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...HOUSTON'S NOVEMBER TOP 10 LISTS...

 

The following is a list of Houston's Top 10 wettest, driest, warmest, and coolest Novembers
(see note below table).

 

Houston's November Lists (1889-2022)

 

Wettest
14.10 1943
11.73 2004
10.77 1946
10.30 1907
10.21 1998
9.21 1925
9.06 1940
8.91 1982
8.81 1902
8.50 2000
Driest
0.09 1949
0.41 1988
0.44 1967
0.50 2017
0.50 1966
0.55 1945
0.65 2012
0.67 1912
0.84 1894
0.88 1910
Warmest
69.4 1965
69.3 1927
67.8 1909
67.6 1931
67.3 1973
67.3 1913
67.2 2017
67.2 1945
67.0 1985
66.7 2016
Coolest
51.8 1976
54.7 1972
54.9 1929
55.2 1889
55.7 1997
55.7 1979
56.1 1898
56.5 1959
56.7 1991
56.8 1992

 

Other Months
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Annual


The official observation site for the city of Houston was moved quite a few times during its long history. The city office was located in downtown Houston and observations began in July 1881. Regrettably, weather records prior to 1889 are not available. However, a relatively complete set of daily temperature and rainfall data is available dating back to 1892 with some temperature and rainfall records dating back to 1889. The city office remained in downtown Houston from 1881 through May 1969. Intercontinental Airport opened in June 1969 and the official observation site was moved to the airport upon its opening. The official observation site has been located at Intercontinental Airport ever since. 

Although the downtown office was the official observation site for almost eighty years, the office moved quite a few times around downtown Houston. Below is a list of locations and dates of the official observation site.

  • Cotton Station (July 1881 - September 1909)
  • Stewart Building at Preston and Fannin (September 1909 - February 1926)
  • Shell Building at Texas and Fannin (March 1926 - August 1938)
  • Federal Building at Franklin and Fannin (August 1938 - May 1969)
  • Intercontinental Airport (June 1969 - Present)
Questions/Comments concerning this data should be sent to Jimmy Fowler.