Medina, Texas | |
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| Nickname: Apple Capital of Texas | |
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| Coordinates:29°47′52″N99°15′02″W / 29.79778°N 99.25056°W /29.79778; -99.25056 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Texas |
| County | Bandera |
| Elevation | 1,447 ft (441 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
• Total | 515 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Postal code | 78055 |
| FIPS code | 48-47400[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1362568[1] |
Medina is anunincorporated community inBandera County,Texas, United States. It is part of theSan AntonioMetropolitan Statistical Area. Medina is famous for its apples. The community's population was estimated to be 515 in 2000.[3]
Although it is unincorporated, Medina has a post office, with the ZIP code of 78055.[4]
Medina is located at the intersection ofTexas State Highway 16 and Farm to Market Road 337, 12 mi (19 km) northwest ofBandera[3] and 21 mi (34 km) south ofKerrville[5] in central Bandera County.
The town is also located at the source of the namesakeMedina River, where it splits into the North and West Prongs.
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to theKöppen Climate Classification system, Medina has ahumid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[6]
| Climate data for Medina, Texas, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1966–present | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 88 (31) | 98 (37) | 100 (38) | 101 (38) | 103 (39) | 109 (43) | 108 (42) | 109 (43) | 104 (40) | 99 (37) | 93 (34) | 88 (31) | 109 (43) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 79.9 (26.6) | 84.6 (29.2) | 88.6 (31.4) | 92.1 (33.4) | 95.0 (35.0) | 98.7 (37.1) | 100.2 (37.9) | 101.8 (38.8) | 98.3 (36.8) | 92.3 (33.5) | 83.5 (28.6) | 79.7 (26.5) | 102.1 (38.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 62.9 (17.2) | 66.6 (19.2) | 73.5 (23.1) | 79.6 (26.4) | 85.7 (29.8) | 91.9 (33.3) | 94.2 (34.6) | 95.5 (35.3) | 89.4 (31.9) | 81.2 (27.3) | 70.5 (21.4) | 63.1 (17.3) | 79.5 (26.4) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 49.1 (9.5) | 52.8 (11.6) | 59.8 (15.4) | 66.1 (18.9) | 74.0 (23.3) | 80.3 (26.8) | 82.2 (27.9) | 82.4 (28.0) | 76.9 (24.9) | 68.0 (20.0) | 57.6 (14.2) | 49.9 (9.9) | 66.6 (19.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 35.2 (1.8) | 39.0 (3.9) | 46.1 (7.8) | 52.6 (11.4) | 62.2 (16.8) | 68.6 (20.3) | 70.3 (21.3) | 69.3 (20.7) | 64.5 (18.1) | 54.7 (12.6) | 44.7 (7.1) | 36.8 (2.7) | 53.7 (12.0) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 21.1 (−6.1) | 23.7 (−4.6) | 28.3 (−2.1) | 35.5 (1.9) | 46.0 (7.8) | 59.4 (15.2) | 63.8 (17.7) | 62.4 (16.9) | 51.3 (10.7) | 35.9 (2.2) | 28.2 (−2.1) | 21.8 (−5.7) | 19.1 (−7.2) |
| Record low °F (°C) | 9 (−13) | 6 (−14) | 15 (−9) | 22 (−6) | 35 (2) | 47 (8) | 54 (12) | 52 (11) | 39 (4) | 23 (−5) | 15 (−9) | 5 (−15) | 5 (−15) |
| Averageprecipitation inches (mm) | 2.23 (57) | 1.84 (47) | 3.00 (76) | 2.54 (65) | 5.53 (140) | 3.89 (99) | 2.51 (64) | 2.26 (57) | 4.48 (114) | 3.29 (84) | 2.34 (59) | 2.36 (60) | 36.27 (922) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 0.1 (0.25) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.1 (0.25) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.2 (0.5) |
| Average precipitation days(≥ 0.01 in) | 10.3 | 9.6 | 11.1 | 9.4 | 12.8 | 8.9 | 6.8 | 6.0 | 9.3 | 9.3 | 10.4 | 11.0 | 114.9 |
| Average snowy days(≥ 0.1 in) | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 |
| Source 1: NOAA[7] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: National Weather Service[8] | |||||||||||||
Medina is served by theMedina Independent School District and home to theMedina High School Bobcats. This is one of the school districts inBandera County, in addition toBandera Independent School District and a small portion ofNorthside Independent School District.
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| Footnotes | ‡This city also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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