Hereford, TX

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

BSk Semi-arid (cold) climate 7b USDA hardiness Zone 7b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Hereford has an annual average temperature of 57.4°F with about 19.3 inches of precipitation per year and 14.3 inches of snow. The warmest month is July (average high 92.4°F), and the coldest is January (average low 22.5°F). June is typically the wettest month (3.34 in) and February the driest (0.45 in). Snow typically falls from October through April.

Annual swing
41.8°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
3,969
Cooling need
1,245

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

89 of 366 (24.3%) of Hereford'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.

1900s
14
1910s
35
1930s
17
1940s
31
1950s
20
1960s
13
1970s
28
1980s
26
1990s
31
2000s
36
2010s
56
2020s
59

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 51.1°F 22.5°F 36.8°F 0.64 in 3.2 in 3
February 55.5°F 25.3°F 40.4°F 0.45 in 1.7 in 3
March 64.3°F 32.4°F 48.3°F 1.22 in 1.9 in 4
April 72.4°F 39.7°F 56.1°F 1.09 in 0.7 in 5
May 81.1°F 50.3°F 65.7°F 2.09 in 0.1 in 6
June 90.2°F 60.6°F 75.4°F 3.34 in 8
July 92.4°F 64.8°F 78.6°F 2.34 in 7
August 90.7°F 63.5°F 77.1°F 3.04 in 8
September 83.5°F 55.8°F 69.7°F 1.86 in 6
October 72.6°F 43.3°F 57.9°F 1.85 in 0.6 in 5
November 60.3°F 31.3°F 45.8°F 0.69 in 2.5 in 4
December 51.1°F 23.8°F 37.4°F 0.72 in 3.6 in 4

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