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Texas Climate Report: July 1996

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 95.2 104 73.6 +0.9 66 84.4 +0.4 6 1.92 92% 1.12 0 609
Amarillo 89.2 ‑2.5 102 65.0 ‑0.5 60 77.1 ‑1.5 15 4.95 189% 1.18 3 386
Austin 98.3 +3.3 102 75.1 +1.2 72 86.7 +2.2 1 0.15 7% 0.15 0 682
Brownsville 95.5 +2.2 97 77.1 +1.4 73 86.3 +1.8 4 0.65 34% 0.48 0 668
College Station 100.1 +6.3 105 75.6 +2.2 70 87.9 +4.3 2 1.87 82% 1.00 0 719
Corpus Christi 95.8 +2.5 98 74.9 +0.1 69 85.4 +1.3 2 0.35 15% 0.34 0 638
Dallas‑Fort Worth 95.8 ‑0.7 106 76.5 +2.4 72 86.1 +0.8 8 3.85 167% 2.12 0 663
Del Rio 100.7 +4.5 108 77.9 +3.8 74 89.3 +4.1 3 0.07 4% 0.05 0 759
El Paso 94.4 ‑1.7 100 71.3 +2.9 67 82.9 +0.6 12 1.97 128% 0.56 0 561
Galveston N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 4 0.24 6% 0.09 N/A N/A
Houston 94.3 +1.6 97 73.2 +0.8 70 83.7 +1.1 9 1.11 31% 0.79 0 587
Lubbock 91.1 ‑0.8 100 68.7 +0.7 64 79.9 ‑0.1 10 2.24 95% 0.71 0 469
Midland 96.4 +1.0 102 72.6 +4.1 66 84.5 +2.5 3 0.13 8% 0.08 0 611
Port Arthur 92.1 +0.2 96 74.3 +0.6 70 83.2 +0.4 13 2.22 41% 0.63 0 570
San Angelo 97.9 +1.7 103 72.9 +3.8 68 85.4 +2.7 3 0.26 25% 0.15 0 641
San Antonio 98.8 +3.8 102 75.8 +0.8 70 87.3 +2.3 2 1.31 61% 0.80 0 700
Victoria 95.5 +2.0 99 74.6 72 85.1 +1.0 2 0.19 6% 0.14 0 631
Waco 97.8 +1.0 104 76.3 +1.9 73 87.0 +1.4 9 2.64 133% 1.34 0 690
Wichita Falls 98.6 +1.4 110 74.3 +1.6 67 86.5 +1.5 8 1.77 103% 0.94 0 672
Shreveport, LA 91.4 ‑1.6 99 73.1 +0.8 68 82.3 ‑0.4 9 5.70 155% 2.52 0 543
*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.

jul 1996 average temperatures
jul 1996 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
CORPUS CHRISTI NAS NUECES 0.00
KINGSVILLE NAAS KLEBERG 0.00
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 0.00
ALICE JIM WELLS 0.00
BENAVIDES 2 DUVAL 0.00
CHAPMAN RCH NUECES 0.00
COPE RCH REAGAN 0.00
FALFURRIAS BROOKS 0.00
FLOUR BLUFF NUECES 0.00
GARDEN CITY GLASSCOCK 0.00
HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH VAL VERDE 0.00
HYE BLANCO 0.00
LA JOYA HIDALGO 0.00
MCALLEN HIDALGO 0.00
MC COOK HIDALGO 0.00
PORT O CONNOR CALHOUN 0.00
RAYMONDVILLE WILLACY 0.00
REFUGIO 3 SW REFUGIO 0.00
REFUGIO 2 NW REFUGIO 0.00
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND CAMERON 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
KANAWHA RED RIVER 10.17
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
HAGANSPORT FRANKLIN 7.75
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 72.2
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
CASTOLON BREWSTER 91.1
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 83.2
