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Texas Climate Report: August 1995

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 91.3 ‑3.2 96 70.8 ‑0.9 65 81.1 ‑2.1 6 5.25 188% 4.85 0 505
Amarillo 91.0 +1.9 98 65.5 +1.7 58 78.2 +1.7 3 2.18 68% 1.97 1 419
Austin 94.2 ‑1.3 98 74.5 +0.6 70 84.4 ‑0.4 8 5.71 279% 2.81 0 607
Brownsville 90.9 ‑2.7 96 76.1 +0.7 74 83.5 ‑1.0 15 8.25 298% 2.43 0 582
College Station 96.8 +2.0 103 75.9 +2.7 73 86.3 +2.3 6 1.02 42% 0.53 0 669
Corpus Christi 92.5 ‑0.9 97 76.6 +1.6 74 84.5 +0.3 15 5.11 154% 1.89 0 611
Dallas‑Fort Worth 95.3 ‑0.9 101 75.6 +2.0 71 85.5 +0.6 3 0.86 39% 0.82 0 643
Del Rio 98.7 +2.7 103 76.3 +2.7 73 87.5 +2.7 4 1.11 76% 0.95 0 706
El Paso 95.2 +1.7 102 70.3 +3.7 66 82.7 +2.6 8 0.76 48% 0.22 0 559
Galveston 93.0 +5.3 97 78.5 ‑0.7 69 85.8 +2.3 12 2.87 64% 0.89 0 648
Houston 94.4 +1.9 100 75.3 +3.3 72 84.8 +2.5 12 4.90 140% 1.64 0 622
Lubbock 92.4 +2.8 97 67.6 +1.4 64 80.0 +2.1 5 2.12 84% 1.12 0 472
Midland 94.1 99 69.5 +2.0 64 81.8 +1.0 3 0.34 20% 0.28 0 529
Port Arthur 92.4 +0.7 96 75.0 +1.7 72 83.7 +1.1 14 4.96 93% 1.29 0 586
San Angelo 94.3 ‑1.0 100 70.3 +1.9 63 82.3 +0.4 4 2.41 125% 1.28 0 543
San Antonio 96.7 +1.4 100 74.3 ‑0.2 70 85.5 +0.6 7 2.03 80% 1.04 0 644
Victoria 93.4 ‑0.5 98 75.3 +1.1 73 84.4 +0.3 15 5.33 177% 1.28 0 610
Waco 94.6 ‑2.6 101 73.6 ‑0.4 70 84.1 ‑1.5 7 5.91 352% 1.94 0 601
Wichita Falls N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 3.07 N/A N/A
Shreveport, LA 98.2 +5.1 104 74.9 +3.6 71 86.5 +4.3 3 0.83 34% 0.65 0 676
*Dep.: Departure of the monthly average temperature from the 1961-1990 monthly normal, which is provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
*Perc. Norm.: Monthly precipitation total divided by 1961-1990 monthly normal, which is provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
*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 1995 average temperatures
aug 1995 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
BAKERSFIELD PECOS 0.00
HUNT 3 SW KERR 0.00
HYE BLANCO 0.00
KATY WOLF HILL HARRIS 0.00
LA TUNA 1 S EL PASO 0.00
PORT O CONNOR CALHOUN 0.00
TELEGRAPH KIMBLE 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
VERNON WILBARGER 17.60
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
VERNON WILBARGER 14.82
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 72.7
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
HEATH CANYON BREWSTER 90.2
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 85.9
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
HEATH CANYON BREWSTER 103.8
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
HEATH CANYON BREWSTER 110
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 62
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 59.4
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 80.3
PORT O CONNOR CALHOUN 80.3
