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The coldest temperature ever recorded at George Bush Intercontinental Airport was 7 °F (−14 °C) on December 23, 1989. Elsewhere, the temperature in Houston dropped to 5 °F (−15 °C) on January 18, 1930. [19] The all-time record low at Houston's Hobby Airport, closer to the city, is 9 °F (−13 °C).
A peak wind gust of 97 mph (156 km/h) is recorded near Freeport, with William P. Hobby Airport and George Bush Intercontinental Airport gusting to as high as 84 mph (135 km/h) and 83 mph (134 km/h), respectively. [183] Strong winds in the Houston area topple at least ten transmission towers and fell trees onto power lines.
The highest temperature ever measured in Texas was 120 °F (48.9 °C), recorded on August 12, 1936 in Seymour, during the 1936 North American Heatwave, and again on June 28, 1994 in Monahans. The lowest temperature ever measured in Texas was −23 °F (−30.6 °C), recorded on February 8, 1933 in Seminole .
Meteorological history of Hurricane Harvey. Hurricane Harvey was the costliest tropical cyclone on record (tied with Hurricane Katrina of 2005 ), inflicting roughly $125 billion in damage across the Houston metropolitan area and Southeast Texas. [1] It lasted from mid-August until early September 2017, with many records for rainfall and ...
The sun rises over power lines Tuesday, June 27, 2023, in Houston. Meteorologists say scorching temperatures brought on by a heat dome have taxed the Texas power grid and threaten to bring record ...
Hurricane Harvey was a devastating Category 4 hurricane that made landfall on Texas and Louisiana in August 2017, causing catastrophic flooding and more than 100 deaths. It is tied with 2005's Hurricane Katrina as the costliest tropical cyclone on record, [nb 1] inflicting $125 billion (2017 USD) in damage, primarily from catastrophic rainfall-triggered flooding in the Houston metropolitan ...
Frustrations mounted among residents as temperatures in Houston rose and the Heat Index topped 100 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius). ... Beryl was the earliest Category 5 storm on record when it ...
In cities like Phoenix, New Orleans, Miami, Houston and El Paso, Texas, the temperatures for Monday into Tuesday are forecast at 5 to 15 degrees above average, with daily highs expected to reach ...