DeSoto, TX

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from DALLAS REDBIRD AP, TX US.

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 9a USDA hardiness Zone 9a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

DeSoto has an annual average temperature of 66.9°F with about 37.7 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 96.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 37.8°F). October is typically the wettest month (4.54 in) and August the driest (1.80 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
38.1°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
1,833
Cooling need
2,532

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

147 of 366 (40.2%) of DeSoto's all-time daily heat records have been set since 2015. If records were spread evenly across the station's history, only about 5% would fall in any given decade.

1990s
38
2000s
82
2010s
155
2020s
91

Bars: number of all-time daily heat records still standing that were set in each decade.

Monthly averages

Month Avg High Avg Low Avg Temp Precipitation Snow Rainy days
January 57.4°F 37.8°F 47.6°F 2.55 in 6
February 61.5°F 41.1°F 51.3°F 2.57 in 7
March 69.0°F 48.3°F 58.7°F 3.57 in 9
April 76.2°F 55.2°F 65.7°F 3.70 in 8
May 83.6°F 64.2°F 73.9°F 4.34 in 10
June 91.4°F 72.0°F 81.7°F 3.87 in 8
July 95.9°F 75.4°F 85.6°F 1.91 in 5
August 96.4°F 75.0°F 85.7°F 1.80 in 6
September 89.3°F 68.2°F 78.7°F 2.95 in 6
October 78.8°F 57.5°F 68.1°F 4.54 in 7
November 67.3°F 47.1°F 57.2°F 2.78 in 7
December 58.8°F 39.3°F 49.1°F 3.08 in 7

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