Texas Climate Report: August 1997
In the month of August, different parts of Texas observed varied types of weather as we progressed through the summer season. Mean monthly temperatures were below normal for North Texas and the Panhandle (approaching 2°F below normal in Dallas/Fort Worth), while they were above normal for the southern half of the state and West Texas (nearly 3°F above normal at Del Rio). Monthly precipitation was below normal for the Southern, South Central, Coastal, Plains, and Edwards Plateau regions, with Del Rio observing the largest departure from normal (84% below normal). East, North Central and West Texas regions observed above normal precipitation for August. The Gulf Coast was not threatened by any tropical storms or hurricanes during the month as 1997 was the first year since 1961 that there were no hurricanes or tropical storms in the Atlantic basin during August.
Except for the extreme Lower Valley, the Lone Star State was overcome by cooler than normal temperatures during the first week (6°F below normal in Abilene, Amarillo and Dallas/Ft. Worth). Isolated thunderstorms popped up during the start of the month before giving way to more widespread precipitation associated with a stationary front which extended across the state on the 7th. Austin (0.85"), Texarkana (0.94"), Abilene (1.10"), San Angelo (1.86") and Dallas/Ft. Worth (2.22") all received nearly an inch or more of rain at the end of the week.
As opposed to the first week, Texas was dominated by above normal temperature departures throughout the second and third weeks, highlighted by +5°F and +6°F departures in Del Rio for each of the respective weeks. None of the first-order stations received more than an inch of rain during the second week and two of these stations (Houston, 1.61" and Midland, 2.09") did so the following week.
August ended on an extremely dry note. The Gulf Coast of Texas was the only location across the state which received more than a trace of precipitation during the final week. Temperature anomalies, although small, were apparent in two distinct regions of the state. A north-south oriented line extending from Wichita Falls to the Lower Valley divided Texas with above normal temperature departures to the west, and below normal departures to the east. Despite the dry summer conditions, the majority of the state has still received above normal precipitation since the first of January.
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 |
100 |
70.4 |
‑1.3 |
62 |
81.7 |
‑1.5 |
6 |
4.16 |
149% |
3.01 |
0 |
523 |
| Amarillo |
86.8 |
‑2.3 |
94 |
63.1 |
‑0.7 |
55 |
74.9 |
‑1.6 |
7 |
1.40 |
43% |
0.55 |
4 |
320 |
| Austin |
92.7 |
‑2.8 |
97 |
73.5 |
‑0.4 |
67 |
83.1 |
‑1.7 |
3 |
2.34 |
114% |
