Choke Canyon Dam, TX Climate: Temperature & Rain by Month
Average temperature and precipitation from NOAA NCEI 1991–2020 normals →, with a derived climate comfort score
30-year climate normals (1991-2020) from Choke Canyon Dam's primary NOAA station, CHOKE CANYON DAM.
The climate verdict for Choke Canyon Dam
Warm-season cooling demand defines Choke Canyon Dam, Texas, running at more than twice its heating total. The NOAA normal records an annual average of 71°F. It scores 100/100 for climate comfort (excellent), putting it in the top third of station-mapped location scores and exceeding 99% of them.
- 71°F
- average temperature, NOAA 1991-2020 normal
- 100/100
- comfort score, above 99% of station-mapped location scores
- 26.5"
- yearly precipitation total
- 301 days
- frost-free growing season
Choke Canyon Dam: NOAA 1991-2020 normals describe a typical year, not a forecast. Method: /methodology.
Normals record plate
Sheet USC00411720 · Choke Canyon Dam, TX 71°F mean · 26.5" precip
TEMP-HOT · RANK-WARM · PHOTO-FINISH · PRCP-MID · SWING-MID · COMF-TOP · LOAD-COOL · STN-1 · BOOK-FULL
- TEMP-HOT 71°F
- RANK-WARM #6,587
- PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Poteet
- PRCP-MID 26.5"
- SWING-MID 32°F
- COMF-TOP 100/100
- LOAD-COOL 3,317 CDD
- STN-1 USC00411720
- BOOK-FULL 6/6 fields
Nearest mean-temperature peer: Poteet, TX ( -0.1 °F mean)
Instrument codes from this station's NOAA 1991–2020 normals, mean temperature, corpus warmth rank, photo-finish peer station, precipitation band, seasonal swing, comfort composite, degree-day load, and field book, not a livability rating.
Mean-temperature neighbourhood
Nationwide NOAA normal poles and nearest peers, not a reprint of every TX station list.
- Choke Canyon Dam (this station) 71°F
- Hot El Campo, TX 71°F
- Near Houston-port, TX 71°F
- Near Sugar Land, TX 71°F
- Cold Poteet, TX 70°F
Choke Canyon Dam sits in Texas, the #4 hottest U.S. state at 66.2°F statewide annual average - see all 50 hottest states ranked by NOAA normals
Climate Living Index · Choke Canyon Dam
Choke Canyon Dam: 81/100 · grade B
Choke Canyon Dam publishes 5 of 6 Living Index dimensions (NOAA annual/seasonal normals · NOAA daily multivariate normals); 1 missing weight rescale to 100.
PlainClimate-derived for Choke Canyon Dam, not an official NOAA rating. Rankings still use Comfort Score 100/100 (separate formula). Breakpoints and limits.
| Dimension | Station value | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Frost-free season | 301 days/year | 100/100 · A |
| Annual temperature balance | 70.5°F · 3.0° from 67.5°F | 91/100 · A |
| Snowfall burden | 0.3 inches/year | 88/100 · A |
| Precipitation balance | 26.5 in · 8.5 from 35 in | 70/100 · B |
| Normal heat + freeze calendar | 117 calendar days | 66/100 · C |
Choke Canyon Dam · 2026-08-04 · NOAA NCEI Climate Normals · method · Comfort Score method.
Choke Canyon Dam is a temperate Köppen climate: Cfa
Coldest-month mean 53.4°F and warmest-month mean 85.3°F place this station in temperate, no dry season, hot summer climates (Cfa). Class Cfa is the Peel et al. (2007) label for this station's monthly mean temperature and precipitation normals: temperate, specifically temperate, no dry season, hot summer.
- Köppen code
- Cfa
- Group
- Temperate
- Warmest month
- 85.3°F
- Coldest month
- 53.4°F
Source: official public datasets monthly normals (1991–2020) at the city’s primary station. This is a station classification, not a mapped regional consensus.
National standing · cooling-led station
Where Choke Canyon Dam sits across the climate record
Three NOAA fields for Choke Canyon Dam's primary station, temperature, precipitation, and seasonal swing, are ranked against every station-mapped normal that carries the same field.
- Annual temperature
- Top 4% warmest
- Among 6,861 stations, Choke Canyon Dam sits in the warmer third of annual means.
- Annual precipitation
- 36th percentile wetness
- Neither arid nor torrential versus 6,352 station totals.
- Seasonal temperature swing
- Narrower than 88%
- Warmest-to-coldest month gap for Choke Canyon Dam is compact versus 6,861 complete station-years.
How Choke Canyon Dam compares across U.S. station-mapped locations
Choke Canyon Dam's comfort score vs. all station-mapped locations
PlainClimate composite comfort index (1–100), NOAA 1991–2020 normals
100 Top 1% score exceeds 99% of 6,189 station-mapped location scores
- 0–10: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 10–20: 0 station-mapped locations (0%). Below this entry.
