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College Station Monthly Summaries: August 2017

  Daily Temperature Daily Precipitation Monthly Temperature Summary
Day Maximum Minimum *Departure Total Mean Value *Departure
1 99°F 73°F 0°F   Maximum 93.3°F ‑2.9°F
2 90°F 76°F ‑3°F 0.08" Minimum 75.4°F +0.9°F
3 94°F 76°F ‑1°F T Average 84.4°F ‑0.9°F
4 100°F 76°F +2°F   Degree Days Total *Departure
5 98°F 74°F 0°F   Heating 0 0
6 100°F 78°F +3°F T Cooling 609 ‑22
7 82°F 73°F ‑8°F 2.62" Numberof Days: Total *Departure
8 90°F 75°F ‑4°F 0.09" Maximum ≥ 90°F 25 ‑3
9 93°F 76°F ‑2°F   Maximum ≤ 32°F 0 0
10 96°F 77°F +0°F   Minimum ≤ 32°F 0 0
11 98°F 78°F +2°F    
12 97°F 78°F +2°F   Monthly Precipitation Summary
13 97°F 78°F +2°F   Precipitation Value *Departure
14 98°F 79°F +2°F   Monthly Total 21.02" +18.34"
15 97°F 77°F +1°F   Year-to-date Total 44.16" +18.64"
16 99°F 78°F +2°F   Days ≥ 0.01" 9 +3
17 99°F 80°F +4°F    
18 98°F 77°F +2°F   Monthly Extremes
19 99°F 77°F +2°F   Extreme Value Date(s)
20 99°F 78°F +2°F   Highest Temperature 100°F 3 times
21 96°F 77°F +2°F   Lowest Temperature 70°F 3 times
22 99°F 74°F +2°F   Max. 24-hour Precip. 7.48" 26th-27th
23 100°F 75°F +2°F 2.49" Maximum Wind Gust 44 mph 23rd
24 93°F 75°F ‑1°F    
25 86°F 76°F ‑4°F 0.12" Record Book for August
26 77°F 74°F ‑10°F 4.86" Highest Temperature 109°F 2011
27 76°F 70°F ‑12°F 7.45" Lowest Temperature 58°F 1940
28 76°F 71°F ‑12°F 3.30" Highest Minimum 82°F 1915
29 86°F 72°F ‑5°F 0.01" Lowest Maximum 74°F 1945
30 90°F 70°F ‑4°F   Wettest Month 21.02" 2017
31 91°F 70°F ‑4°F   Driest Month 0.00" 1947
  Wettest 24 Hours 7.48" 2017
"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 1981‑2010 normal.


New Records Set

*New Records Set
Day Parameter Value Old Record Year
7th Most daily precipitation 2.62" 1.40" 1945
17th Highest minimum temperature 80°F 79°F 1997
26th Most daily precipitation 4.86" 1.38" 1959
27th **Most daily precipitation 7.45" 1.35" 1977
28th Most daily precipitation 3.30" 2.68" 1915
**Set record for the entire month.
*Near Records
Day Parameter Value Record Year
6th Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature 78°F 80°F 1951
14th Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature 79°F 81°F 2011
15th Tied 4th highest minimum temperature 77°F 80°F 2007
16th Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature 78°F 79°F 1948
26th Tied 2nd lowest maximum temperature 77°F 77°F 1959
27th 2nd lowest maximum temperature 76°F 78°F 1923
28th 3rd lowest maximum temperature 76°F 74°F 1945
*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: 93°F/72°F Monthly precipitation: 3.18"
Middle of the month: 90°F/69°F Precipitation days: 7
End of the month: 86°F/65°F Days ≥ 90°F:  18
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