Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Houston Wb City (USW00012945), Texas, United States, with 108 years of record.
Key Facts for Houston Wb City
Houston Wb City (USW00012945) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 29.77 latitude and -95.37 longitude, 16 m (52 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1883 to 1990, 108 years of record.
1,464 records set at Houston Wb City still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Houston Wb City tied a daily record high minimum temperature of 26.7 C (80.1 F) on 27 August 1990.
About the Station
Location: Texas, United States, 29.77 latitude, -95.37 longitude.
Elevation: 16 m (52 ft).
Period of record: 1883 to 1990, 108 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 Houston Wb City. 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 Wb City, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.7 C (98.1 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
39.4 C (102.9 F)
12.8 C (55.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.6 C (105.1 F)
17.2 C (63.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
42.2 C (108.0 F)
13.9 C (57.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.3 C (100.9 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
37.2 C (99.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
28.9 C (84.0 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 Houston Wb City still stand. 1980 holds the most, with 70.
Standing records at Houston Wb City by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1883
20
1884
17
1885
6
1886
10
1887
19
1888
1
1889
15
1890
23
1891
35
1892
21
1893
19
1894
23
1895
26
1896
9
1897
15
1898
15
1899
9
1900
13
1901
16
1902
24
1903
16
1904
14
1905
7
1906
15
1907
39
1908
28
1909
26
1910
6
1911
30
1912
8
1913
7
1914
8
1915
12
1916
7
1917
19
1918
15
1919
19
1920
9
1921
12
1922
10
1923
11
1924
11
1925
10
1926
6
1927
14
1928
14
1929
11
1930
9
1931
9
1932
21
1933
12
1934
9
1935
7
1936
10
1937
14
1938
10
1939
12
1940
13
1941
1
1942
9
1943
6
1944
8
1945
8
1946
8
1947
7
1948
13
1949
13
1950
17
1951
21
1952
7
1953
8
1954
6
1955
18
1956
13
1957
13
1958
12
1959
9
1960
5
1961
11
1962
34
1963
17
1964
16
1965
10
1966
5
1967
17
1968
5
1969
13
1970
7
1971
13
1972
9
1973
9
1974
17
1975
3
1976
12
1977
1
1978
6
1979
4
1980
70
1981
18
1982
16
1983
16
1984
9
1985
10
1986
5
1987
10
1988
4
1989
44
1990
5
All-Time Record Progression
4 new records
4 all-time records were set at Houston Wb City between 25 March 1922 and 7 July 1980. Each dot is a new record.
When Houston Wb City set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1922-03-25
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 186.9 mm (7.4 in)
1930-01-18
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -15.0 C (5.0 F)
1945-08-27
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 211.3 mm (8.3 in)
1980-07-07
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 28.9 C (84.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 211.3 mm (8.3 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Houston Wb City. The most was 211.3 mm (8.3 in) on 27 August 1945.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Houston Wb City
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
149.6 mm (5.9 in)
8 January 1891
Feb
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1 February 1959
Mar
186.9 mm (7.4 in)
25 March 1922
Apr
163.3 mm (6.4 in)
13 April 1929
May
149.6 mm (5.9 in)
10 May 1968
Jun
194.3 mm (7.6 in)
26 June 1989
Jul
132.6 mm (5.2 in)
27 July 1943
Aug
211.3 mm (8.3 in)
27 August 1945
Sep
156.5 mm (6.2 in)
19 September 1979
Oct
146.3 mm (5.8 in)
7 October 1949
Nov
158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1 November 1943
Dec
147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1 December 1914
Period of Record Coverage
1883 to 1990
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
108 years of record at Houston Wb City, 1883 to 1990. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1883, 1884, 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889, 1890 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 92 complete years at Houston Wb City, 1892 to 1989. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 20.9 C (69.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1989, at 19.3 C (66.7 F), and the warmest was 1962, at 22.2 C (71.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).
