Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Matagorda #2 (USC00415659), Texas, United States, with 109 years of record.
Key Facts for Matagorda #2
Matagorda #2 (USC00415659) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 28.68 latitude and -95.97 longitude, 3 m (10 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1910 to 2018, 109 years of record.
1,464 records set at Matagorda #2 still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Matagorda #2 set a daily record precipitation of 83.6 mm (3.3 in) on 13 September 2018.
About the Station
Location: Texas, United States, 28.68 latitude, -95.97 longitude.
Elevation: 3 m (10 ft).
Period of record: 1910 to 2018, 109 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 Matagorda #2. 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 Matagorda #2, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.7 C (98.1 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.3 C (100.9 F)
12.8 C (55.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
38.9 C (102.0 F)
16.1 C (61.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
39.4 C (102.9 F)
16.1 C (61.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.0 C (104.0 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.1 C (97.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Matagorda #2 still stand. 1933 holds the most, with 40.
Standing records at Matagorda #2 by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1927
25
1928
19
1929
27
1930
19
1931
18
1932
38
1933
40
1934
16
1935
22
1936
13
1937
25
1938
19
1939
10
1940
35
1941
12
1942
11
1943
14
1944
6
1945
15
1946
15
1947
16
1948
18
1949
15
1950
27
1951
24
1952
16
1953
17
1954
14
1955
26
1956
15
1957
29
1958
13
1959
11
1960
13
1961
20
1962
23
1963
18
1964
9
1965
11
1966
11
1967
23
1968
8
1969
16
1970
9
1971
14
1972
13
1973
12
1974
28
1975
13
1976
22
1977
10
1978
10
1979
7
1980
18
1981
14
1982
13
1983
19
1984
15
1985
12
1986
10
1987
8
1988
11
1989
37
1990
18
1991
13
1992
15
1993
20
1994
7
1995
15
1996
17
1997
8
1998
15
1999
12
2000
21
2001
5
2002
18
2003
1
2004
16
2005
7
2006
15
2007
21
2008
7
2009
13
2010
3
2011
12
2012
9
2013
16
2014
19
2015
19
2016
25
2017
7
2018
3
All-Time Record Progression
5 new records
5 all-time records were set at Matagorda #2 between 7 May 1951 and 25 December 2004. Each dot is a new record.
When Matagorda #2 set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1951-05-07
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 309.9 mm (12.2 in)
1989-12-23
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -12.8 C (9.0 F)
1996-06-19
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 30.0 C (86.0 F)
2000-09-06
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 40.0 C (104.0 F)
2004-12-25
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 12.7 cm (5.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
May: 309.9 mm (12.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Matagorda #2. The most was 309.9 mm (12.2 in) on 7 May 1951.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Matagorda #2
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
133.1 mm (5.2 in)
9 January 1984
Feb
130.3 mm (5.1 in)
4 February 1986
Mar
236.2 mm (9.3 in)
27 March 1923
Apr
193.0 mm (7.6 in)
23 April 1915
May
309.9 mm (12.2 in)
7 May 1951
Jun
260.6 mm (10.3 in)
20 June 2006
Jul
220.2 mm (8.7 in)
26 July 1979
Aug
153.4 mm (6.0 in)
14 August 1932
Sep
297.4 mm (11.7 in)
19 September 1979
Oct
277.4 mm (10.9 in)
24 October 1914
Nov
171.5 mm (6.8 in)
18 November 1972
Dec
114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1 December 1914
Period of Record Coverage
1927 to 2018
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
92 years of record at Matagorda #2, 1927 to 2018. 13 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1927, 1928, 1936, 1948, 1997, 1998, 2005, 2013 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 77 complete years at Matagorda #2, 1928 to 2015. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 21.4 C (70.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1930, at 20.3 C (68.5 F), and the warmest was 1933, at 22.6 C (72.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Matagorda #2 as warming stripes, 1928 to 2015
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1928
20.8 C
-0.57 C
1929
20.9 C
-0.48 C
1930
20.3 C
-1.12 C
1931
21.2 C
-0.15 C
1932
21.2 C
-0.22 C
1933
22.6 C
+1.19 C
1934
21.8 C
+0.44 C
1937
21.3 C
-0.05 C
1938
22.0 C
+0.66 C
1939
21.4 C
+0.06 C
1940
20.5 C
-0.87 C
1941
21.2 C
-0.16 C
1942
21.2 C
-0.22 C
1943
21.1 C
-0.33 C
1944
21.5 C
+0.08 C
1945
21.9 C
+0.53 C
1946
21.7 C
+0.32 C
1947
20.7 C
-0.68 C
1949
21.7 C
+0.28 C
1950
22.1 C
+0.72 C
1951
21.6 C
+0.26 C
1952
21.1 C
-0.33 C
1953
21.6 C
+0.22 C
1954
22.2 C
+0.82 C
1955
21.7 C
+0.29 C
1956
22.0 C
+0.57 C
1957
22.1 C
+0.72 C
1958
21.3 C
-0.10 C
1959
21.2 C
-0.20 C
1960
21.0 C
-0.34 C
1961
20.9 C
-0.48 C
1962
21.6 C
+0.19 C
1963
21.5 C
+0.11 C
1964
21.3 C
-0.13 C
1965
22.0 C
+0.64 C
1966
21.0 C
-0.40 C
1967
21.6 C
+0.22 C
1968
20.7 C
-0.66 C
1969
21.4 C
+0.04 C
1970
20.6 C
-0.77 C
1971
22.0 C
+0.58 C
1972
21.5 C
+0.15 C
1973
21.2 C
-0.15 C
1974
21.6 C
+0.23 C
1975
21.5 C
+0.13 C
1976
20.6 C
-0.82 C
1977
21.5 C
+0.10 C
1978
20.7 C
-0.67 C
1979
20.4 C
-0.95 C
1980
21.6 C
+0.20 C
1981
21.8 C
+0.44 C
1982
21.9 C
+0.56 C
1983
20.7 C
-0.71 C
1984
21.8 C
+0.38 C
1985
21.5 C
+0.07 C
1986
22.1 C
+0.76 C
1988
21.7 C
+0.30 C
1989
21.2 C
-0.17 C
1990
22.4 C
+1.03 C
1991
22.0 C
+0.57 C
1992
21.8 C
+0.38 C
1993
21.8 C
+0.43 C
1994
22.1 C
+0.74 C
1995
22.3 C
+0.92 C
1996
22.1 C
+0.67 C
2000
21.6 C
+0.25 C
2002
20.7 C
-0.68 C
2003
20.6 C
-0.74 C
2005
20.8 C
-0.63 C
2006
21.6 C
+0.17 C
2007
20.3 C
-1.05 C
2008
20.8 C
-0.57 C
2009
20.9 C
-0.49 C
2010
20.3 C
-1.07 C
2011
21.0 C
-0.43 C
2012
21.7 C
+0.30 C
2015
20.9 C
-0.47 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1928 to 2015 is -0.02 C (-0.07 to 0.04) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: -0.03 F (-0.12 to 0.06) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 77 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Matagorda #2
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.02 C (-0.07 to 0.04) per decade
-0.03 F (-0.12 to 0.06) per decade
1928 to 2015
77
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.04 C (-0.11 to 0.02) per decade
