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Texas Climate Report: August 1990

This bulletin has been created on 06-01-2012 from historical climate data. No climate narrative is available.

Monthly Summary for Selected Cities

  TMAX (°F) TMIN (°F) TAVG (°F) PRCP *Deg. Days
Station Mean *Dep. Max. Mean *Dep. Min. Mean *Dep. Days ≥ 0.01" Mo. Total *Perc. Norm. Gr'st 24 hr. *HDD *CDD
Abilene 93.0 ‑1.5 102 71.1 ‑0.6 62 82.0 ‑1.1 7 0.77 31% 0.49 0 537
Amarillo 89.2 ‑0.4 100 63.4 ‑1.1 56 76.3 ‑0.7 7 2.79 95% 0.89 0 358
Austin 98.0 +2.7 106 74.1 +0.4 69 86.1 +1.6 5 0.33 15% 0.26 0 662
Brownsville 94.7 +2.0 100 76.1 +0.7 73 85.4 +1.3 8 2.87 101% 1.33 0 641
College Station 97.5 +2.5 104 73.8 +0.8 68 85.6 +1.6 4 2.13 93% 0.94 0 648
Corpus Christi 95.8 +2.5 102 75.4 ‑0.1 72 85.6 +1.2 4 0.69 20% 0.48 0 650
Dallas‑Fort Worth 96.2 +0.2 106 73.0 ‑0.9 65 84.6 ‑0.3 5 2.37 118% 1.40 0 617
Del Rio 93.8 ‑2.6 100 73.2 ‑0.6 70 83.5 ‑1.6 4 0.43 29% 0.20 0 581
El Paso 88.9 ‑4.1 98 64.7 ‑3.4 58 76.8 ‑3.8 9 1.98 164% 1.02 2 374
Galveston 89.9 +2.4 99 81.1 +2.3 76 85.5 +2.4 4 0.18 4% 0.08 0 643
Houston 97.1 +4.6 104 73.1 ‑1.3 66 85.1 +1.7 1 0.31 9% 0.31 0 630
Lubbock 90.7 +0.6 99 66.0 +0.3 57 78.4 +0.5 5 1.87 85% 0.88 0 423
Midland 90.9 ‑2.1 99 66.2 ‑2.1 60 78.5 ‑2.2 4 2.15 134% 1.30 0 428
Port Arthur 94.7 +3.1 101 72.9 ‑0.4 66 83.8 +1.3 7 1.67 31% 0.99 0 591
San Angelo 92.6 ‑2.2 100 67.3 ‑3.8 59 80.0 ‑2.9 4 1.05 56% 0.77 0 469
San Antonio 95.3 +0.7 102 75.2 +1.5 70 85.2 +1.1 2 1.30 48% 1.22 0 635
Victoria 95.3 +1.3 102 75.2 +0.6 73 85.2 +0.9 6 1.47 47% 0.61 0 638
Waco 100.1 +3.4 109 73.8 ‑0.7 61 86.9 +1.3 5 1.05 54% 0.55 0 687
Wichita Falls 96.7 ‑0.4 106 71.4 ‑0.1 59 84.0 ‑0.3 5 2.08 97% 1.25 0 596
Shreveport, LA 95.0 +1.8 102 71.5 ‑0.1 60 83.2 +0.8 6 2.88 115% 1.36 0 572
*Dep.: Departure of the monthly average temperature from the mean monthly average temperature, computed using monthly data from 1951-1980.
*Perc. Norm.: Monthly precipitation total divided by the mean monthly precipitation, computed using monthly data from 1951-1980.
*Deg. Days: Computed daily as the departure of the daily average temperature from 65°F and aggregated over the entire month.
*Heating degree day (HDD): Each unit corresponds to a -1°F departure of a daily average temperature from 65°F.
*Cooling degree day (HDD): Each unit corresponds to a +1°F departure of a daily average temperature from 65°F.