1.74 |
0 |
569 |
| Brownsville |
94.8 |
+1.2 |
98 |
76.3 |
+0.9 |
72 |
85.5 |
+1.0 |
4 |
1.80 |
65% |
1.32 |
0 |
643 |
| College Station |
95.5 |
+0.7 |
102 |
73.1 |
‑0.1 |
63 |
84.3 |
+0.3 |
2 |
0.78 |
32% |
0.78 |
0 |
607 |
| Corpus Christi |
96.3 |
+2.9 |
101 |
74.9 |
‑0.1 |
70 |
85.6 |
+1.4 |
4 |
1.23 |
37% |
0.83 |
0 |
646 |
| Dallas‑Fort Worth |
92.8 |
‑3.4 |
100 |
73.3 |
‑0.3 |
61 |
83.0 |
‑1.9 |
3 |
3.13 |
142% |
2.32 |
0 |
566 |
| Del Rio |
99.3 |
+3.3 |
104 |
76.7 |
+3.1 |
71 |
88.0 |
+3.2 |
2 |
0.23 |
16% |
0.19 |
0 |
721 |
| El Paso |
93.3 |
‑0.2 |
99 |
69.8 |
+3.2 |
63 |
81.5 |
+1.4 |
7 |
1.41 |
89% |
0.90 |
0 |
518 |
| Galveston |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
| Houston |
94.1 |
+1.6 |
99 |
72.3 |
+0.3 |
64 |
83.2 |
+0.9 |
4 |
2.26 |
65% |
1.30 |
0 |
570 |
| Lubbock |
91.4 |
+1.8 |
99 |
66.4 |
+0.2 |
59 |
78.9 |
+1.0 |
7 |
1.54 |
61% |
1.07 |
3 |
439 |
| Midland |
94.5 |
+0.4 |
102 |
69.3 |
+1.8 |
60 |
81.9 |
+1.1 |
5 |
2.41 |
143% |
1.55 |
0 |
531 |
| Port Arthur |
91.6 |
‑0.1 |
96 |
74.2 |
+0.9 |
67 |
82.9 |
+0.3 |
12 |
2.01 |
38% |
1.41 |
0 |
567 |
| San Angelo |
95.3 |
|
101 |
70.1 |
+1.7 |
60 |
82.7 |
+0.8 |
4 |
2.76 |
143% |
1.63 |
0 |
555 |
| San Antonio |
97.0 |
+1.7 |
102 |
75.2 |
+0.7 |
66 |
86.1 |
+1.2 |
3 |
0.62 |
24% |
0.49 |
0 |
660 |
| Victoria |
95.2 |
+1.3 |
101 |
74.4 |
+0.2 |
68 |
84.8 |
+0.7 |
7 |
2.75 |
91% |
2.27 |
0 |
618 |
| Waco |
95.4 |
‑1.8 |
101 |
72.5 |
‑1.5 |
63 |
83.9 |
‑1.7 |
5 |
1.74 |
104% |
1.37 |
0 |
596 |
| Wichita Falls |
94.1 |
‑1.8 |
102 |
70.1 |
‑1.3 |
62 |
82.1 |
‑1.5 |
9 |
2.04 |
82% |
0.53 |
0 |
537 |
| Shreveport, LA |
91.0 |
‑2.1 |
100 |
71.0 |
‑0.3 |
62 |
81.0 |
‑1.2 |
6 |
5.48 |
226% |
2.92 |
0 |
504 |
*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.
|
Monthly Extremes
| Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| CENTER |
SHELBY |
15.10 |
| ALICE |
JIM WELLS |
0.00 |
| BATESVILLE |
ZAVALA |
0.00 |
| BENAVIDES 2 |
DUVAL |
0.00 |
| CATARINA |
DIMMIT |
0.00 |
| ENCINAL |
WEBB |
0.00 |
| FALFURRIAS |
BROOKS |
0.00 |
| LAREDO 2 |
WEBB |
0.00 |
| MCALLEN |
HIDALGO |
0.00 |
| MC COOK |
HIDALGO |
0.00 |
| PORT ISABEL |
CAMERON |
0.00 |
| REFUGIO 2 NW |
REFUGIO |
0.00 |
| RIO GRANDE CITY |
STARR |
0.00 |
| SOUTH PADRE ISLAND |
CAMERON |
0.00 |
| WESLACO |
HIDALGO |
0.00 |
| Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| CENTER |
SHELBY |
15.10 |
| Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| PALESTINE |
ANDERSON |
6.90 |
| Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| MT LOCKE |
JEFF DAVIS |
70.9 |
| Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| LAREDO 2 |
WEBB |
91.2 |
| Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| MT LOCKE |
JEFF DAVIS |
82.4 |
| Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| LAREDO 2 |
WEBB |
105.4 |
| Highest Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| HEATH CANYON |
BREWSTER |
111 |
| Lowest Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| BORGER |
HUTCHINSON |
62 |
| FLOYDADA |
FLOYD |
62 |
| GAINESVILLE 5 ENE |
COOKE |
62 |
| PAMPA 2 |
GRAY |
62 |
| SILVERTON |
BRISCOE |
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 O CONNOR |
CALHOUN |
81.0 |
| Highest Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| GALVESTON |
GALVESTON |
85 |
| PORT O CONNOR |
CALHOUN |
85 |
| Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| FOLLETT |
LIPSCOMB |
50 |
New Monthly Records
| Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| ALICE |
JIM WELLS |
0.00 |
0.00 (1958) |
75 |
| BATESVILLE |
ZAVALA |
0.00 |
0.00 (1985) |
31 |
| BENAVIDES 2 |
DUVAL |
0.00 |
0.00 (1990) |
29 |
| CASTOLON |
BREWSTER |
0.14 |
0.28 (1993) |
20 |
| CATARINA |
DIMMIT |
0.00 |
0.00 (1993) |
35 |
| ENCINAL |
WEBB |
0.00 |
0.00 (1992) |
83 |
| FALFURRIAS |
BROOKS |
0.00 |
0.00 (1943) |
87 |
| LAREDO 2 |
WEBB |
0.00 |
0.03 (1984) |
32 |
| MCALLEN |
HIDALGO |
0.00 |
0.00 (1943) |
56 |
| MC COOK |
HIDALGO |
0.00 |
0.00 (1993) |
48 |
| PORT ISABEL |
CAMERON |
0.00 |
0.00 (1988) |
66 |
| REFUGIO 2 NW |
REFUGIO |
0.00 |
0.06 (1985) |
12 |
| RIO GRANDE CITY |
STARR |
0.00 |
0.00 (1993) |
88 |
| SONORA |
SUTTON |
0.04 |
0.22 (1954) |
55 |
| WESLACO |
HIDALGO |
0.00 |
0.00 (1993) |
79 |
| Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| CENTER |
SHELBY |
15.10 |
12.55 (1960) |
57 |
| PALESTINE |
ANDERSON |
13.41 |
12.73 (1991) |
65 |
| CARTHAGE |
PANOLA |
9.41 |
7.45 (1974) |
45 |
| FLOMOT 4 NE |
MOTLEY |
8.14 |
7.34 (1966) |
47 |
| LUFKIN 11 NW |
ANGELINA |
9.80 |
8.29 (1994) |
15 |
| MT VERNON |
FRANKLIN |
6.73 |
6.38 (1996) |
32 |
| NACOGDOCHES |
NACOGDOCHES |
12.52 |
9.68 (1994) |
26 |
| TURKEY |
HALL |
8.40 |
6.70 (1995) |
43 |
| Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| CENTER |
SHELBY |
6.39 |
4.05 (1958) |
57 |
| ALVARADO 4NE |
JOHNSON |
3.07 |
2.70 (1991) |
11 |
| BARDWELL DAM |
ELLIS |
2.68 |
2.35 (1981) |
32 |
| FLOMOT 4 NE |
MOTLEY |
4.44 |
2.68 (1995) |
47 |
| FRISCO |
COLLIN |
4.15 |
3.45 (1994) |
31 |
| GUNTER 5 S |
COLLIN |
4.27 |
3.15 (1966) |
49 |
| LUFKIN 11 NW |
ANGELINA |
4.90 |
2.33 (1994) |
15 |
| MINEOLA 8 ENE |
WOOD |
3.62 |
2.41 (1977) |
29 |
| MT VERNON |
FRANKLIN |
4.85 |
3.23 (1970) |
32 |
| PANDALE 11 NE |
VAL VERDE |
3.40 |
2.41 (1995) |
14 |
| Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP |
CAMERON |
86.4 |
86.4 (1952) |
11 |
| KINGSVILLE NAAS |
KLEBERG |
87.4 |
87.2 (1991) |
54 |
| GALVESTON |
GALVESTON |
86.1 |
85.8 (1995) |
122 |
| MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP |
HIDALGO |
88.7 |
88.2 (1993) |
35 |
| ALVIN |
BRAZORIA |
84.1 |
83.7 (1995) |
32 |
| CHOKE CANYON DAM |
LIVE OAK |
88.0 |
87.5 (1985) |
13 |
| FALCON DAM |
STARR |
90.6 |
89.7 (1964) |
32 |
| FREER |
DUVAL |
87.8 |
87.7 (1964) |
24 |
| HEBBRONVILLE |
JIM HOGG |
88.2 |
87.2 (1991) |
33 |
| LAREDO 2 |
WEBB |
91.2 |
90.5 (1991) |
30 |
| MATHIS 4 SSW |
JIM WELLS |
86.5 |
86.3 (1964) |
32 |
| MCALLEN |
HIDALGO |
88.6 |
87.5 (1981) |
51 |
| MC COOK |
HIDALGO |
88.6 |
88.3 (1964) |
40 |
| SANTA ROSA 3 WNW |
HIDALGO |
87.2 |
86.0 (1993) |
11 |
| SAN ANTONIO/SEAWORLD |
BEXAR |
85.4 |
85.1 (1988) |
10 |
| ZAPATA 1 S |
ZAPATA |
89.9 |
89.5 (1909) |
31 |
| Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP |
CAMERON |
97.5 |
96.2 (1952) |
11 |
| CORPUS CHRISTI INTL AP |
NUECES |
96.3 |
96.2 (1977) |
111 |
| KINGSVILLE NAAS |
KLEBERG |
99.2 |
98.2 (1932) |
54 |
| MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP |
HIDALGO |
99.8 |
99.4 (1985) |
36 |
| DEWEYVILLE |
NEWTON |
92.4 |
92.0 (1987) |
12 |
| FALCON DAM |
STARR |
104.5 |
103.0 (1964) |
33 |
| FREER |
DUVAL |
102.1 |
101.2 (1991) |
29 |
| HEBBRONVILLE |
JIM HOGG |
101.4 |
100.4 (1991) |
33 |
| LAREDO 2 |
WEBB |
105.4 |
104.7 (1991) |
31 |
| MATHIS 4 SSW |
JIM WELLS |
99.6 |
98.1 (1985) |
32 |
| MCALLEN |
HIDALGO |
99.8 |
99.0 (1943) |
53 |
| MC COOK |
HIDALGO |
102.1 |
101.5 (1948) |
40 |
| ORANGE 9 N |
ORANGE |
92.4 |
92.0 (1987) |
12 |
| RIO GRANDE CITY |
STARR |
105.3 |
103.9 (1958) |
72 |
| SANTA ROSA 3 WNW |
HIDALGO |
98.5 |
97.3 (1993) |
11 |
| SAN ANTONIO/SEAWORLD |
BEXAR |
96.8 |
96.4 (1995) |
10 |
| Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP |
CAMERON |
101 |
100 (1953) |
11 |
| DEWEYVILLE |
NEWTON |
97 |
97 (1993) |
12 |
| KARNES CITY 2 N |
KARNES |
105 |
103 (1988) |
19 |
| LAREDO 2 |
WEBB |
110 |
110 (1986) |
31 |
| MATHIS 4 SSW |
JIM WELLS |
104 |
104 (1988) |
32 |
| MCALLEN |
HIDALGO |
105 |
105 (1996) |
53 |
| MC COOK |
HIDALGO |
107 |
107 (1996) |
40 |
| ORANGE 9 N |
ORANGE |
97 |
97 (1993) |
12 |
| Lowest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| EASTLAND |
EASTLAND |
69 |
70 (1944) |
76 |
| MARSHALL |
HARRISON |
70 |
72 (1966) |
84 |
| LONGVIEW 11 SE |
RUSK |
69 |
73 (1996) |
21 |
| STEPHENVILLE CLARK FLD |
ERATH |
69 |
72 (1974) |
45 |
| FT WORTH MEACHAM FLD |
TARRANT |
71 |
71 (1944) |
19 |
| WICHITA FALLS MUNI AP |
WICHITA |
68 |
68 (1993) |
73 |
| SULPHUR SPRINGS |
HOPKINS |
66 |
67 (1966) |
64 |
| ARCHER CITY |
ARCHER |
65 |
71 (1978) |
31 |
| ASPERMONT |
STONEWALL |
65 |
65 (1978) |
34 |
| ATHENS |
HENDERSON |
71 |
76 (1996) |
40 |
| BENBROOK DAM |
TARRANT |
66 |
69 (1966) |
45 |
| BIG SPRING |
HOWARD |
67 |
67 (1986) |
44 |
| BONHAM 3NNE |
FANNIN |
64 |
73 (1992) |
80 |
| BORGER |
