Texas Climate Report: July 1999
July of 1999 was quite different from July of 1998, with fourteen of the twenty stations reporting below normal temperatures. At this same time last year, all twenty stations were above normal. Positive departures this year were generally less than 1°F and limited to the southern High Plains, North Central, and East Texas. Negative temperature departures were greatest from the eastern Hill Country over to the central coast, ranging from 1.5°F to 2.5°F below normal.
Although only half of the stations reported above normal precipitation, this is in stark contrast to July of 1998 when only Wichita Falls and El Paso reported above normal precipitation. The greatest rain this July was mainly north and east of the Hill Country, stretching southeastward to Houston and Galveston. The highest percentages above normal were Austin (260%), Waco (177%), and Galveston (190%). Rainfall was scarce in the Low Rolling Plains, with Abilene receiving only 3% of their normal total for July and Wichita Falls receiving only a trace of rain.
The first of week July saw moisture move in from the Gulf of Mexico, which fueled thunderstorms in the Lower Valley and along the coast from the 3rd to the 8th. Galveston received 1.52" on the 6th and another 0.80" on the 7th. On the 9th, a cold front extending from New England into North Texas brought rain to parts of Texas through the 13th. On the 10th, Lubbock set a record low maximum temperature of 73°F, as well as a record low minimum of 57°F the next morning. Rainfall rates between one and two inches per hour fell on the 11th in Southern and South Central Texas, causing minor flooding in the region. A rare tornado (F1 on the Fujita scale) struck Galveston on the 12th, causing minimal damage.
The second half of the month brought record low temperatures to some cities in South Central Texas and more rain along the Gulf Coast. Austin, in particular, set several new temperature records. On the 18th, they set a record low minimum of 69°F; on the 21st, a record low maximum of 86°F; on the 25th, a record low minimum of 69°F; and on the 29th, another record low minimum of 68°F. Corpus Christi also set a record low minimum of 69°F on the 24th. Hot, dry conditions were the story for most of Texas the last week of July. Wichita Falls recorded the state's absolute high temperature of 108°F on both the 30th and the 31st.
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 |
94.5 |
‑0.7 |
103 |
72.5 |
‑0.2 |
64 |
83.5 |
‑0.5 |
1 |
0.06 |
3% |
0.06 |
0 |
579 |
| Amarillo |
89.5 |
‑2.2 |
97 |
65.4 |
‑0.1 |
55 |
77.4 |
‑1.2 |
6 |
2.87 |
110% |
2.48 |
0 |
396 |
| Austin |
92.8 |
‑2.2 |
100 |
73.6 |
‑0.3 |
71 |
83.2 |
‑1.3 |
12 |
4.43 |
217% |
3.96 |
0 |
572 |
| Brownsville |
92.4 |
‑0.9 |
96 |
75.2 |
‑0.5 |
71 |
83.8 |
‑0.7 |
11 |
1.86 |
98% |
1.24 |
0 |
588 |
| College Station |
92.9 |
‑0.9 |
100 |
72.4 |
‑1.0 |
70 |
82.6 |
‑1.0 |
11 |
2.38 |
104% |
0.64 |
0 |
554 |
| Corpus Christi |
91.7 |
‑1.6 |
95 |
73.7 |
‑1.1 |
69 |
82.7 |
‑1.4 |
13 |
3.07 |
128% |
1.04 |
0 |
556 |
| Dallas‑Fort Worth |
96.4 |
‑0.1 |
102 |
75.8 |
+1.7 |
71 |
86.1 |
+0.8 |
2 |
0.77 |
33% |
0.73 |
0 |
662 |
| Del Rio |
94.0 |
‑2.2 |
102 |
74.8 |
+0.7 |
71 |
84.4 |
‑0.8 |
5 |
1.48 |
80% |
0.71 |
0 |
610 |
| El Paso |
92.0 |
‑4.1 |
106 |
70.3 |
+1.9 |
62 |
81.1 |
‑1.2 |
10 |
2.00 |
130% |
0.99 |
0 |
506 |
| Galveston |
87.9 |
+0.6 |
92 |
78.3 |
‑0.9 |
72 |
83.1 |
‑0.2 |
15 |
7.54 |
190% |
2.32 |
0 |
567 |
| Houston |
92.6 |
‑0.1 |
97 |
73.6 |
+1.2 |
69 |
83.1 |
+0.5 |
13 |
5.11 |
142% |
1.62 |
0 |
568 |
| Lubbock |
92.1 |
+0.2 |
101 |
69.0 |
+1.0 |
57 |
80.5 |
+0.5 |
4 |
0.79 |
33% |
0.69 |
0 |
490 |
| Midland |
94.5 |
‑0.9 |
104 |
70.6 |
+2.1 |
63 |
82.5 |
+0.5 |
4 |
0.61 |
36% |
0.58 |
0 |
553 |
| Port Arthur |
90.7 |
‑1.2 |
95 |
74.5 |
+0.8 |
71 |
82.6 |
‑0.2 |
14 |
2.45 |
46% |
0.60 |
0 |
554 |
| San Angelo |
94.1 |
‑2.1 |
103 |
71.2 |
+2.1 |
65 |
