Hords Creek Dam Weather Records (USC00414278)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Hords Creek Dam (USC00414278), Texas, United States, with 74 years of record.

Key Facts for Hords Creek Dam

Hords Creek Dam (USC00414278) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 31.85 latitude and -99.56 longitude, 594 m (1,949 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1953 to 2026, 74 years of record.
1,464 records set at Hords Creek Dam still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Hords Creek Dam tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 19.4 C (66.9 F) on 13 October 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, 31.85 latitude, -99.56 longitude.
Elevation: 594 m (1,949 ft).
Period of record: 1953 to 2026, 74 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

15 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Hords Creek Dam. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 15 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Hords Creek Dam, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
Feb	36.7 C (98.1 F)	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
Mar	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
Apr	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	33.9 C (93.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)
May	42.8 C (109.0 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	33.3 C (91.9 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)
Jun	42.2 C (108.0 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	40.6 C (105.1 F)	18.3 C (64.9 F)
Jul	42.8 C (109.0 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	42.2 C (108.0 F)	17.8 C (64.0 F)
Aug	42.8 C (109.0 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)	40.6 C (105.1 F)	18.3 C (64.9 F)
Sep	42.8 C (109.0 F)	1.7 C (35.1 F)	39.4 C (102.9 F)	18.3 C (64.9 F)
Oct	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	31.7 C (89.1 F)	10.6 C (51.1 F)
Nov	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Hords Creek Dam still stand. 2023 holds the most, with 54.

Standing records at Hords Creek Dam by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1953	7
1954	25
1955	20
1956	22
1957	25
1958	19
1959	24
1960	14
1961	18
1962	19
1963	20
1964	10
1965	25
1966	20
1967	18
1968	16
1969	11
1970	19
1971	18
1972	25
1973	14
1974	23
1975	14
1976	21
1977	16
1978	12
1979	21
1980	11
1981	12
1982	14
1983	26
1984	24
1985	33
1986	13
1987	8
1988	10
1989	39
1990	20
1991	16
1992	21
1993	24
1994	16
1995	30
1996	38
1997	31
1998	12
1999	16
2000	48
2001	9
2002	21
2003	15
2004	16
2005	20
2006	22
2007	12
2008	16
2009	11
2010	14
2011	39
2012	18
2013	3
2014	2
2015	2
2016	5
2017	16
2018	27
2019	28
2020	26
2021	30
2022	36
2023	54
2024	16
2025	24
2026	24

All-Time Record Progression

8 new records

8 all-time records were set at Hords Creek Dam between 22 December 1983 and 15 February 2021. Each dot is a new record.

When Hords Creek Dam set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1983-12-22	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -16.7 C (1.9 F)
1985-02-01	Record snow depth	Record snow depth 17.8 cm (7.0 in)
1985-02-02	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -17.8 C (0.0 F)
1989-02-05	Record low maximum temperature	Record low maximum temperature -12.2 C (10.0 F)
1989-12-23	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1996-02-04	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 3.8 cm (1.5 in)
2021-01-11	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 10.2 cm (4.0 in)
2021-02-15	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 25.7 cm (10.1 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

May: 153.9 mm (6.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Hords Creek Dam. The most was 153.9 mm (6.1 in) on 1 May 1956.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Hords Creek Dam
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	87.6 mm (3.4 in)	25 January 2012
Feb	52.1 mm (2.1 in)	17 February 1989
Mar	82.8 mm (3.3 in)	4 March 1992
Apr	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	26 April 1990
May	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	1 May 1956
Jun	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	23 June 1997
Jul	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	8 July 2015
Aug	107.4 mm (4.2 in)	3 August 1978
Sep	132.1 mm (5.2 in)	3 September 2024
Oct	123.4 mm (4.9 in)	9 October 2011
Nov	76.2 mm (3.0 in)	8 November 2024
Dec	125.0 mm (4.9 in)	20 December 1991

Period of Record Coverage

1953 to 2026

74 years of record at Hords Creek Dam, 1953 to 2026. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1953, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2026.

