November 1981
Dec	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	30 December 2006

Period of Record Coverage

1907 to 1908

2 years of record at Higgins, 1907 to 1908. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1907, 1908.

Latest Records

Latest records at Higgins
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
30 September 2026	Higgins, US	daily rain (Provisional)	27.4 mm (1.1 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	20 years	21 of 100 (Routine)
25 September 2026	Higgins, US	daily rain (Provisional)	57.9 mm (2.3 in)	24.4 mm (1.0 in)	71 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
25 January 2026	Higgins, US	daily snowfall	8.9 cm (3.5 in)	8.6 cm (3.4 in)	39 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
24 January 2026	Higgins, US	daily rain (Tie)	3.8 mm (0.15 in)	tie	60 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
21 November 2025	Higgins, US	daily rain	19.6 mm (0.8 in)	7.2 mm (0.28 in)	52 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 2025	Higgins, US	monthly rain	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	37.1 mm (1.5 in)	26 years	54 of 100 (Notable)
25 August 2025	Higgins, US	daily rain	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	19.8 mm (0.8 in)	56 years	40 of 100 (Notable)
25 July 2025	Higgins, US	daily rain	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	11.9 mm (0.5 in)	40 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 2025	Higgins, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	38 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
9 January 2025	Higgins, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	2.5 mm (0.10 in)	32 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
5 January 2025	Higgins, US	daily snowfall (Tie)	2.5 cm (1.0 in)	tie	11 years	3 of 100 (Routine)
18 November 2024	Higgins, US	daily rain	61.7 mm (2.4 in)	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	40 years	62 of 100 (Major)
9 November 2024	Higgins, US	daily rain	40.6 mm (1.6 in)	26.1 mm (1.0 in)	45 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
8 November 2024	Higgins, US	daily rain	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	34.6 mm (1.4 in)	61 years	63 of 100 (Major)
3 November 2024	Higgins, US	daily rain	25.9 mm (1.0 in)	13.2 mm (0.5 in)	49 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
22 September 2024	Higgins, US	daily rain	67.1 mm (2.6 in)	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	13 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2023	Higgins, US	daily rain	31.2 mm (1.2 in)	5.8 mm (0.23 in)	36 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
1 December 2023	Higgins, US	daily rain	6.9 mm (0.27 in)	2.8 mm (0.11 in)	25 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 2023	Higgins, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	18 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 2023	Higgins, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	22.8 mm (0.9 in)	60 years	42 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1907 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Higgins: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	35.6 C (96.1 F)	1908	27.8 C (82.0 F)	2
Coldest night (TNn)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	1907	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	2
Wettest day (Rx1day)	145.3 mm (5.7 in)	1985	54.9 mm (2.2 in)	82
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	197.0 mm (7.8 in)	2000	86.2 mm (3.4 in)	82
Longest dry spell (CDD)	88 days	1955	41 days	82