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BOQUILLAS RS BREWSTER 104.8
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
ARCHER CITY ARCHER 111
BRIDGEPORT WISE 111
HENRIETTA CLAY 111
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 55
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 61.1
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PORT O CONNOR CALHOUN 81.2
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DALLAS LOVE FLD DALLAS 85
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 52

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CORPUS CHRISTI NAS NUECES 0.00 0.00 (1993) 52
KINGSVILLE NAAS KLEBERG 0.00 0.00 (1993) 72
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 0.00 0.00 (1993) 36
ALICE JIM WELLS 0.00 0.00 (1993) 78
BENAVIDES 2 DUVAL 0.00 0.00 (1993) 30
CANDELARIA PRESIDIO 0.13 0.32 (1980) 53
CHAPMAN RCH NUECES 0.00 0.00 (1993) 37
COPE RCH REAGAN 0.00 0.00 (1954) 48
FALFURRIAS BROOKS 0.00 0.00 (1995) 85
GARDEN CITY GLASSCOCK 0.00 0.00 (1983) 81
HOUSTON SPRING BRCH HARRIS 0.18 0.40 (1951) 45
HYE BLANCO 0.00 0.00 (1977) 46
MCALLEN HIDALGO 0.00 0.00 (1982) 53
MC COOK HIDALGO 0.00 0.00 (1993) 49
PORT O CONNOR CALHOUN 0.00 0.00 (1995) 41
RAYMONDVILLE WILLACY 0.00 0.00 (1982) 83
VICTORIA CP&L VICTORIA 0.08 0.12 (1994) 54
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CLARENDON DONLEY 7.64 7.22 (1959) 82
BURLESON JOHNSON 6.32 4.40 (1994) 12
MC LEAN GRAY 7.65 6.38 (1990) 39
MERIDIAN BOSQUE 5.25 3.61 (1986) 13
MORGAN 3 WNW BOSQUE 5.13 4.38 (1976) 32
PAMPA 2 GRAY 7.63 6.78 (1982) 32
PERRYTON 21 S OCHILTREE 8.92 6.83 (1991) 19
VALLEY VIEW COOKE 7.55 6.91 (1973) 49
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ALTO 5 SW CHEROKEE 4.40 3.93 (1957) 53
BURLESON JOHNSON 2.55 2.05 (1987) 12
CROCKETT HOUSTON 4.49 4.40 (1943) 85
HAGANSPORT FRANKLIN 7.75 7.52 (1988) 74
LITTLEFIELD LAMB 3.40 3.30 (1981) 29
MERIDIAN BOSQUE 3.61 2.02 (1988) 13
MORGAN 3 WNW BOSQUE 3.40 2.50 (1977) 32
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 72.2 73.6 (1950) 53
GRUVER HANSFORD 76.2 76.2 (1992) 33
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
COLLEGE STN BRAZOS 87.9 87.7 (1925) 96
BURLESON JOHNSON 85.8 84.5 (1986) 10
CHARLOTTE 5 NNW ATASCOSA 87.5 87.5 (1969) 34
CHOKE CANYON DAM LIVE OAK 88.6 87.7 (1994) 13
CLEVELAND LIBERTY 84.8 84.8 (1980) 34
DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E HAYS 87.0 85.5 (1994) 12
FALCON DAM STARR 90.4 90.4 (1994) 33
FREDERICKSBURG GILLESPIE 84.8 84.4 (1980) 61
GAINESVILLE 5 ENE COOKE 84.8 84.8 (1993) 10
GROVETON TRINITY 88.1 85.8 (1993) 30
HOUSTON SAN JACINTO HARRIS 85.0 84.9 (1986) 16
