All-time weather records — Alpine, TX
Climate change signal in Alpine
of Alpine's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (88 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (7 of 366 records since 2015).
If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:
| Decade | Heat records set | # | Cold records set | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 2 | 3 | ||
| 1910s | 5 | · | ||
| 1920s | 2 | 6 | ||
| 1930s | 61 | 43 | ||
| 1940s | 17 | 19 | ||
| 1950s | 21 | 26 | ||
| 1960s | 25 | 65 | ||
| 1970s | 38 | 77 | ||
| 1980s | 20 | 73 | ||
| 1990s | 13 | 26 | ||
| 2000s | 21 | 8 | ||
| 2010s | 141 | 20 | ||
| 2020s | · | · |
Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1900, the latest in 2019. Period of observation: 1900-2020.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 82.9°F — Jan 2, 1984 | -8.0°F — Jan 18, 1987 | 1.30 in — Jan 7, 1946 |
| February | 90.0°F — Feb 17, 2014 | -2.0°F — Feb 8, 1933 | 2.71 in — Feb 16, 1989 |
| March | 93.9°F — Mar 23, 2017 | 10.0°F — Mar 2, 1980 | 1.35 in — Mar 27, 1999 |
| April | 99.0°F — Apr 26, 2012 | 19.9°F — Apr 3, 1987 | 1.40 in — Apr 14, 1981 |
| May | 105.1°F — May 31, 2018 | 28.0°F — May 3, 2013 | 1.98 in — May 10, 1977 |
| June | 108.0°F — Jun 5, 2014 | 37.9°F — Jun 1, 1964 | 3.77 in — Jun 13, 2007 |
| July | 106.0°F — Jul 19, 1936 | 52.0°F — Jul 13, 1975 | 2.83 in — Jul 28, 2012 |
| August | 107.1°F — Aug 10, 2015 | 39.0°F — Aug 22, 1992 | 3.92 in — Aug 14, 2005 |
| September | 104.0°F — Sep 2, 2014 | 36.0°F — Sep 24, 1989 | 2.61 in — Sep 23, 1986 |
| October | 97.0°F — Oct 7, 1931 | 21.0°F — Oct 29, 1980 | 2.00 in — Oct 23, 1978 |
| November | 87.1°F — Nov 5, 2017 | -2.0°F — Nov 29, 1976 | 2.35 in — Nov 26, 1968 |
| December | 84.0°F — Dec 4, 2014 | -2.9°F — Dec 29, 1983 | 1.13 in — Dec 20, 1942 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Alpine.