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
AUSTIN BERGSTROM AP TRAVIS 83
ARANSAS WR ARANSAS 83
MATAGORDA 2 MATAGORDA 83
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 83
PORT O CONNOR CALHOUN 83
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 53

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BAKERSFIELD PECOS 0.00 0.00 (1984) 52
HUNT 3 SW KERR 0.00 0.00 (1993) 52
HYE BLANCO 0.00 0.00 (1993) 44
KATY WOLF HILL HARRIS 0.00 0.51 (1990) 20
LA TUNA 1 S EL PASO 0.00 0.06 (1962) 47
PORT O CONNOR CALHOUN 0.00 0.41 (1978) 38
TELEGRAPH KIMBLE 0.00 0.12 (1977) 44
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
EASTLAND EASTLAND 9.60 7.83 (1914) 78
STEPHENVILLE CLARK FLD ERATH 9.49 8.45 (1941) 56
CHILDRESS MUNI AP CHILDRESS 7.95 6.88 (1940) 87
BANKERSMITH GILLESPIE 3.28 3.04 (1949) 14
BENJAMIN 15 W KING 7.35 5.64 (1991) 13
BOWIE MONTAGUE 7.29 6.98 (1914) 68
BOYD WISE 6.80 6.26 (1974) 47
BREMOND ROBERTSON 10.64 8.67 (1989) 33
CALDWELL BURLESON 8.15 7.69 (1974) 33
CROWELL FOARD 10.50 8.00 (1920) 76
DECATUR WISE 6.46 4.99 (1991) 44
DUMONT KING 8.20 6.89 (1991) 25
FORESTBURG 5 S MONTAGUE 7.42 6.19 (1966) 55
HUCKABAY ERATH 6.45 6.13 (1964) 31
ITASCA HILL 6.80 6.59 (1942) 12
MATADOR MOTLEY 7.64 6.00 (1966) 47
MERIDIAN BOSQUE 11.15 5.13 (1991) 13
MORGAN 3 WNW BOSQUE 10.14 7.74 (1974) 31
MORGAN MILL ERATH 9.10 8.22 (1969) 43
NORTHFIELD MOTLEY 7.57 6.94 (1966) 48
PADUCAH COTTLE 7.66 6.24 (1971) 46
PADUCAH 15 S KING 7.78 7.00 (1971) 23
PADUCAH 10S COTTLE 8.91 5.99 (1972) 24
PITCHFORK RCH DICKENS 6.82 6.20 (1972) 20
QUANAH 2 SW HARDEMAN 11.56 7.27 (1920) 88
RAINBOW SOMERVELL 7.81 7.39 (1941) 58
STEPHENVILLE 1 N ERATH 9.49 8.45 (1941) 56
TURKEY HALL 6.70 6.59 (1968) 41
VERNON WILBARGER 17.60 6.73 (1979) 62
WELLINGTON COLLINGSWORTH 6.56 6.29 (1986) 53
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
EASTLAND EASTLAND 6.77 2.65 (1978) 78
STEPHENVILLE CLARK FLD ERATH 6.47 4.44 (1941) 56
CHILDRESS MUNI AP CHILDRESS 5.10 2.60 (1941) 87
BENJAMIN 15 W KING 6.00 2.00 (1991) 13
BOYD WISE 4.10 2.72 (1969) 47
BREMOND ROBERTSON 7.27 4.09 (1994) 33
BROWNFIELD 2 TERRY 2.92 2.60 (1966) 41
CALDWELL BURLESON 4.95 4.56 (1975) 33
COMANCHE COMANCHE 4.14 3.50 (1914) 79
CROWELL FOARD 3.95 3.20 (1945) 76
DECATUR WISE 2.80 2.75 (1963) 44
DUMONT KING 4.10 3.20 (1981) 25
FLOMOT 4 NE MOTLEY 2.68 2.53 (1957) 45
FORESTBURG 5 S MONTAGUE 2.55 2.40 (1972) 55
FRANKLIN ROBERTSON 3.40 3.37 (1989) 30
GUTHRIE KING 7.50 3.85 (1966) 42
HUCKABAY ERATH 5.76 3.30 (1968) 31
HURST SPRINGS CORYELL 4.50 3.07 (1974) 32
JOE POOL LAKE DALLAS 2.95 1.35 (1991) 12
MATADOR MOTLEY 4.15 3.25 (1976) 47
MERIDIAN BOSQUE 5.97 3.00 (1983) 13
MIDWAY 4 NE MADISON 2.20 2.04 (1983) 18
MORGAN 3 WNW BOSQUE 5.10 2.70 (1966) 31
MORGAN MILL ERATH 6.90 3.90 (1969) 43
NORTHFIELD MOTLEY 3.04 2.68 (1945) 48
PADUCAH COTTLE 4.15 3.76 (1989) 46
PADUCAH 15 S KING 5.62 3.00 (1976) 23
