All-time weather records — Sterling City, TX
Climate change signal in Sterling City
of Sterling City's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (13 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (15 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 | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | · | · | ||
| 1930s | · | · | ||
| 1940s | · | · | ||
| 1950s | · | · | ||
| 1960s | 52 | 58 | ||
| 1970s | 105 | 87 | ||
| 1980s | 55 | 71 | ||
| 1990s | 57 | 26 | ||
| 2000s | 67 | 74 | ||
| 2010s | 30 | 50 | ||
| 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 1964, the latest in 2017. Period of observation: 1926-2025.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 87.1°F — Jan 4, 2006 | 1.0°F — Jan 11, 1982 | 2.27 in — Jan 8, 1961 |
| February | 93.9°F — Feb 23, 1996 | -13.0°F — Feb 2, 1985 | 2.01 in — Feb 20, 1997 |
| March | 98.1°F — Mar 28, 1971 | 3.9°F — Mar 2, 1980 | 2.34 in — Mar 27, 1977 |
| April | 102.0°F — Apr 26, 2012 | 19.9°F — Apr 9, 1973 | 3.90 in — Apr 26, 1941 |
| May | 109.0°F — May 25, 2000 | 30.0°F — May 3, 2011 | 4.27 in — May 10, 1947 |
| June | 111.9°F — Jun 27, 1994 | 12.9°F — Jun 15, 2006 | 2.70 in — Jun 25, 1938 |
| July | 109.0°F — Jul 3, 1980 | 46.9°F — Jul 13, 2006 | 6.53 in — Jul 6, 1948 |
| August | 108.0°F — Aug 7, 1964 | 50.0°F — Aug 6, 2006 | 4.00 in — Aug 13, 2005 |
| September | 106.0°F — Sep 6, 2000 | 32.0°F — Sep 24, 1989 | 5.65 in — Sep 29, 2012 |
| October | 104.0°F — Oct 1, 1977 | 23.0°F — Oct 31, 1993 | 5.12 in — Oct 23, 2015 |
| November | 93.0°F — Nov 8, 1980 | 10.0°F — Nov 30, 1979 | 3.05 in — Nov 2, 1975 |
| December | 88.0°F — Dec 2, 2016 | -7.1°F — Dec 23, 1989 | 3.15 in — Dec 7, 1926 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Sterling City.