Climate
Muleshoe is in an area considered part of the semi-arid steppe climate zone that extends from areas of central Mexico to southern Alberta and Saskatchewan in Canada. The semi-arid steppe classifaction identifies areas that are intermediate between desert zones and humid zones. This West Texas town experiences hot summer days and cool summer nights and cool to warm winter days and harsh cold winter nights. Rainfall is low; the town and vicinity receive less than 18 inches (460 mm) of rainfall annually. High summer temperatures (average July temperature above 90 °F) precipitation moisture is rapidly lost to evaporation. Muleshoe experiences steady, and sometimes intense, winds from the north and west in the Fall and Winter and winds from the south or west in the Spring and Summer. The winds add a considerable wind chill factor in the winter.
Shortgrass prairie, prickly pear cacti and scrub vegetation are the most common fauna to be seen around town. Agriculture in the forms of cattle ranching, dairy farming, and wheat and cotton farming are the most prevalent in the area.
| Climate data for Muleshoe, Texas | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °F (°C) | 52 (11) |
57 (14) |
65 (18) |
73 (23) |
82 (28) |
90 (32) |
92 (33) |
90 (32) |
83 (28) |
74 (23) |
61 (16) |
53 (12) |
73 (23) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 20 (−7) |
24 (−4) |
30 (−1) |
39 (4) |
49 (9) |
58 (14) |
62 (17) |
61 (16) |
54 (12) |
41 (5) |
29 (−2) |
21 (−6) |
40.6 (4.8) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 0.43 (10.9) |
0.50 (12.7) |
0.64 (16.3) |
1.01 (25.7) |
2.04 (51.8) |
2.49 (63.2) |
2.09 (53.1) |
3.07 (78) |
2.34 (59.4) |
1.50 (38.1) |
0.67 (17) |
0.59 (15) |
17.37 (441.2) |
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