All-time weather records — Rising Star, TX
Climate change signal in Rising Star
of Rising Star's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (0 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (0 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 | 69 | 44 | ||
| 1950s | 96 | 50 | ||
| 1960s | 26 | 44 | ||
| 1970s | 70 | 88 | ||
| 1980s | 39 | 71 | ||
| 1990s | 34 | 53 | ||
| 2000s | 32 | 16 |
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 1943, the latest in 2006. Period of observation: 1942-2011.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 89.1°F — Jan 9, 1969 | 0.0°F — Jan 12, 1973 | 3.00 in — Jan 13, 1944 |
| February | 97.0°F — Feb 23, 1996 | -2.0°F — Feb 2, 1985 | 2.62 in — Feb 17, 1989 |
| March | 96.1°F — Mar 29, 1946 | 8.1°F — Mar 2, 1980 | 4.40 in — Mar 27, 1977 |
| April | 98.1°F — Apr 9, 1963 | 25.0°F — Apr 10, 1973 | 6.50 in — Apr 26, 1990 |
| May | 105.1°F — May 27, 1943 | 35.1°F — May 3, 1954 | 4.47 in — May 29, 1987 |
| June | 108.0°F — Jun 18, 1948 | 46.0°F — Jun 1, 1947 | 4.77 in — Jun 6, 1984 |
| July | 109.0°F — Jul 27, 1954 | 54.0°F — Jul 14, 1990 | 5.19 in — Jul 5, 1998 |
| August | 109.0°F — Aug 3, 1943 | 48.9°F — Aug 28, 1992 | 5.59 in — Aug 1, 1995 |
| September | 109.0°F — Sep 7, 2000 | 39.0°F — Sep 30, 1984 | 5.80 in — Sep 8, 1962 |
| October | 102.0°F — Oct 5, 1951 | 21.0°F — Oct 31, 1993 | 4.00 in — Oct 18, 1994 |
| November | 91.9°F — Nov 1, 1944 | 15.1°F — Nov 29, 1976 | 2.13 in — Nov 6, 2000 |
| December | 88.0°F — Dec 24, 1955 | -8.0°F — Dec 23, 1989 | 3.00 in — Dec 20, 1991 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Rising Star.