All-time weather records — Merkel, TX
Climate change signal in Merkel
of Merkel's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (0 of 61 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (0 of 62 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 | · | 1 | ||
| 1980s | · | · | ||
| 1990s | · | · | ||
| 2000s | 61 | 61 |
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 2006, the latest in 2006. Period of observation: 1940-2006.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | — | — | 1.40 in — Jan 7, 1961 |
| February | — | — | 3.23 in — Feb 19, 1997 |
| March | — | — | 90.00 in — Mar 29, 1982 |
| April | — | — | 4.20 in — Apr 19, 2006 |
| May | — | — | 3.15 in — May 26, 1950 |
| June | — | — | 3.86 in — Jun 8, 1997 |
| July | 104.0°F — Jul 17, 2006 | 64.9°F — Jul 6, 2006 | 5.30 in — Jul 22, 1961 |
| August | 102.0°F — Aug 11, 2006 | — | 4.20 in — Aug 1, 1995 |
| September | — | — | 3.74 in — Sep 4, 1961 |
| October | — | — | 4.24 in — Oct 3, 1959 |
| November | — | — | 3.16 in — Nov 18, 1986 |
| December | — | — | 2.49 in — Dec 26, 1994 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Merkel.