Hords Creek Dam, Texas climate: Climate normals at a NOAA weather station
Hords Creek Dam's normal year runs from 32°F January nights to 95°F July afternoons, with 27.2 inches of precipitation and less than an inch of snow (0.1 in) a year. (NOAA 1991-2020 normals)
In metric: a yearly mean of 18.0°C, January lows of 0°C, July highs of 35°C, 690 mm of precipitation a year.
- NOAA stationHords Creek Dam
- Station IDUSC00414278
- Location31.85°N 99.56°W
- Elevation1,949 ft (594 m)
On October 23, the normal high in Hords Creek Dam is 77°F and the normal low 49°F, and the chance of measurable rain or snow is 19%.
Normals describe a typical year at the station, not a forecast. The National Weather Service forecast for Hords Creek Dam.
- Jan 59° 32°
- Feb 63° 35°
- Mar 70° 43°
- Apr 79° 50°
- May 85° 60°
- Jun 92° 67°
- Jul 95° 70°
- Aug 95° 70°
- Sep 88° 63°
- Oct 80° 52°
- Nov 68° 41°
- Dec 60° 33°
Each month: normal high (large) and low, °F. Fill: the month's normal mean, colder blue to hotter red.
What is the weather like at Hords Creek Dam each month?
July is the warmest month, with normal highs of 95°F; January the coldest, with normal lows of 32°F. The most precipitation falls in June (3.67 in), the least in January (1.20 in).
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. | Wet days | 90°F days | Freezing nights | Daylight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 59°F | 32°F | 45.3°F | 1.20 | 5 | <1 | 19 | 10 h 20 min |
| February | 63°F | 35°F | 49.1°F | 1.73 | 5 | <1 | 13 | 11 h |
| March | 70°F | 43°F | 56.5°F | 2.02 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 12 h |
| April | 79°F | 50°F | 64.0°F | 1.95 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 13 h |
| May | 85°F | 60°F | 72.3°F | 3.55 | 7 | 9 | <1 | 13 h 50 min |
| June | 92°F | 67°F | 79.1°F | 3.67 | 6 | 19 | <1 | 14 h 10 min |
| July | 95°F | 70°F | 82.4°F | 1.92 | 3 | 27 | <1 | 14 h |
| August | 95°F | 70°F | 82.2°F | 2.30 | 6 | 25 | <1 | 13 h 20 min |
| September | 88°F | 63°F | 75.4°F | 2.79 | 5 | 13 | <1 | 12 h 20 min |
| October | 80°F | 52°F | 65.6°F | 2.77 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 11 h 30 min |
| November | 68°F | 41°F | 54.0°F | 1.94 | 5 | <1 | 7 | 10 h 30 min |
| December | 60°F | 33°F | 46.5°F | 1.33 | 4 | <1 | 18 | 10 h 10 min |
| Year (annual) | 78°F | 51°F | 64.4°F | 27.17 | 61 | 99 | 64 |
The same normals in °C and millimetres
| Month | High | Low | Mean | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 15°C | 0°C | 7.4°C | 30 mm |
| February | 17°C | 2°C | 9.5°C | 44 mm |
| March | 21°C | 6°C | 13.6°C | 51 mm |
| April | 26°C | 10°C | 17.8°C | 50 mm |
| May | 29°C | 15°C | 22.4°C | 90 mm |
| June | 33°C | 19°C | 26.2°C | 93 mm |
| July | 35°C | 21°C | 28.0°C | 49 mm |
| August | 35°C | 21°C | 27.9°C | 58 mm |
| September | 31°C | 17°C | 24.1°C | 71 mm |
| October | 26°C | 11°C | 18.7°C | 70 mm |
| November | 20°C | 5°C | 12.2°C | 49 mm |
| December | 16°C | 1°C | 8.1°C | 34 mm |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00414278; annual normals. Wet days: 0.01 inch or more; 90°F days and freezing nights: NOAA's day counts. Daylight: sunrise to sunset on the 15th, computed from the latitude.
Which months are mildest at Hords Creek Dam?