PADUCAH 10S COTTLE 6.60 4.40 (1976) 24
PANDALE 11 NE VAL VERDE 2.41 1.75 (1986) 12
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 1.90 1.32 (1986) 12
PITCHFORK RCH DICKENS 4.25 2.40 (1971) 20
PROCTOR RSVR COMANCHE 4.88 4.62 (1966) 33
QUANAH 2 SW HARDEMAN 8.03 4.85 (1975) 88
RAINBOW SOMERVELL 5.30 4.60 (1941) 58
RISING STAR 1 S EASTLAND 5.59 3.55 (1946) 53
ROANOKE DENTON 4.55 3.29 (1974) 53
ROUND ROCK 3 NE WILLIAMSON 3.72 2.98 (1991) 27
STEPHENVILLE 1 N ERATH 6.47 4.44 (1941) 56
TRENT TAYLOR 4.20 3.90 (1976) 49
TRUSCOTT 3 W KNOX 4.86 4.20 (1966) 34
VERNON WILBARGER 14.82 4.10 (1975) 62
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LONGVIEW 11 SE RUSK 85.8 85.5 (1993) 19
GALVESTON SCHOLES FLD GALVESTON 85.8 85.6 (1993) 121
GALVESTON GALVESTON 85.8 85.6 (1993) 121
ALVIN BRAZORIA 83.7 83.5 (1969) 30
AMISTAD DAM VAL VERDE 88.3 87.9 (1993) 31
ANGLETON 2 W BRAZORIA 85.3 84.9 (1951) 79
BRAVO HARTLEY 77.4 76.9 (1994) 21
DAINGERFIELD 9 S MORRIS 87.3 86.4 (1985) 32
DEKALB BOWIE 85.3 85.0 (1987) 13
LAJITAS BREWSTER 87.2 87.1 (1993) 15
MINEOLA 8 ENE WOOD 85.8 84.4 (1980) 27
TEXARKANA BOWIE 86.7 85.8 (1987) 26
WRIGHT PATMAN DAM CASS 85.5 84.0 (1983) 25
TYLER SMITH 85.5 85.5 (1987) 12
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
GALVESTON SCHOLES FLD GALVESTON 93.0 91.3 (1877) 122
GALVESTON GALVESTON 93.0 91.3 (1877) 122
BRAVO HARTLEY 91.9 91.5 (1994) 21
DAINGERFIELD 9 S MORRIS 99.3 98.6 (1962) 33
TEXARKANA BOWIE 98.8 98.3 (1980) 27
WRIGHT PATMAN DAM CASS 99.0 98.0 (1987) 25
TYLER SMITH 96.6 96.6 (1987) 12
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
JEFFERSON MARION 103 102 (1985) 14
MINEOLA 8 ENE WOOD 108 107 (1969) 27
NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHES 104 104 (1993) 23
Lowest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 62 62 (1992) 54
TURKEY HALL 68 69 (1988) 25
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
HORDS CREEK DAM COLEMAN 64.5 64.7 (1992) 41
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LONGVIEW 11 SE RUSK 74.5 74.0 (1993) 20
DALHART MUNI AP DALLAM 65.1 65.0 (1952) 46
AMISTAD DAM VAL VERDE 76.1 75.3 (1993) 32
ANGLETON 2 W BRAZORIA 77.3 74.8 (1993) 79
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 67.2 66.1 (1982) 16
BURLESON JOHNSON 74.5 74.4 (1993) 10
CAMP WOOD REAL 71.1 71.1 (1977) 28
CARTHAGE PANOLA 73.0 72.7 (1993) 42
CHARLOTTE 5 NNW ATASCOSA 74.5 74.4 (1962) 33
CLEVELAND LIBERTY 73.5 73.1 (1987) 32
DAINGERFIELD 9 S MORRIS 75.3 75.3 (1982) 33
DEKALB BOWIE 73.1 73.1 (1987) 13
FT STOCKTON PECOS 71.0 69.9 (1994) 51
GROVETON TRINITY 73.0 72.7 (1987) 30
GRUVER HANSFORD 65.7 65.6 (1969) 32
HOUSTON SAN JACINTO HARRIS 74.9 74.6 (1991) 15
MINEOLA 8 ENE WOOD 73.4 71.8 (1977) 27
MORTON COCHRAN 64.8 64.4 (1977) 30
GEORGETOWN LAKE WILLIAMSON 73.5 73.4 (1993) 16
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 73.4 73.3 (1993) 13
