The month of August turned out to be even drier than July, as the Brazos Valley received less than an inch of rain for the second straight month. All of the measurable precipitation fell during a 24-hour period on the 7th and 8th as a stationary front sat over East Texas. Combined with moisture from the Gulf of Mexico, this event produced steady rainfall starting in the evening of the 7th which continued through the next morning. The cool temperatures accompanying the rain brought relief to the residents of Bryan/College Station, and set a new record for the lowest maximum temperature ever observed on the 8th of August; one of many records which were broken or threatened during the month. Despite the dry summer conditions that we have experienced, our annual precipitation total is still nearly two inches above normal.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
94°F |
75°F |
0°F |
|
Maximum |
95.4°F |
+0.6°F |
| 2 |
94°F |
75°F |
0°F |
|
Minimum |
73.1°F |
‑0.1°F |
| 3 |
95°F |
75°F |
0°F |
|
Average |
84.3°F |
+0.3°F |
| 4 |
96°F |
73°F |
0°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
100°F |
74°F |
+2°F |
|
Heating |
0 |
0 |
| 6 |
98°F |
75°F |
+2°F |
|
Cooling |
605 |
+16 |
| 7 |
96°F |
74°F |
0°F |
0.32" |
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
81°F |
68°F |
‑10°F |
0.46" |
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
29 |
+1 |
| 9 |
93°F |
76°F |
0°F |
T |
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
96°F |
78°F |
+2°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
94°F |
76°F |
0°F |
|
|
| 12 |
96°F |
75°F |
+2°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
96°F |
77°F |
+2°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
95°F |
75°F |
+1°F |
|
Monthly Total |
0.29" |
‑2.13" |
| 15 |
97°F |
77°F |
+3°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
26.29" |
+1.87" |
| 16 |
98°F |
78°F |
+4°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
2 |
‑4 |
| 17 |
99°F |
79°F |
+5°F |
|
|
| 18 |
98°F |
75°F |
+2°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
98°F |
75°F |
+2°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
98°F |
74°F |
+2°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
102°F |
21st |
| 21 |
102°F |
76°F |
+5°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
63°F |
26th |
| 22 |
98°F |
73°F |
+2°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
0.61" |
7th-8th |
| 23 |
87°F |
72°F |
‑4°F |
T |
Maximum Wind Gust |
26 mph |
16th |
| 24 |
93°F |
69°F |
‑2°F |
|
|
| 25 |
91°F |
66°F |
‑4°F |
|
Record Book for August |
| 26 |
93°F |
63°F |
‑5°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
108°F |
1951 |
| 27 |
96°F |
65°F |
‑2°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
58°F |
1940 |
| 28 |
96°F |
70°F |
0°F |
|
Highest Minimum |
82°F |
1915 |
| 29 |
97°F |
72°F |
+2°F |
|
Lowest Maximum |
74°F |
1945 |
| 30 |
96°F |
68°F |
0°F |
|
Wettest Month |
11.25" |
1915 |
| 31 |
97°F |
69°F |
+1°F |
|
Driest Month |
Trace |
1952 |
| |
Wettest 24 Hours |
6.19" |
1915 |
"T" indicates daily precipitation ≤ 0.005".
BOLDFACE indicates an extreme daily value for the month.
ITALICS indicates a daily record was set or tied.
*Departure from the 1961‑1990 normal. |
| *New Records Set |
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Old Record |
Year |
| 15th |
Tied highest minimum temperature |
77°F |
77°F |
1956 |
| 17th |
Highest minimum temperature |
79°F |
78°F |
1925 |
| *Near Records |
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 8th |
2nd lowest maximum temperature |
81°F |
-999°F |
1947 |
| 8th |
Tied 3rd lowest minimum temperature |
68°F |
-999°F |
1947 |
| 10th |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
78°F |
79°F |
1980 |
| 16th |
3rd highest minimum temperature |
78°F |
79°F |
1948 |
| 21st |
Tied 4th highest minimum temperature |
76°F |
78°F |
1960 |
| 23rd |
Tied 4th lowest maximum temperature |
87°F |
-999°F |
1947 |
| 26th |
2nd lowest minimum temperature |
63°F |
-999°F |
1947 |
| 27th |
Tied 2nd lowest minimum temperature |
65°F |
-999°F |
1947 |
*NOTE: Records from 1910 through July 1951 are based on observations taken at the Texas Agricultural
Experiment Station main farm located 7 miles SW of College Station. Records from August 1951 through
the present are based on observations taken at Easterwood Field. |
| September Normals for College Station |
| Beginning of the month: |
92°F/71°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
4.87" |
| Middle of the month: |
88°F/69°F |
Precipitation days: |
6 |
| End of the month: |
84°F/64°F |
Days ≥ 90°F: |
17 |
