Snow made it all the way to the coast with Alvin reporting 2.5 inches of snow, Angleton reporting 0.8 inches and Galveston measured a half inch of snow. Ratcliffe recorded 4.0 inches of snow and College Station recorded 3.2 inches of snow. Morning low temperatures at Somerville fell to 12 degrees.Ī snow event moved across Southeast Texas on this date in 1918. Areas from madisonville to Crockett to Livingston all reported between 3 and 6 inches of snow during this winter weather event. Houston Westbury reported 6.0 inches of snow and much of the Houston metropolitan area received beween 2 and 4 inches of snow. Crockett endured 13 consecutive mornings between January 6th and January 18th with low temperatures below freezing.Ĭleveland reported 10 inches of snow on January 11th and 12th in 1973. Richmond reported 8.58 inches of rain during this event.Ĭrockett reported a minimum temperature of 10 degrees on this date in 1962.
Heavy rain moved across Southeast Texas on this date in 2012 and produced flooding across parts of Fort Bend and southern Harris counties. A thin layer of ice formed on Galveston Bay out 100 yards from shore as temperatures around the Galveston Bay region fell into the teens. The start of a mini-cold wave began on this date in 1962. The city of Houston recorded 5.89 inches of rain on this date back in 1891. The rain was mixed with freezing rain and sleet. The front brought almost an inch of rain to Houston. Houston recorded a high temperature of 33 degrees and College Station and Crockett recorded a high temperature of 27 degrees. In 1913, an arctic cold front crossed the region. The city of Liberty reported 7.02 inches of rain. Flooding was reported across Montgomery, Harris and Liberty counties. This was the last day of seven consecutive days below freezing.Ī heavy rain event affected Southeast Texas on this date in 1998. In 1947, a band of rain and snow showers moved through Southeast Texas. Five persons were killed and 20 others were injured. The cold outbreak of 1911 continued with Danevang recording a low temperature of 14 degrees and Galveston recording a temperature of 19 degrees.Ī tornado ripped through Bay City on this day in 1929.
The monthly total was 10.50 inches.Īn arctic outbreak gripped Southeast Texas in 1911 with low temperatures plummeting to 16 degrees at Houston and 14 degrees at Brenham. Huntsville received 6.40 inches of rain on this date back in 1890. On January 1st 1999, an EF-2 tornado produced damage in Trinity County and another EF-2 tornado produced damage in Liberty county. Happy New Year! Unfortunately, weather never takes a holiday and tornadoes can occur at any time of the year. Click on the dates below to find out what happened on a given day in Southeast Texas weather history.