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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.