Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Waxahachie (USC00419522), Texas, United States, with 116 years of record.
Key Facts for Waxahachie
Waxahachie (USC00419522) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 32.43 latitude and -96.84 longitude, 191 m (626 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1897 to 2012, 116 years of record.
1,464 records set at Waxahachie still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Waxahachie set a daily record precipitation of 90.2 mm (3.6 in) on 30 September 2012.
About the Station
Location: Texas, United States, 32.43 latitude, -96.84 longitude.
Elevation: 191 m (626 ft).
Period of record: 1897 to 2012, 116 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 Waxahachie. 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 Waxahachie, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
35.0 C (95.0 F)
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
45.6 C (114.1 F)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
44.4 C (111.9 F)
12.8 C (55.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
46.1 C (115.0 F)
11.7 C (53.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
42.8 C (109.0 F)
2.8 C (37.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
41.1 C (106.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Waxahachie still stand. 1911 holds the most, with 47.
Standing records at Waxahachie by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1897
8
1898
29
1900
10
1901
17
1902
15
1903
17
1904
11
1905
17
1906
11
1907
32
1908
20
1909
34
1910
21
1911
47
1912
14
1913
19
1914
3
1915
17
1916
16
1917
27
1918
23
1919
11
1920
18
1921
34
1922
31
1923
15
1924
21
1925
24
1926
3
1927
11
1928
10
1929
13
1930
17
1931
4
1932
20
1933
19
1934
8
1935
12
1936
14
1937
18
1938
19
1939
12
1940
13
1941
29
1942
7
1943
11
1944
6
1945
9
1946
4
1947
10
1948
17
1949
9
1950
23
1951
20
1952
15
1953
11
1954
15
1955
16
1956
12
1957
11
1958
5
1959
17
1960
10
1961
14
1962
12
1963
11
1964
6
1965
5
1966
12
1967
12
1968
5
1969
5
1970
11
1971
11
1972
7
1973
7
1974
17
1975
6
1976
14
1977
10
1978
5
1979
7
1980
16
1981
9
1982
8
1983
17
1984
9
1985
9
1986
8
1987
3
1988
3
1989
16
1990
8
1991
9
1992
10
1993
6
1994
1
1995
7
1996
14
1997
6
1998
11
1999
5
2000
11
2001
8
2002
5
2003
9
2004
8
2005
4
2006
6
2007
2
2008
11
2009
7
2010
3
2011
18
2012
8
All-Time Record Progression
11 new records
11 all-time records were set at Waxahachie between 9 February 1929 and 23 December 1989. Each dot is a new record.
When Waxahachie set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1929-02-09
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -6.1 C (21.0 F)
1930-01-18
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -7.8 C (18.0 F)
1930-01-18
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1936-09-27
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 215.9 mm (8.5 in)
1941-08-02
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 31.1 C (88.0 F)
1949-01-31
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 10.2 cm (4.0 in)
1958-09-19
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 274.3 mm (10.8 in)
1962-01-11
Record low maximum temperature
Record low maximum temperature -9.4 C (15.1 F)
1964-01-16
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 19.1 cm (7.5 in)
1964-01-16
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 20.3 cm (8.0 in)
1989-12-23
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -20.0 C (-4.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 274.3 mm (10.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Waxahachie. The most was 274.3 mm (10.8 in) on 19 September 1958.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Waxahachie
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
19 January 1990
Feb
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
9 February 1965
Mar
134.6 mm (5.3 in)
30 March 2007
Apr
177.8 mm (7.0 in)
19 April 1976
May
131.8 mm (5.2 in)
26 May 1976
Jun
164.6 mm (6.5 in)
12 June 1945
Jul
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
14 July 1927
Aug
176.5 mm (6.9 in)
18 August 1915
Sep
274.3 mm (10.8 in)
19 September 1958
Oct
194.1 mm (7.6 in)
19 October 1985
Nov
177.8 mm (7.0 in)
8 November 1918
Dec
115.3 mm (4.5 in)
21 December 1991
Period of Record Coverage
1897 to 2012
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
115 years of record at Waxahachie, 1897 to 2012. 16 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1897, 1902, 1903, 1915, 1922, 1942, 1945, 1946 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 92 complete years at Waxahachie, 1898 to 2011. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.8 C (65.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1959, at 17.3 C (63.1 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 21.1 C (69.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Waxahachie as warming stripes, 1898 to 2011
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1898
17.8 C
-0.94 C
1900
18.9 C
+0.16 C
1901
18.9 C
+0.13 C
1904
18.5 C
-0.30 C
1905
17.5 C
-1.29 C
1906
17.8 C
-1.00 C
1907
19.0 C
+0.19 C
1908
18.6 C
-0.21 C
1909
19.0 C
+0.25 C
1910
18.8 C
+0.05 C
1911
19.7 C
+0.92 C
1912
17.6 C
-1.21 C
1913
18.3 C
-0.49 C
1914
18.4 C
-0.40 C
1916
19.2 C
+0.41 C
1917
17.5 C
-1.27 C
1918
18.7 C
-0.04 C
1920
18.7 C
-0.03 C
1921
21.1 C
+2.29 C
1923
18.5 C
-0.27 C
1926
18.4 C
-0.39 C
1927
19.2 C
+0.43 C
1928
18.1 C
-0.69 C
1929
18.2 C
-0.62 C
1930
18.7 C
-0.07 C
1931
19.1 C
+0.29 C
1932
17.9 C
-0.87 C
1933
20.0 C
+1.23 C
1934
19.6 C
+0.79 C
1935
18.8 C
+0.04 C
1936
18.8 C
-0.01 C
1937
18.5 C
-0.24 C
1938
20.0 C
+1.19 C
1941
19.3 C
+0.56 C
1943
18.4 C
-0.33 C
1944
18.5 C
-0.29 C
1950
18.2 C
-0.55 C
1951
18.8 C
-0.02 C
1952
18.7 C
-0.09 C
1953
18.3 C
-0.52 C
1954
18.9 C
+0.17 C
1955
18.6 C
-0.16 C
1956
19.2 C
+0.47 C
1957
18.5 C
-0.30 C
1958
17.3 C
-1.46 C
1959
17.3 C
-1.52 C
1960
17.9 C
-0.89 C
1961
17.9 C
-0.89 C
1962
18.6 C
-0.22 C
1963
19.1 C
+0.31 C
1964
19.3 C
+0.52 C
1965
19.1 C
+0.36 C
1966
18.5 C
-0.31 C
1967
19.2 C
+0.47 C
1968
18.0 C
-0.78 C
1969
19.1 C
+0.34 C
1970
18.7 C
-0.03 C
1971
19.5 C
+0.70 C
1972
19.3 C
+0.57 C
1973
18.9 C
+0.11 C
1974
19.3 C
+0.52 C
1975
19.0 C
+0.18 C
1976
18.4 C
-0.36 C
1977
20.0 C
+1.18 C
1978
18.8 C
+0.04 C
1980
19.7 C
+0.93 C
1981
19.3 C
+0.49 C
1982
19.1 C
+0.28 C
1983
17.9 C
-0.87 C
1984
19.4 C
+0.61 C
1985
19.0 C
+0.19 C
1986
19.2 C
+0.40 C
1988
18.7 C
-0.10 C
1989
18.1 C
-0.65 C
1990
19.4 C
+0.66 C
1991
18.8 C
+0.04 C
1992
18.7 C
-0.09 C
1993
18.2 C
-0.56 C
1994
18.6 C
-0.14 C
1995
19.0 C
+0.18 C
1996
19.1 C
+0.31 C
1997
18.4 C
-0.40 C
1998
20.3 C
+1.54 C
1999
20.2 C
+1.39 C
2000
19.5 C
+0.74 C
2001
19.1 C
+0.33 C
2003
18.2 C
-0.56 C
2004
18.5 C
-0.27 C
2007
18.4 C
-0.35 C
2008
18.5 C
-0.30 C
2010
18.5 C
-0.32 C
2011
19.5 C
+0.77 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1898 to 2011 is 0.04 C (-0.01 to 0.08) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.07 F (-0.01 to 0.14) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 92 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Waxahachie
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.04 C (-0.01 to 0.08) per decade
0.07 F (-0.01 to 0.14) per decade
1898 to 2011
92
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.09 C (-0.15 to -0.03) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade
1898 to 2011
92
Fall
Mean daily minimum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade
0.3 F (0.2 to 0.4) per decade
1898 to 2011
92
Rise
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
1897 to 2012
Yearly extremes at Waxahachie: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1909
40.6 C (105.1 F)
115
Coldest night (TNn)
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1989
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
115
Wettest day (Rx1day)
274.3 mm (10.8 in)
1958
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
115
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
391.9 mm (15.4 in)
2009
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
115
Longest dry spell (CDD)
98 days
1934
31 days
115
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Waxahachie, 1897 to 2012. The record is 46.1 C (115.0 F) in 1909, marked on the chart; the median year is 40.6 C (105.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Waxahachie by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1897
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1898
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1900
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1901
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1902
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1903
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1904
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1905
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1906
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1907
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1908
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1909
46.1 C (115.0 F)
1910
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1911
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1912
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1913
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1914
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1915
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1916
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1917
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1918
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1919
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1920
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1921
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1922
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1923
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1924
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1925
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1926
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1927
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1928
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1929
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1930
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1931
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1932
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1933
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1934
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1935
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1936
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1937
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1938
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1939
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1940
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1941
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1942
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1943
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1944
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1945
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1946
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1947
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1948
44.4 C (111.9 F)
1949
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1950
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1951
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1952
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1953
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1954
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1955
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1956
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1957
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1958
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1959
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1960
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1961
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1962
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1963
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1964
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1965
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1966
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1967
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1968
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1969
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1970
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1971
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1972
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1973
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1974
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1975
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1976
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1977
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1978
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1979
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1980
45.6 C (114.1 F)
1981
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1982
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1983
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1984
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1985
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1986
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1987
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1988
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1989
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1990
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1991
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1992
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1993
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1994
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1995
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1996
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1997
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1998
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1999
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2000
42.2 C (108.0 F)
2001
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2002
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2003
41.1 C (106.0 F)
2004
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2005
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2006
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2007
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2008
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2009
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2010
40.6 C (105.1 F)
2011
41.7 C (107.1 F)
2012