- 20–30: 96 station-mapped locations (2%). Below this entry.
- 30–40: 280 station-mapped locations (5%). Below this entry.
- 40–50: 1,113 station-mapped locations (18%). Below this entry.
- 50–60: 1,329 station-mapped locations (21%). Below this entry.
- 60–70: 1,236 station-mapped locations (20%). Below this entry.
- 70–80: 650 station-mapped locations (11%). Below this entry.
- 80–90: 921 station-mapped locations (15%). Below this entry.
- 90–100: 564 station-mapped locations (9%). This entry sits in this band.
Source NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, PlainClimate comfort index · 1991–2020
Choke Canyon Dam's measured station temperature trend
MethodologyAcross 30 complete annual observations from 1990 to 2025, CHOKE CANYON DAM warmed at a fitted rate of 0.22°C per decade. The line shows the fitted change relative to its first year, not raw year-to-year temperatures or a forecast.
- Choke Canyon Dam primary station fitted change +0.22 °C/decade
Monthly Temperatures
Average daily high and low temperatures by month
| Month | Avg High | Avg Low | Mean | Precip | Snow | Freeze Days | 90°F+ Days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 64°F (18°C) | 43°F (6°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 1.5" | 0.0" | 3.5 | 0.0 |
| February | 68°F (20°C) | 47°F (8°C) | 58°F (14°C) | 1.4" | 0.0" | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| March | 75°F (24°C) | 53°F (12°C) | 64°F (18°C) | 2.4" | 0.0" | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| April | 81°F (27°C) | 59°F (15°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 2.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 5.2 |
| May | 88°F (31°C) | 67°F (20°C) | 78°F (25°C) | 3.0" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 15.1 |
| June | 93°F (34°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 83°F (28°C) | 2.7" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 25.9 |
| July | 95°F (35°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 85°F (29°C) | 2.8" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 27.9 |
| August | 97°F (36°C) | 74°F (23°C) | 85°F (30°C) | 1.7" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 29.5 |
| September | 91°F (33°C) | 70°F (21°C) | 80°F (27°C) | 3.6" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 21.5 |
| October | 84°F (29°C) | 62°F (16°C) | 73°F (23°C) | 2.3" | 0.0" | 0.0 | 9.5 |
| November | 73°F (23°C) | 52°F (11°C) | 63°F (17°C) | 1.5" | 0.0" | 0.6 | 0.7 |
| December | 65°F (19°C) | 45°F (7°C) | 55°F (13°C) | 1.6" | 0.3" | 2.5 | 0.0 |
The year, day by day
The year in Choke Canyon Dam runs from a mild 42°F around January 6 to 98°F at the peak near August 7, and the normal low never reaches freezing on any date in the record.
When the heat sits
Normal highs reach 90°F from May 25 through September 18, covering 117 dates. The broader mild season, normal highs of 70°F or more, runs February 23 to November 25.
This counts calendar dates whose 1991–2020 normal high reaches 90°F. It is a smaller number than the 90°F+ day counts in the monthly table above, which measure how often the threshold was actually crossed in a typical year. A date can average 88°F and still exceed 90°F in half of all years.
No freezing date
Not one calendar date in the 1991–2020 record carries a normal low at or below 32°F. The coldest normal low of the year is 42°F around January 6.
Where the wet dates fall
The likeliest wet date is December 30, when 25% of years recorded at least a hundredth of an inch. The driest is August 3 at 13%. Summed across the calendar, that is about 74 wet dates a year.
The widest day
August 7 carries the biggest normal gap between afternoon and dawn, 23°F between the normal high and the normal low.
Look up any date
Any date's 1991–2020 normal for Choke Canyon Dam.
Where Choke Canyon Dam Stands Nationally
Summers here run among the most heat-heavy normals calendars in the country: on about 117 days a year the normal daily high itself reaches 90°F — a count fewer than one station in ten exceeds.
Choke Canyon Dam earns one nationally notable standing (outer quintile) against 6,860 NOAA 1991–2020 normals stations, middle-of-the-pack metrics stay silent here.
Monthly Precipitation
Average monthly rainfall and snowfall
7.3 days with precipitation
7.0 days with precipitation
6.6 days with precipitation
5.6 days with precipitation
6.1 days with precipitation
6.0 days with precipitation
5.3 days with precipitation
4.2 days with precipitation
7.4 days with precipitation
5.4 days with precipitation
5.7 days with precipitation
Snow: 0.3"
7.4 days with precipitation
Choke Canyon Dam spreads its precipitation across the year
Neither half of the year dominates here: June through August take 27% of the annual total and December through February 17%, with neither reaching the 35% that would mark a distinct wet season. Choke Canyon Dam has no dry season to plan around, though it does carry a 31.9°F seasonal spread.
