Persimmon Gap
| Persimmon Gap | |
|---|---|
| South Pass | |
  Persimmon Gap Location within Texas | |
| Elevation | 902 m (2,959 ft) |
| Traversed by |  US 385 |
| Location | Brewster County, Texas, United States |
| Range | Santiago Mountains |
| Coordinates | 29°40′06″N 103°10′15″W / 29.6682480°N 103.1707268°W |
Persimmon Gap is a mountain pass located in Big Bend National Park in Texas.
It is traversed by U.S. Highway 385.
Climate
[edit]- Coordinates: 29°39′37″N 103°10′25″W / 29.66028°N 103.17361°W
- Elevation: 2,865 feet (873 m)[1]
The hottest temperature recorded in Persimmon Gap was 113 °F (45.0 °C) on June 18, 2017, while the coldest temperature recorded was 4 °F (−15.6 °C) on December 23, 1989.[2]
| Climate data for Persimmon Gap, Texas, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1967–present | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 88 (31) |
95 (35) |
102 (39) |
105 (41) |
110 (43) |
113 (45) |
110 (43) |
111 (44) |
108 (42) |
101 (38) |
96 (36) |
88 (31) |
113 (45) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 81.9 (27.7) |
87.2 (30.7) |
92.9 (33.8) |
98.9 (37.2) |
104.4 (40.2) |
107.2 (41.8) |
104.8 (40.4) |
103.0 (39.4) |
100.0 (37.8) |
96.0 (35.6) |
88.5 (31.4) |
81.5 (27.5) |
108.2 (42.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 64.5 (18.1) |
70.3 (21.3) |
77.9 (25.5) |
86.2 (30.1) |
93.5 (34.2) |
98.1 (36.7) |
96.9 (36.1) |
96.5 (35.8) |
90.3 (32.4) |
83.7 (28.7) |
72.9 (22.7) |
65.2 (18.4) |
83.0 (28.3) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 49.0 (9.4) |
53.7 (12.1) |
61.4 (16.3) |
69.6 (20.9) |
78.2 (25.7) |
84.4 (29.1) |
84.9 (29.4) |
84.4 (29.1) |
78.0 (25.6) |
69.1 (20.6) |
57.6 (14.2) |
49.7 (9.8) |
68.3 (20.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 33.4 (0.8) |
37.2 (2.9) |
44.9 (7.2) |
53.1 (11.7) |
62.9 (17.2) |
70.7 (21.5) |
73.0 (22.8) |
72.3 (22.4) |
65.8 (18.8) |
54.5 (12.5) |
42.2 (5.7) |
34.2 (1.2) |
53.7 (12.1) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 23.0 (−5.0) |
25.5 (−3.6) |
31.6 (−0.2) |
39.7 (4.3) |
50.4 (10.2) |
62.6 (17.0) |
67.3 (19.6) |
66.1 (18.9) |
54.5 (12.5) |
38.8 (3.8) |
29.0 (−1.7) |
22.8 (−5.1) |
19.7 (−6.8) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 11 (−12) |
10 (−12) |
17 (−8) |
29 (−2) |
39 (4) |
55 (13) |
62 (17) |
61 (16) |
44 (7) |
28 (−2) |
18 (−8) |
4 (−16) |
4 (−16) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 0.43 (11) |
0.33 (8.4) |
0.35 (8.9) |
0.51 (13) |
1.06 (27) |
1.40 (36) |
1.83 (46) |
1.65 (42) |
1.58 (40) |
0.79 (20) |
0.54 (14) |
0.38 (9.7) |
10.85 (276) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.2 (0.51) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.1 (0.25) |
0.3 (0.76) |
0.6 (1.52) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) | 2.9 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 45.7 |
| Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 |
| Source 1: NOAA[3] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service[2] | |||||||||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "US COOP Station Map". Western Regional Climate Center, Desert Research Institute. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
- ^ a b "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Midland". National Weather Service. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
- ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Persimmon Gap, TX". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
External links
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