Days with data per year at Hords Creek Dam
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1953	184	50%	No
1954	358	98%	Yes
1955	364	100%	Yes
1956	365	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	364	100%	Yes
1960	365	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	365	100%	Yes
1967	364	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	364	99%	Yes
1973	364	100%	Yes
1974	363	99%	Yes
1975	362	99%	Yes
1976	333	91%	Yes
1977	362	99%	Yes
1978	363	99%	Yes
1979	362	99%	Yes
1980	361	99%	Yes
1981	361	99%	Yes
1982	363	99%	Yes
1983	364	100%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	364	100%	Yes
1986	337	92%	Yes
1987	361	99%	Yes
1988	361	99%	Yes
1989	364	100%	Yes
1990	365	100%	Yes
1991	364	100%	Yes
1992	365	100%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	362	99%	Yes
1995	363	99%	Yes
1996	362	99%	Yes
1997	361	99%	Yes
1998	360	99%	Yes
1999	355	97%	Yes
2000	362	99%	Yes
2001	337	92%	Yes
2002	335	92%	Yes
2003	361	99%	Yes
2004	359	98%	Yes
2005	359	98%	Yes
2006	363	99%	Yes
2007	361	99%	Yes
2008	332	91%	Yes
2009	338	93%	Yes
2010	364	100%	Yes
2011	351	96%	Yes
2012	199	54%	No
2013	31	8%	No
2014	26	7%	No
2015	61	17%	No
2016	274	75%	No
2017	352	96%	Yes
2018	352	96%	Yes
2019	345	95%	Yes
2020	350	96%	Yes
2021	363	99%	Yes
2022	365	100%	Yes
2023	365	100%	Yes
2024	366	100%	Yes
2025	365	100%	Yes
2026	286	78%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Hords Creek Dam
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
13 October 2026	Hords Creek Dam, US	daily high min (Tie, Provisional)	19.4 C (66.9 F)	tie	57 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
28 September 2026	Hords Creek Dam, US	daily high min (Tie, Provisional)	21.7 C (71.1 F)	tie	67 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
27 September 2026	Hords Creek Dam, US	daily high min (Tie, Provisional)	21.1 C (70.0 F)	tie	48 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 2026	Hords Creek Dam, US	daily high min (Tie, Provisional)	21.7 C (71.1 F)	tie	48 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 2026	Hords Creek Dam, US	daily high max (Tie, Provisional)	37.8 C (100.0 F)	tie	60 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 2026	Hords Creek Dam, US	daily high min (Tie, Provisional)	21.7 C (71.1 F)	tie	48 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 2026	Hords Creek Dam, US	daily high min (Tie, Provisional)	23.3 C (73.9 F)	tie	60 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
14 September 2026	Hords Creek Dam, US	daily high min (Provisional)	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	60 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 2026	Hords Creek Dam, US	daily high max (Provisional)	39.4 C (102.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	15 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 2026	Hords Creek Dam, US	daily high min (Tie, Provisional)	21.7 C (71.1 F)	tie	16 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 2026	Hords Creek Dam, US	daily high max (Provisional)	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	41 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
10 September 2026	Hords Creek Dam, US	daily high min (Provisional)	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	16 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 2026	Hords Creek Dam, US	daily high min (Provisional)	23.3 C (73.9 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	3 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 2026	Hords Creek Dam, US	daily high min (Tie, Provisional)	22.2 C (72.0 F)	tie	40 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
25 August 2026	Hords Creek Dam, US	daily high max (Provisional)	40.6 C (105.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	45 years	27 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 2026	Hords Creek Dam, US	daily high min (Provisional)	25.0 C (77.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 August 2026	Hords Creek Dam, US	daily high min (Provisional)	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	37 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 2026	Hords Creek Dam, US	daily high min	24.4 C (75.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	72 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
13 July 2026	Hords Creek Dam, US	daily high max	42.2 C (108.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 May 2026	Hords Creek Dam, US	daily high min (Tie)	22.2 C (72.0 F)	tie	0 years	1 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

