The persistent, progressive pattern of flat high pressure ridges, punctuated by similarly fast-moving cyclones, in the middle levels of the atmosphere (generally between 15,000 and 25,000 feet) racing through Texas, maintained what sometimes felt like a ceaseless wind which predominated from the south or southeast much of the time, as the cyclones tended to lift well north of the Rio Grande Valley. In February, the southerly flow dominated most, resulting in top ten highest average temperatures for the three primary climate locations of Brownsville, Harlingen, and McAllen (Tables, below). A brief summary of the winter statistics for these locations follows.

RECORD DATES FOR EACH LOCATION ARE AS FOLLOWS:

BROWNSVILLE RECORDS BEGAN 1878...
HARLINGEN RECORDS BEGAN 1911...
MCALLEN RECORDS BEGAN 1941...

WINTER STATISTICS COVER THE MONTHS OF DECEMBER...JANUARY AND FEBRUARY.

BROWNSVILLE...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN BROWNSVILLE FOR FEBRUARY WAS 68.84 DEGREES...6.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS TIES FOR THE FIFTH WARMEST FEBRUARY IN BROWNSVILLE. FOR THE WINTER...THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 65.39 DEGREES...4.1 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS WAS THE TWELFTH WARMEST WINTER IN BROWNSVILLE AND THE WARMEST SINCE 1999.

THREE RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WERE SET OR TIED ON THE 4TH...5TH AND 20TH.

BROWNSVILLE AIRPORT RECEIVED 0.04 INCHES OF RAIN IN FEBRUARY...1.14 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THIS TIES FOR THE EIGHTH DRIEST FEBRUARY ON RECORD. FOR THE WINTER...BROWNSVILLE RECORDED 1.49 INCHES OF RAIN...2.38 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THIS WAS THE FOURTEENTH DRIEST WINTER AND THE DRIEST SINCE 1999 IN BROWNSVILLE.

HARLINGEN...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN HARLINGEN FOR FEBRUARY IS 68.84 DEGREES...6.7 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS WAS THE FIFTH WARMEST FEBRUARY ON RECORD FOR HARLINGEN. FOR THE WINTER...THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 64.70 DEGREES...4.3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL AND THE TENTH WARMEST WINTER ON RECORD IN HARLINGEN.

ONE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS SET ON THE 25TH. TWO RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WERE SET ON THE 4TH AND THE 21ST.

HARLINGEN AIRPORT RECEIVED 0.14 INCHES OF RAIN IN FEBRUARY...1.69 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. FOR THE WINTER...HARLINGEN RECEIVED 1.36 INCHES OF RAINFALL...3.39 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THIS WAS THE TWELFTH DRIEST WINTER IN HARLINGEN.

MCALLEN...

THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IN MCALLEN FOR FEBRUARY WAS 70.64 DEGREES...6.8 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS WAS THE FOURTH WARMEST FEBRUARY FOR MCALLEN. FOR THE WINTER...THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE WAS 66.08 DEGREES...4.3 DEGREES ABOVE NORMAL. THIS WAS THE FOURTH WARMEST WINTER ON RECORD FOR MCALLEN.

THREE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES WERE SET ON THE 4TH...5TH AND 25TH. THIS INCLUDES 96 DEGREES ON THE 5TH...WHICH TIES FOR THE FOURTH WARMEST DAY IN FEBRUARY...AND 97 DEGREES ON THE 25TH...WHICH IS THE THIRD WARMEST DAY EVER RECORDED IN FEBRUARY IN MCALLEN. THREE RECORD HIGH MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WERE SET OR TIED ON THE 5TH...20TH AND 21ST.

THE MCALLEN AIRPORT RECEIVED 0.02 INCHES OF RAIN IN FEBRUARY. THIS IS 1.31 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THIS TIES FOR THE FOURTH DRIEST FEBRUARY IN MCALLEN. FOR THE WINTER...MCALLEN RECEIVED 1.60 INCHES OF RAINFALL...2.16 INCHES BELOW NORMAL. THIS WAS THE NINETEENTH DRIEST WINTER IN MCALLEN.