The gap between the wettest and driest month still matters: September averages 3.6" and February 1.4". The three wettest months together take 35% of the year, against the 25% a perfectly flat distribution would give them.
Shares are computed from this station's own 1991-2020 monthly precipitation normals. "Spread across the year" means neither the June-August nor the December-February share reaches 35%; it describes an average year, not the variability of any single one.
When it rains in Choke Canyon Dam, it arrives in quantity
26.5" of precipitation falls across only about 74 wet days here, averaging 0.36 inches each. Fewer days carry more water: the year's total is delivered in comparatively heavy events rather than persistent damp.
- Days with measurable precipitation
- about 74 a year, 20% of all days
- Average depth per wet day
- 0.36 inches
- Most wet days
- September, about 7
- Fewest wet days
- August, about 4
A wet day is one recording at least 0.01 inches. These are 1991-2020 normals: they describe an average year, and a per-day average is not a forecast of any individual storm.
Snow reaches Choke Canyon Dam, but rarely amounts to much
The normals record 0.3 inches of snow a year here, most likely in December. That is a real but marginal amount: enough that snow is part of the local record, not enough to define the winter.
A figure in this range usually reflects a handful of events that melt quickly rather than a season of accumulation; about 0 days a year record any measurable snow at all.
NOAA 1991-2020 normals. An average across thirty years can smooth away a single heavy winter, so a small annual figure does not mean a significant snowfall is impossible.
Frost Dates & Growing Season
First Fall Freeze
December 6
50% probability date
Last Spring Freeze
February 8
50% probability date
Growing Season
301 days
Heating & Cooling Degree Days
Annual totals indicate energy demand for heating and cooling
Heating Degree Days
1,275
Higher = more heating needed
Cooling Degree Days
3,317
Higher = more cooling needed
Warmest Month
August
Coldest Month
January
Nationwide similar cities
Other rankable U.S. places outside TX closest to Choke Canyon Dam on two NOAA annual-normal axes (mean temperature and annual precipitation). Chip rows use distinct link sets.
Closest by average temperature
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual mean temperature (71°F here).
- New Orleans, LA 71°F · 0.0°F off
- Paauilo, HI 71°F · 0.0°F off
- Carefree, AZ 71°F · 0.1°F off
- Tucson, AZ 71°F · 0.1°F off
Closest by annual precipitation
Nearest out-of-state peers by annual precipitation (26.5" here), excluding temperature-peer places.
- Talkeetna, AK 26.5" · 0.0" off
- Bison, KS 26.5" · 0.0" off
- Ravenna, NE 26.5" · 0.0" off
- Chemult, OR 26.5" · 0.0" off
Data-derived climate profile
How Choke Canyon Dam's climate pattern fits together
cooling led · moderate · mid swing
Air-conditioning demand is the clearest thermal signal here. Choke Canyon Dam accumulates 3,317 cooling degree days, more than twice its 1,275 heating total; the monthly table shows when that imbalance builds rather than treating it as a year-round condition.
Choke Canyon Dam's 26.5 inches of annual precipitation falls in PlainClimate's middle band, so “wet” or “dry” is not the leading description. Recorded annual snowfall is negligible. Temperature balance and the calendar distribution carry more information than the annual moisture label alone.
August and January mark the typical warm and cold ends of the calendar in Choke Canyon Dam's middle-range seasonal profile. The measured spread is 31.9°F. The annual average is 71°F. Neither the annual mean nor one extreme month represents the full calendar on its own.
The frost-free window extends for about 301 days. That is a long calendar measure, but it is not a forecast and does not combine heat, rainfall, soil, or local elevation into a planting recommendation.
These labels group NOAA 1991-2020 normals from Choke Canyon Dam's primary station, so the summer figures are a thirty-year average rather than a ceiling: individual years have run hotter and will again. For Choke Canyon Dam that means a descriptive range only — not an official NOAA classification and not a prediction for next summer.
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Data Sources
Data source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals v1.0.1 (1991-2020). All figures on this page are from Choke Canyon Dam's primary station: CHOKE CANYON DAM (USC00411720). For informational purposes only.
Place identity: U.S. Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer places. The conservative exact name-and-state crosswalk finds no Census place match, so PlainClimate treats this as a station-mapped location and does not claim it is a municipality. No exact Gazetteer row for Choke Canyon Dam; facility counts that depend on place identity are therefore an upper bound, not a municipal census.
On this page every temperature, precipitation, and derived score for Choke Canyon Dam comes from its primary NOAA station record. No figure on this page is typed in by an editor - each value is rendered from NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of 1991–2020 normals.