Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Refugio (USC00417529), Texas, United States, with 37 years of record.
Key Facts for Refugio
Refugio (USC00417529) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 28.30 latitude and -97.28 longitude, 15 m (49 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1948 to 1984, 37 years of record.
1,464 records set at Refugio still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Refugio set a daily record precipitation of 17.5 mm (0.7 in) on 2 November 1984.
About the Station
Location: Texas, United States, 28.30 latitude, -97.28 longitude.
Elevation: 15 m (49 ft).
Period of record: 1948 to 1984, 37 years.
Eligible elements: 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 Refugio. 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 Refugio, 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)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
37.2 C (99.0 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.1 C (97.0 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.9 C (102.0 F)
11.7 C (53.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
38.9 C (102.0 F)
15.6 C (60.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.1 C (106.0 F)
15.0 C (59.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.9 C (102.0 F)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Refugio still stand. 1958 holds the most, with 78.
Standing records at Refugio by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1957
8
1958
78
1959
53
1960
60
1961
54
1962
71
1963
57
1964
62
1965
59
1966
38
1967
65
1968
27
1969
56
1970
53
1971
62
1972
48
1973
67
1974
66
1975
54
1976
56
1977
54
1978
60
1979
46
1980
55
1981
30
1982
50
1983
39
1984
36
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 339.9 mm (13.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Refugio. The most was 339.9 mm (13.4 in) on 16 October 1960.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Refugio
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
136.7 mm (5.4 in)
9 January 1984
Feb
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
25 February 1982
Mar
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
21 March 1979
Apr
150.6 mm (5.9 in)
16 April 1957
May
207.0 mm (8.1 in)
8 May 1968
Jun
274.1 mm (10.8 in)
1 June 1978
Jul
215.1 mm (8.5 in)
19 July 1964
Aug
139.2 mm (5.5 in)
10 August 1980
Sep
332.0 mm (13.1 in)
11 September 1971
Oct
339.9 mm (13.4 in)
16 October 1960
Nov
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
9 November 1963
Dec
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
19 December 1976
Period of Record Coverage
1957 to 1984
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
28 years of record at Refugio, 1957 to 1984. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1957, 1984.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 23 complete years at Refugio, 1958 to 1983. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 21.5 C (70.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1979, at 20.3 C (68.5 F), and the warmest was 1971, at 22.5 C (72.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Refugio as warming stripes, 1958 to 1983
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1958
21.4 C
-0.04 C
1959
21.2 C
-0.28 C
1960
21.1 C
-0.34 C
1961
21.2 C
-0.30 C
1962
22.0 C
+0.55 C
1964
21.9 C
+0.39 C
1965
22.1 C
+0.61 C
1967
21.9 C
+0.43 C
1968
21.1 C
-0.38 C
1969
21.8 C
+0.29 C
1970
21.1 C
-0.36 C
1971
22.5 C
+0.98 C
1972
21.8 C
+0.37 C
1973
21.5 C
+0.03 C
1974
21.7 C
+0.21 C
1975
21.5 C
+0.03 C
1976
20.6 C
-0.87 C
1977
21.3 C
-0.22 C
1979
20.3 C
-1.17 C
1980
21.6 C
+0.11 C
1981
21.7 C
+0.21 C
1982
21.9 C
+0.40 C
1983
20.8 C
-0.66 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
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
1948 to 1984
Yearly extremes at Refugio: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1962
37.8 C (100.0 F)
28
Coldest night (TNn)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1962
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
28
Wettest day (Rx1day)
339.9 mm (13.4 in)
1960
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
37
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
507.7 mm (20.0 in)
1971
168.9 mm (6.6 in)
37
Longest dry spell (CDD)
63 days
1957
36 days
37
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Refugio, 1948 to 1984. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Refugio 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
28.3 C (82.9 F)
1958
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1959
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1960
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1961
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1962
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1963
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1964
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1965
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1966
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1967
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1968
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1969
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1970
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1971
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1972
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1973
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1974
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1975
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1976
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1977
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1978
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1979
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1980
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1981
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1982
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1983
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1984
37.8 C (100.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Refugio, 1948 to 1984. The record is -13.3 C (8.1 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is -6.1 C (21.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Refugio by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
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
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1958
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1959
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1960
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1961
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1962
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1963
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1964
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1965