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Higgins, 1907 to 2026. The record is 35.6 C (96.1 F) in 1908, marked on the chart; the median year is 27.8 C (82.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Higgins by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1907	20.0 C (68.0 F)
1908	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
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2019	n/a
2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Higgins, 1907 to 2026. The record is -12.2 C (10.0 F) in 1907, marked on the chart; the median year is -12.2 C (10.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Higgins by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1907	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1908	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
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1955	n/a
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2020	n/a
2021	n/a
2022	n/a
2023	n/a
2024	n/a
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Higgins, 1907 to 2026. The record is 145.3 mm (5.7 in) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is 54.9 mm (2.2 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Higgins by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1907	23.1 mm (0.9 in)
1908	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1947	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1948	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1949	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1950	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1951	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1952	27.4 mm (1.1 in)
1953	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1954	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1955	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1956	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1957	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1958	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1959	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1960	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1961	68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1962	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1963	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1964	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1965	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1966	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
1967	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1968	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1969	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1970	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1971	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1972	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1973	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1974	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1975	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1976	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1977	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1978	46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1979	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1980	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1981	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1982	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1983	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1984	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1985	145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1986	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1987	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1988	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1989	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1990	33.5 mm (1.3 in)
1991	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1992	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1993	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1994	31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1995	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1996	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1997	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1998	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1999	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
2000	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
2001	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2002	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2003	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
2004	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2005	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
2006	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2007	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
2008	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
2009	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
2010	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
2011	30.2 mm (1.2 in)
2012	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
2013	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
2014	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
2015	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
2016	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
2017	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
2018	43.7 mm (1.7 in)
2019	51.6 mm (2.0 in)
2020	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
2021	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
2022	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
2023	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
2024	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
2025	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
2026	57.9 mm (2.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Higgins, 1907 to 2026. The record is 197.0 mm (7.8 in) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 86.2 mm (3.4 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Higgins by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1907	26.4 mm (1.0 in)
1908	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1947	31.3 mm (1.2 in)
1948	111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1949	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1950	155.7 mm (6.1 in)
1951	192.6 mm (7.6 in)
1952	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1953	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1954	83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1955	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1956	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1957	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1958	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1959	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1960	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1961	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1962	91.1 mm (3.6 in)
1963	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1964	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1965	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1966	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1967	79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1968	50.4 mm (2.0 in)
1969	113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1970	55.7 mm (2.2 in)
1971	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1972	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1973	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1974	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1975	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1976	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1977	117.2 mm (4.6 in)
1978	93.2 mm (3.7 in)
1979	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1980	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1981	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1982	127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1983	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1984	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1985	164.9 mm (6.5 in)
1986	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1987	83.5 mm (3.3 in)
1988	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1989	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1990	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1991	65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1992	88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1993	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1994	46.8 mm (1.8 in)
1995	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1996	166.4 mm (6.6 in)
1997	73.0 mm (2.9 in)
1998	161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1999	85.8 mm (3.4 in)
2000	197.0 mm (7.8 in)
2001	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
2002	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2003	49.9 mm (2.0 in)
2004	109.3 mm (4.3 in)
2005	179.7 mm (7.1 in)
2006	92.2 mm (3.6 in)
2007	80.1 mm (3.2 in)
2008	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
2009	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
2010	134.6 mm (5.3 in)
2011	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
2012	83.0 mm (3.3 in)
2013	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
2014	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2015	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
2016	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
2017	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
2018	66.9 mm (2.6 in)
2019	82.3 mm (3.2 in)
2020	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
2021	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
2022	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
2023	142.7 mm (5.6 in)
2024	95.7 mm (3.8 in)
2025	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
2026	94.0 mm (3.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Higgins, 1907 to 2026. The record is 88 days in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 41 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Higgins by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1907	21 days
1908	38 days
1947	21 days
1948	42 days
1949	40 days
1950	61 days
1951	29 days
1952	48 days
1953	26 days
1954	66 days
1955	88 days
1956	56 days
1957	35 days
1958	32 days
1959	27 days
1960	33 days
1961	26 days
1962	36 days
1963	41 days
1964	42 days
1965	53 days
1966	52 days
1967	24 days
1968	39 days
1969	44 days
1970	70 days
1971	48 days
1972	41 days
1973	39 days
1974	42 days
1975	26 days
1976	41 days
1977	46 days
1978	34 days
1979	46 days
1980	32 days
1981	62 days
1982	47 days
1983	37 days
1984	23 days
1985	32 days
1986	38 days
1987	21 days
1988	54 days
1989	37 days
1990	37 days
1991	65 days
1992	51 days
1993	24 days
1994	32 days
1995	76 days
1996	41 days
1997	35 days
1998	61 days
1999	56 days
2000	68 days
2001	53 days
2002	64 days
2003	75 days
2004	42 days
2005	39 days
2006	63 days
2007	33 days
2008	22 days
2009	46 days
2010	28 days
2011	26 days
2012	33 days
2013	29 days
2014	27 days
2015	22 days
2016	42 days
2017	53 days
2018	77 days
2019	41 days
2020	45 days
2021	58 days
2022	30 days
2023	40 days
2024	42 days
2025	29 days
2026	63 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

73 years, 1948 to 2025

A day with at least 57.1 mm (2.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 161.1 mm (6.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Higgins: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	57.1 mm (2.2 in)
5 years	78.6 mm (3.1 in)
10 years	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
25 years	118.8 mm (4.7 in)
50 years	138.9 mm (5.5 in)
100 years	161.1 mm (6.3 in)	Longer than the 73 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, 73 years of values from 1948 to 2025.

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: 145.3 mm (5.7 in) in 1985; 129.5 mm (5.1 in) in 2005; 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1998.

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Data for Higgins standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Higgins 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).