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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.
So far this year, Texas ranks No. 4 for highest average temperatures among U.S. states. See lists of the hottest, coldest.
The city's all-time recorded high temperature is 113 °F (45 °C) during the Heat Wave of 1980. In July and August, the average high temperature is near 96 °F (36 °C), while the average nighttime low temperature is around 77 °F (25 °C). Days with temperatures exceeding 100 °F (38 °C) happen at least several times during the summer every year.
Temperatures fell as much as 25–50 °F (14–28 °C) below average as far south as the Gulf Coast. Severe winter storms also were associated with the bitter cold, which allowed for heavy snowfall and ice accumulations to places as far south as Houston, Texas, and contributing to one of the snowiest winters ever in some areas in the Deep South.
During the first month of the year, the highest recorded temperature in the Metroplex was 93 degrees in 1911, and the lowest recorded was -2 degrees in 1949.
Out of the 20 counties across the United States expected to experience the greatest number of days above 100 degrees annually, 16 are in Texas. Texas temperatures likely to hit 125 degrees in next ...
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