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1966
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1967
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1968
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1969
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1970
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1971
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1972
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1973
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1974
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1975
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1976
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1977
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1978
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1979
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1980
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1981
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1982
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1983
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1984
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Refugio, 1948 to 1984. The record is 339.9 mm (13.4 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 110.0 mm (4.3 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Refugio by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1948
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1949
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1950
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1951
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1952
181.6 mm (7.1 in)
1953
133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1954
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1955
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1956
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1957
150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1958
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1959
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1960
339.9 mm (13.4 in)
1961
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1962
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1963
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1964
215.1 mm (8.5 in)
1965
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1966
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1967
201.2 mm (7.9 in)
1968
207.0 mm (8.1 in)
1969
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1970
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1971
332.0 mm (13.1 in)
1972
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1973
156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1974
302.3 mm (11.9 in)
1975
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1976
86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1977
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1978
274.1 mm (10.8 in)
1979
151.9 mm (6.0 in)
1980
139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1981
178.3 mm (7.0 in)
1982
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1983
134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1984
136.7 mm (5.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Refugio, 1948 to 1984. The record is 507.7 mm (20.0 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 168.9 mm (6.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Refugio by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1948
87.2 mm (3.4 in)
1949
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1950
91.6 mm (3.6 in)
1951
181.6 mm (7.1 in)
1952
186.7 mm (7.4 in)
1953
169.2 mm (6.7 in)
1954
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1955
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1956
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1957
168.9 mm (6.6 in)
1958
219.2 mm (8.6 in)
1959
151.7 mm (6.0 in)
1960
404.2 mm (15.9 in)
1961
144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1962
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1963
92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1964
236.2 mm (9.3 in)
1965
78.9 mm (3.1 in)
1966
117.9 mm (4.6 in)
1967
340.9 mm (13.4 in)
1968
373.4 mm (14.7 in)
1969
126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1970
134.7 mm (5.3 in)
1971
507.7 mm (20.0 in)
1972
184.7 mm (7.3 in)
1973
283.5 mm (11.2 in)
1974
336.7 mm (13.3 in)
1975
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1976
189.2 mm (7.4 in)
1977
114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1978
333.0 mm (13.1 in)
1979
213.3 mm (8.4 in)
1980
203.4 mm (8.0 in)
1981
190.0 mm (7.5 in)
1982
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1983
250.7 mm (9.9 in)
1984
139.5 mm (5.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Refugio, 1948 to 1984. The record is 63 days in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 36 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Refugio by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1948
30 days
1949
25 days
1950
32 days
1951
25 days
1952
52 days
1953
27 days
1954
35 days
1955
46 days
1956
41 days
1957
63 days
1958
37 days
1959
29 days
1960
33 days
1961
43 days
1962
42 days
1963
37 days
1964
31 days
1965
23 days
1966
28 days
1967
47 days
1968
18 days
1969
42 days
1970
40 days
1971
33 days
1972
41 days
1973
29 days
1974
46 days
1975
33 days
1976
41 days
1977
27 days
1978
38 days
1979
39 days
1980
36 days
1981
34 days
1982
25 days
1983
36 days
1984
49 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
21 years with a frost
Across 21 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Refugio falls on 24 February and the median first autumn frost on 30 November, which leaves a median of 273 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Refugio
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1958 to 1983)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
24 February
n/a
24 February
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
30 November
n/a
30 November
n/a
n/a
Growing days
273 days
n/a
273 days
n/a
n/a
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
36 years, 1948 to 1983
A day with at least 110.3 mm (4.3 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 480.9 mm (18.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Refugio: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
110.3 mm (4.3 in)
5 years
174.6 mm (6.9 in)
10 years
228.5 mm (9.0 in)
25 years
312.9 mm (12.3 in)
50 years
389.8 mm (15.3 in)
Longer than the 36 years of record
100 years
480.9 mm (18.9 in)
Longer than the 36 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, 36 years of values from 1948 to 1983.
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: 339.9 mm (13.4 in) in 1960; 332.0 mm (13.1 in) in 1971; 302.3 mm (11.9 in) in 1974.
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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.