The winter months are the driest and mildest, although average afternoon temperatures remain above all year. Seven mornings falling to or below freezing can be expected each winter, although no freezes whatsoever occurred during the winters of 1952–53 and 1994–95, whereas as many as 15 mornings fell to or below freezing in January 1918. The coldest temperature on record has been on January 12, 1962; the temperature subsequently climbed to on January 15, and the coldest maximum on December 23, 1989. Occasionally, a strong easterly flow from the Gulf disturbs the normally dry winter conditions; fell in January 1958, yet only was recorded in 5 months from November 1970 to March 1971 – including a 115-day entirely rainless spell from October 6 to January 28.