Houston Hts Weather Records (USC00414321)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Houston Hts (USC00414321), Texas, United States, with 65 years of record.

Key Facts for Houston Hts

Houston Hts (USC00414321) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 29.79 latitude and -95.43 longitude, 20 m (65 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1948 to 2012, 65 years of record.
2 records set at Houston Hts still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Houston Hts set a daily record precipitation of 67.3 mm (2.6 in) on 18 February 2012.

About the Station

Location: Texas, United States, 29.79 latitude, -95.43 longitude.
Elevation: 20 m (65 ft).
Period of record: 1948 to 2012, 65 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 Houston Hts. 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 Houston Hts, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Feb	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	n/a	n/a	n/a
Mar	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Apr	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
May	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Jun	n/a	n/a	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	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
Dec	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

2 standing records

2 records at Houston Hts still stand. 1973 holds the most, with 2.

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records

3 all-time records were set at Houston Hts between 4 May 1981 and 11 September 1998. Each dot is a new record.

When Houston Hts set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1981-05-04	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1992-03-05	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 191.0 mm (7.5 in)
1998-09-11	Record daily precipitation	Record daily precipitation 283.0 mm (11.1 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 283.0 mm (11.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Houston Hts. The most was 283.0 mm (11.1 in) on 11 September 1998.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Houston Hts
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	10 January 2012
Feb	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	1 February 1952
Mar	223.3 mm (8.8 in)	28 March 2001
Apr	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	28 April 2009
May	174.0 mm (6.9 in)	4 May 1981
Jun	189.2 mm (7.4 in)	6 June 2001
Jul	139.7 mm (5.5 in)	30 July 1954
Aug	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	30 August 1953
Sep	283.0 mm (11.1 in)	11 September 1998
Oct	162.3 mm (6.4 in)	16 October 2006
Nov	164.8 mm (6.5 in)	13 November 1998
Dec	111.8 mm (4.4 in)	22 December 1991

Period of Record Coverage

1973 to 1973

1 years of record at Houston Hts, 1973 to 1973. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1973.

Latest Records

Latest records at Houston Hts
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
18 February 2012	Houston Hts, US	daily rain	67.3 mm (2.6 in)	24.6 mm (1.0 in)	48 years	36 of 100 (Notable)
26 January 2012	Houston Hts, US	daily rain	72.4 mm (2.9 in)	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	37 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
10 January 2012	Houston Hts, US	monthly rain	118.9 mm (4.7 in)	32.5 mm (1.3 in)	14 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
5 December 2011	Houston Hts, US	daily rain	61.0 mm (2.4 in)	27.5 mm (1.1 in)	12 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
10 October 2011	Houston Hts, US	daily rain	132.8 mm (5.2 in)	25.6 mm (1.0 in)	8 years	17 of 100 (Routine)
30 December 2010	Houston Hts, US	daily rain	104.6 mm (4.1 in)	57.1 mm (2.2 in)	40 years	52 of 100 (Notable)
18 July 2010	Houston Hts, US	daily rain	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	3.0 mm (0.12 in)	60 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
8 July 2010	Houston Hts, US	daily rain	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	36 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
3 July 2010	Houston Hts, US	daily rain	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	96.0 mm (3.8 in)	1 year	46 of 100 (Notable)
2 July 2010	Houston Hts, US	daily rain	100.6 mm (4.0 in)	65.0 mm (2.6 in)	43 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 2010	Houston Hts, US	daily rain	33.5 mm (1.3 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	28 years	16 of 100 (Routine)
15 May 2010	Houston Hts, US	daily rain	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	56 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
2 December 2009	Houston Hts, US	daily rain	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	36.5 mm (1.4 in)	38 years	39 of 100 (Notable)
27 October 2009	Houston Hts, US	daily rain	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	46 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
22 October 2009	Houston Hts, US	daily rain	91.9 mm (3.6 in)	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	55 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
2 October 2009	Houston Hts, US	daily rain	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	48 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 2009	Houston Hts, US	daily rain	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	23.6 mm (0.9 in)	11 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 July 2009	Houston Hts, US	daily rain	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	4.8 mm (0.19 in)	60 years	26 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 2009	Houston Hts, US	monthly rain	150.1 mm (5.9 in)	9.4 mm (0.37 in)	7 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 2009	Houston Hts, US	daily rain	95.8 mm (3.8 in)	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	30 years	40 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1948 to 2012

Yearly extremes at Houston Hts: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	1973	-15.6 C (3.9 F)	1
Wettest day (Rx1day)	283.0 mm (11.1 in)	1998	109.5 mm (4.3 in)	61
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	447.0 mm (17.6 in)	2008	152.6 mm (6.0 in)	60
Longest dry spell (CDD)	47 days	1998	26 days	60

