Winter usually delays its arrival until mid-December. Cold spells seldom linger more than one or two days.
There often is considerable cloudiness in the mornings, giving way to sunshine by noon or early afternoon. The season
is comparatively dry.
Spring/Fall-Spring is accompanied by an increase in rainfall, with small hail possible in late spring. Mild days and cool
nights are characteristic of October and November.
Thunderstorms account for a large portion of the rainfall during the warm season, and the amount varies widely
from year to year.
Summer is characterized by warm days and cool nights, with the nights averaging about six to seven degrees cooler
than at lower elevations south and east of the Edwards Plateau.
Winds are predominantly from the south except during limited cold spells brought in by northerly winds in the winter.
Growing season averages 216 days, with the mean beginning and ending dates being April 6 and November 6, respectively.
Temperature |
Daily Maximum: |
78 degrees |
Daily Minimum: |
51 degrees |
Mean: |
65 degrees |
Number of days 90 degrees and over: |
91 |
Number of days 32 degrees and under: |
65 |
Heating degree-days: |
2399 |
Cooling degree-days: |
2096 |
|
Precipitation |
Mean: |
29.8" |
Record: |
57.57" in 1919 |
Number of days
with 0.1" or more: |
52 |
Mean Relative Humidity (CST) |
6:00 a.m. |
84% |
Noon |
55% |
6:00 p.m. |
52% |