63 complete years, 1954 to 2025

One stripe for each of 63 complete years at Hords Creek Dam, 1954 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.5 C (63.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1997, at 15.6 C (60.0 F), and the warmest was 2023, at 19.3 C (66.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Hords Creek Dam as warming stripes, 1954 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1954	19.3 C	+1.77 C
1955	18.4 C	+0.84 C
1956	18.8 C	+1.27 C
1957	17.5 C	+0.01 C
1958	16.8 C	-0.69 C
1959	16.9 C	-0.59 C
1960	17.2 C	-0.27 C
1961	16.8 C	-0.74 C
1962	17.8 C	+0.26 C
1963	17.9 C	+0.35 C
1964	17.6 C	+0.12 C
1965	17.4 C	-0.15 C
1966	16.7 C	-0.80 C
1967	17.8 C	+0.25 C
1968	16.3 C	-1.19 C
1969	17.1 C	-0.41 C
1970	16.9 C	-0.64 C
1971	17.4 C	-0.10 C
1972	17.3 C	-0.22 C
1973	16.9 C	-0.64 C
1974	17.3 C	-0.18 C
1975	16.7 C	-0.83 C
1977	17.8 C	+0.33 C
1978	16.9 C	-0.58 C
1979	16.5 C	-0.98 C
1980	17.5 C	+0.02 C
1981	17.8 C	+0.27 C
1982	17.2 C	-0.34 C
1983	16.7 C	-0.79 C
1984	17.8 C	+0.29 C
1985	17.5 C	-0.05 C
1987	16.8 C	-0.71 C
1988	17.4 C	-0.14 C
1989	16.7 C	-0.86 C
1990	17.4 C	-0.14 C
1991	17.2 C	-0.28 C
1992	17.3 C	-0.17 C
1993	16.5 C	-1.02 C
1994	17.1 C	-0.41 C
1995	16.4 C	-1.14 C
1996	16.6 C	-0.92 C
1997	15.6 C	-1.96 C
1998	17.2 C	-0.33 C
1999	18.7 C	+1.15 C
2000	18.3 C	+0.82 C
2003	17.8 C	+0.26 C
2004	17.4 C	-0.09 C
2005	17.6 C	+0.08 C
2006	18.7 C	+1.20 C
2007	16.6 C	-0.87 C
2008	17.0 C	-0.48 C
2009	17.6 C	+0.13 C
2010	17.4 C	-0.08 C
2011	18.9 C	+1.41 C
2017	18.6 C	+1.04 C
2018	18.1 C	+0.58 C
2019	17.9 C	+0.37 C
2020	18.4 C	+0.87 C
2021	17.8 C	+0.32 C
2022	18.6 C	+1.06 C
2023	19.3 C	+1.82 C
2024	19.3 C	+1.79 C
2025	18.5 C	+1.03 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.12 C (0.03 to 0.21) per decade over 1954 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 63 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Hords Creek Dam
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.12 C (0.03 to 0.21) per decade	0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade	1954 to 2025	63	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.2 C (0.1 to 0.4) per decade	0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade	1954 to 2025	63	Rise
Mean daily minimum	-0.01 C (-0.13 to 0.11) per decade	-0.01 F (-0.23 to 0.21) per decade	1954 to 2025	63	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

1953 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Hords Creek Dam: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.8 C (109.0 F)	1954	39.4 C (102.9 F)	74
Coldest night (TNn)	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	1989	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	74
Wettest day (Rx1day)	153.9 mm (6.1 in)	1956	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	74
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	227.7 mm (9.0 in)	2024	99.6 mm (3.9 in)	74
Longest dry spell (CDD)	74 days	2026	39 days	74

