Houston Ellington AFB Weather Records (USW00012906)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Houston Ellington AFB (USW00012906), Texas, United States, with 77 years of record.

Key Facts for Houston Ellington AFB

Houston Ellington AFB (USW00012906) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 29.62 latitude and -95.17 longitude, 12 m (39 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1950 to 2026, 77 years of record.
1,464 records set at Houston Ellington AFB still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Texas, United States, 29.62 latitude, -95.17 longitude.
Elevation: 12 m (39 ft).
Period of record: 1950 to 2026, 77 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

34 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Houston Ellington AFB. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 34 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Houston Ellington AFB, 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)	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	25.0 C (77.0 F)	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
Feb	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	28.0 C (82.4 F)	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
Mar	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	31.0 C (87.8 F)	6.0 C (42.8 F)
Apr	33.9 C (93.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	30.0 C (86.0 F)	9.0 C (48.2 F)
May	35.0 C (95.0 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33.0 C (91.4 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)
Jun	37.2 C (99.0 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	34.0 C (93.2 F)	21.0 C (69.8 F)
Jul	40.0 C (104.0 F)	16.1 C (61.0 F)	36.0 C (96.8 F)	23.0 C (73.4 F)
Aug	39.4 C (102.9 F)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	35.0 C (95.0 F)	23.0 C (73.4 F)
Sep	38.3 C (100.9 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	35.0 C (95.0 F)	20.0 C (68.0 F)
Oct	35.6 C (96.1 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33.0 C (91.4 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)
Nov	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	31.0 C (87.8 F)	5.0 C (41.0 F)
Dec	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	28.0 C (82.4 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Houston Ellington AFB still stand. 2025 holds the most, with 116.

Standing records at Houston Ellington AFB by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1950	73
1951	90
1952	76
1953	55
1954	70
1955	97
1956	83
1957	64
1958	64
1959	46
1960	40
1961	72
1962	80
1963	65
1964	55
1965	53
1966	37
1967	71
1968	48
1969	57
1970	52
2025	116

Wettest Day of Each Month

Nov: 154.4 mm (6.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Houston Ellington AFB. The most was 154.4 mm (6.1 in) on 13 November 1961.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Houston Ellington AFB
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	74.2 mm (2.9 in)	19 January 1968
Feb	104.9 mm (4.1 in)	1 February 1952
Mar	117.3 mm (4.6 in)	17 March 1957
Apr	133.1 mm (5.2 in)	14 April 1966
May	137.2 mm (5.4 in)	10 May 1968
Jun	135.9 mm (5.4 in)	29 June 1953
Jul	138.9 mm (5.5 in)	25 July 1959
Aug	115.3 mm (4.5 in)	6 August 1966
Sep	150.4 mm (5.9 in)	11 September 1961
Oct	100.1 mm (3.9 in)	14 October 1957
Nov	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	13 November 1961
Dec	121.4 mm (4.8 in)	10 December 1964

Period of Record Coverage

1950 to 2025

22 years of record at Houston Ellington AFB, 1950 to 2025. Every year has data for at least 90 percent of its days.

Days with data per year at Houston Ellington AFB
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1950	356	98%	Yes
1951	364	100%	Yes
1952	365	100%	Yes
1953	363	99%	Yes
1954	364	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	366	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	364	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	366	100%	Yes
1965	363	99%	Yes
1966	361	99%	Yes
1967	363	99%	Yes
1968	364	99%	Yes
1969	363	99%	Yes
1970	363	99%	Yes
2025	345	95%	Yes

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

22 complete years, 1950 to 2025

One stripe for each of 22 complete years at Houston Ellington AFB, 1950 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 20.7 C (69.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1968, at 19.4 C (66.8 F), and the warmest was 2025, at 22.6 C (72.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.0 C (3.6 F).

