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160 TEXAS ALMANAC.-1947-1948.
Altitudes of Principal Texas Cities and Towns.-(Continued.)
Town and Elevation Town and Elevation Town and Elevation Town and Elevation
County- Feet County- Feet County- Feet. County- Feet
Rotan, Fisher ......1,979 Sipe Springs, Texhoma, Sherman .3,450 Waskom, Harrison.. 299
Round Rock, Comanche .......1,410 Texltne, Dallam .... 4,694 Water Valley, Tom
Williamson ...... 720 Skellytown, Carson..3,278 Texon, Reagan .....2,710 Green ..........2,111
*Round Top, Fayette 390 Skidmore, Bee ..... 159 Thrall, Williamson.. 569 Waxahachie, Ellis... 585
Rowena, Runnels ...1,750 Slaton, Lubbock....3,085 Three Rivers, Live 0. 155 Weatherford, Parker 864
Rowlett Dallas .... 509 Smiley, Gonzales ... 316 Thorndale, Milam... 459 Webb, Webb........ 647
Royse City, Rockwall 561 Smithfield, Tarrant. 639 Thornton, Limestone 496 Weimar, Colorado... 408
Rule, Haskell ......1,672 Smithville, Bastrop . 324 Throckmorton, Weinert, Haskell....1,532
Runge, Karnes ..... 304 Snyder, Scurry......2,316 Throckmorton ....1,441 Welfare, Kendall ...1,399
Rusk, Cherokee..... 489 Somerville, Burleson. 250 Thurber, Erath.....1,150 Wellington, Collings.1,978
Sabinal, Uvalde ......956 Sonora, Sutton .....2,120 *Tilden, McMullen .. 270 Wells, Cherokee......334
Sabine, Jefferson ... 17 Sourlake, Hardin... 43 Timpson, Shelby.... 394 *Weslaco, Hldalgo .. 70
Sabine Pass, Jeffers 8 Southland, Garza ..3,023 *Tioga, Grayson.... 680 West, McLennan.... 648
Sagerton, Haskell ..1,635 Southmayd, Grayson 735 Tolar, Hood .......1,015 Westbrook, Mitchell.2,127
Saint Jo, Montague 1,146 South Plains, Floyd 3,213 Tolbert, Wilbarger..1,288 *West Columbia,
San AngelO, Tom G 1,847 Spearman, Hansford 3,105 Tomball, Harris .... 196 Brazoria ........ 40
San Antomo, Bexar. 701 Spofford, Kinney ...1,008 Tom Bean, Grayson. 816 Westhoff, De Wltt.. 260
San Augustine, San Spur, Dickens ..... 2,264 Tornillo, El Paso...3,583 *Westminster, Collm 690
Augustine .....304 Stamford, Jones .. . .1,603 Toyah, Reeves .....2,909 Wharton, Wharton.. 111
San Benito, Cameron 33 Stanton, Martin ....2.664 Toyahville, Reeves..3,340 Wheeler, Wheeler...2,520
Sanderson, Terrell ..2,780 Stephenville, Erath .1,283 Travis, Falls ....... 455 White Deer, Carson.3,338
Sandia, Jim Wells.. 130 Sterling City, Sterl .2,294 Trent, Taylor .....1,914 Whiteface, Cochran.3,678
San Diego, Duval .. 312 Stinnett, Hutchinson.3,173 Trenton, Fanmnin ... 754 Whitesboro, Grayson 783
San Elihzaro, El P. 3,628 Stockdale, Wilson... 430 Trinidad, Henderson 304 Whiteland, McCal...1,792
San Fellpe, Austin .. 155 St Paul, San Pat... 81 Trinity, Trinity..... 226 Whitewright, Grays. 746
Sanger, Denton ... 660 Stratford, Sherman.3,695 Troup, Smith....... 467 Whitney, Hill....... 585
San Juan, Hidalgo.. 102 Strawn, Palo Pinto. 992 Troy, Bell ........ 680 Wichita Falls, Wich. 946
San Marcos, Hays .. 581 Streetman, Freestone 375 Tulia, Swisher......3,501 Willis, Montgomery. 381
San Saba, San Saba.1,210 Sudan, Lamb ..3,752 Turkey, Hall .......2,348 Wills Point, Van Z.. 532
San Saba Camp, Sugar Land, F Bend 82 Turney, Cherokee... 409 Wilmer, Dallas ..... 472
McCulloch .....1,687 Sulphur Bridge, Tuscola, Taylor.....1,971 Winchell, Brown....1,329
Santa Anna, Bowie . ... .. 237 Tyler, Smith ... 558 Windom, Fannin.... 630
Coleman ....1,743 Sulphur Springs, Umbarger, Randall .3,746 Winfield, Titus ..... 446
Santo, Palo Pinto .. 970 Hopkins ... . ... 530 *University Park, Wink, Winkler......2,785
San Ygnacio, Zapata 324 Summerfield, Castro 3,926 Dallas .... 600 Wminnsboro, Wood... 533
Saragosa, Reeves .. 2,885 Sunset, Montague .. 992 Uvalde, Ualde ... 913 Winona, Smith ..... 317
Saratoga. Hardin... 83 Swearingen, Cottle .1,750 Valentine, Jeff Day.4,431 Winters, Runnels ...1,860
Santa, Kenedy .. 34 Sweeny, Brazoria . 32 Valera, Coleman .1,790Wolfe City, Hunt .. 674
Saxoy, Fannin . . 664 Sweetwater, Nolan .2,164 *Valley Mills, Bosque 590 Woodsboro, Refugio. 47
Schulenburg. Fayette 344 Swenson, Stone\all .1,790 Van, Van Zandt . . 512 Woodson, Throckmo 1,280