Annual mean temperature at Houston Wb City as warming stripes, 1892 to 1989
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1892
20.0 C
-0.89 C
1893
20.4 C
-0.43 C
1894
19.8 C
-1.05 C
1897
20.5 C
-0.33 C
1898
19.8 C
-1.07 C
1899
19.8 C
-1.09 C
1902
20.9 C
+0.08 C
1903
19.8 C
-1.05 C
1904
20.5 C
-0.32 C
1907
21.4 C
+0.59 C
1908
21.1 C
+0.29 C
1909
21.3 C
+0.40 C
1910
20.9 C
+0.02 C
1911
21.6 C
+0.73 C
1912
20.1 C
-0.80 C
1913
20.2 C
-0.63 C
1914
20.3 C
-0.55 C
1915
20.7 C
-0.16 C
1916
21.2 C
+0.31 C
1917
20.7 C
-0.18 C
1918
20.9 C
0.00 C
1919
20.5 C
-0.36 C
1920
20.5 C
-0.36 C
1921
21.7 C
+0.86 C
1922
21.4 C
+0.53 C
1923
21.0 C
+0.16 C
1924
20.6 C
-0.24 C
1925
21.2 C
+0.32 C
1926
20.5 C
-0.34 C
1927
21.9 C
+1.09 C
1928
20.4 C
-0.46 C
1929
20.4 C
-0.48 C
1930
20.2 C
-0.64 C
1931
20.8 C
-0.04 C
1932
20.7 C
-0.13 C
1933
22.0 C
+1.15 C
1934
21.3 C
+0.46 C
1935
21.0 C
+0.14 C
1936
20.1 C
-0.73 C
1937
20.5 C
-0.33 C
1938
21.3 C
+0.45 C
1939
21.3 C
+0.48 C
1940
20.2 C
-0.64 C
1941
21.0 C
+0.17 C
1942
20.5 C
-0.36 C
1943
20.6 C
-0.27 C
1944
21.2 C
+0.37 C
1945
21.3 C
+0.43 C
1946
21.3 C
+0.42 C
1947
20.5 C
-0.31 C
1948
21.1 C
+0.23 C
1949
21.3 C
+0.45 C
1950
21.7 C
+0.86 C
1951
21.4 C
+0.52 C
1952
20.9 C
+0.07 C
1953
21.4 C
+0.59 C
1954
21.9 C
+1.00 C
1955
21.4 C
+0.51 C
1956
21.8 C
+0.93 C
1957
21.5 C
+0.68 C
1958
20.6 C
-0.21 C
1959
20.5 C
-0.35 C
1960
20.4 C
-0.41 C
1961
20.7 C
-0.12 C
1962
22.2 C
+1.31 C
1963
21.6 C
+0.79 C
1964
21.4 C
+0.56 C
1965
21.9 C
+1.07 C
1966
20.6 C
-0.30 C
1967
21.3 C
+0.44 C
1968
20.4 C
-0.46 C
1969
21.3 C
+0.45 C
1970
20.7 C
-0.13 C
1971
21.7 C
+0.80 C
1972
21.1 C
+0.27 C
1973
20.8 C
-0.10 C
1974
21.0 C
+0.16 C
1975
20.6 C
-0.29 C
1976
20.1 C
-0.77 C
1977
21.5 C
+0.64 C
1978
20.3 C
-0.56 C
1979
20.4 C
-0.47 C
1980
22.2 C
+1.30 C
1981
21.5 C
+0.63 C
1982
21.4 C
+0.53 C
1983
19.4 C
-1.44 C
1984
20.3 C
-0.55 C
1985
20.1 C
-0.76 C
1986
20.5 C
-0.40 C
1987
20.3 C
-0.53 C
1988
20.7 C
-0.17 C
1989
19.3 C
-1.59 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1892 to 1989 is 0.03 C (-0.02 to 0.08) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.06 F (-0.03 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 Houston Wb City
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.03 C (-0.02 to 0.08) per decade
0.06 F (-0.03 to 0.14) per decade
1892 to 1989
92
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
-0.10 C (-0.16 to -0.05) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade
1892 to 1989
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
1892 to 1989
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
1883 to 1990
Yearly extremes at Houston Wb City: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1909
37.2 C (99.0 F)
108
Coldest night (TNn)
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1930
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
108
Wettest day (Rx1day)
211.3 mm (8.3 in)
1945
86.3 mm (3.4 in)
108
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
362.4 mm (14.3 in)
1960
137.1 mm (5.4 in)
108
Longest dry spell (CDD)
60 days
1916
24 days
108
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Houston Wb City, 1883 to 1990. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1909, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Houston Wb City by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1883
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1884
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1885
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1886
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1887
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1888
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1889
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1890
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1891
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1892
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1893
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1894
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1895
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1896
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1897
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1898
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1899
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1900
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1901
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1902
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1903
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1904
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1905
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1906
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1907
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1908
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1909
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1910
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1911
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1912
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1913
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1914
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1915
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1916
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1917
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1918
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1919
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1920
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1921
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1922
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1923
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1924
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1925
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1926
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1927
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1928
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1929
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1930
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1931
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1932
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1933
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1934
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1935
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1936
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1937
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1938
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1939
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1940
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1941
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1942
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1943
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1944
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1945
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1946
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1947
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1948
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1949
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1950
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1951
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1952
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1953
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1954
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1955
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1956
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1957
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1958
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1959
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1960
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1961
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1962
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1963
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1964
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1965
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1966
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1967
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1968
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1969
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1970
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1971
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1972
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1973
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1974
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1975
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1976
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1977
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1978
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1979
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1980
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1981
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1982
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1983
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1984
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1985
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1986
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1987
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1988
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1989
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1990
37.8 C (100.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Houston Wb City, 1883 to 1990. The record is -15.0 C (5.0 F) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is -3.9 C (25.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Houston Wb City by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1883
7.2 C (45.0 F)
1884
5.0 C (41.0 F)