Annual mean temperature at Houston Ellington AFB as warming stripes, 1950 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1950	21.5 C	+0.79 C
1951	20.9 C	+0.26 C
1952	20.3 C	-0.32 C
1953	21.1 C	+0.43 C
1954	21.5 C	+0.84 C
1955	21.4 C	+0.77 C
1956	21.7 C	+1.02 C
1957	21.5 C	+0.86 C
1958	20.7 C	+0.03 C
1959	20.3 C	-0.40 C
1960	20.1 C	-0.55 C
1961	19.8 C	-0.84 C
1962	20.0 C	-0.70 C
1963	20.1 C	-0.55 C
1964	20.1 C	-0.56 C
1965	21.3 C	+0.67 C
1966	19.9 C	-0.78 C
1967	20.2 C	-0.46 C
1968	19.4 C	-1.30 C
1969	20.5 C	-0.15 C
1970	19.8 C	-0.88 C
2025	22.6 C	+1.93 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

1950 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Houston Ellington AFB: 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)	1954	36.7 C (98.1 F)	23
Coldest night (TNn)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	1951	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	23
Wettest day (Rx1day)	154.4 mm (6.1 in)	1961	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	21
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	297.3 mm (11.7 in)	1961	142.0 mm (5.6 in)	21
Longest dry spell (CDD)	49 days	1961	27 days	21

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Houston Ellington AFB, 1950 to 2026. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Houston Ellington AFB by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1950	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1951	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1952	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1953	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1954	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1955	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1956	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1957	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1958	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1959	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1960	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1961	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1962	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1963	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1964	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1965	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1966	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1967	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1968	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1969	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1970	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2025	36.0 C (96.8 F)
2026	39.0 C (102.2 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Houston Ellington AFB, 1950 to 2026. The record is -9.4 C (15.1 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is -3.9 C (25.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Houston Ellington AFB by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1950	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1951	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1952	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1953	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1954	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1955	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1956	-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1957	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1958	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1959	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1960	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1961	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1962	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1963	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1964	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1965	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1966	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1967	-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1968	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1969	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1970	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2025	-2.0 C (28.4 F)
2026	-4.0 C (24.8 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Houston Ellington AFB, 1950 to 2026. The record is 154.4 mm (6.1 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 91.4 mm (3.6 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Houston Ellington AFB by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1950	79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1951	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1952	104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1953	135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1954	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1955	60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1956	42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1957	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1958	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1959	138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1960	134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1961	154.4 mm (6.1 in)
1962	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1963	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1964	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1965	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1966	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1967	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1968	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1969	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1970	64.3 mm (2.5 in)
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Houston Ellington AFB, 1950 to 2026. The record is 297.3 mm (11.7 in) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 142.0 mm (5.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Houston Ellington AFB by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1950	147.6 mm (5.8 in)
1951	129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1952	126.3 mm (5.0 in)
1953	181.6 mm (7.1 in)
1954	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1955	142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1956	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1957	186.2 mm (7.3 in)
1958	167.4 mm (6.6 in)
1959	239.2 mm (9.4 in)
1960	275.4 mm (10.8 in)
1961	297.3 mm (11.7 in)
1962	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1963	110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1964	166.4 mm (6.6 in)
1965	109.4 mm (4.3 in)
1966	161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1967	79.3 mm (3.1 in)
1968	293.6 mm (11.6 in)
1969	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1970	94.3 mm (3.7 in)
2025	n/a
2026	n/a

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Houston Ellington AFB, 1950 to 2026. The record is 49 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 27 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Houston Ellington AFB by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1950	28 days
1951	25 days
1952	45 days
1953	35 days
1954	29 days
1955	28 days
1956	26 days
1957	22 days
1958	33 days
1959	29 days
1960	24 days
1961	49 days
1962	27 days
1963	29 days
1964	25 days
1965	19 days
1966	24 days
1967	27 days
1968	15 days
1969	31 days
1970	27 days
2025	n/a
2026	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.

Download the Data

Data for Houston Ellington AFB standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).