43.3 C (109.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Waxahachie, 1897 to 2012. The record is -20.0 C (-4.0 F) in 1989, marked on the chart; the median year is -10.6 C (12.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Waxahachie by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1897
6.7 C (44.1 F)
1898
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1900
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1901
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1902
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1903
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1904
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1905
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1906
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1907
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1908
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1909
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1910
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1911
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1912
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1913
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1914
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1915
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1916
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1917
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1918
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1919
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1920
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1921
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1922
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1923
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1924
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1925
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1926
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1927
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1928
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1929
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1930
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1931
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1932
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1933
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1934
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1935
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1936
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1937
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1938
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1939
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1940
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1941
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1942
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1943
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1944
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1945
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1946
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1947
4.4 C (39.9 F)
1948
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1949
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1950
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1951
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1952
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1953
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1954
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1955
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1956
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1957
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1958
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1959
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1960
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1961
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1962
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1963
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1964
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1965
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1966
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1967
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1968
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1969
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1970
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1971
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1972
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1973
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1974
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1975
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1976
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1977
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1978
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1979
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1980
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1981
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1982
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1983
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1984
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1985
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1986
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1987
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1988
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1989
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1990
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1991
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1992
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1993
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1994
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1995
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1996
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1997
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1998
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1999
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2000
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2001
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2002
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2003
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2004
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2005
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2006
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2007
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2008
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2009
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2010
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2011
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2012
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Waxahachie, 1897 to 2012. The record is 274.3 mm (10.8 in) in 1958, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.2 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Waxahachie by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1897
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1898
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1900
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1901
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1902
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1903
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1904
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1905
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1906
