Houston IAH Top 10 List - February

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...HOUSTON'S FEBRUARY TOP 10 LISTS...

The following is a list of Houston's Top 10 wettest, driest, warmest, and coolest Februarys (see note below table).

Houston's February Lists (1889-2022)

Wettest
9.80	1959
9.01	1908
7.50	1896
6.46	1961
6.38	1903
6.10	2005
5.99	1992
5.98	2012
5.85	1998
5.79	1991

Driest
0.02	1916
0.17	1954
0.38	1976
0.45	1937
0.55	1974
0.63	1925
0.66	2015
0.68	1947
0.69	2011
0.76	1996

Warmest
66.4	2017
65.9	1962
64.6	1932
63.5	1957
62.8	1911
62.6	1927
62.5	2018
62.1	1892
61.9	1950
61.9	1925

Coolest
42.1	1895
44.0	1905
45.1	1978
45.4	1899
48.5	2010
49.0	1929
49.5	1985
49.7	1936
50.1	1960
50.1	1947

Other Months
Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec	Annual

The official observation site for the city of Houston was moved quite a few times during its long history. The city office was located in downtown Houston and observations began in July 1881. Regrettably, weather records prior to 1889 are not available. However, a relatively complete set of daily temperature and rainfall data is available dating back to 1892 with some temperature and rainfall records dating back to 1889. The city office remained in downtown Houston from 1881 through May 1969. Intercontinental Airport opened in June 1969 and the official observation site was moved to the airport upon its opening. The official observation site has been located at Intercontinental Airport ever since.

Although the downtown office was the official observation site for almost eighty years, the office moved quite a few times around downtown Houston. Below is a list of locations and dates of the official observation site.

Cotton Station (July 1881 - September 1909)
Stewart Building at Preston and Fannin (September 1909 - February 1926)
Shell Building at Texas and Fannin (March 1926 - August 1938)
Federal Building at Franklin and Fannin (August 1938 - May 1969)
Intercontinental Airport (June 1969 - Present)

Questions/Comments concerning this data should be sent to Jimmy Fowler.