Located along the Rio Grande River in western Texas along the Mexico border, the city of El Paso has a milder climate than the extremes found in the Lone Star State. This is born out by the differences between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in El Paso, compared to the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures recorded in Texas.
The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in El Paso is 122 degrees. The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in the state of Texas is 143 degrees; a difference of 21 degrees.
Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in El Paso, Texas
All-time Record Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in El Paso is 114 Degrees
The hottest weather temperature ever officially recorded in the city of El Paso is 114 degrees, which occurred on June 30, 1994.
Days when the temperature reaches or exceeds 100 degrees are not at all rare in El Paso, as the city averages 20 days a year when the temperature rises to the century mark or above. El Paso also averages 107 days a year when the temperature reaches 90 degrees or above.
I've been to El Paso a couple of times, and would definitely call it a hot weather city in a desert. Despite the heat and desert, there are plenty of golf courses in and around the city.
El Paso is also a great place to stay if you are visiting Guadalupe Mountains National Park in West Texas, or Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico, just over the Texas border. There are nice hotels in El Paso, and both national parks are within a two hour drive.
- Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Texas is 120 Degrees
The summer of 1936 was a very hot one in the United States, as 15 states set their all-time record high that year. Texas is one of just 10 states to have recorded a weather temperature reading of 120 degrees or higher.
The difference between the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in El Paso (114) and the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Texas (120) is six degrees. Not a big statistical difference.
All-time Record Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in El Paso is -8 Degrees
The coldest weather temperature ever officially recorded in El Paso is -8 degrees, which occurred on January 11, 1962.
Days when the temperature drops below zero are pretty rare in El Paso. Since 1887, the city has had just four days when the temperature dipped below zero. El Paso averages 61 days a year when the temperature drops below freezing.
- Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Texas is -23 Degrees
The difference between the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in El Paso (-8) and the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of Texas (-23) is 15 degrees. A large statistical difference.
Overall, the city of El Paso has a milder climate than the extremes found in the state of Texas.
I know this is a very old article, but for historical purposes, there is no place in Texas that is 500 miles Northwest of El Paso. The article is referring to Seymour, Texas, which is about 500 miles roughly northEAST of El Paso.
ReplyDeleteSeminole, Texas is the county seat of Gaines County. It is about 260 miles east-northeast of El Paso. But you're 100% correct, there is no place in Texas that is 500 miles northwest of El Paso.
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