1885
4.4 C (39.9 F)
1886
5.0 C (41.0 F)
1887
2.8 C (37.0 F)
1888
10.6 C (51.1 F)
1889
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1890
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1891
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1892
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1893
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1894
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1895
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1896
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1897
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1898
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1899
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1900
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1901
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1902
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1903
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1904
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1905
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1906
1.1 C (34.0 F)
1907
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1908
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1909
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1910
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1911
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1912
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1913
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1914
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1915
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1916
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1917
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1918
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1919
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1920
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1921
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1922
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1923
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1924
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1925
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1926
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1927
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1928
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1929
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1930
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1931
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1932
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1933
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1934
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1935
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1936
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1937
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1938
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1939
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1940
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1941
0.0 C (32.0 F)
1942
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1943
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1944
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1945
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1946
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1947
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1948
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1949
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1950
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1951
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1952
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1953
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1954
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1955
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1956
0.6 C (33.1 F)
1957
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1958
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1959
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1960
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1961
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1962
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1963
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1964
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1965
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1966
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1967
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1968
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1969
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1970
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1971
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1972
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1973
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1974
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
1975
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1976
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1977
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1978
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1979
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1980
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1981
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1982
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1983
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1984
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1985
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1986
-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1987
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
1988
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
1989
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1990
3.3 C (37.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Houston Wb City, 1883 to 1990. The record is 211.3 mm (8.3 in) in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 86.3 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Houston Wb City by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1883
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1884
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1885
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1886
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1887
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1888
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1889
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1890
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1891
149.6 mm (5.9 in)
1892
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1893
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1894
39.6 mm (1.6 in)
1895
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1896
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1897
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1898
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1899
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1900
109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1901
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1902
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1903
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1904
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1905
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1906
124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1907
134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1908
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1909
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1910
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1911
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1912
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1913
117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1914
147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1915
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1916
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1917
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1918
125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1919
144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1920
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1921
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1922
186.9 mm (7.4 in)
1923
112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1924
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1925
132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1926
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1927
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1928
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1929
163.3 mm (6.4 in)
1930
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1931
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1932
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1933
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1934
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1935
125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1936
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1937
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1938
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1939
131.8 mm (5.2 in)
1940
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1941
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1942
88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1943
158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1944
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1945
211.3 mm (8.3 in)
1946
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1947
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1948
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1949
146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1950
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1951