-0.08 F (-0.20 to 0.04) per decade
1928 to 2015
77
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.01 C (-0.04 to 0.06) per decade
0.02 F (-0.07 to 0.10) per decade
1928 to 2015
77
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 2018
Yearly extremes at Matagorda #2: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2000
36.1 C (97.0 F)
92
Coldest night (TNn)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1989
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
92
Wettest day (Rx1day)
309.9 mm (12.2 in)
1951
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
109
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
452.1 mm (17.8 in)
1998
165.0 mm (6.5 in)
109
Longest dry spell (CDD)
91 days
1916
33 days
109
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Matagorda #2, 1910 to 2018. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 2000, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Matagorda #2 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
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
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1928
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1929
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1930
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1931
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1932
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1933
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1934
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1935
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1936
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1937
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1938
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1939
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1940
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1941
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1942
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1943
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1944
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1945
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1946
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1947
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1948
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1949
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1950
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1951
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1952
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1953
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1954
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1955
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1956
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1957
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1958
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1959
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1960
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1961
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1962
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1963
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1964
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1965
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1966
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1967
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1968
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1969
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1970
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1971
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1972
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1973
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1974
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1975
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1976
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1977
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1978
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1979
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1980
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1981
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1982
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1983
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1984
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1985
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1986
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1987
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1988
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1989
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1990
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1991
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1992
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1993
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1994
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1995
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1996
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1997
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1998
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1999
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2000
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2001
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2002
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2003
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2004
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2005
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2006
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2007
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2008
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2009
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2010
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2011
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2012
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2013
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2014
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2015
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2016
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2017
