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Galveston
Extremes, Normals and Annual Summaries

 

YEAR
2021 2020 2019 2018
2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009
2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
EXTREMES...
Record High Temperature: 104 set on September 5, 2000
Record Low Temperature: 8 set on February 12, 1899
Greatest one day rainfall: 13.93 inches set on October 8, 1901
NORMALS (based on the 30 year period 1981-2010)...
  Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Rain Totals (in) 4.20 2.57 3.16 3.05 4.32 5.69 3.80 4.39 6.03 5.52 4.51 3.52 50.76
Mean Temp (°F) 55.2 57.6 63.4 70.1 77.6 82.9 84.5 85.0 81.6 74.3 65.1 57.3 71.2
Avg High (°F) 61.8 64.3 70.2 75.9 83.0 88.2 89.6 90.3 87.4 80.6 71.6 63.9 77.2
Avg Low (°F) 48.6 50.9 56.6 64.4 72.3 77.5 79.4 79.7 75.9 68.1 58.6 50.7 65.2

 

ANNUAL SUMMARY...

2021 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Rain Totals (in)
(departure from normal)
0.81
(-3.39)
1.07
(-1.50)
1.86
(-1.40)
0.86
(+2.89)








4.60
(-8.38)
Mean Temp (°F)
(departure from normal)
57.3
(+2.1)
53.9
(-3.7)
65.7
(+2.3)
70.7
(+0.6)








61.9
(+0.3)
Avg High (°F)
(departure from normal)
63.7
(+1.9)
60.1
(-4.2)
72.1
(+1.9)
76.2
(+0.3)








68.0
(-0.1)
Avg Low (°F)
(departure from normal)
50.9
(+2.3)
47.7
(+3.2)
59.2
(+2.6)
65.2
(+0.8)








55.8
(+0.7)
Summary Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual

2020 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Rain Totals (in)
(departure from normal)
7.90
(+3.70)
1.51
(-1.06)
0.27
(-2.89)
2.35
(-0.70)
3.75
(-0.57)
3.83
(-1.86)
6.88
(+3.08)
0.75
(-3.64)
4.01
(-2.02)
2.50
(-3.02)
2.74
(-1.77)
3.98
(+0.46)
40.47
(-10.29)
Mean Temp (°F)
(departure from normal)
61.5
(+6.3)
60.1
(+2.5)
71.3
(+7.9)
73.8
(+3.7)
78.9
(+1.3)
84.2
(+1.3)
86.2
(+1.7)
87.9
(+2.9)
83.2
(+1.6)
75.3
(+1.0)
70.2
(+5.1)
58.7
(+1.4)
74.3
(+3.1)
Avg High (°F)
(departure from normal)
67.3
(+5.5)
66.6
(+2.3)
76.1
(+5.9)
79.6
(+3.7)
84.7
(+1.7)
89.2
(+1.0)
90.8
(+1.2)
93.0
(+2.7)
88.4
(+1.0)
81.3
(+0.7)
76.0
(+4.4)
65.3
(+1.4)
79.9
(+2.7)
Avg Low (°F)
(departure from normal)
55.6
(+7.0)
53.6
(+2.7)
66.5
(+9.9)
68.1
(+3.7)
73.1
(+0.8)
79.3
(+1.8)
81.6
(+2.2)
82.7
(+3.0)
78.0
(+2.1)
69.2
(+1.1)
64.4
(+5.8)
52.2
(+1.5)
68.7
(+3.5)
Summary Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual

2019 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Rain Totals (in)
(departure from normal)
5.12
(+0.92)
1.76
(-0.81)
1.53
(-1.63)
0.99
(-2.06)
6.72
(+2.40)
7.46
(+1.77)
1.09
(-2.71)
2.25
(-2.14)
18.06
(+12.03)
10.66
(+5.14)
2.61
(-1.90)
0.98
(-2.54)
59.23
(+8.47)
Mean Temp (°F)
(departure from normal)
55.2
(0.0)
60.3
(+2.7)
62.7
(-0.7)
70.1
(0.0)
78.6
(+1.0)
83.1
(+0.2)
86.2
(+1.7)
87.8
(+2.8)
86.0
(+4.4)
75.5
(+1.2)
62.7
(-2.4)
61.2
(+3.9)
72.5
(+1.3)
Avg High (°F)
(departure from normal)
62.1
(+0.3)
66.1
(+1.8)
68.6
(-1.6)
76.3
(+0.4)
82.9
(-0.1)
88.7
(+0.5)
91.1
(+1.5)
93.0
(+2.7)
91.2
(+3.8)
81.9
(+1.3)
69.3
(-2.3)
68.2
(+4.3)
78.3
(+1.1)
Avg Low (°F)
(departure from normal)
48.4
(-0.2)
54.5
(+3.6)
56.9
(+0.3)
63.8
(-0.6)
74.3
(+2.0)
77.5
(+0.0)
81.4
(+2.0)
82.6
(+2.9)
80.8
(+4.9)
69.2
(+1.1)
56.1
(-2.5)
54.3
(+3.6)
66.7
(+1.5)
Summary Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual

2018 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Rain Totals (in)
(departure from normal)
3.32
(-0.88)
0.84
(-1.73)
1.34
(-1.82)
1.89
(-1.16)
0.73
(-3.59)
5.00
(-0.69)
5.26
(+1.46)
1.37
(-3.02)
24.32
(+18.29)
10.23
(+4.71)
2.19
(-2.32)
4.71
(+1.19)
61.20
(+10.44)
Mean Temp (°F)
(departure from normal)
51.9
(-3.3)
65.5
(+7.9)
69.5
(+6.1)
69.2
(-0.9)
80.4
(+2.8)
84.7
(+1.8)
84.4
(-0.1)
85.8
(+0.8)
81.7
(+0.1)
75.8
(+1.5)
61.7
(-3.4)
58.0
(+0.7)
72.4
(+1.2)
Avg High (°F)
(departure from normal)
58.9
(-2.9)
71.4
(+7.1)
75.5
(+5.3)
76.0
(+0.1)
85.6
(+2.6)
89.3
(+1.1)
89.2
(-0.4)
91.0
(+0.7)
86.1
(-1.3)
81.1
(+0.5)
68.1
(-3.5)
64.0
(+0.1)
78.0
(+0.8)
Avg Low (°F)
(departure from normal)
44.8
(-3.8)
59.6
(+8.7)
63.6
(+7.0)
62.4
(-2.0)
75.1
(+2.8)
80.2
(+2.7)
79.5
(+0.1)
80.6
(+0.9)
77.3
(+1.4)
70.5
(+2.4)
55.3
(-3.3)
52.1
(+1.4)
66.8
(+1.6)

2017 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Rain Totals (in)
(departure from normal)
0.89
(-3.31)
3.38
(+0.81)
1.27
(-1.89)
1.36
(-1.69)
3.98
(-0.34)
10.24
(+4.55)
2.66
(-1.14)
26.67
(+22.28)
0.32
(-5.71)
2.28
(-3.24)
0.43
(-4.08)
7.14
(+3.62)
60.62
(+9.86)
Mean Temp (°F)
(departure from normal)
62.6
(+7.4)
67.6
(+10.0)
70.6
(+7.2)
75.0
(+4.9)
78.9
(+1.3)
81.8
(-1.1)
85.1
(+0.6)
83.9
(-1.1)
83.2
(+1.6)
76.8
(+2.5)
69.5
(+4.4)
57.3
(+0.0)
74.4
(+3.2)
Avg High (°F)
(departure from normal)
69.2
(+7.4)
73.3
(+9.0)
75.6
(+5.4)
80.9
(+5.0)
84.9
(+1.9)
86.1
(-2.1)
90.0
(+0.4)
88.8
(-1.5)
88.7
(+1.3)
83.4
(+2.8)
75.1
(+3.5)
64.2
(+0.3)
80.0
(+2.8)
Avg Low (°F)
(departure from normal)
56.0
(+7.4)
61.9
(+11.0)
65.5
(+8.9)
69.0
(+4.6)
72.9
(+0.6)
77.6
(+0.1)
80.2
(+0.8)
79.0
(-0.7)
77.8
(+1.9)
70.3
(+2.2)
63.8
(+5.2)
50.5
(-0.2)
68.7
(+3.5)

