All-time weather records — De Kalb, TX
Climate change signal in De Kalb
of De Kalb's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (42 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (16 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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | · | · | ||
| 1950s | · | · | ||
| 1960s | · | · | ||
| 1970s | · | · | ||
| 1980s | 100 | 132 | ||
| 1990s | 93 | 76 | ||
| 2000s | 66 | 72 | ||
| 2010s | 107 | 86 |
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 1980, the latest in 2017. Period of observation: 1944-2017.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 82.0°F — Jan 4, 1997 | 9.0°F — Jan 19, 1984 | 4.20 in — Jan 14, 2007 |
| February | 91.0°F — Feb 21, 1996 | 6.1°F — Feb 4, 1996 | 5.00 in — Feb 4, 2011 |
| March | 89.1°F — Mar 21, 2017 | 14.0°F — Mar 4, 2002 | 6.30 in — Mar 30, 1945 |
| April | 95.0°F — Apr 18, 1987 | 28.9°F — Apr 4, 1987 | 4.86 in — Apr 26, 1966 |
| May | 96.1°F — May 31, 1998 | 35.1°F — May 5, 2013 | 4.75 in — May 7, 2001 |
| June | 104.0°F — Jun 26, 2012 | 41.0°F — Jun 8, 2015 | 4.60 in — Jun 7, 1974 |
| July | 105.1°F — Jul 11, 1998 | 55.9°F — Jul 8, 1983 | 6.15 in — Jul 5, 1981 |
| August | 111.0°F — Aug 4, 2011 | 39.9°F — Aug 26, 2015 | 4.15 in — Aug 12, 1966 |
| September | 109.9°F — Sep 2, 2000 | 35.1°F — Sep 22, 1983 | 4.26 in — Sep 12, 1998 |
| October | 95.0°F — Oct 2, 1989 | 24.1°F — Oct 31, 1993 | 7.17 in — Oct 28, 1991 |
| November | 89.1°F — Nov 1, 2016 | 17.1°F — Nov 18, 2014 | 6.10 in — Nov 4, 1994 |
| December | 82.0°F — Dec 4, 2005 | -2.9°F — Dec 23, 1989 | 7.45 in — Dec 3, 1982 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in De Kalb.