Texas Climatic Data
Climatic data are important for assessing a location's general suitability for grape production and to appropriately match varieties to the climate. Potential vineyard site assessment should include determination of growing degree-days (heat units), potential for winter cold injury, frost damage, disease incidence and severity, and irrigation requirements. The best single source for Texas climatic data is the National Climatic Data Center which sells several types of climatic reports for individual weather stations. Climatic data for selected locations is available online for free at various websites listed on this page.
Search Texas Climatic Data
Texas Office of State Climatologist
National Climatic Data Center
Climatic reports are available for purchase and can be ordered online.
Climatic Data and Products
Southern Regional Climate Center
Climatic Data for Texas Regions and Cities, National Weather Service
World Climatic Data
It can be very useful when planning a vineyard to compare your local climate to that of other winegrowing regions. The World Climate website offers a searchable database of climatic data from sources around the world that contains more than 85,000 records. Search the database by city name. WorldClimate.com
The Texas Winegrape Network was created and is maintained by Edward Hellman,
Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University.
http://winegrapes.tamu.edu
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