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1952
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1953
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1954
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1955
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1956
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1957
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1958
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1959
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1960
176.8 mm (7.0 in)
1961
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1962
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1963
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1964
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1965
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1966
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1967
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1968
149.6 mm (5.9 in)
1969
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1970
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1971
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1972
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1973
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1974
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1975
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1976
190.0 mm (7.5 in)
1977
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1978
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1979
156.5 mm (6.2 in)
1980
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1981
136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1982
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1983
113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1984
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1985
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1986
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1987
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1988
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1989
194.3 mm (7.6 in)
1990
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Houston Wb City, 1883 to 1990. The record is 362.4 mm (14.3 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 137.1 mm (5.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Houston Wb City by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1883
137.6 mm (5.4 in)
1884
182.6 mm (7.2 in)
1885
87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1886
192.8 mm (7.6 in)
1887
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1888
205.5 mm (8.1 in)
1889
114.7 mm (4.5 in)
1890
140.8 mm (5.5 in)
1891
189.0 mm (7.4 in)
1892
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1893
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1894
77.9 mm (3.1 in)
1895
95.2 mm (3.7 in)
1896
146.0 mm (5.7 in)
1897
142.8 mm (5.6 in)
1898
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1899
180.6 mm (7.1 in)
1900
208.8 mm (8.2 in)
1901
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1902
129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1903
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1904
123.5 mm (4.9 in)
1905
166.9 mm (6.6 in)
1906
142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1907
232.7 mm (9.2 in)
1908
195.3 mm (7.7 in)
1909
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1910
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1911
131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1912
125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1913
258.3 mm (10.2 in)
1914
201.0 mm (7.9 in)
1915
230.6 mm (9.1 in)
1916
104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1917
62.4 mm (2.5 in)
1918
136.7 mm (5.4 in)
1919
217.2 mm (8.6 in)
1920
158.7 mm (6.2 in)
1921
94.8 mm (3.7 in)
1922
227.0 mm (8.9 in)
1923
150.6 mm (5.9 in)
1924
97.4 mm (3.8 in)
1925
156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1926
131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1927
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1928
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1929
176.0 mm (6.9 in)
1930
127.1 mm (5.0 in)
1931
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1932
103.3 mm (4.1 in)
1933
138.2 mm (5.4 in)
1934
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1935
169.1 mm (6.7 in)
1936
164.9 mm (6.5 in)
1937
157.3 mm (6.2 in)
1938
198.4 mm (7.8 in)
1939
236.2 mm (9.3 in)
1940
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1941
159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1942
222.0 mm (8.7 in)
1943
313.5 mm (12.3 in)
1944
154.4 mm (6.1 in)
1945
241.8 mm (9.5 in)
1946
183.0 mm (7.2 in)
1947
195.8 mm (7.7 in)
1948
99.6 mm (3.9 in)
1949
273.6 mm (10.8 in)
1950
140.8 mm (5.5 in)
1951
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1952
86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1953
128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1954
142.0 mm (5.6 in)
1955
122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1956
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1957
192.0 mm (7.6 in)
1958
170.0 mm (6.7 in)
1959
158.0 mm (6.2 in)
1960
362.4 mm (14.3 in)
1961
145.4 mm (5.7 in)
1962
104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1963
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1964
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1965
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1966
116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1967
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1968
196.4 mm (7.7 in)
1969
77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1970
146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1971
121.6 mm (4.8 in)
1972
117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1973
251.4 mm (9.9 in)
1974
116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1975
95.4 mm (3.8 in)
1976
200.2 mm (7.9 in)
1977
104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1978
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1979
214.5 mm (8.4 in)
1980
111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1981
211.0 mm (8.3 in)
1982
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1983
141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1984
131.7 mm (5.2 in)
1985
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1986
121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1987
224.2 mm (8.8 in)
1988
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1989
273.8 mm (10.8 in)
1990
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Houston Wb City, 1883 to 1990. The record is 60 days in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Houston Wb City by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1883
23 days
1884
16 days
1885
18 days
1886
29 days
1887
2 days
1888
15 days
1889
35 days
1890
18 days
1891
29 days
1892
26 days
1893
27 days
1894
30 days
1895
20 days
1896
22 days
1897
26 days
1898
19 days
1899
21 days
1900
17 days
1901
23 days
1902
33 days
1903
32 days
1904
41 days
1905
25 days
1906
25 days
1907
23 days
1908
21 days
1909
26 days
1910
27 days
1911
23 days
1912
24 days
1913
21 days
1914
24 days
1915
37 days
1916
60 days
1917
37 days
1918
18 days
1919
22 days
1920
24 days
1921
19 days
1922
18 days
1923
26 days
1924
33 days
1925
29 days
1926
19 days
1927
36 days
1928
23 days
1929
30 days
1930
16 days
1931
23 days
1932
26 days
1933
18 days
1934
32 days
1935
20 days
1936
19 days
1937
43 days
1938
32 days
1939
19 days
1940
38 days
1941
18 days
1942
19 days
1943
19 days
1944
34 days
1945
18 days
1946
20 days
1947
33 days
1948
22 days
1949
26 days
1950
27 days
1951
26 days
1952
47 days
1953
32 days
1954
27 days
1955
28 days
1956
26 days
1957
18 days
1958
30 days
1959
21 days
1960
22 days
1961
27 days
1962
28 days
1963
45 days
1964
25 days
1965
24 days
1966
25 days
1967
32 days
1968
17 days
1969
32 days
1970
36 days
1971
24 days
1972
31 days
1973
22 days
1974
21 days
1975
32 days
1976
26 days
1977
20 days
1978
44 days
1979
31 days
1980
20 days
1981
20 days
1982
23 days
1983
22 days
1984
29 days
1985
20 days
1986
24 days
1987
27 days
1988
19 days
1989
23 days
1990
14 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
57 years with a frost
Across 57 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Houston Wb City falls on 16 February and the median first autumn frost on 8 December, which leaves a median of 292 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.8 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Houston Wb City
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1936 to 1989)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
16 February
n/a
11 February
n/a
-1.7 days per decade
First autumn frost
8 December
n/a
10 December
n/a
+1.2 days per decade
Growing days
292 days
n/a
300 days
n/a
+2.8 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, 1889 to 1989
A day with at least 89.0 mm (3.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 228.0 mm (9.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Houston Wb City: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
89.0 mm (3.5 in)
5 years
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
10 years
142.7 mm (5.6 in)
25 years
174.4 mm (6.9 in)
50 years
200.3 mm (7.9 in)
100 years
228.0 mm (9.0 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 1889 to 1989.
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: 211.3 mm (8.3 in) in 1945; 194.3 mm (7.6 in) in 1989; 190.0 mm (7.5 in) in 1976.
Station Changes
1 suspected
One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Houston Wb City, at 1912. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1912 ran 0.3 C (0.6 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Houston Wb City, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1912
+0.3
+0.6
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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.