History

By jackofallgabbys

  • Wettest Place

    In 1873 Clarksville received 109.4 inches of rain.

  • Coldest Spot

    The lowest recorded temp. in Texas was chilly -23 F, occurringin 1899 at Tulia and in 1933 at Seminole.

  • Hottest Spot

    The highest recorded temp. in Texas was a blistering 120 F, occurring in 1936 at Seymour and in 1944 At Monahans.

  • Driest Place

    Wink received just 1,76 inches of rain in 1956.

  • Land

    More than 6 million acres of Texas land are irrigated.

  • Oil

    in 2012 Texas produced about 730 million barrels of crude oil worth some $55 million.

  • Coal

    Texas has an estimated 23 billion tons of lignite, a type of coal.

  • Farms

    In 2012 there were more than 244,700 farms in Texas.

  • The Economy

    Agriculture added some $36 billion to the Texas economy in 2012.

  • Longest River

    The Rio Grande, which begins in Colorado and flows along the Texas-Mexico border, runs 1,896.

  • Highest Point

    Guadalupe Peak is the highest point in the state, at 8,749 feet above sea level.

  • Water

    The Ogallala Aquifer is the largest underground water source in Texas.

  • A River

    Toledo Bend Reservoir on the Sabine River holds more than 5.5 billion cubic meters of water.