2016 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Rain Totals (in)
(departure from normal)
3.07
(-1.13)
0.89
(-1.68)
3.16
(0.00)
5.75
(+2.70)
7.66
(+3.34)
7.93
(+2.24)
3.40
(-0.40)
8.82
(+4.43)
1.96
(-4.07)
1.52
(-4.00)
1.26
(-3.25)
11.08
(+7.56)
56.50
(+5.74)
Mean Temp (°F)
(departure from normal)
54.1
(-1.1)
59.6
(+2.0)
66.7
(+3.3)
71.1
(+1.0)
76.4
(-1.2)
82.4
(-0.5)
85.9
(+1.4)
84.7
(-0.3)
84.0
(+2.4)
78.5
(+4.2)
71.2
(+6.1)
62.9
(+5.6)
73.1
(+1.9)
Avg High (°F)
(departure from normal)
60.9
(-0.9)
66.7
(+2.4)
71.8
(+1.6)
76.5
(+0.4)
81.2
(-1.8)
87.1
(-1.1)
90.5
(+0.9)
89.4
(-0.9)
89.1
(+1.7)
83.8
(+3.2)
77.0
(+5.4)
69.1
(+5.2)
78.6
(+1.4)
Avg Low (°F)
(departure from normal)
47.4
(-1.2)
52.6
(+1.7)
61.6
(+5.0)
65.6
(+1.2)
71.6
(-0.7)
77.7
(+0.2)
81.2
(+1.8)
79.9
(+0.2)
78.9
(+3.0)
73.2
(+5.1)
65.4
(+6.8)
56.7
(+6.00)
67.7
(+2.5)

2015 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Rain Totals (in) 5.44 0.70 7.69 5.30 3.05 2.75 0.23 6.40 11.13 9.80 5.55 3.49 61.53
Mean Temp (°F) 51.1 54.5 62.5 72.4 78.2 83.1 86.6 86.1 81.9 76.1 66.6 61.2 71.2
Avg High (°F) 57.7 60.9 67.8 77.1 83.0 87.7 91.6 91.9 86.9 82.0 72.2 67.0 77.2
Avg Low (°F) 44.5 48.1 57.1 67.7 73.3 78.5 81.6 80.3 76.9 70.2 61.0 55.3 66.2

2014 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Rain Totals (in) 1.36 1.69 1.82 0.10 3.72 1.53 1.08 4.95 6.11 1.75 3.91 3.87 31.89
Mean Temp (°F) 52.0 54.4 60.1 69.4 75.0 83.3 84.8 85.4 81.6 76.2 61.5 59.2 70.2
Avg High (°F) 60.1 60.7 66.3 75.4 80.4 87.7 90.2 90.7 86.2 82.3 67.7 64.5 76.1
Avg Low (°F) 43.8 48.1 54.0 63.5 69.6 78.9 79.3 80.0 76.9 70.0 55.2 53.9 64.4

2013 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Rain Totals (in) 7.18 2.24 0.72 3.46 1.12 3.26 2.40 3.85 5.06 6.85 2.45 0.65 39.24
Mean Temp (°F) 57.0 62.0 63.7 67.8 74.7 84.5 85.1 84.7 82.8 74.7 61.0 53.3 70.9
Avg High (°F) 62.9 68.0 70.3 73.6 79.9 89.8 90.4 89.7 87.9 80.1 67.4 59.7 76.6
Avg Low (°F) 51.0 56.0 57.2 62.1 69.5 79.3 79.8 79.7 77.7 69.4 54.7 46.9 65.3

2012 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Rain Totals (in) 3.01 7.32 4.96 1.99 4.22 4.10 5.60 6.14 5.63 0.51 0.86 2.87 47.21
Mean Temp (°F) 61.1 60.6 70.1 74.9 80.0 84.7 84.8 86.6 82.1 74.0 66.4 61.6 73.9
Avg High (°F) 67.4 65.6 75.2 80.4 85.1 89.8 89.4 92.0 87.3 80.4 73.2 68.9 80.0
Avg Low (°F) 54.8 55.5 65.1 69.4 75.0 79.6 80.2 81.2 76.9 67.6 59.6 54.3 68.3

