Persimmon Gap

29°40′06″N 103°10′15″W / 29.6682480°N 103.1707268°W / 29.6682480; -103.1707268

Persimmon Gap is a mountain pass located in Big Bend National Park in Texas.

It is traversed by U.S. Highway 385.

Climate

  • Coordinates: 29°39′37″N 103°10′25″W / 29.66028°N 103.17361°W / 29.66028; -103.17361
  • 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

  1. ^ "US COOP Station Map". Western Regional Climate Center, Desert Research Institute. Retrieved May 8, 2015.
  2. ^ a b "NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Midland". National Weather Service. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  3. ^ "U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Persimmon Gap, TX". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved May 2, 2023.
  • U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Persimmon Gap


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