35.0 C (95.0 F)
2018
26.7 C (80.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Matagorda #2, 1910 to 2018. The record is -12.8 C (9.0 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -3.9 C (25.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Matagorda #2 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
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
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1928
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1929
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1930
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1931
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1932
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1933
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1934
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1935
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1936
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1937
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1938
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1939
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1940
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1941
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1942
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1943
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1944
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1945
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1946
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1947
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1948
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1949
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1950
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1951
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1952
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1953
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1954
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1955
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1956
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1957
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1958
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1959
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1960
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1961
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1962
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1963
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1964
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1965
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1966
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1967
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1968
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1969
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1970
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1971
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1972
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1973
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1974
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1975
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1976
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1977
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1978
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1979
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1980
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1981
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1982
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1983
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1984
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1985
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1986
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1987
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1988
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1989
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1990
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1991
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1992
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1993
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1994
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1995
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1996
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1997
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1998
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1999
0.6 C (33.1 F)
2000
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2001
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2002
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2003
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2004
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2005
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2006
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
2007
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2008
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
2009
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
2010
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2011
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2012
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2013
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
2014
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2015
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2016
1.1 C (34.0 F)
2017
0.0 C (32.0 F)
2018
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Matagorda #2, 1910 to 2018. The record is 309.9 mm (12.2 in) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 111.8 mm (4.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Matagorda #2 by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1910
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1911
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1912
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1913
151.4 mm (6.0 in)
1914
277.4 mm (10.9 in)
1915
193.0 mm (7.6 in)
1916
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1917
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1918
174.2 mm (6.9 in)
1919
178.6 mm (7.0 in)
1920
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1921
