Dickens, TX

Climate overview — based on NOAA 1991-2020 normals from SPUR, TX US.

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 8a USDA hardiness Zone 8a

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Dickens has an annual average temperature of 61.4°F with about 22.5 inches of precipitation per year and 2.9 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 94.9°F), and the coldest is January (average low 26.6°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.31 in) and January the driest (0.74 in). Snow typically falls from November through February.

Annual swing
40.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,054
Cooling need
1,743

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

66 of 366 (18%) of Dickens'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.

1910s
32
1920s
30
1930s
44
1940s
39
1950s
52
1960s
22
1980s
6
1990s
21
2000s
32
2010s
32
2020s
56

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 55.5°F 26.6°F 41.0°F 0.74 in 0.4 in 2
February 59.5°F 29.4°F 44.5°F 0.84 in 1.3 in 3
March 68.0°F 37.1°F 52.5°F 1.31 in 4
April 76.6°F 44.7°F 60.7°F 1.93 in 0.1 in 4
May 84.4°F 55.9°F 70.1°F 2.77 in 6
June 91.6°F 64.9°F 78.2°F 3.31 in 6
July 94.9°F 68.0°F 81.5°F 2.36 in 5
August 94.1°F 67.1°F 80.6°F 2.39 in 5
September 86.0°F 59.3°F 72.7°F 2.46 in 6
October 76.8°F 47.4°F 62.1°F 2.10 in 4
November 65.0°F 35.9°F 50.4°F 1.21 in 0.4 in 3
December 56.0°F 28.0°F 42.0°F 1.07 in 0.7 in 3

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