PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1022 AM CDT FRI JUN 1 2012
...YEAR TO DATE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES ARE THE WARMEST ON RECORD...
...CITY OF GALVESTON RECORDS WARMEST MAY ON RECORD...
LIKE EVERY OTHER MONTH SO FAR IN 2012...MAY WAS AGAIN WARMER THAN NORMAL.
THE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE DURING MAY WAS 1.5 TO 2.5 DEGREES WARMER THAN
THE 30 YEAR CLIMATE NORMALS. THE CITY OF GALVESTON RECORDED ITS WARMEST
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE FOR THE MONTH OF MAY. THE CITY OF HOUSTON ENDURED
ITS EIGHTH WARMEST MAY...COLLEGE STATION RECORDED ITS SEVENTH WARMEST
MAY AND HOUSTON HOBBY AIRPORT TIED FOR ITS SEVENTH WARMEST MAY IN
WEATHER RECORDS HISTORY. DESPITE THE ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES...THE
CITY OF HOUSTON...HOUSTON HOBBY AND COLLEGE STATION FAILED TO ESTABLISH
ANY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS. IN FACT...THE CITY OF HOUSTON HAS ONLY
TALLIED ONE HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORD DURING 2012 (OCCURRED ON JANUARY
20TH). HOUSTON HOBBY AND COLLEGE STATION HAVE YET TO REGISTER A RECORD
HIGH TEMPERATURE THIS YEAR.
YEAR TO DATE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES HAVE ALSO BEEN EXTREMELY WARM. THE
FIRST FIVE MONTHS OF THE YEAR HAVE BEEN THE WARMEST EVER RECORDED FOR
ALL FOUR FIRST ORDER CLIMATE SITES. BELOW ARE THE FIVE WARMEST JANUARY
1 THROUGH MAY 31ST ON RECORD FOR THE FIRST ORDER CLIMATE SITES:
WARMEST AVERAGE TEMPERATURE JAN 1 - MAY 31
CITY OF HOUSTON CITY OF COLLEGE
HOUSTON HOBBY GALVESTON STATION
68.1 2012 68.6 2012 69.5 2012 66.6 2012
67.5 1911 67.8 2000 68.0 2006 66.3 1911
66.8 1927 67.4 1999 68.0 2000 65.2 2006
66.5 1950 67.0 2006 67.9 1882 65.0 2000
66.4 1999 66.5 2008 67.6 1999 64.9 2011
RAINFALL VARIED GREATLY ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS. PARTS OF THE REGION
RECEIVED IN EXCESS OF TEN INCHES OF RAIN DURING MAY...WHILE OTHER PARTS
OF THE AREA RECEIVED LESS THAN AN INCH OF RAIN FOR THE MONTH. RAINFALL
ACROSS THE CITY OF HOUSTON SHOWED TREMENDOUS VARIABILITY DURING MAY.
HOUSTON INTERCONTINENTAL AIRPORT (ON THE NORTH SIDE) RECEIVED 0.77
INCHES OF RAIN DURING MAY. HOBBY AIRPORT (ON THE SOUTH SIDE) RECEIVED
7.44 INCHES OF RAIN. THESE LOCATIONS ARE ONLY ABOUT 30 MILES APART.
MUCH OF THIS VARIABILITY IS DUE TO THE INTENSE STORMS THAT DEVELOPED
ON MAY 11TH AND 12TH. A LINE OF STORMS DEVELOPED OVER FORT BEND COUNTY
ON THE 11TH AND THIS LINE EXTENDED EASTWARD ACROSS SOUTHERN HARRIS...
NORTHERN BRAZORIA AND GALVESTON COUNTIES DURING THE PRE-DAWN HOURS ON
THE 12TH. THIS LINE PRODUCED 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN WITH ISOLATED POCKETS
OF HEAVY RAIN EXCEEDING 10 INCHES IN 24 HOURS. FLOODING WAS REPORTED
IN RICHMOND AND PORTIONS OF NORTHERN FORT BEND COUNTY. INITIALLY...THE
STORMS THAT DEVELOPED ON THE 11TH PRODUCED LARGE HAIL WITH GOLF BALL
SIZED HAIL REPORTED IN WALKER COUNTY. ON MAY 31ST...OTHER STRONG STORMS
DEVELOPED AND THESE STORMS PRODUCED NUMEROUS FUNNEL CLOUDS ACROSS
COLORADO...FORT BEND...HARRIS AND BRAZORIA COUNTIES. THE STORMS ALSO
PRODUCED ONE INCH DIAMETER HAIL NEAR ROSENBERG.
HERE IS THE TEMPERATURE AND RAINFALL DATA FOR THE FIRST AND SECOND ORDER
CLIMATE SITES FOR THE MONTH OF MAY:
SITE AVG AVG AVG DEP RAIN DEP
HIGH LOW MONTH
IAH 88.6 69.1 78.8 +1.9 0.77 -4.32
HOU 87.1 70.3 78.7 +1.7 7.44 +2.69
GLS 85.1 75.0 80.0 +2.4 4.22 -0.10
CLL 88.4 68.5 78.5 +2.3 1.82 -2.51
CXO 87.8 64.2 76.0 +1.6 0.99 -3.93
UTS 88.0 67.4 77.7 +1.6 2.50 -2.04
SGR 87.6 68.3 78.0 +1.6 10.57 +5.94
DWH 87.2 66.7 76.9 +1.1 0.66 -4.11
LBX 86.0 67.4 76.7 +1.2 4.11 +0.08
LVJ 86.9 69.5 78.2 +2.1 6.92 +2.38
PSX 85.7 71.7 78.7 +1.6 1.48 -2.73
HGX 87.1 68.5 77.8 +2.7 8.94 +4.29
BELOW ARE SOME MONTHLY RAINFALL TOTALS FROM OUR GROUP OF VOLUNTEER
CO-OP OBSERVERS:
LOCATION MAY RAIN
ANAHUAC 2.19
BAY CITY 2.90
BAYTOWN 2.48
BELLVILLE 2.71
BRENHAM 2.73
CLEVELAND 1.86
COLUMBUS 5.94
CROCKETT 2.71
DANEVANG 3.29
EDNA 3.13
EL CAMPO 1.83
FREEPORT 4.48
HOU WESTBURY 6.19
KATY 2.32
LIBERTY 2.31
MADISONVILLE 1.82
NEW CANEY 1.32
RICHMOND 10.26
SOMERVILLE 2.16
WASH ST PARK 1.26
WEST COLUMBIA 4.83
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