HUTCHINSON |
62 |
62 (1966) |
49 |
| BOWIE |
MONTAGUE |
63 |
70 (1966) |
71 |
| BURLESON |
JOHNSON |
65 |
72 (1992) |
12 |
| CARTHAGE |
PANOLA |
71 |
73 (1964) |
45 |
| CHANNING 2 |
HARTLEY |
66 |
69 (1967) |
13 |
| CLARKSVILLE 2NE |
RED RIVER |
64 |
67 (1966) |
82 |
| COLORADO CITY |
MITCHELL |
66 |
67 (1920) |
47 |
| COPE RCH |
REAGAN |
65 |
65 (1971) |
31 |
| DAINGERFIELD 9 S |
MORRIS |
70 |
76 (1991) |
35 |
| DEKALB |
BOWIE |
71 |
75 (1991) |
15 |
| DENTON 2 SE |
DENTON |
71 |
75 (1992) |
78 |
| DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E |
HAYS |
72 |
77 (1987) |
13 |
| EMORY |
RAINS |
66 |
72 (1966) |
32 |
| FAIRFIELD 3 W |
FREESTONE |
80 |
80 (1996) |
28 |
| FERRIS |
ELLIS |
67 |
74 (1996) |
36 |
| GAINESVILLE 5 ENE |
COOKE |
62 |
69 (1992) |
11 |
| GARDEN CITY |
GLASSCOCK |
67 |
69 (1986) |
24 |
| GILMER 4 WNW |
UPSHUR |
69 |
71 (1996) |
56 |
| GRAPEVINE DAM |
TARRANT |
66 |
68 (1966) |
44 |
| GREENVILLE KGVL RADIO |
HUNT |
64 |
67 (1966) |
91 |
| HENDERSON |
RUSK |
73 |
74 (1996) |
55 |
| HENRIETTA |
CLAY |
64 |
67 (1966) |
87 |
| JACKSBORO |
JACK |
63 |
73 (1989) |
55 |
| JEFFERSON |
MARION |
69 |
73 (1991) |
16 |
| KAUFMAN 3 SE |
KAUFMAN |
67 |
68 (1966) |
96 |
| LAKE TAWAKONI |
RAINS |
67 |
75 (1991) |
22 |
| LAKE KEMP |
BAYLOR |
66 |
70 (1992) |
23 |
| LAVON DAM |
COLLIN |
67 |
69 (1966) |
43 |
| LONGVIEW |
GREGG |
70 |
73 (1923) |
80 |
| MCKINNEY MUNICIPAL AIRPORT |
COLLIN |
70 |
72 (1944) |
80 |
| MINEOLA 8 ENE |
WOOD |
69 |
74 (1996) |
29 |
| MT PLEASANT |
TITUS |
66 |
69 (1966) |
52 |
| MT VERNON |
FRANKLIN |
64 |
67 (1966) |
29 |
| MULESHOE NWR |
BAILEY |
67 |
69 (1984) |
16 |
| PADUCAH |
COTTLE |
64 |
64 (1966) |
41 |
| PORT MANSFIELD |
WILLACY |
76 |
76 (1985) |
31 |
| RUSK |
CHEROKEE |
69 |
74 (1996) |
51 |
| SHERMAN |
GRAYSON |
66 |
70 (1928) |
93 |
| SPUR |
DICKENS |
65 |
65 (1920) |
62 |
| STAMFORD 1 |
JONES |
65 |
66 (1911) |
20 |
| STEPHENVILLE 1 N |
ERATH |
69 |
72 (1974) |
45 |
| TEXARKANA |
BOWIE |
64 |
74 (1978) |
29 |
| WRIGHT PATMAN DAM |
CASS |
65 |
72 (1966) |
27 |
| TURKEY |
HALL |
64 |
68 (1995) |
27 |
| VERNON |
WILBARGER |
66 |
70 (1988) |
49 |
| WILLS POINT |
VAN ZANDT |
65 |
68 (1966) |
74 |
| Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| TURKEY |
HALL |
65.2 |
65.4 (1992) |
28 |
| Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP |
HIDALGO |
77.5 |
77.4 (1993) |
35 |
| ALVIN |
BRAZORIA |
75.9 |
75.4 (1903) |
32 |
| AMISTAD DAM |
VAL VERDE |
76.2 |
76.1 (1995) |
34 |
| ARANSAS WR |
ARANSAS |
78.7 |
78.5 (1993) |
34 |
| CHOKE CANYON DAM |
LIVE OAK |
75.3 |
73.9 (1987) |
13 |
| FALCON DAM |
STARR |
76.8 |
76.3 (1964) |
33 |
| FREEPORT 2 NW |
BRAZORIA |
78.6 |
78.6 (1993) |
38 |
| GOLIAD |
GOLIAD |
76.7 |
76.5 (1988) |
59 |
| HARLINGEN |