256.5 mm (10.1 in)
1922
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1923
236.2 mm (9.3 in)
1924
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1925
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1926
128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1927
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1928
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1929
140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1930
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1931
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1932
153.4 mm (6.0 in)
1933
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1934
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1935
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1936
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1937
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1938
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1939
158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1940
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1941
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1942
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1943
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1944
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1945
135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1946
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1947
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1948
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1949
126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1950
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1951
309.9 mm (12.2 in)
1952
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1953
136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1954
28.2 mm (1.1 in)
1955
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1956
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1957
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1958
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1959
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1960
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1961
165.6 mm (6.5 in)
1962
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1963
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1964
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1965
154.2 mm (6.1 in)
1966
118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1967
172.5 mm (6.8 in)
1968
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1969
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1970
154.4 mm (6.1 in)
1971
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1972
171.5 mm (6.8 in)
1973
175.3 mm (6.9 in)
1974
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1975
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1976
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1977
131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1978
120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1979
297.4 mm (11.7 in)
1980
177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1981
238.3 mm (9.4 in)
1982
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1983
122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1984
215.9 mm (8.5 in)
1985
121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1986
248.9 mm (9.8 in)
1987
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1988
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1989
242.6 mm (9.6 in)
1990
202.7 mm (8.0 in)
1991
146.1 mm (5.8 in)
1992
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1993
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1994
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1995
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1996
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1997
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1998
210.8 mm (8.3 in)
1999
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
2000
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2001
127.3 mm (5.0 in)
2002
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2003
231.1 mm (9.1 in)
2004
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
2005
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2006
260.6 mm (10.3 in)
2007
157.2 mm (6.2 in)
2008
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
2009
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
2010
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
2011
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
2012
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2013
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2014
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2015
203.2 mm (8.0 in)
2016
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
2017
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
2018
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Matagorda #2, 1910 to 2018. The record is 452.1 mm (17.8 in) in 1998, marked on the chart; the median year is 165.0 mm (6.5 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Matagorda #2 by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1910
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1911
136.6 mm (5.4 in)
1912
198.6 mm (7.8 in)
1913
220.3 mm (8.7 in)
1914
299.0 mm (11.8 in)
1915
218.7 mm (8.6 in)
1916
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1917
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1918
228.3 mm (9.0 in)
1919
230.9 mm (9.1 in)
1920
127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1921
256.5 mm (10.1 in)
1922
335.0 mm (13.2 in)
1923
236.2 mm (9.3 in)
1924
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1925
197.8 mm (7.8 in)
1926
128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1927
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1928
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1929
212.0 mm (8.3 in)
1930
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1931
157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1932
153.4 mm (6.0 in)
1933
194.6 mm (7.7 in)
1934
203.0 mm (8.0 in)
1935
142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1936
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1937
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1938
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1939