Normal highs sit between 65°F and 85°F in March, April, May, October and November. Of those, April has the fewest days with rain (4).
That is a measurement, not a recommendation: it counts the months whose normal afternoon high sits between 65°F and 85°F, where a light layer is enough by day.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00414278.
When is the last frost at Hords Creek Dam?
In Hords Creek Dam, the last spring frost (32°F) comes after March 29 in half of years and after April 17 in one year in ten; the first autumn frost comes before November 7 in half of years and before October 26 in one year in ten.
Frost-free in half of yearsFrost in 1 to 9 years out of 10Frost most years
- Last spring frost, half of years after
- March 291 year in 10 after April 17; 9 in 10 after March 5
- First autumn frost, half of years before
- November 71 year in 10 before October 26; 9 in 10 before November 25
NOAA puts the median frost-free season at 227 days, and the season without a hard freeze (28°F) at 252 days.
A hard freeze (28°F) comes after March 12 in half of springs and before November 16 in half of autumns.
The USDA's 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map puts Hords Creek Dam in zone 8a in ZIP code 76834, the nearest ZIP area. By the map's own method, the average of each year's coldest night over 1991-2020, the station is in zone 8a: the coldest night of a typical year reaches 11°F (15 complete years).
Frost dates for every NOAA station in Texas · Frost dates by ZIP code
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals (frost probabilities), station USC00414278; USDA 2023 Plant Hardiness Zone Map, ZIP listings: PRISM Group, Oregon State University, https://prism.oregonstate.edu, accessed October 8, 2026; the station zone: ACIS daily lows, 1991-2020. A 10% date means one year in ten has a frost after it in spring or before it in autumn.
How hot and how cold does it get at Hords Creek Dam?
In a normal year in Hords Creek Dam, 99 days a year reach 90°F (16 of them 100°F or more), 64 nights fall to 32°F or colder and 61 days bring measurable precipitation.
- Days at 90°F or more
- 99a normal year
- Days at 100°F or more
- 16a normal year
- Nights at 32°F or colder
- 64a normal year
- Days that stay below freezing
- 2high of 32°F or less
- Days with 0.01 inch of precipitation
- 61a normal year
The highest temperature in this station's record (since 1953) is 109°F, on May 25, 2000; the lowest is −9°F, on December 23, 1989.
The wettest calendar year on that record is 2004, with 42.10 in; the snowiest season is 2020–21, with 14.1 inches.
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 annual normals, station USC00414278; records: ACIS (NOAA Regional Climate Centers), station USC00414278. Records use complete months only; a month missing more than three days is left out.
How sunny is it at Hords Creek Dam?
Over a year 82% of the sunlight that would reach the ground under clear skies gets through the clouds at Hords Creek Dam, 5.1 kWh per square metre a day. July is the sunniest month (88%) and February the cloudiest (76%).
| Month | Share of clear-sky sunshine | Sunshine, kWh/m² a day |
|---|---|---|
| January | 78% | 3.2 |
| February | 76% | 3.9 |
| March | 78% | 5.0 |
| April | 81% | 6.0 |
| May | 80% | 6.3 |
| June | 88% | 7.1 |
| July | 88% | 7.0 |
| August | 87% | 6.4 |
| September | 83% | 5.3 |
| October | 82% | 4.4 |
| November | 81% | 3.4 |
| December | 78% | 3.0 |
Source: NASA POWER solar climatology, 2001-2020 (CERES SYN1deg). Satellite-based, for the 1-degree cell (about 100 km across) around the station, so it describes the area rather than the airport.
How many heating and cooling degree days does Hords Creek Dam record?
A normal year at Hords Creek Dam brings 2,505 heating degree days, 53% fewer than the median U.S. place (5,373), and 2,308 cooling degree days, 2.5 times the median (908). Four months need 300 or more heating degree days, a monthly mean of about 55°F or colder. For gardens and crops, NOAA counts 5,930 growing degree days a year above 50°F.
| Month | Heating | Cooling |
|---|---|---|
| January | 611 | 1 |
| February | 448 | 5 |
| March | 285 | 23 |
| April | 115 | 85 |
| May | 23 | 249 |
| June | 1 | 423 |
| July | 0 | 539 |
| August | 0 | 535 |
| September | 8 | 320 |
| October | 96 | 113 |
| November | 343 | 14 |
| December | 576 | 1 |
| Year (annual) | 2,505 | 2,308 |
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 monthly normals, station USC00414278. A degree day is one degree of a day's mean temperature below 65°F (heating) or above it (cooling); utilities use them to estimate energy use.