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1907
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1908
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1909
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1910
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1911
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1912
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1913
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1914
80.3 mm (3.2 in)
1915
176.5 mm (6.9 in)
1916
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1917
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1918
177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1919
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1920
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1921
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1922
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1923
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1924
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1925
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1926
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1927
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1928
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1929
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1930
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1931
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1932
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1933
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1934
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1935
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1936
215.9 mm (8.5 in)
1937
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1938
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1939
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1940
100.8 mm (4.0 in)
1941
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1942
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1943
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1944
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1945
164.6 mm (6.5 in)
1946
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1947
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1948
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1949
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1950
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1951
121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1952
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1953
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1954
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1955
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1956
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1957
119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1958
274.3 mm (10.8 in)
1959
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1960
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1961
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1962
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1963
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1964
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1965
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1966
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1967
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1968
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1969
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1970
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1971
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1972
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1973
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1974
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1975
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1976
177.8 mm (7.0 in)
1977
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1978
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1979
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1980
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1981
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1982
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1983
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1984
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1985
194.1 mm (7.6 in)
1986
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1987
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1988
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1989
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1990
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1991
133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1992
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1993
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1994
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1995
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1996
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1997
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1998
103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1999
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
2000
117.3 mm (4.6 in)
2001
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
2002
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2003
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
2004
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
2005
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
2006
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
2007
134.6 mm (5.3 in)
2008
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
2009
167.1 mm (6.6 in)
2010
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2011
57.1 mm (2.2 in)
2012
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Waxahachie, 1897 to 2012. The record is 391.9 mm (15.4 in) in 2009, marked on the chart; the median year is 118.1 mm (4.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Waxahachie by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1897
94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1898
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1900
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1901
103.0 mm (4.1 in)
1902
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1903
127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1904
103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1905
111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1906
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1907
124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1908
101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1909
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1910
134.7 mm (5.3 in)
1911
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1912
85.0 mm (3.3 in)
1913
208.4 mm (8.2 in)
1914
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1915
219.7 mm (8.6 in)
1916
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1917
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1918
202.0 mm (8.0 in)
1919
136.0 mm (5.4 in)
1920
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1921
73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1922
160.1 mm (6.3 in)
1923
145.6 mm (5.7 in)
1924
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1925
97.9 mm (3.9 in)
1926
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1927