207.3 mm (8.2 in)
1940
149.6 mm (5.9 in)
1941
145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1942
181.8 mm (7.2 in)
1943
86.8 mm (3.4 in)
1944
161.8 mm (6.4 in)
1945
166.8 mm (6.6 in)
1946
155.9 mm (6.1 in)
1947
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1948
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1949
207.8 mm (8.2 in)
1950
58.5 mm (2.3 in)
1951
311.9 mm (12.3 in)
1952
140.2 mm (5.5 in)
1953
187.3 mm (7.4 in)
1954
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1955
148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1956
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1957
266.7 mm (10.5 in)
1958
151.3 mm (6.0 in)
1959
182.4 mm (7.2 in)
1960
217.9 mm (8.6 in)
1961
183.5 mm (7.2 in)
1962
116.7 mm (4.6 in)
1963
129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1964
117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1965
196.9 mm (7.8 in)
1966
181.6 mm (7.1 in)
1967
280.2 mm (11.0 in)
1968
253.1 mm (10.0 in)
1969
137.6 mm (5.4 in)
1970
216.6 mm (8.5 in)
1971
228.4 mm (9.0 in)
1972
197.4 mm (7.8 in)
1973
247.4 mm (9.7 in)
1974
160.5 mm (6.3 in)
1975
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1976
121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1977
149.8 mm (5.9 in)
1978
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1979
378.9 mm (14.9 in)
1980
224.8 mm (8.9 in)
1981
268.5 mm (10.6 in)
1982
167.4 mm (6.6 in)
1983
323.8 mm (12.7 in)
1984
268.4 mm (10.6 in)
1985
139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1986
354.6 mm (14.0 in)
1987
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1988
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1989
288.5 mm (11.4 in)
1990
260.4 mm (10.3 in)
1991
150.4 mm (5.9 in)
1992
177.5 mm (7.0 in)
1993
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1994
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1995
147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1996
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1997
62.8 mm (2.5 in)
1998
452.1 mm (17.8 in)
1999
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
2000
113.5 mm (4.5 in)
2001
196.0 mm (7.7 in)
2002
180.3 mm (7.1 in)
2003
251.5 mm (9.9 in)
2004
235.0 mm (9.3 in)
2005
165.0 mm (6.5 in)
2006
327.2 mm (12.9 in)
2007
357.8 mm (14.1 in)
2008
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
2009
190.5 mm (7.5 in)
2010
170.2 mm (6.7 in)
2011
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
2012
95.2 mm (3.7 in)
2013
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
2014
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
2015
249.6 mm (9.8 in)
2016
196.8 mm (7.7 in)
2017
167.4 mm (6.6 in)
2018
367.1 mm (14.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Matagorda #2, 1910 to 2018. The record is 91 days in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 33 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Matagorda #2 by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1910
58 days
1911
31 days
1912
22 days
1913
48 days
1914
68 days
1915
35 days
1916
91 days
1917
62 days
1918
35 days
1919
29 days
1920
46 days
1921
56 days
1922
32 days
1923
28 days
1924
57 days
1925
91 days
1926
25 days
1927
49 days
1928
31 days
1929
41 days
1930
42 days
1931
59 days
1932
48 days
1933
34 days
1934
34 days
1935
46 days
1936
28 days
1937
29 days
1938
55 days
1939
37 days
1940
33 days
1941
24 days
1942
31 days
1943
22 days
1944
26 days
1945
29 days
1946
17 days
1947
22 days
1948
28 days
1949
22 days
1950
34 days
1951
20 days
1952
51 days
1953
40 days
1954
37 days
1955
27 days
1956
32 days
1957
40 days
1958
33 days
1959
23 days
1960
42 days
1961
19 days
1962
40 days
1963
39 days
1964
29 days
1965
26 days
1966
21 days
1967
38 days
1968
18 days
1969
32 days
1970
33 days
1971
42 days
1972
21 days
1973
24 days
1974
25 days
1975
29 days
1976
37 days
1977
20 days
1978
36 days
1979
39 days
1980
30 days
1981
19 days
1982
22 days
1983
37 days
1984
37 days
1985
39 days
1986
23 days
1987
30 days
1988
26 days
1989
46 days
1990
35 days
1991
28 days
1992
23 days
1993
42 days
1994
24 days
1995
19 days
1996
35 days
1997
28 days
1998
38 days
1999
43 days
2000
36 days
2001
31 days
2002
38 days
2003
43 days
2004
27 days
2005
27 days
2006
34 days
2007
38 days
2008
29 days
2009
50 days
2010
25 days
2011
43 days
2012
26 days
2013
39 days
2014
18 days
2015
35 days
2016
22 days
2017
8 days
2018
6 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
53 years with a frost
Across 53 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Matagorda #2 falls on 13 February and the median first autumn frost on 11 December, which leaves a median of 293 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.4 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Matagorda #2
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1964 to 2012)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
13 February
n/a
13 February
n/a
-1.5 days per decade
First autumn frost
11 December
n/a
8 December
n/a
-0.2 days per decade
Growing days
293 days
n/a
294 days
n/a
+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
99 years, 1911 to 2012
A day with at least 112.5 mm (4.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 337.8 mm (13.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Matagorda #2: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
5 years
167.3 mm (6.6 in)
10 years
205.7 mm (8.1 in)
25 years
256.8 mm (10.1 in)
50 years
296.6 mm (11.7 in)
100 years
337.8 mm (13.3 in)
Longer than the 99 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, 99 years of values from 1911 to 2012.
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: 309.9 mm (12.2 in) in 1951; 297.4 mm (11.7 in) in 1979; 277.4 mm (10.9 in) in 1914.
Station Changes
2 suspected
2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Matagorda #2, at 1953 and 1979. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1953 ran 0.2 C (0.4 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1979 ran 0.2 C (0.4 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Matagorda #2, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1953
+0.2
+0.4
likely
5
1979
+0.2
+0.4
likely
5
Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.
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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.