CAMERON |
76.8 |
76.2 (1996) |
78 |
| HEBBRONVILLE |
JIM HOGG |
75.0 |
74.0 (1991) |
33 |
| LAREDO 2 |
WEBB |
77.1 |
76.6 (1987) |
30 |
| MCALLEN |
HIDALGO |
77.5 |
77.3 (1981) |
53 |
| ROBSTOWN |
NUECES |
76.7 |
76.5 (1995) |
40 |
| SANTA ROSA 3 WNW |
HIDALGO |
76.0 |
75.5 (1996) |
11 |
| VALENTINE |
JEFF DAVIS |
63.4 |
63.1 (1995) |
16 |
| WESLACO |
HIDALGO |
76.4 |
76.0 (1964) |
69 |
| Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| JUNCTION KIMBLE CO AP |
KIMBLE |
79 |
78 (1953) |
22 |
| ALVIN |
BRAZORIA |
82 |
80 (1980) |
32 |
| AMISTAD DAM |
VAL VERDE |
81 |
81 (1996) |
34 |
| ANGLETON 2 W |
BRAZORIA |
82 |
82 (1983) |
81 |
| BAYTOWN |
HARRIS |
83 |
82 (1996) |
15 |
| CHOKE CANYON DAM |
LIVE OAK |
80 |
78 (1993) |
13 |
| CLEVELAND |
LIBERTY |
78 |
77 (1996) |
34 |
| COLDSPRING 5 SSW |
SAN JACINTO |
76 |
76 (1987) |
34 |
| DEWEYVILLE |
NEWTON |
80 |
77 (1996) |
12 |
| DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E |
HAYS |
77 |
77 (1987) |
13 |
| FALCON DAM |
STARR |
80 |
80 (1995) |
33 |
| FREEPORT 2 NW |
BRAZORIA |
84 |
83 (1980) |
38 |
| GAINESVILLE 5 ENE |
COOKE |
78 |
78 (1996) |
11 |
| GARDEN CITY |
GLASSCOCK |
75 |
75 (1994) |
25 |
| GONZALES 1N |
GONZALES |
79 |
79 (1987) |
33 |
| HEBBRONVILLE |
JIM HOGG |
79 |
79 (1916) |
33 |
| HOUSTON NWSO |
GALVESTON |
80 |
78 (1905) |
11 |
| JAYTON |
KENT |
77 |
77 (1996) |
17 |
| JOHNSON CITY |
BLANCO |
78 |
77 (1986) |
28 |
| KENT 8 SE |
JEFF DAVIS |
73 |
70 (1992) |
10 |
| LANGTRY |
VAL VERDE |
82 |
82 (1996) |
23 |
| MC COOK |
HIDALGO |
80 |
80 (1989) |
40 |
| NACOGDOCHES |
NACOGDOCHES |
80 |
78 (1987) |
24 |
| ORANGE 9 N |
ORANGE |
80 |
77 (1996) |
12 |
| PORT ARANSAS |
NUECES |
83 |
83 (1995) |
10 |
| PRADE RCH |
REAL |
76 |
75 (1963) |
32 |
| RED ROCK |
BASTROP |
79 |
78 (1980) |
31 |
| REFUGIO 2 NW |
REFUGIO |
81 |
81 (1989) |
12 |
| ROBSTOWN |
NUECES |
80 |
80 (1991) |
40 |
| SAN MARCOS |
HAYS |
80 |
80 (1927) |
89 |
| SANTA ROSA 3 WNW |
HIDALGO |
81 |
81 (1996) |
11 |
| SAN ANTONIO/SEAWORLD |
BEXAR |
78 |
77 (1996) |
10 |
| TOWN BLUFF DAM |
TYLER |
77 |
76 (1996) |
45 |
| SUGAR LAND |
FORT BEND |
80 |
80 (1980) |
76 |
| WASHINGTON SP |
WASHINGTON |
77 |
77 (1991) |
44 |
| WINTERS 1 NNE |
RUNNELS |
78 |
77 (1996) |
30 |
| Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| LAVON DAM |
COLLIN |
56 |
56 (1989) |
44 |
| PENWELL |
ECTOR |
57 |
57 (1989) |
23 |
| UVALDE 3 SW |
UVALDE |
60 |
64 (1992) |
13 |
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 |
103 (1995) |
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 (1996) |
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 |
98 (1995) |
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 (1995) |
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. |