aug 1990 average temperatures
aug 1990 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
LIBERTY LIBERTY 0.00
ANDICE 2 SW WILLIAMSON 0.00
BENAVIDES 2 DUVAL 0.00
CHAPMAN RCH NUECES 0.00
FLORENCE 3 SE WILLIAMSON 0.00
LYTLE 3 W MEDINA 0.00
RICHARDS GRIMES 0.00
RIOMEDINA MEDINA 0.00
SABINAL UVALDE 0.00
SCHULENBURG FAYETTE 0.00
WALLER WALLER 0.00
YORKTOWN DEWITT 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
VALENTINE 10 WSW PRESIDIO 10.08
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
MORSE HANSFORD 3.95
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 66.1
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
LAREDO 2 WEBB 88.8
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 76.1
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
LAREDO 2 WEBB 101.4
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
WACO RGNL AP MCLENNAN 109
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
PINE SPRINGS CULBERSON 58
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 56.1
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
CORPUS CHRISTI NAS NUECES 81.4
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
CORPUS CHRISTI NAS NUECES 85
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MULESHOE #1 BAILEY 49
PINE SPRINGS CULBERSON 49

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LIBERTY LIBERTY 0.00 0.00 (1927) 83
PALACIOS MUNI AP MATAGORDA 0.08 0.28 (1951) 47
ANDICE 2 SW WILLIAMSON 0.00 0.05 (1984) 23
BENAVIDES 2 DUVAL 0.00 0.00 (1968) 26
CHAPMAN RCH NUECES 0.00 0.00 (1964) 31
EDNA HWY 59 BRG JACKSON 0.79 0.89 (1989) 22
FLORENCE 3 SE WILLIAMSON 0.00 0.12 (1973) 28
HOUSTON‑WESTBURY HARRIS 0.80 1.05 (1952) 43
KATY WOLF HILL HARRIS 0.51 0.73 (1978) 16
LYTLE 3 W MEDINA 0.00 0.21 (1977) 14
MONTGOMERY MONTGOMERY 0.36 0.40 (1957) 37
NEW CANEY 2 E MONTGOMERY 0.13 0.42 (1970) 35
ORANGE ORANGE 0.72 0.73 (1950) 54
RICHARDS GRIMES 0.00 0.18 (1963) 37
RIOMEDINA MEDINA 0.00 0.00 (1988) 65
ROUND ROCK 3 NE WILLIAMSON 0.03 0.11 (1973) 22
SABINAL UVALDE 0.00 0.00 (1952) 77
SCHULENBURG FAYETTE 0.00 0.00 (1988) 49
TOMBALL HARRIS 0.29 0.50 (1968) 44
WALLER WALLER 0.00 0.00 (1958) 46
WASHINGTON SP WASHINGTON 0.23 0.30 (1968) 41
WELDER W'LIFE FOUND SAN PATRICIO 0.05 0.77 (1984) 24
YORKTOWN DEWITT 0.00 0.00 (1961) 46
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CHALK MTN ERATH 5.58 4.78 (1974) 28
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 4.16 2.96 (1986) 12
FT STOCKTON PECOS 5.53 3.92 (1944) 47
GLEN ROSE 2 W SOMERVELL 4.98 4.38 (1974) 27
LILLIAN 3 W JOHNSON 4.71 3.79 (1983) 10
VALENTINE 10 WSW PRESIDIO 10.08 7.56 (1971) 58
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
MINERAL WELLS AP PALO PINTO 2.67 2.34 (1966) 36
BRECKENRIDGE STEPHENS 3.12 2.74 (1969) 62
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 1.58 1.21 (1987) 12
FT STOCKTON PECOS 2.65 2.27 (1942) 47
GLEN ROSE 2 W SOMERVELL 3.29 2.17 (1989) 27
LILLIAN 3 W JOHNSON 2.80 2.70 (1983) 10
MID CITY 4 SE LAMAR 2.48 2.15 (1982) 19
MORSE HANSFORD 3.95 3.00 (1968) 40
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
VAN HORN CULBERSON 73.8 74.5 (1971) 36
BALMORHEA REEVES 75.3 76.1 (1925) 60
BOQUILLAS RS BREWSTER 82.6 83.1 (1967) 16
CAMP WOOD REAL 79.4 79.6 (1973) 23
CASTOLON BREWSTER 80.0 85.0 (1989) 12
CORNUDAS SVC STN HUDSPETH 73.6 73.6 (1971) 21
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 74.6 75.5 (1981) 10
FT DAVIS JEFF DAVIS 70.7 70.7 (1906) 16
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 75.1 76.4 (1981) 18