Have recent years at Hords Creek Dam been warmer than normal?
2025 averaged 65.3°F, 0.9°F above the 1991-2020 normal of 64.4°F. 4 of the 5 complete years since 2021 ran warmer than the normal.
| Year | Mean | Against normal | Precip. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 64.1°F | −0.3°F | 26.83 |
| 2022 | 65.4°F | +1.0°F | 18.59 |
| 2023 | 66.8°F | +2.4°F | 21.40 |
| 2024 | 66.7°F | +2.3°F | 41.86 |
| 2025 | 65.3°F | +0.9°F | 25.57 |
Over 47 complete years from 1955 to 2025, the station's annual mean temperature rose at a fitted 2.7°F per century (+0.15°C per decade). A fitted rate summarizes the whole record; single years swing well above and below it.
Source: observed years: ACIS, station USC00414278; trend: NOAA GHCN-Monthly v4. A year counts only with all twelve months complete.
How does Hords Creek Dam's climate compare?
Hords Creek Dam is warmer than 105 of the 321 places with their own NOAA record in Texas, and wetter than 130. Across the 7,247 U.S. stations with normals, its annual mean of 64.4°F is warmer than 86%.
In the Köppen classification computed from these normals, Hords Creek Dam is Cfa: temperate, no dry season, hot summer. What the classes mean.
Places with the most similar year elsewhere
Measured month by month on the normal high, low and precipitation, among places of 20,000 or more people in other states:
Source: NOAA NCEI 1991-2020 normals for every station PlainClimate covers. Similarity: the root-mean-square difference of the 36 monthly figures, precipitation weighted so an inch counts like 6°F.
Which places near Hords Creek Dam share this climate record?
2 places have no NOAA station with 1991-2020 normals of their own, and this station is the nearest full record. A place's own climate can differ from these figures, by several degrees where it sits much higher or lower than the station, nearer the coast, or inside a large city's heat; for the larger places the next nearest records are named with their yearly mean, so the spread around them is visible, and places of 50,000 or more have their own page with NOAA's gridded normals.
- Novice, TX124 people · 11 mi N
- Valera, TX70 people · 6 mi S
Source: Census Bureau 2024 Gazetteer (place centers) and Vintage 2024 population estimates. Distance and direction from the station to each place's center.
Questions about Hords Creek Dam's climate
What is the coldest month at Hords Creek Dam?
January, with a normal high of 59°F and a normal low of 32°F. The warmest is July (95°F by day, 70°F at night).
Does it snow at Hords Creek Dam?
Rarely: NOAA's normal is 0.1 inch a year.
What is the rainiest month at Hords Creek Dam?
June, with 3.67 in of precipitation in a normal year; the driest is January with 1.20 in.
What plant hardiness zone is Hords Creek Dam in?
The USDA's 2023 map puts Hords Creek Dam in zone 8a in ZIP code 76834, the nearest ZIP area. By the same method at the station, the coldest night of a typical year reaches 11°F (15 years, 1991-2020): zone 8a.
How late can frost come at Hords Creek Dam?
In half of years the last 32°F night comes after March 29; in one year in ten it comes after April 17. Waiting until April 17 leaves about a one-in-ten chance of a later frost.
Nearby and next
- Texas climateThe statewide normals and every place in the state
- Coleman, TX7 miles from this station, 66.3°F a year
- Concho Park/Ivie Reservoir, TX22 miles from this station, 65.8°F a year
- Ballinger, TX25 miles from this station, 65.0°F a year
- Paint Rock, TX32 miles from this station, 65.1°F a year
- Compare two placesMonth by month, side by side
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