130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1928
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1929
149.4 mm (5.9 in)
1930
122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1931
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1932
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1933
66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1934
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1935
118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1936
260.3 mm (10.2 in)
1937
84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1938
139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1939
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1940
175.8 mm (6.9 in)
1941
68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1942
159.8 mm (6.3 in)
1943
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1944
156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1945
172.4 mm (6.8 in)
1946
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1947
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1948
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1949
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1950
91.5 mm (3.6 in)
1951
144.5 mm (5.7 in)
1952
121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1953
109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1954
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1955
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1956
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1957
174.7 mm (6.9 in)
1958
361.5 mm (14.2 in)
1959
229.4 mm (9.0 in)
1960
152.7 mm (6.0 in)
1961
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1962
194.2 mm (7.6 in)
1963
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1964
103.2 mm (4.1 in)
1965
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1966
163.1 mm (6.4 in)
1967
148.1 mm (5.8 in)
1968
88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1969
175.7 mm (6.9 in)
1970
149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1971
197.1 mm (7.8 in)
1972
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1973
168.9 mm (6.6 in)
1974
154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1975
118.3 mm (4.7 in)
1976
239.4 mm (9.4 in)
1977
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1978
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1979
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1980
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1981
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1982
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1983
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1984
129.4 mm (5.1 in)
1985
233.7 mm (9.2 in)
1986
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1987
75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1988
83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1989
117.7 mm (4.6 in)
1990
162.8 mm (6.4 in)
1991
313.9 mm (12.4 in)
1992
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1993
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1994
146.5 mm (5.8 in)
1995
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1996
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1997
150.9 mm (5.9 in)
1998
129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1999
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
2000
194.3 mm (7.6 in)
2001
205.6 mm (8.1 in)
2002
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
2003
143.2 mm (5.6 in)
2004
145.8 mm (5.7 in)
2005
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
2006
188.5 mm (7.4 in)
2007
308.3 mm (12.1 in)
2008
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
2009
391.9 mm (15.4 in)
2010
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
2011
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
2012
121.0 mm (4.8 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Waxahachie, 1897 to 2012. The record is 98 days in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 31 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Waxahachie by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1897
38 days
1898
29 days
1900
55 days
1901
43 days
1902
33 days
1903
47 days
1904
30 days
1905
24 days
1906
34 days
1907
37 days
1908
23 days
1909
23 days
1910
43 days
1911
39 days
1912
33 days
1913
43 days
1914
37 days
1915
29 days
1916
53 days
1917
33 days
1918
52 days
1919
29 days
1920
41 days
1921
49 days
1922
32 days
1923
26 days
1924
36 days
1925
35 days
1926
33 days
1927
37 days
1928
22 days
1929
61 days
1930
24 days
1931
38 days
1932
27 days
1933
47 days
1934
98 days
1935
18 days
1936
31 days
1937
37 days
1938
44 days
1939
30 days
1940
35 days
1941
17 days
1942
25 days
1943
38 days
1944
34 days
1945
25 days
1946
18 days
1947
20 days
1948
31 days
1949
21 days
1950
34 days
1951
36 days
1952
50 days
1953
27 days
1954
36 days
1955
34 days
1956
30 days
1957
32 days
1958
32 days
1959
30 days
1960
27 days
1961
22 days
1962
27 days
1963
30 days
1964
30 days
1965
23 days
1966
25 days
1967
30 days
1968
16 days
1969
29 days
1970
32 days
1971
44 days
1972
37 days
1973
20 days
1974
38 days
1975
30 days
1976
24 days
1977
31 days
1978
45 days
1979
23 days
1980
31 days
1981
31 days
1982
17 days
1983
24 days
1984
24 days
1985
27 days
1986
33 days
1987
29 days
1988
31 days
1989
33 days
1990
32 days
1991
37 days
1992
21 days
1993
39 days
1994
15 days
1995
31 days
1996
32 days
1997
42 days
1998
29 days
1999
32 days
2000
76 days
2001
44 days
2002
37 days
2003
23 days
2004
27 days
2005
27 days
2006
42 days
2007
31 days
2008
25 days
2009
28 days
2010
25 days
2011
50 days
2012
23 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
92 years with a frost
Across 92 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Waxahachie falls on 21 March and the median first autumn frost on 13 November, which leaves a median of 240 days between them.
In 1976 to 2011 the median growing season was 250 days. That is 23 days more than in 1898 to 1935.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +3.2 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Waxahachie
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1898 to 1935)
Recent period (1976 to 2011)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
21 March
27 March
10 March
17 days earlier
-1.8 days per decade
First autumn frost
13 November
12 November
22 November
10 days later
+1.4 days per decade
Growing days
240 days
227 days
250 days
23 days more
+3.2 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
101 years, 1898 to 2011
A day with at least 76.2 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 244.5 mm (9.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Waxahachie: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
5 years
106.6 mm (4.2 in)
10 years
131.5 mm (5.2 in)
25 years
169.9 mm (6.7 in)
50 years
204.3 mm (8.0 in)
100 years
244.5 mm (9.6 in)
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 101 years of values from 1898 to 2011.
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: 274.3 mm (10.8 in) in 1958; 215.9 mm (8.5 in) in 1936; 194.1 mm (7.6 in) in 1985.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Waxahachie, at 2003. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2003 ran 0.4 C (0.7 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Waxahachie, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
2003
-0.4
-0.7
possible
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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.