2011 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Rain Totals (in) 3.86 0.67 2.70 0.12 0.38 0.94 1.11 0.10 1.70 4.60 2.36 4.41 22.95
Mean Temp (°F) 52.0 53.6 65.9 74.9 78.5 86.2 87.1 88.5 82.6 74.5 66.9 57.6 72.5
Avg High (°F) 57.9 61.0 71.5 80.7 84.4 91.8 92.1 94.0 88.9 80.4 73.1 63.0 78.2
Avg Low (°F) 46.1 46.2 60.3 69.1 72.7 80.5 82.0 83.1 76.3 68.6 60.6 52.3 66.5

2010 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Rain Totals (in) 2.27 3.47 1.41 0.94 3.66 2.37 4.76 0.52 4.60 0.11 6.90 2.13 33.14
Mean Temp (°F) 50.4 50.4 59.7 69.9 77.6 84.0 84.5 87.3 82.6 74.6 63.9 56.9 70.1
Avg High (°F) 56.7 56.7 66.3 75.2 82.8 88.6 88.9 92.6 87.9 81.2 70.4 63.4 75.9
Avg Low (°F) 44.1 44.1 53.1 64.5 72.4 79.3 80.1 82.0 77.3 68.0 57.4 50.5 64.4

2009 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Rain Totals (in) 0.34 1.05 3.73 5.23 0.19 0.32 2.72 1.08 5.24 6.76 3.97  6.53 37.16
Mean Temp (°F) 56.3 62.0 63.6 70.0 78.7 84.4 86.2 86.5 80.4 71.9 65.0  52.9 71.5
Avg High (°F) 64.5 68.6 70.1 76.0 84.0 89.7 91.9 92.3 85.8 77.8 71.1  59.0 77.6
Avg Low (°F) 48.1 55.4 57.1 63.9 73.3 79.0 80.6 80.7 74.9 66.0 58.9  46.7 65.4

2008 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Rain Totals (in) 6.04 1.32 1.88 0.66 0.02 1.06 2.10 7.68 8.48* 1.37* 3.37 1.82 35.80
Mean Temp (°F) 55.1 61.2 64.8 71.8 78.9 84.9 84.7 84.0 83.8*
(thru the 11th)
71.2* 65.2 57.5 70.8*
Avg High (°F) 61.1 68.4 71.4 78.0 84.0 90.8 90.3 89.4 89.6*
(thru the 11th)
78.6* 72.4 64.5 78.2*
Avg Low (°F) 49.0 54.0 58.2 65.5 73.8 78.9 79.1 78.7 78.0*
(thru the 11th)
63.7* 57.9 50.5 65.6*
Note: Portions of September 2008 and October 2008 climate datum are estimated due to damaged equipment cause by Hurricane Ike. September data is through the 11th.
The annual Mean Temp. (70.8) is averaged over 11 months.

2007 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Rain Totals (in) 5.37 0.03 9.10 3.84 2.21 3.37 8.03 4.77 8.15 3.24 1.98 0.83 50.92
Mean Temp (°F) 53.9 56.5 67.7 68.6 77.1 82.3 82.0 85.7 83.0 75.4 66.6 61.5 71.7
Avg High (°F) 59.7 63.2 73.3 74.8 82.5 87.3 86.8 90.9 88.4 82.1 72.9 69.5 77.6
Avg Low (°F) 48.2 49.7 62.0 62.5 71.8 77.4 77.3 80.5 77.7 68.6 60.2 53.5 65.8

2006 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Rain Totals (in) 0.57 0.67 1.35 1.34 3.24 5.37 9.39 5.24 6.41 11.62 0.47 2.68 48.35
Mean Temp (°F) 60.6 58.2 67.3 74.5 78.5 82.6 83.6 85.4 81.4 76.1 65.4 57.8 72.6
Avg High (°F) 67.7 65.4 73.6 80.0 84.1 88.3 88.3 90.2 87.2 82.1 72.6 64.2 78.6
Avg Low (°F) 53.5 51.0 61.0 69.0 73.0 77.0 79.0 80.5 75.7 70.0 58.2 51.5 66.6