KERRVILLE 3 NNE KERR 83.8 83.7 (1980) 22
LAJITAS BREWSTER 89.6 89.2 (1983) 16
LANGTRY VAL VERDE 90.4 90.4 (1980) 26
LEXINGTON LEE 85.7 85.6 (1969) 32
LYTLE 3 W MEDINA 86.7 86.0 (1978) 18
MCALLEN HIDALGO 88.0 88.0 (1980) 51
MC COOK HIDALGO 88.3 87.9 (1953) 46
NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHES 86.4 85.3 (1980) 24
PANDALE 11 NE VAL VERDE 85.7 85.7 (1989) 15
RIO GRANDE CITY STARR 90.9 90.5 (1947) 66
ROCKPORT ARANSAS 86.3 86.1 (1980) 31
SAN MARCOS HAYS 87.3 86.9 (1927) 83
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW HIDALGO 86.8 86.6 (1994) 10
TYLER SMITH 84.9 84.6 (1986) 13
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 83.2 85.3 (1950) 54
GRUVER HANSFORD 88.5 89.7 (1992) 34
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CHOKE CANYON DAM LIVE OAK 102.1 101.7 (1994) 13
DEWEYVILLE NEWTON 92.0 91.7 (1986) 11
DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E HAYS 101.2 98.9 (1994) 12
GROVETON TRINITY 102.2 100.3 (1980) 30
ORANGE 9 N ORANGE 92.0 91.7 (1986) 11
RIO GRANDE CITY STARR 104.6 104.4 (1947) 67
ROCKPORT ARANSAS 92.7 92.7 (1980) 32
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW HIDALGO 97.6 97.6 (1994) 10
SOMERVILLE DAM BURLESON 99.3 98.8 (1980) 28
TYLER SMITH 95.4 95.3 (1984) 13
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
FT WORTH MEACHAM FLD TARRANT 108 108 (1995) 18
ARCHER CITY ARCHER 111 111 (1964) 29
DEWEYVILLE NEWTON 97 97 (1995) 11
DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E HAYS 105 105 (1995) 12
GAINESVILLE 5 ENE COOKE 110 105 (1995) 10
GROVETON TRINITY 106 105 (1995) 30
LAKE TAWAKONI RAINS 105 105 (1993) 22
ORANGE 9 N ORANGE 97 97 (1995) 11
Lowest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CLARENDON DONLEY 65 66 (1972) 83
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 67 69 (1991) 15
CANADIAN HEMPHILL 62 63 (1924) 72
CLAUDE ARMSTRONG 64 67 (1991) 31
DEKALB BOWIE 80 80 (1994) 14
FOLLETT LIPSCOMB 55 60 (1970) 54
GRUVER HANSFORD 65 65 (1991) 34
LIPSCOMB LIPSCOMB 61 61 (1970) 32
MC LEAN GRAY 69 72 (1972) 28
MIAMI ROBERTS 62 63 (1960) 88
PAMPA 2 GRAY 63 63 (1972) 30
PANHANDLE CARSON 62 68 (1972) 34
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 60 66 (1972) 26
SHAMROCK 2 WHEELER 66 73 (1991) 30
TEXARKANA BOWIE 75 77 (1990) 27
TURKEY HALL 69 70 (1972) 29
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
COLLEGE STN BRAZOS 75.6 75.5 (1995) 96
BEEVILLE 5 NE BEE 75.3 74.8 (1946) 86
PALACIOS MUNI AP MATAGORDA 79.8 79.7 (1958) 53
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 79.0 77.6 (1994) 36
FT WORTH MEACHAM FLD TARRANT 76.5 76.1 (1993) 18
ALVIN BRAZORIA 75.2 75.0 (1969) 31
