Extreme heat and drought conditions continued through the month of August for the Bryan/College Station area. Five maximum temperature records were set or tied, and the 109°F recorded on the 31st set an all-time August record. The previous all-time record was 108°F set on August 16th, 1951, the first month observations were recorded at Easterwood Field. The average maximum monthly temperature was 101.3°F, which is 6.5°F above normal. However, the average minimum temperature was 1.5°F below normal, indicating that August was a very dry month. In fact, Easterwood Airport recorded only 0.22" of rainfall during the month, well below the normal precipitation of 2.42". This increased the year-to-date rainfall deficit to 7.53".
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
101°F |
67°F |
‑1°F |
|
Maximum |
101.3°F |
+6.5°F |
| 2 |
99°F |
72°F |
+0°F |
|
Minimum |
71.7°F |
‑1.5°F |
| 3 |
100°F |
72°F |
+1°F |
|
Average |
86.5°F |
+2.5°F |
| 4 |
100°F |
75°F |
+2°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
101°F |
74°F |
+2°F |
|
Heating |
0 |
0 |
| 6 |
101°F |
75°F |
+3°F |
|
Cooling |
676 |
+87 |
| 7 |
101°F |
74°F |
+2°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
100°F |
73°F |
+2°F |
0.10" |
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
31 |
+3 |
| 9 |
100°F |
73°F |
+2°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
102°F |
68°F |
0°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
106°F |
71°F |
+4°F |
|
|
| 12 |
105°F |
73°F |
+5°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
104°F |
75°F |
+6°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
101°F |
69°F |
+1°F |
|
Monthly Total |
0.29" |
‑2.13" |
| 15 |
99°F |
73°F |
+2°F |
0.01" |
Year-to-date Total |
16.91" |
‑7.51" |
| 16 |
101°F |
69°F |
+1°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
3 |
‑3 |
| 17 |
103°F |
73°F |
+4°F |
|
|
| 18 |
102°F |
73°F |
+4°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
101°F |
68°F |
+0°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
100°F |
68°F |
0°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
109°F |
31st |
| 21 |
101°F |
71°F |
+2°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
67°F |
1st |
| 22 |
98°F |
71°F |
+0°F |
0.11" |
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
0.11" |
22nd |
| 23 |
95°F |
72°F |
0°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
40 mph |
8th |
| 24 |
100°F |
71°F |
+2°F |
T |
|
| 25 |
100°F |
75°F |
+4°F |
|
Record Book for August |
| 26 |
101°F |
70°F |
+2°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
109°F |
2000 |
| 27 |
101°F |
73°F |
+4°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
58°F |
1940 |
| 28 |
102°F |
74°F |
+5°F |
|
Highest Minimum |
82°F |
1915 |
| 29 |
101°F |
71°F |
+3°F |
|
Lowest Maximum |
74°F |
1945 |
| 30 |
106°F |
71°F |
+6°F |
|
Wettest Month |
11.25" |
1915 |
| 31 |
109°F |
70°F |
+8°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 |
| 11th |
Tied highest maximum temperature |
106°F |
106°F |
1936 |
| 12th |
Highest maximum temperature |
105°F |
104°F |
1930 |
| 31st |
**Highest maximum temperature |
109°F |
105°F |
1954 |
| **Set record for the entire month. |
| *Near Records |
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 10th |
4th lowest minimum temperature |
68°F |
-999°F |
1947 |
| 13th |
Tied 2nd highest maximum temperature |
104°F |
105°F |
1951 |
| 19th |
Tied 3rd lowest minimum temperature |
68°F |
-999°F |
1947 |
| 26th |
Tied 4th highest maximum temperature |
101°F |
103°F |
1924 |
| 28th |
Tied 3rd highest maximum temperature |
102°F |
103°F |
1928 |
| 30th |
2nd highest maximum temperature |
106°F |
107°F |
1954 |
*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 |