*Seadrift, Calhoun . 20 Taft. San Patricio.. 54 Van Alstyne, Gr'son 791 Woodlille, Tyler ... 232
*Seagoville, Dallas . 430 Tahoka, Lynn......3,090 Vanderbilt, Jackson. 37 Woodward, La Salle 508
Seagraves. Gaines. 3,353 *Talco, Titus ...... 350 Van Horn, Culb'son.4,010 Wortham, Freestone 478
Sealy, Austin ... 203 Talpa, Coleman ... .1,950 Van Vleck, Matag .. 48 Wyhlie, Collin ...... 557
*Segumin, Guadalupe 520 Tanglewood, Lee ... 476 Veal Sta , Parker ..1,100 Yoakum, Lavaca-
Seminole, Gaines .. 3,312 Tankersley, Tom G .2,003 Vega. Oldham .....4,030 De Witt . . 322
Seymour, Baylor.... 1,291 Tascosa, Oldham ...3,176 Velasco, Brazoria .. 11 Yorktown, De Witt. 266
Shallowater, Lub'ck 3,297 Tatum, Rusk ..... 385 Venus, Johnson .... 658 Ysleta, El Paso ..... 3,652
Shamrock, Wheeler 2.310 Taylor, Williamson.. 583 Vernon, Wilbarger..1,205 Zapata, Zapata .... 311
Sherman, Grayson.. 728 Teague, Freestone .. 499 Victoria, Victoria... 93 Zavalla, Angehlina... 228
Sherwood, Irion ....2,145 Tehuacana, Limest.. 575 Voth, Jefferson..... 21 Zephyr, Brown .....1,506
Shiner, Lavaca ..... 350 Temple, Bell ...... 736 Waco. McLennan ... 427 Zephyr, Brown...... 1,505
Shiro, Grimes ..... 372 Tenaha. Shelby .... 351 Waelder, Gonzales .. 367
Sierra Blanca. Huds 4,512 Tennyson, Coke.....1,875 Waka, Ochiltree ....3,041 *Altitude approximated
Silsbee, Hardin .... 79 Terrell, Kaufman... 530 Waller, Waller ..... 250 from topographic map of
Sillerton, Briscoe ..3,261 Texarkana, Bowie .. 295 Walnut Springs, United States Geological
Sminton, San Patricio 143 Texas City, Galveston 12 Bosque . .. 910 Survey
Texas Weather-Meteorological Records
The diversity which characterizes Texas winter frosts. In the Panhandle the mean
weather comes from three causes (1) the annual temperature is 56 F and the average
geographic position of Texas between the growing season about 190 days. The mean
warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico and the annual temperature for the state is 66.3 1
Rocky Mountain system, (2) the north-south with a mean growing season of about 240
range of about 800 miles. and (3) wide range days. (See county table, pp. 163-167.)
in elevation above sea level Texas climato- At Bon Weir, Newton County, on the Lou-
logical conditions include each of the three islana border, the mean annual rainfall is
general classifications of North American 56 13 inches. At Socorro. El Paso County, in
weather-maritime, continental and mountain the extreme west, it is 8 02 inches. Mean
This meteorological instability has its ill annual precipitation for the entire state is
effects in storms, floods, drouths and unsea- 30 25 inches.
sonal frosts. At the same time it contributes Mean annual precipitation for the entire
to the variety of Texas crop and livestock state, by months, revised to Jan. 1, 1046, is
production. The grapefruit of the Rio Grande as follows:
Valley, the hard wheat of the Panhandle Month- Inches. Month- Inches
Plains, the rice of the Coastal Plain, the for- January .........1.81 August ...........2 37
ests of East Texas and the grassy lands of the February .........1 78 September ........2 99
western part of the state are products of cli- March ...........1.99 October ..........2 69
mate rather than of soil A fortunate character April ............2 91 November ........2 12
of Texas weather is the relatively low aver- May .............3.70 December ....... 2 32
age humidity and relatively high percentage June ............2.99
of sunshine weather, even in the region of July .............2.58 Year ..........30 25
heavier rainfall, a condition conducive to Extreme Weather Records.
good health The table, Extreme Weather Records at
Temperature and Precipitation. Selected Points, does not show absolute
The Rio Grande Valley in extreme South extreme in all instances (see p. 162). The
Texas has an annual mean tempearture of stations in this table were selected because of
about 74 degrees F. and an a, erage growing their uniform geographickIistrlbution through-
season of more than 300 days with only light out Texas and because of their long records,
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