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Hords Creek Dam, 1953 to 2026. The record is 42.8 C (109.0 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.4 C (102.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Hords Creek Dam by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1953	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1954	42.8 C (109.0 F)
1955	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1956	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1957	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1958	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1959	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1960	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1961	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1962	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1963	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1964	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1965	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1966	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1967	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1968	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1969	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1970	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1971	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1972	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1973	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1974	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1975	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1976	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1977	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1978	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1979	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1980	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1981	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1982	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1983	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1984	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1985	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1986	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1987	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1988	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1989	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1990	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1991	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1992	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1993	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1994	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1995	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1996	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1997	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1998	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1999	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2000	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2001	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2002	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2003	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2004	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2005	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2006	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2007	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2008	40.0 C (104.0 F)
2009	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2010	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2011	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2012	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2013	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2014	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2015	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2016	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2017	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2018	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2019	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2020	41.1 C (106.0 F)
2021	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2022	41.7 C (107.1 F)
2023	42.2 C (108.0 F)
2024	42.8 C (109.0 F)
2025	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2026	42.2 C (108.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Hords Creek Dam, 1953 to 2026. The record is -22.8 C (-9.0 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -12.8 C (9.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Hords Creek Dam by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1953	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1954	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1955	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1956	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1957	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1958	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1959	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1960	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1961	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1962	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1963	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1964	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1965	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1966	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1967	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1968	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1969	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1970	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1971	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1972	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1973	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1974	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1975	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1976	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1977	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1978	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1979	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1980	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1981	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1982	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1983	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1984	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1985	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1986	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1987	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1988	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1989	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1990	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1991	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1992	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1993	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1994	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1995	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1996	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1997	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1998	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1999	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2000	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2001	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2002	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2003	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2004	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2005	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2006	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2007	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2008	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2009	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2010	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2011	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2012	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2013	2.8 C (37.0 F)
2014	2.2 C (36.0 F)
2015	16.1 C (61.0 F)
2016	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2017	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2018	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2019	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2020	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2021	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2022	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2023	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2024	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2025	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2026	-12.8 C (9.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Hords Creek Dam, 1953 to 2026. The record is 153.9 mm (6.1 in) in 1956, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.4 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Hords Creek Dam by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1953	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1954	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1955	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1956	153.9 mm (6.1 in)
1957	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1958	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1959	75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1960	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1961	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1962	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1963	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1964	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1965	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1966	53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1967	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1968	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1969	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1970	47.2 mm (1.9 in)
1971	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1972	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1973	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1974	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1975	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1976	26.9 mm (1.1 in)
1977	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1978	107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1979	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1980	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1981	47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1982	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1983	30.7 mm (1.2 in)
1984	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1985	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1986	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1987	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1988	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1989	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1990	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1991	125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1992	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1993	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1994	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1995	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1996	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1997	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1998	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1999	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
2000	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
2001	49.8 mm (2.0 in)
2002	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2003	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
2004	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
2005	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2006	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2007	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
2008	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2009	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
2010	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2011	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
2012	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
2013	22.6 mm (0.9 in)
2014	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2015	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2016	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2017	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2018	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
2019	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
2020	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2021	51.3 mm (2.0 in)
2022	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2023	40.1 mm (1.6 in)
2024	132.1 mm (5.2 in)
2025	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
2026	35.6 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Hords Creek Dam, 1953 to 2026. The record is 227.7 mm (9.0 in) in 2024, marked on the chart; the median year is 99.6 mm (3.9 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Hords Creek Dam by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1953	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1954	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1955	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1956	170.1 mm (6.7 in)
1957	92.8 mm (3.7 in)
1958	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1959	189.1 mm (7.4 in)
1960	102.7 mm (4.0 in)
1961	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1962	92.4 mm (3.6 in)
1963	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1964	193.6 mm (7.6 in)
1965	194.3 mm (7.6 in)
1966	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1967	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1968	136.0 mm (5.4 in)
1969	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1970	99.7 mm (3.9 in)
1971	154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1972	80.4 mm (3.2 in)
1973	136.6 mm (5.4 in)
1974	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1975	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1976	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1977	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1978	156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1979	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1980	170.4 mm (6.7 in)
1981	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1982	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1983	44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1984	72.0 mm (2.8 in)
1985	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1986	137.4 mm (5.4 in)
1987	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1988	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1989	98.5 mm (3.9 in)
1990	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1991	195.1 mm (7.7 in)
1992	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1993	77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1994	161.7 mm (6.4 in)
1995	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
1996	125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1997	156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1998	176.8 mm (7.0 in)
1999	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
2000	178.8 mm (7.0 in)
2001	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2002	134.9 mm (5.3 in)
2003	145.9 mm (5.7 in)
2004	157.4 mm (6.2 in)
2005	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
2006	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2007	212.1 mm (8.4 in)
2008	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2009	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
2010	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
2011	123.4 mm (4.9 in)
2012	99.5 mm (3.9 in)
2013	27.9 mm (1.1 in)
2014	135.2 mm (5.3 in)
2015	164.4 mm (6.5 in)
2016	116.6 mm (4.6 in)
2017	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
2018	157.0 mm (6.2 in)
2019	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
2020	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
2021	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
2022	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
2023	62.8 mm (2.5 in)
2024	227.7 mm (9.0 in)
2025	85.4 mm (3.4 in)
2026	64.8 mm (2.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Hords Creek Dam, 1953 to 2026. The record is 74 days in 2026, marked on the chart; the median year is 39 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Hords Creek Dam by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1953	17 days
1954	53 days
1955	56 days
1956	45 days
1957	27 days
1958	28 days
1959	45 days
1960	34 days
1961	27 days
1962	28 days
1963	37 days
1964	46 days
1965	46 days
1966	46 days
1967	42 days
1968	28 days
1969	25 days
1970	67 days
1971	48 days
1972	47 days
1973	41 days
1974	40 days
1975	33 days
1976	35 days
1977	32 days
1978	44 days
1979	36 days
1980	46 days
1981	42 days
1982	45 days
1983	22 days
1984	40 days
1985	35 days
1986	31 days
1987	28 days
1988	66 days
1989	33 days
1990	43 days
1991	35 days
1992	37 days
1993	28 days
1994	61 days
1995	27 days
1996	51 days
1997	41 days
1998	60 days
1999	37 days
2000	50 days
2001	66 days
2002	27 days
2003	43 days
2004	25 days
2005	45 days
2006	60 days
2007	37 days
2008	63 days
2009	33 days
2010	60 days
2011	52 days
2012	28 days
2013	7 days
2014	13 days
2015	36 days
2016	44 days
2017	33 days
2018	27 days
2019	36 days
2020	42 days
2021	58 days
2022	32 days
2023	25 days
2024	36 days
2025	45 days
2026	74 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

