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SOIL SURVEY
TABLE 1.--TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION
[Recorded in the period 1951-74 at Dallas, Texas]
Temperature Precipitation
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2 years in 12 years in lUI I
I I 10 will have-- Average I I will have-- I Average I
Month AveragelAveragelAveragel number oflAveragel number oflAverage
Daily I daily I daily I Maximum I Minimum growing I I Less I More Idays withlsnowfall
maximumlminimuml Itemperatureltemperature degree I Ithan--Ithan--10.10 inchl
SI I higher I lower I days1 I I I I or more I
I I I than-- I than-- I I I I
I UF - U I. U I , F I 0F I Units . In I In IIn I I In
I - 1 - I I - I - I I ~~ l " I ~ I I -
January----I 55.6 I 35.4 1 45.5 I 82 1 11 1 58 I 1.78 1 .72 1 2.63 I 4 I 1.3
1I I I I I I I I I I
February---I 60.1 I 39.0 I 49.6 I 84 17 I 98 I 2.05 I .91 1 2.98 I 4 I .5
I I I I I I I I I II
March--- I 67.7 I 46.0 I 56.8 1 91 23 I 278 1 2.56 .75 1 4.02 I 4 I .2
1 I I I I I I I I I
April------I 76.7 I 56.0 1 66.4 I 92 35 I 492 1 4.81 1 2.09 1 7.01 I 6 I .0
I I I I I I I I II
May-------- 83.9 I 64.1 1 74.0 1 97 I 45 1 744 1 4.16 1 2.10 5.84 1 6 1 .0
I I I I i I I I I I
June------- I 91.4 I 71.9 1 81.7 I 101 1 58 1 951 1 3.01 I 1.00 1 4.61 I 4 I .0
I I I I I I I
July-------- 95.8 I 76.2 1 86.0 I 106 65 1,116 I 1.94 I .37 I 3.17 I 3 I .0
I I I I I I I I I I
August-----I 95.7 I 75.3 I 85.5 1 106 1 64 1 1,101 I 2.14 I .53 I 3.41 I 3 I .0
II I I I I I I I I I
September--I 88.2 I 68.1 78.2 I 101 I 50 I 846 I 3.77 I 1.58 I 5.58 1 5 I .0
I I I I I I I I I
October----I 78.5 I 57.2 1 67.9 I 94 I 38 I 555 1 3.88 I .88 1 6.231 4 I .0
I I I I I I II I
November---I 66.0 I 45.4 55.8 I 85 I 25 I 204 I 2.69 I 1.15 I 3.93 1 4 I .0
I I I I I I I I
December---I 58.3 I 38.3 I 48.3 I 82 I 16 1 87 1 2.27 I .74 1 3.48 1 4 .2
I I I I I I I I II
I I I I I I I I I
Year-----I 76.5 I 56.1 1 66.3 I 107 I 11 I 6,530 I 35.06 126.55 143.03 1 51 1 2.2
I I I I I I I I I I
1A growing degree day is a unit of heat available for plant growth. It can be calculated by adding the
maximum and minimum daily temperatures, dividing the sum by 2, and subtracting the temperature below which
growth is minimal for the principal crops in the area (500 F).78
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Coffee, Daniel R. Soil Survey of Dallas County, Texas, book, 1980; Washington D.C.. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth130211/m1/88/?q=tex-land: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.