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SE TX Climate » Holiday Climate: St. Patrick's Day
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Southeast Texas Climate Data
--St. Patrick's Day-- |
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The weather on St. Patricks Day is typically springlike with warm
temperatures and occasional showers. Rain has fallen on St. Patricks Day
about 28 percent of the time in College Station... 36 percent of the time
in Galveston and 43 percent of the time in Houston. Average high
temperatures range from the lower 70s over inland areas to the upper 60s
along the coast. Average low temperatures range from around 50 well inland
to the upper 50s near the coast. Snow has never been reported on St.
Patricks Day at any Southeast Texas observation sites.
Southeast Texas typically experiences most severe weather episodes
during spring...usually mid-March through May. The last round of severe
weather to affect the area on March 17 occurred in 1987. High winds toppled
trees and power lines over mainly the northern half of Southeast Texas.
The last round of thunderstorms to affect the region on St. Patrick's Day
occurred in 1997. These storms did not produce any wind or hail damage...
but did produce locally heavy rain especially in coastal areas. The
following tables lists the five warmest...coldest and wettest St. Patrick
Day's for Houston...Galveston and College Station.
| Houston (1947-2007) |
Average High: 73.6°F
Average Low: 52.1°F
Average Rainfall: 0.18"
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| Warmest |
| 85°F |
1972 |
| 84°F |
1996 |
| 83°F |
1989 |
| 83°F |
1982 |
| 82°F |
2002 |
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| Coldest |
| 32°F |
1976 |
| 33°F |
1978 |
| 37°F |
1973 |
| 38°F |
1947 |
| 39°F |
1956 |
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| Wettest |
| 5.00" |
1957 |
| 1.73" |
1988 |
| 1.20" |
1961 |
| 0.99" |
1975 |
| 0.82" |
1970 |
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| Galveston (1947-2007) |
Average High: 68.4°F
Average Low: 57.8°F
Average Rainfall: 0.14"
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| Warmest |
| 78°F |
1965 |
| 77°F |
2006 |
| 77°F |
2002 |
| 76°F |
1996 |
| 76°F |
1982 |
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| Coldest |
| 41°F |
1999* |
| 44°F |
1960 |
| 45°F |
2005 |
| 49°F |
1969 |
| 49°F |
1970 |
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| Wettest |
| 2.96" |
1957 |
| 1.97" |
1988 |
| 1.51" |
1997 |
| 0.80" |
1970 |
| 0.59" |
1980 |
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| * - Some written records indicate that the coldest St. Patricks Day
occurred in 1892 when the temperatures plunged to 36 degrees. |
| College Station (1947-2007) |
Average High: 72.3°F
Average Low: 50.8°F
Average Rainfall: 0.12"
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| Warmest |
| 87°F |
1972 |
| 87°F |
1904 |
| 86°F |
1982 |
| 85°F |
1921 |
| 85°F |
1920 |
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| Coldest |
| 32°F |
1934 |
| 32°F |
1923 |
| 32°F |
1915 |
| 32°F |
1913 |
| 35°F |
1959 |
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| Wettest |
| 1.48" |
1987 |
| 1.09" |
2000 |
| 1.08" |
1957 |
| 0.84" |
2004 |
| 0.80" |
1970 |
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