Biggs AFB Weather Records (USW00023019)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Biggs AFB (USW00023019), Texas, United States, with 78 years of record.

Key Facts for Biggs AFB

Biggs AFB (USW00023019) is a weather station in Texas, United States at 31.83 latitude and -106.40 longitude, 1,196 m (3,924 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1949 to 2026, 78 years of record.
1,464 records set at Biggs 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, 31.83 latitude, -106.40 longitude.
Elevation: 1,196 m (3,924 ft).
Period of record: 1949 to 2026, 78 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

93 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Biggs AFB. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 93 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Biggs AFB, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	23.4 C (74.1 F)	-11.8 C (10.8 F)
Feb	27.3 C (81.1 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	27.3 C (81.1 F)	-4.8 C (23.4 F)
Mar	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	30.0 C (86.0 F)	-1.6 C (29.1 F)
Apr	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	34.2 C (93.6 F)	0.5 C (32.9 F)
May	41.1 C (106.0 F)	3.3 C (37.9 F)	37.5 C (99.5 F)	11.6 C (52.9 F)
Jun	41.7 C (107.1 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	41.6 C (106.9 F)	18.3 C (64.9 F)
Jul	41.7 C (107.1 F)	15.6 C (60.1 F)	40.9 C (105.6 F)	19.1 C (66.4 F)
Aug	40.1 C (104.2 F)	15.0 C (59.0 F)	40.1 C (104.2 F)	19.6 C (67.3 F)
Sep	37.2 C (99.0 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)	35.5 C (95.9 F)	15.6 C (60.1 F)
Oct	33.9 C (93.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	33.0 C (91.4 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)
Nov	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	28.9 C (84.0 F)	1.9 C (35.4 F)
Dec	25.1 C (77.2 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	25.1 C (77.2 F)	-1.6 C (29.1 F)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Biggs AFB still stand. 2025 holds the most, with 161.

Standing records at Biggs AFB by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1949	95
1950	104
1951	119
1952	82
1953	73
1954	65
1955	57
1956	87
1957	96
1958	62
1959	40
1960	87
1961	66
1962	66
1963	53
1964	77
1965	67
1966	7
2025	161

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 70.6 mm (2.8 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Biggs AFB. The most was 70.6 mm (2.8 in) on 5 September 1962.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Biggs AFB
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	11 January 1960
Feb	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	2 February 1956
Mar	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	1 March 1952
Apr	21.1 mm (0.8 in)	11 April 1952
May	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	20 May 1954
Jun	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	20 June 1958
Jul	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	20 July 1955
Aug	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 August 1957
Sep	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	5 September 1962
Oct	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	22 October 1949
Nov	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	14 November 1961
Dec	17.8 mm (0.7 in)	7 December 1961

Period of Record Coverage

1949 to 2025

19 years of record at Biggs AFB, 1949 to 2025. 2 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1959, 1966.

Days with data per year at Biggs AFB
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1949	364	100%	Yes
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	365	100%	Yes
1952	365	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	365	100%	Yes
1957	365	100%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	227	62%	No
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	364	100%	Yes
1964	364	99%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	59	16%	No
2025	359	98%	Yes

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

17 complete years, 1949 to 2025

One stripe for each of 17 complete years at Biggs AFB, 1949 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.9 C (64.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1964, at 16.3 C (61.4 F), and the warmest was 2025, at 20.1 C (68.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.3 C (4.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Biggs AFB as warming stripes, 1949 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1949	17.4 C	-0.45 C
1950	19.0 C	+1.13 C
1951	18.1 C	+0.22 C
1952	17.5 C	-0.32 C
1953	17.9 C	+0.08 C
1954	18.7 C	+0.83 C
1955	17.6 C	-0.21 C
1956	18.0 C	+0.16 C
1957	18.1 C	+0.26 C
1958	17.9 C	0.00 C
1960	18.1 C	+0.21 C
1961	16.7 C	-1.14 C
1962	17.2 C	-0.62 C
1963	17.4 C	-0.46 C
1964	16.3 C	-1.52 C
1965	17.5 C	-0.36 C
2025	20.1 C	+2.23 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

1949 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Biggs AFB: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.1 C (107.8 F)	2026	39.2 C (102.5 F)	20
Coldest night (TNn)	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)	1962	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	20
Wettest day (Rx1day)	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	1962	29.2 mm (1.1 in)	19
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	122.7 mm (4.8 in)	1962	34.1 mm (1.3 in)	19
Longest dry spell (CDD)	139 days	1954	88 days	19

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Biggs AFB, 1949 to 2026. The record is 42.1 C (107.8 F) in 2026, marked on the chart; the median year is 39.2 C (102.5 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Biggs AFB by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1949	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1950	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1951	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1952	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1953	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1954	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1955	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1956	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1957	41.7 C (107.1 F)
1958	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1959	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1960	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1961	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1962	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1963	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1964	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1965	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1966	19.4 C (66.9 F)
2025	41.6 C (106.9 F)
2026	42.1 C (107.8 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Biggs AFB, 1949 to 2026. The record is -22.8 C (-9.0 F) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is -8.3 C (17.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Biggs AFB by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1949	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1950	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1951	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1952	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1953	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1954	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1955	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1956	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1957	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1958	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1959	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1960	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1961	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1962	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1963	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1964	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1965	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1966	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2025	-11.8 C (10.8 F)
2026	-6.2 C (20.8 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Biggs AFB, 1949 to 2026. The record is 70.6 mm (2.8 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 29.2 mm (1.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Biggs AFB by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1949	29.2 mm (1.1 in)
1950	39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1951	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1952	21.1 mm (0.8 in)
1953	13.7 mm (0.5 in)
1954	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1955	40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1956	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1957	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1958	51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1959	16.0 mm (0.6 in)
1960	38.6 mm (1.5 in)
1961	21.3 mm (0.8 in)
1962	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1963	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1964	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1965	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1966	3.3 mm (0.13 in)
2025	n/a
2026	19.8 mm (0.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Biggs AFB, 1949 to 2026. The record is 122.7 mm (4.8 in) in 1962, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.1 mm (1.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Biggs AFB by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1949	33.8 mm (1.3 in)
1950	64.4 mm (2.5 in)
1951	16.8 mm (0.7 in)
1952	32.3 mm (1.3 in)
1953	18.8 mm (0.7 in)
1954	60.9 mm (2.4 in)
1955	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1956	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1957	52.9 mm (2.1 in)
1958	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1959	24.4 mm (1.0 in)
1960	91.0 mm (3.6 in)
1961	34.1 mm (1.3 in)
1962	122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1963	20.6 mm (0.8 in)
1964	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1965	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1966	7.7 mm (0.30 in)
2025	n/a
2026	11.2 mm (0.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Biggs AFB, 1949 to 2026. The record is 139 days in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 88 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Biggs AFB by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1949	86 days
1950	88 days
1951	71 days
1952	87 days
1953	59 days
1954	139 days
1955	114 days
1956	117 days
1957	90 days
1958	45 days
1959	35 days
1960	46 days
1961	137 days
1962	108 days
1963	99 days
1964	102 days
1965	90 days
1966	20 days
2025	n/a
2026	3 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.

Download the Data

Data for Biggs AFB standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Biggs AFB threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

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.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).