63 years with a frost

Across 63 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Hords Creek Dam falls on 27 March and the median first autumn frost on 9 November, which leaves a median of 226 days between them.

In 1989 to 2025 the median growing season was 223 days. That is 7 days fewer than in 1954 to 1984.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -1.4 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Hords Creek Dam
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period (1954 to 1984)	Recent period (1989 to 2025)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	27 March	26 March	1 April	6 days later	+0.6 days per decade
First autumn frost	9 November	10 November	3 November	7 days earlier	-0.8 days per decade
Growing days	226 days	230 days	223 days	7 days fewer	-1.4 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

67 years, 1954 to 2025

A day with at least 72.5 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 148.3 mm (5.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Hords Creek Dam: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	72.5 mm (2.9 in)
5 years	94.1 mm (3.7 in)
10 years	107.9 mm (4.2 in)
25 years	124.7 mm (4.9 in)
50 years	136.7 mm (5.4 in)
100 years	148.3 mm (5.8 in)	Longer than the 67 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, 67 years of values from 1954 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: 153.9 mm (6.1 in) in 1956; 132.1 mm (5.2 in) in 1997; 132.1 mm (5.2 in) in 2024.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

Climate Twins

2006 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2006 to 2025, Hords Creek Dam had a mean temperature of 18.2 C (64.7 F) and 646.3 mm (25.4 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Rotan (United States, 141 km away), San Saba (United States, 109 km away) and Olney (United States, 185 km away).

Climate twins of Hords Creek Dam: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2006 to 2025 climate
Twin station	Country	Distance away	Mean temperature, 1961-1990	Rain a year, 1961-1990	Climate difference
Rotan	United States	141 km (88 mi)	18.0 C (64.4 F)	615.4 mm (24.2 in)	0.62
San Saba	United States	109 km (68 mi)	18.5 C (65.2 F)	684.5 mm (26.9 in)	0.62
Olney	United States	185 km (115 mi)	18.1 C (64.6 F)	708.4 mm (27.9 in)	0.68

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).