AMISTAD DAM VAL VERDE 77.3 77.1 (1980) 32
BAYTOWN HARRIS 77.3 77.2 (1993) 12
BURLESON JOHNSON 75.7 73.5 (1993) 10
CAMERON MILAM 76.0 75.3 (1954) 78
CANDELARIA PRESIDIO 70.9 70.7 (1980) 30
CANYON DAM COMAL 73.7 73.7 (1969) 34
CASTOLON BREWSTER 77.5 77.1 (1980) 16
CATARINA DIMMIT 76.1 76.0 (1995) 16
CHARLOTTE 5 NNW ATASCOSA 74.9 74.5 (1991) 34
CHOKE CANYON DAM LIVE OAK 75.2 74.7 (1988) 13
CLEVELAND LIBERTY 73.8 73.4 (1993) 34
CRANE 2E CRANE 74.9 74.3 (1980) 35
CRYSTAL CITY ZAVALA 77.0 77.0 (1953) 48
DELL CITY 5 SSW HUDSPETH 67.0 66.8 (1989) 15
ELGIN BASTROP 74.7 74.4 (1993) 33
ENCINAL WEBB 76.7 75.5 (1948) 77
FAIRFIELD 3 W FREESTONE 74.9 73.9 (1978) 25
FALCON DAM STARR 77.0 76.4 (1980) 34
FLORESVILLE WILSON 76.1 75.3 (1993) 33
FT DAVIS JEFF DAVIS 63.7 63.7 (1993) 21
FT HANCOCK 8 SSE HUDSPETH 68.4 67.1 (1974) 19
FREEPORT 2 NW BRAZORIA 79.4 79.4 (1993) 35
GONZALES 1N GONZALES 75.5 74.6 (1980) 32
GRANGER DAM WILLIAMSON 75.5 74.3 (1993) 16
GROVETON TRINITY 74.0 73.4 (1993) 30
LAJITAS BREWSTER 77.4 75.2 (1992) 16
LANGTRY VAL VERDE 79.3 78.2 (1989) 27
LEXINGTON LEE 75.2 74.5 (1982) 32
LYTLE 3 W MEDINA 74.5 74.0 (1993) 18
MATAGORDA 2 MATAGORDA 79.4 79.3 (1993) 59
MCALLEN HIDALGO 77.4 76.3 (1981) 51
NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHES 76.2 73.6 (1991) 24
PANDALE 1 N VAL VERDE 76.7 75.7 (1978) 28
PANDALE 11 NE VAL VERDE 74.8 74.0 (1989) 15
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 75.7 74.3 (1994) 13
RUSK CHEROKEE 73.1 72.6 (1969) 55
SAN MARCOS HAYS 75.9 75.7 (1993) 86
SAN SABA SAN SABA 74.1 73.9 (1978) 49
SHEFFIELD PECOS 74.2 74.2 (1963) 30
SONORA SUTTON 72.1 71.5 (1994) 53
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 68.9 67.8 (1993) 16
UVALDE 3 SW UVALDE 73.8 73.1 (1994) 10
VALENTINE JEFF DAVIS 64.6 64.5 (1994) 16
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
HOUSTON HOBBY AP HARRIS 80 80 (1992) 50
PALACIOS MUNI AP MATAGORDA 83 83 (1995) 53
DALLAS LOVE FLD DALLAS 85 85 (1969) 83
FT WORTH MEACHAM FLD TARRANT 82 82 (1951) 18
PRESIDIO PRESIDIO 84 84 (1994) 56
MINERAL WELLS AP PALO PINTO 82 82 (1978) 41
ANAHUAC CHAMBERS 81 81 (1978) 55
BARDWELL DAM ELLIS 81 81 (1978) 32
BAYTOWN HARRIS 82 81 (1995) 12
BRIDGEPORT WISE 82 81 (1966) 60
BURLESON JOHNSON 82 79 (1992) 10
CASTOLON BREWSTER 83 83 (1980) 16
CHOKE CANYON DAM LIVE OAK 79 79 (1994) 13
CLEVELAND LIBERTY 77 77 (1962) 34
COPE RCH REAGAN 78 77 (1966) 32
DEKALB BOWIE 78 77 (1995) 14
DENISON DAM GRAYSON 83 82 (1988) 54
FALCON DAM STARR 81 81 (1995) 34
FLORESVILLE WILSON 79 79 (1995) 33
FREEPORT 2 NW BRAZORIA 82 82 (1995) 35
GAINESVILLE 5 ENE COOKE 80 77 (1995) 10
GRANGER DAM WILLIAMSON 79 77 (1995) 16