PILOT POINT ISL DU BOI DENTON 77.3 77.2 (1990) 31
ROBSTOWN NUECES 76.5 76.5 (1977) 38
RUSK CHEROKEE 73.3 73.2 (1987) 49
TOLEDO BEND DAM NEWTON 72.0 71.9 (1993) 20
VALENTINE JEFF DAVIS 63.1 62.6 (1994) 14
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
AUSTIN BERGSTROM AP TRAVIS 83 82 (1985) 50
ARANSAS WR ARANSAS 83 82 (1991) 32
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 74 74 (1982) 16
BURLESON JOHNSON 78 78 (1994) 10
CHANNING 2 HARTLEY 71 71 (1981) 12
DAINGERFIELD 9 S MORRIS 82 80 (1988) 33
FALCON DAM STARR 80 79 (1991) 31
JACKSONVILLE CHEROKEE 81 78 (1987) 36
KERRVILLE 3 NNE KERR 75 75 (1993) 20
MINEOLA 8 ENE WOOD 81 78 (1980) 27
MONAHANS WARD 79 77 (1980) 36
NIXON GONZALES 79 79 (1968) 41
Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
FREER DUVAL 58 58 (1982) 25

Climatic Averages for September

  TMAX (°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 86.7 106 (1952) 65.3 38 (1989) 3.21 11.03 (1974) 6.70 (1961) 12.0 0.0 6.8 6 336
Amarillo 81.8 102 (1983) 56.4 30 (1984) 1.99 6.42 (1923) 3.49 (1900) 6.4 0.2 6.5 26 149
Austin 90.5 104 (1985) 69.8 41 (1942) 3.30 20.78 (1921) 19.03 (1921) 17.0 0.0 7.7 0 456
Brownsville 90.4 104 (1947) 73.2 51 (1909) 6.00 30.57 (1886) 12.09 (1967) 18.7 0.0 9.9 0 504
College Station 88.4 106 (1985) 68.7 41 (1901) 4.87 12.13 (1958) 6.83 (1896) 14.9 0.0 7.6 0 408
Corpus Christi 89.7 103 (1977) 72.3 52 (1942) 5.52 20.33 (1967) 8.76 (1967) 17.6 0.0 9.4 0 480
Dallas‑Fort Worth 87.8 107 (1951) 66.9 40 (1942) 3.39 10.80 (1932) 9.57 (1932) 14.4 0.0 7.1 0 372
Del Rio 90.4 106 (1952) 69.1 43 (1908) 2.83 17.15 (1964) 5.52 (1970) 19.2 0.0 6.3 0 444
El Paso 87.1 104 (1982) 61.6 41 (1945) 1.70 6.68 (1974) 2.52 (1958) 11.8 0.0 6.5 0 282
Galveston 84.5 96 (1989) 75.4 52 (1942) 5.93 26.01 (1885) 11.65 (1961) 2.2 0.0 9.3 0 450
Houston 88.4 102 (1985) 67.9 45 (1942) 4.89 13.37 (1913) 7.98 (1976) 14.3 0.0 9.2 0 396
Lubbock 82.9 105 (1930) 59.4 33 (1983) 2.60 13.93 (1936) 5.50 (1936) 7.7 0.0 7.0 17 200
Midland 85.4 107 (1953) 61.1 36 (1989) 2.62 9.70 (1980) 4.37 (1986) 10.8 0.0 6.5 10 259
Port Arthur 87.3 102 (1933) 69.7 45 (1967) 6.31 21.96 (1980) 15.01 (1980) 12.7 0.0 10.1 0 408
San Angelo 86.8 107 (1952) 64.0 35 (1913) 3.41 11.00 (1980) 6.25 (1980) 12.4 0.0 6.6 6 318
San Antonio 89.3 103 (1985) 69.2 41 (1942) 3.41 15.78 (1946) 7.28 (1973) 16.8 0.0 7.2 0 429
Victoria 88.9 106 (1912) 70.3 45 (1942) 5.60 19.05 (1978) 7.83 (1978) 17.1 0.0 9.6 0 438
Waco 89.6 106 (1985) 67.6 39 (1942) 3.52 11.17 (1913) 6.03 (1936) 17.6 0.0 7.0 0 408
Wichita Falls 86.8 108 (1977) 63.9 38 (1989) 3.82 10.23 (1980) 6.22 (1980) 14.5 0.0 6.9 6 318
Shreveport, LA 87.3 105 (1925) 66.0 42 (1984) 3.12 16.46 (1913) 7.04 (1913) 13.3 0.0 7.0 0 351
Climatic averages are based on 1961-1990 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
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