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The Northern Plains' climate is semi-arid and is prone to drought, annually receiving between 16 and 32 inches (410 and 810 mm) of precipitation, and average annual snowfall ranging between 15 and 30 inches (380 and 760 mm), with the greatest snowfall amounts occurring in the Texas panhandle and areas near the border with New Mexico.
The climate of South Texas is varied. ... southernmost tip of the American Great Plains region, the inland region has rainfall similar to that of the Northern Plains ...
The geography of Texas is diverse and large. Occupying about 7% of the total water and land area of the U.S., [1] it is the second largest state after Alaska, and is the southernmost part of the Great Plains, which end in the south against the folded Sierra Madre Oriental of Mexico.
Texas, where the average temperature is 65.8 ... the top four spots when it came to safest locations in the Great Plains for climate change risk, with the state also placing two more in the top 10 ...
Cotton is the most common crop grown in South Plains region. In 2004 and again in 2005, records were broken for cotton production. [1] In an extended area comprising 31 counties in and near the South Plains, more than a million bales of cotton were harvested in 2005. This makes the South Plains the world’s largest cotton-producing region.
The Plains will experience normal to warm temperatures, especially in the North (6 degrees Fahrenheit above average in April). Rainfall will be below normal in the North and above normal in the South.
So far this year, Texas ranks No. 4 for highest average temperatures among U.S. states. See lists of the hottest, coldest.
South Texas plains may refer to South Texas region of the U.S. state of Texas; Tamaulipan mezquital an ecoregion in the southern United States and northeastern Mexico;