2005 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Rain Totals (in) 2.16 2.76 3.92 1.85 2.63 0.24 4.02 1.00 3.88 2.51 3.86 2.36 31.19
Mean Temp (°F) 58.3 59.5 63.7 70.8 76.6 84.7 86.1 86.6 84.6 74.0 66.8 56.4 72.3
Avg High (°F) 64.7 64.7 70.2 77.0 82.3 89.7 91.7 92.0 90.2 80.8 73.3 63.3 78.3
Avg Low (°F) 51.9 54.4 57.2 64.7 70.9 79.8 80.5 81.2 78.9 67.3 60.3 49.5 66.4

2004 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Rain Totals (in) 4.78 4.18 2.41 2.50 3.66 10.99 0.86 0.77 2.44 4.70 7.78 2.55 47.62
Mean Temp (°F) 55.9 54.8 66.7 70.6 76.3 82.1 84.5 84.2 82.9 78.9 66.7 57.0 71.7
Avg High (°F) 61.5 60.6 72.4 76.3 80.9 86.5 89.5 90.0 89.0 84.0 72.8 63.6 77.3
Avg Low (°F) 50.4 49.0 61.0 64.8 71.6 77.2 79.4 78.4 82.9 73.8 60.7 50.5 66.6

2003 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Rain Totals (in) 1.26 1.63 0.65 1.07 0.07 6.65 4.45 4.59 6.89 4.38 1.58 5.71 38.93
Mean Temp (°F) 52.1 55.4 62.5 70.3 79.6 82.4 83.5 84.6 80.1 74.6 68.2 57.2 70.9
Avg High (°F) 59.2 61.0 69.0 75.6 84.4 88.0 88.0 90.0 85.4 80.6 74.7 64.3 76.7
Avg Low (°F) 45.1 49.8 56.0 64.9 74.8 76.9 78.9 79.3 74.7 68.5 61.6 50.2 65.1

2002 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Rain Totals (in) 2.20 0.71 1.85 2.36 3.63 5.31 3.73 14.67 11.38 11.81 2.93 3.64 64.22
Mean Temp (°F) 56.4 54.3 62.2 72.9 77.1 81.3 84.1 84.8 80.8 74.6 63.2 57.2 70.8
Avg High (°F) 63.1 61.1 68.8 77.3 82.2 86.3 88.8 90.1 86.1 79.5 69.8 63.5 76.4
Avg Low (°F) 49.7 47.5 55.6 69.5 72.1 76.3 79.4 79.5 75.5 69.7 56.6 50.9 65.1

2001 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Rain Totals (in) 6.30 0.37 4.92 1.78 1.06 10.25 5.24 10.59 6.58 4.68 4.33 2.50 58.60
Mean Temp (°F) 50.5 59.5 59.8 72.6 77.6 81.4 84.4 83.9 79.4 72.4 68.1 60.0 70.8
Avg High (°F) 56.5 65.7 66.3 77.2 82.8 86.4 89.4 89.0 84.8 78.4 74.5 66.1 76.4
Avg Low (°F) 44.5 54.0 53.2 67.9 72.4 76.4 79.4 78.8 73.9 66.4 61.6 53.8 65.2

2000 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Rain Totals (in) 1.74 1.71 1.92 2.25 4.61 1.11 0.95 1.26 6.28 1.62 14.30 2.54 40.29
Mean Temp (°F) 58.9 62.6 68.0 71.1 78.9 83.3 84.7 85.4 80.9 73.6 61.1 51.4 71.7
Avg High (°F) 65.1 68.9 73.9 76.8 83.5 87.9 90.5 91.5 87.8 79.1 67.4 58.1 77.6
Avg Low (°F) 52.6 56.2 62.1 65.3 74.3 78.6 78.8 79.3 73.9 68.1 54.7 44.7 65.7