LAJITAS BREWSTER 81.6 82.9 (1979) 11
LAKE COLORADO CITY MITCHELL 79.1 79.5 (1979) 21
PANTHER JUNCTION BREWSTER 73.6 74.3 (1971) 30
PECOS REEVES 77.5 78.0 (1971) 55
PENWELL ECTOR 77.8 77.8 (1981) 16
SALT FLAT HUDSPETH 75.3 75.9 (1981) 11
SIERRA BLANCA 2 E HUDSPETH 72.6 73.1 (1971) 25
STAMFORD 1 JONES 80.5 80.8 (1986) 12
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
GROVETON TRINITY 85.4 84.8 (1987) 25
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
PRESIDIO PRESIDIO 94.2 95.2 (1942) 46
VAN HORN CULBERSON 85.0 87.2 (1971) 38
ALPINE BREWSTER 82.3 83.9 (1967) 55
BALMORHEA REEVES 86.5 87.6 (1928) 60
CAMP WOOD REAL 91.4 91.6 (1966) 23
CANDELARIA PRESIDIO 92.0 93.8 (1979) 27
CASTOLON BREWSTER 92.2 98.5 (1989) 12
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 87.9 89.8 (1981) 11
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 87.1 89.1 (1988) 18
LA TUNA 1 S EL PASO 88.9 89.1 (1963) 42
LAJITAS BREWSTER 92.9 94.8 (1979) 12
LAKE COLORADO CITY MITCHELL 89.7 90.5 (1979) 21
MARFA 2 PRESIDIO 83.2 83.2 (1971) 30
MIDKIFF UPTON 90.1 91.6 (1981) 10
PANTHER JUNCTION BREWSTER 84.2 85.1 (1971) 31
PECOS REEVES 89.8 91.3 (1971) 56
PENWELL ECTOR 89.5 90.8 (1981) 16
SALT FLAT HUDSPETH 88.5 89.7 (1981) 11
SIERRA BLANCA 2 E HUDSPETH 84.8 86.5 (1966) 26
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
GROVETON TRINITY 100.5 98.7 (1930) 25
NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHES 96.3 96.2 (1987) 18
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CORPUS CHRISTI NAS NUECES 101 101 (1954) 45
COLUMBUS COLORADO 108 107 (1980) 27
ALVIN BRAZORIA 100 99 (1980) 30
BEAUMONT RSCH CTR JEFFERSON 102 102 (1951) 20
COLDSPRING 5 SSW SAN JACINTO 104 104 (1985) 27
NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHES 104 104 (1984) 18
RED ROCK BASTROP 107 107 (1984) 25
SOMERVILLE DAM BURLESON 105 105 (1986) 24
Lowest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
VAN HORN CULBERSON 64 67 (1988) 38
ANDREWS ANDREWS 72 73 (1968) 26
CORNUDAS SVC STN HUDSPETH 64 70 (1974) 23
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 68 70 (1988) 11
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 67 70 (1979) 18
GLEN ROSE 2 W SOMERVELL 79 79 (1979) 27
SALT FLAT HUDSPETH 68 68 (1979) 11
SIERRA BLANCA 2 E HUDSPETH 69 70 (1988) 26
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BROWNWOOD 2ENE BROWN 67.2 67.5 (1933) 81
CANYON RANDALL 60.1 60.4 (1950) 37
CASTOLON BREWSTER 67.8 71.3 (1981) 12
FT DAVIS JEFF DAVIS 59.2 59.4 (1981) 16
GLEN ROSE 2 W SOMERVELL 64.4 64.8 (1988) 27
MASON MASON 64.5 65.1 (1967) 19
MEXIA LIMESTONE 65.0 65.3 (1989) 82
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 59.0 61.0 (1988) 11
PANTHER JUNCTION BREWSTER 63.0 63.4 (1971) 30
STAMFORD 1 JONES 67.8 68.3 (1986) 12
STILLHOUSE HOLLOW DAM BELL 67.5 67.8 (1989) 25
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 76.8 76.8 (1985) 28
FREEPORT 2 NW BRAZORIA 78.0 78.0 (1988) 31
PILOT POINT ISL DU BOI DENTON 77.2 77.0 (1982) 26
WINTERS 1 NNE RUNNELS 72.6 70.7 (1980) 23
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LONGVIEW 11 SE RUSK 79 78 (1984) 15
CORPUS CHRISTI NAS NUECES 85 85 (1987) 45
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 80 80 (1989) 28
ARANSAS WR ARANSAS 82 82 (1989) 27
SEALY AUSTIN 82 80 (1951) 63
WASHINGTON SP WASHINGTON 77 77 (1987) 37
WINTERS 1 NNE RUNNELS 77 77 (1989) 23
Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CASTOLON BREWSTER 65 65 (1989) 12

