HARLINGEN, Texas (KVEO) — The February high temperature for the Rio Grande Valley averages around 72 degrees and the average low temperature is around 54 degrees.
However, it is possible that winter Texans escaping the cold could find a fair share of cold temperatures down here in the RGV. The weather forecast for Valentine’s Day weekend is calling for near freezing temperatures across the region Sunday and lasting into Monday.
As we take a look back on the coldest temperatures for the RGV in February in recorded history, there have been times that temperatures have taken a plunge to well below freezing in the Brownsville area.
The coldest February temperature ever recorded for February in Brownsville was a frigid 12 degrees on February 13, 1899. Low temperatures in other cities along the Texas coast were also in the teens around this day. The low for Corpus Christi was 11 and for Houston, the temperature plunged to a bitter 6 degrees.
Top 10 Coldest Temperatures for Brownsville Area for the month of February
| Rank | Temperature | Date |
| 1 | 12° | February 13, 1899 |
| 2 | 16° | February 12, 1899 |
| 3 | 18° | February 14, 1899 |
| 4 | 22° | February 1, 1951 |
| 4 (tied) | 22° | February 13, 1905 |
| 4 (tied) | 22° | February 17, 1895 |
| 4 (tied) | 22° | February 16, 1895 |
| 4 (tied) | 22° | February 14, 1895 |
| 4 (tied) | 22° | February 8, 1895 |
| 10 | 24° | February 2, 1917 |
Top 10 Coldest Temperatures for McAllen Area for the month of February
| Rank | Temperature | Date |
| 1 | 19° | February 3, 1951 |
| 2 | 21° | February 1, 1951 |
| 3 | 24° | February 2, 1996 |
| 3 (tied) | 24° | February 2, 1951 |
| 5 | 27° | February 5, 2011 |
| 5 (tied) | 27° | February 10, 1973 |
| 7 | 28° | February 4, 2011 |
| 7 (tied) | 28° | February 2, 1985 |
| 7 (tied) | 28° | February 13, 1958 |
| 7 (tied) | 28° | February 12, 1955 |
The Coldest February Temperatures on Record for Select Cities
| City | Temperature | Date |
| Harlingen | 27° | February 3, 2011 |
| Weslaco | 21° | February 1, 1951 |
| Edinburg | 27° | February 5, 2011 |
| Rio Grande City | 15° | February 4, 1951 |
| Mercedes | 25° | February 2, 1917 |
| Raymondville | 19° | February 3, 1951 |
| South Padre Island | 33° | February 2, 2011 |
| La Joya | 26° | February 6, 2011 |