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Houston Hts, 1948 to 2012. The record is -15.6 C (3.9 F) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is -15.6 C (3.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Houston Hts by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
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	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a
2011	n/a
2012	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Houston Hts, 1948 to 2012. The record is 283.0 mm (11.1 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 109.5 mm (4.3 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Houston Hts by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1948	52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1949	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1950	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1951	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1952	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1953	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1954	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1955	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1956	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1957	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1958	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1959	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1960	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1961	79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1962	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1963	63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1964	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1965	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1966	71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1967	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1968	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1969	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1970	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1971	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1972	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1973	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1974	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1975	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1976	135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1977	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1978	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1979	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1980	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1981	174.0 mm (6.9 in)
1982	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1983	103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1984	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1989	157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1990	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1991	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1992	191.0 mm (7.5 in)
1993	124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1994	143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1995	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1996	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1997	128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1998	283.0 mm (11.1 in)
1999	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2000	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
2001	223.3 mm (8.8 in)
2002	140.7 mm (5.5 in)
2003	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
2004	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
2005	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
2006	162.3 mm (6.4 in)
2007	121.2 mm (4.8 in)
2008	251.2 mm (9.9 in)
2009	150.1 mm (5.9 in)
2010	139.4 mm (5.5 in)
2011	132.8 mm (5.2 in)
2012	118.9 mm (4.7 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Houston Hts, 1948 to 2012. The record is 447.0 mm (17.6 in) in 2008, marked on the chart; the median year is 152.6 mm (6.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Houston Hts by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1948	67.7 mm (2.7 in)
1949	178.3 mm (7.0 in)
1950	166.4 mm (6.6 in)
1951	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1952	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1953	154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1954	162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1955	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1956	88.3 mm (3.5 in)
1957	152.7 mm (6.0 in)
1958	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1959	179.4 mm (7.1 in)
1960	267.2 mm (10.5 in)
1961	195.5 mm (7.7 in)
1962	127.6 mm (5.0 in)
1963	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1964	93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1965	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1966	101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1967	95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1968	190.3 mm (7.5 in)
1969	81.7 mm (3.2 in)
1970	177.3 mm (7.0 in)
1971	146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1972	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1973	303.6 mm (12.0 in)
1974	147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1975	149.8 mm (5.9 in)
1976	152.6 mm (6.0 in)
1977	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1978	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1979	185.7 mm (7.3 in)
1980	138.6 mm (5.5 in)
1981	191.8 mm (7.6 in)
1982	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1983	194.1 mm (7.6 in)
1984	68.2 mm (2.7 in)
1989	231.2 mm (9.1 in)
1990	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1991	139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1992	208.0 mm (8.2 in)
1993	138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1994	262.3 mm (10.3 in)
1995	119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1996	118.2 mm (4.7 in)
1997	216.7 mm (8.5 in)
1998	387.4 mm (15.3 in)
1999	140.2 mm (5.5 in)
2000	205.7 mm (8.1 in)
2001	224.6 mm (8.8 in)
2002	204.9 mm (8.1 in)
2003	154.7 mm (6.1 in)
2004	235.2 mm (9.3 in)
2005	168.4 mm (6.6 in)
2006	256.9 mm (10.1 in)
2007	167.1 mm (6.6 in)
2008	447.0 mm (17.6 in)
2009	174.7 mm (6.9 in)
2010	278.4 mm (11.0 in)
2011	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
2012	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Houston Hts, 1948 to 2012. The record is 47 days in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 26 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Houston Hts by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1948	26 days
1949	26 days
1950	29 days
1951	27 days
1952	46 days
1953	35 days
1954	26 days
1955	28 days
1956	32 days
1957	15 days
1958	18 days
1959	21 days
1960	22 days
1961	23 days
1962	27 days
1963	35 days
1964	28 days
1965	19 days
1966	25 days
1967	19 days
1968	17 days
1969	30 days
1970	34 days
1971	27 days
1972	31 days
1973	18 days
1974	18 days
1975	32 days
1976	25 days
1977	20 days
1978	34 days
1979	31 days
1980	22 days
1981	24 days
1982	33 days
1983	21 days
1984	30 days
1989	31 days
1990	14 days
1991	33 days
1992	31 days
1993	21 days
1994	23 days
1995	25 days
1996	32 days
1997	17 days
1998	47 days
1999	27 days
2000	21 days
2001	18 days
2002	37 days
2003	31 days
2004	19 days
2005	35 days
2006	21 days
2007	25 days
2008	23 days
2009	28 days
2010	23 days
2011	31 days
2012	n/a

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

56 years, 1949 to 2010

A day with at least 101.7 mm (4.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 270.1 mm (10.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Houston Hts: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	101.7 mm (4.0 in)
5 years	140.7 mm (5.5 in)
10 years	168.8 mm (6.6 in)
25 years	207.1 mm (8.2 in)
50 years	237.7 mm (9.4 in)
100 years	270.1 mm (10.6 in)	Longer than the 56 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, 56 years of values from 1949 to 2010.

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: 283.0 mm (11.1 in) in 1998; 251.2 mm (9.9 in) in 2008; 223.3 mm (8.8 in) in 2001.

Download the Data

Data for Houston Hts standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Houston Hts 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).