Climatic Averages for September

  TMAX&nbsnbsp;(°F) TMIN (°F) PRCP (inches) No. Days in Month Deg. Days
Station Avg. Record Avg. Record Avg. Gr'st Mo. Gr'st 24 hr. ≥ 90°F ≤ 32°F PRCP ≥ 0.01" HDD CDD
Abilene 87.1 106 (1952) 64.9 38 (1989) 3.06 11.03 (1974) 6.70 (1961) 13.9 0.0 6.5 10 347
Amarillo 82.4 102 (1983) 56.9 30 (1984) 1.72 6.42 (1923) 3.49 (1900) 7.3 0.0 5.6 40 186
Austin 89.3 104 (1985) 69.1 41 (1942) 3.60 20.78 (1921) 19.03 (1921) 17.5 0.0 7.4 1 434
Brownsville 89.8 104 (1947) 73.1 51 (1909) 5.24 30.57 (1886) 12.09 (1967) 17.6 0.0 10.1 0 500
College Station 89.0 106 (1985) 68.5 41 (1901) 4.93 12.13 (1958) 6.83 (1896) 15.8 0.0 7.8 1 420
Corpus Christi 89.6 103 (1977) 72.6 52 (1942) 6.15 20.33 (1967) 8.76 (1967) 16.6 0.0 9.7 0 490
Dallas‑Fort Worth 88.6 107 (1951) 67.3 40 (1942) 3.43 10.80 (1932) 9.57 (1932) 15.5 0.0 7.0 3 399
Del Rio 91.1 106 (1952) 69.3 43 (1908) 2.84 17.15 (1964) 5.52 (1970) 20.3 0.0 6.1 1 465
El Paso 87.6 104 (1982) 61.9 41 (1945) 1.42 6.68 (1974) 2.52 (1958) 13.1 0.0 4.9 7 307
Galveston 84.6 96 (1989) 75.3 52 (1942) 5.82 26.01 (1885) 11.65 (1961) 1.7 0.0 9.4 0 456
Houston 88.2 102 (1985) 70.4 45 (1942) 4.85 13.37 (1913) 7.98 (1976) 13.4 0.0 9.2 0 436
Lubbock 83.6 105 (1930) 58.7 33 (1983) 2.06 13.93 (1936) 5.50 (1936) 8.8 0.0 5.7 26 218
Midland 86.2 107 (1953) 62.1 36 (1989) 2.08 9.70 (1980) 4.37 (1986) 12.3 0.0 5.5 12 295
Port Arthur 88.1 102 (1933) 69.8 45 (1967) 6.13 21.96 (1980) 15.01 (1980) 13.1 0.0 9.8 0 426
San Angelo 87.6 107 (1952) 64.8 35 (1913) 3.04 11.00 (1980) 6.25 (1980) 14.2 0.0 6.6 5 349
San Antonio 89.3 103 (1985) 69.4 41 (1942) 3.75 15.78 (1946) 7.28 (1973) 16.6 0.0 7.5 0 438
Victoria 89.2 106 (1912) 70.9 45 (1942) 6.22 19.05 (1978) 7.83 (1978) 16.5 0.0 9.9 0 460
Waco 89.7 106 (1985) 68.6 39 (1942) 3.18 11.17 (1913) 6.03 (1936) 17.7 0.0 6.6 1 434
Wichita Falls 88.5 108 (1977) 64.0 38 (1989) 3.41 10.23 (1980) 6.22 (1980) 15.7 0.0 6.2 9 353
Shreveport, LA 87.7 105 (1925) 66.5 42 (1984) 3.31 16.46 (1913) 7.04 (1913) 13.9 0.0 6.9 2 372
Climatic averages are based on monthly means, computed from data available during the period 1951-1980.
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