HEBBRONVILLE JIM HOGG 80 80 (1988) 32
JEFFERSON MARION 77 77 (1995) 15
JOHNSON CITY BLANCO 77 77 (1983) 29
LAKE KEMP BAYLOR 84 84 (1980) 23
LYTLE 3 W MEDINA 78 78 (1994) 18
MATHIS 4 SSW JIM WELLS 79 79 (1983) 32
MT VERNON FRANKLIN 80 79 (1993) 25
NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHES 80 79 (1992) 24
PADUCAH COTTLE 81 81 (1970) 41
PANDALE 11 NE VAL VERDE 79 79 (1989) 15
TILDEN 4 SSE MCMULLEN 80 80 (1989) 39
TRUSCOTT 3 W KNOX 83 81 (1994) 33
TYLER SMITH 80 78 (1995) 13
UVALDE 3 SW UVALDE 78 78 (1994) 10
WEATHERFORD PARKER 84 81 (1912) 94
WESLACO HIDALGO 82 82 (1995) 69

Climatic Averages for August

  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 94.5 111 (1943) 71.7 48 (1915) 2.80 15.70 (1914) 6.30 (1978) 25.1 0.0 6.2 0 564
Amarillo 89.1 106 (1944) 63.8 48 (1915) 3.22 7.55 (1974) 4.26 (1945) 16.5 0.0 8.7 0 357
Austin 95.5 109 (1923) 73.9 58 (1915) 2.05 8.90 (1974) 6.01 (1994) 28.2 0.0 5.2 0 614
Brownsville 93.6 104 (1915) 75.4 63 (1967) 2.77 16.58 (1880) 7.82 (1880) 27.6 0.0 7.0 0 605
College Station 94.8 110 (1903) 73.2 41 (1893) 2.42 11.25 (1915) 9.89 (1947) 27.6 0.0 5.3 0 589
Corpus Christi 93.4 103 (1962) 75.0 64 (1967) 3.31 14.79 (1980) 8.92 (1980) 27.2 0.0 6.4 0 595
Dallas‑Fort Worth 96.2 112 (1936) 73.6 55 (1915) 2.21 10.33 (1915) 5.40 (1915) 26.8 0.0 4.6 0 617
Del Rio 96.0 109 (1969) 73.6 60 (1915) 1.47 6.10 (1971) 3.81 (1969) 28.3 0.0 4.0 0 614
El Paso 93.5 108 (1980) 66.6 52 (1880) 1.58 5.57 (1984) 2.45 (1906) 23.4 0.0 8.5 0 468
Galveston 87.7 100 (1924) 79.2 67 (1966) 4.47 19.08 (1915) 10.86 (1981) 5.9 0.0 9.1 0 574
Houston 92.5 108 (1909) 72.0 54 (1891) 3.49 15.43 (1915) 9.06 (1945) 25.5 0.0 9.2 0 536
Lubbock 89.6 107 (1944) 66.2 43 (1915) 2.51 8.85 (1966) 3.78 (1966) 18.3 0.0 7.5 0 400
Midland 94.1 107 (1964) 67.5 52 (1947) 1.69 5.34 (1934) 5.32 (1934) 23.1 0.0 6.1 0 490
Port Arthur 91.7 107 (1962) 73.3 58 (1911) 5.34 17.26 (1966) 8.45 (1966) 23.5 0.0 12.2 0 546
San Angelo 95.3 111 (1943) 68.4 45 (1915) 1.93 8.13 (1971) 3.00 (1971) 26.2 0.0 5.6 0 524
San Antonio 95.3 108 (1986) 74.5 57 (1891) 2.54 11.14 (1974) 5.57 (1950) 28.0 0.0 5.1 0 617
Victoria 93.9 107 (1962) 74.2 61 (1915) 3.01 7.81 (1960) 6.14 (1964) 27.8 0.0 8.5 0 592
Waco 97.2 112 (1969) 74.0 53 (1992) 1.68 9.98 (1914) 4.80 (1958) 28.5 0.0 5.3 0 639
Wichita Falls 95.9 113 (1964) 71.4 53 (1992) 2.48 11.05 (1914) 4.62 (1971) 26.7 0.0 6.1 0 577
Shreveport, LA 93.1 110 (1909) 71.3 53 (1992) 2.43 10.89 (1912) 6.47 (1912) 25.0 0.0 6.6 0 533
Climatic averages are based on 1961-1990 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
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