Murchison, TX

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

Cfa Humid subtropical climate 8b USDA hardiness Zone 8b

Year-round temperatures (°F)

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Climate summary

Murchison has an annual average temperature of 65.5°F with about 44.8 inches of precipitation per year. The warmest month is August (average high 95.1°F), and the coldest is January (average low 34.5°F). October is typically the wettest month (5.09 in) and July the driest (2.53 in).

Pleasant months
2 / 12
avg high 65–80°F, low ≥ 50°F
Annual swing
37.5°F
warmest to coldest month
Heating need
2,037
Cooling need
2,229

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Climate change signal

All-time records →

33 of 366 (9%) of Murchison'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
59
1940s
0
1950s
40
1960s
53
1970s
63
1980s
40
1990s
26
2000s
24
2010s
49
2020s
12

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 57.9°F 34.5°F 46.2°F 3.54 in 7
February 62.0°F 38.5°F 50.2°F 3.88 in 8
March 69.0°F 45.2°F 57.1°F 4.08 in 8
April 76.4°F 53.1°F 64.8°F 3.82 in 6
May 83.2°F 62.6°F 72.9°F 4.30 in 7
June 90.1°F 70.3°F 80.2°F 4.09 in 7
July 94.1°F 72.6°F 83.3°F 2.53 in 5
August 95.1°F 72.3°F 83.7°F 2.64 in 5
September 89.2°F 65.7°F 77.4°F 2.97 in 5
October 79.1°F 54.6°F 66.8°F 5.09 in 7
November 67.6°F 44.1°F 55.9°F 3.49 in 7
December 59.3°F 36.5°F 47.9°F 4.32 in 8

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