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Fort Davis National Historic SitePhoto of snow-covered Post Hospital at Fort Davis National Historic Site.
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Fort Davis National Historic Site
Climate

National Weather Service Forecast

 

 

 

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Maximum Average Temp.

59°

64°

70°

78°

85°

89°

88°

87°

82°

76°

67°

60°

Minimum Average Temp

29°

32°

37°

44°

53°

59°

62°

61°

55°

45°

36°

30°

Average Precipitation

0.51"

0.43"

0.37"

0.55"

1.39"

1.95"

2.80"

2.94"

2.36"

1.36"

0.54"

0.61"

Average Snowfall

1.10"

0.70"

0.10"

0.10"

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0.20"

0.30"

1.10"

Greatest Annual Precipitation 33.78" (2004)

Least Annual Precipitation 5.63" (1956)

Average Annual Snowfall 3.6"

Greatest One Day Snowfall 9.0" (Dec. 1, 1931)

Greatest Annual Snowfall 35.0" (1918)

 



 


 

Fort Davis post hospital about 1885.  

Did You Know?
Medical treatment at Fort Davis represented state-of-the-art medicine of the 19th century. The soldiers at Fort Davis and other frontier posts probably received medical treatment as good or better than what the average American received at the time.

Last Updated: August 20, 2006 at 12:06 EST