82.6 |
‑0.1 |
5 |
0.66 |
62% |
0.44 |
0 |
554 |
| San Antonio |
92.5 |
‑2.5 |
99 |
73.2 |
‑1.8 |
69 |
82.8 |
‑2.2 |
7 |
1.80 |
83% |
0.75 |
0 |
561 |
| Victoria |
90.8 |
‑2.7 |
94 |
72.3 |
‑2.3 |
67 |
81.6 |
‑2.5 |
11 |
2.19 |
66% |
0.73 |
0 |
520 |
| Waco |
95.5 |
‑1.3 |
101 |
74.6 |
+0.2 |
70 |
85.0 |
‑0.6 |
9 |
3.75 |
188% |
2.26 |
0 |
628 |
| Wichita Falls |
98.7 |
+1.5 |
108 |
73.6 |
+0.9 |
62 |
86.2 |
+1.2 |
0 |
0.00 |
0% |
0.00 |
0 |
664 |
| Shreveport, LA |
92.3 |
‑0.7 |
96 |
73.4 |
+1.1 |
68 |
82.9 |
+0.2 |
10 |
2.80 |
76% |
0.91 |
0 |
562 |
*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 |
| WICHITA FALLS MUNI AP |
WICHITA |
0.00 |
| ARCHER CITY |
ARCHER |
0.00 |
| AVALON |
ELLIS |
0.00 |
| BURKBURNETT 2 NE |
WICHITA |
0.00 |
| CHARLIE |
CLAY |
0.00 |
| GARDEN CITY |
GLASSCOCK |
0.00 |
| GORDONVILLE |
GRAYSON |
0.00 |
| HAGANSPORT |
FRANKLIN |
0.00 |
| HARLETON |
HARRISON |
0.00 |
| LAKE KEMP |
BAYLOR |
0.00 |
| LEATHERWOOD RCH |
ERATH |
0.00 |
| LIPAN |
PALO PINTO |
0.00 |
| MUENSTER |
COOKE |
0.00 |
| OAK CREEK LAKE |
COKE |
0.00 |
| OLNEY 5 NNW |
ARCHER |
0.00 |
| OZONA |
CROCKETT |
0.00 |
| POST |
GARZA |
0.00 |
| REFUGIO 3 SW |
REFUGIO |
0.00 |
| RISING STAR 1 S |
EASTLAND |
0.00 |
| SANGER |
DENTON |
0.00 |
| SCOTLAND |
ARCHER |
0.00 |
| SHERMAN |
GRAYSON |
0.00 |
| TRENT |
TAYLOR |
0.00 |
| VANDERPOOL 10 N |
BANDERA |
0.00 |
| WEATHERFORD |
PARKER |
0.00 |
| WELLINGTON |
COLLINGSWORTH |
0.00 |
| Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| THORNTON 1 SSE |
LIMESTONE |
9.51 |
| Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| THORNTON 1 SSE |
LIMESTONE |
5.87 |
| Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| MT LOCKE |
JEFF DAVIS |
70.5 |
| Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| LAREDO 2 |
WEBB |
88.7 |
| Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| CHISOS BASIN |
BREWSTER |
81.8 |
| MT LOCKE |
JEFF DAVIS |
81.8 |
| Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| LAREDO 2 |
WEBB |
101.8 |
| Highest Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| HEATH CANYON |
BREWSTER |
115 |
| Lowest Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| MT LOCKE |
JEFF DAVIS |
59 |
| Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| MT LOCKE |
JEFF DAVIS |
59.1 |
| Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| PORT ARANSAS |
NUECES |
79.8 |
| Highest Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| STUDY BUTTE |
BREWSTER |
84 |
| Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| GLEN ROSE 2 W |
SOMERVELL |
50 |
| MT LOCKE |
JEFF DAVIS |
50 |
| PINE SPRINGS |
CULBERSON |
50 |
New Monthly Records
| Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| WICHITA FALLS MUNI AP |
WICHITA |
0.00 |
0.00 (1943) |
92 |
| ARCHER CITY |
ARCHER |
0.00 |
0.00 (1981) |
60 |
| AVALON |
ELLIS |
0.00 |
0.00 (1997) |
34 |
| DALHART 6 SW |
HARTLEY |
0.85 |
1.55 (1994) |
10 |
| GARDEN CITY |
GLASSCOCK |
0.00 |
0.00 (1998) |
84 |
| HAGANSPORT |
FRANKLIN |
0.00 |
0.00 (1986) |
77 |
| HARLETON |
HARRISON |
0.00 |
0.00 (1993) |
49 |
| LAKE KEMP |
BAYLOR |
0.00 |
0.00 (1980) |
30 |
| LIPAN |
PALO PINTO |
0.00 |
0.00 (1998) |
49 |
| MUENSTER |
COOKE |
0.00 |
0.00 (1998) |
58 |
| OAK CREEK LAKE |
COKE |
0.00 |
0.00 (1980) |
38 |
| OLNEY 5 NNW |
ARCHER |
0.00 |
0.00 (1983) |
56 |
| OZONA |
CROCKETT |
0.00 |
0.00 (1997) |
47 |
| POST |
GARZA |
0.00 |
0.00 (1998) |
82 |
| RISING STAR 1 S |
EASTLAND |
0.00 |
0.00 (1997) |
55 |
| SANGER |
DENTON |
0.00 |
0.00 (1993) |
34 |
| SHERMAN |
GRAYSON |
0.00 |
0.00 (1916) |
100 |
| TRENT |
TAYLOR |
0.00 |
0.00 (1993) |
56 |
| WEATHERFORD |
PARKER |
0.00 |
0.00 (1993) |
97 |
| WELLINGTON |
COLLINGSWORTH |
0.00 |
0.00 (1997) |
55 |
| Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| ELGIN |
BASTROP |
6.41 |
6.40 (1979) |
38 |
| HOUSTON NWSO |
GALVESTON |
6.63 |
4.67 (1905) |
13 |
| KENT 8 SE |
JEFF DAVIS |
6.27 |
5.95 (1991) |
11 |
| LUFKIN 2 |
ANGELINA |
3.95 |
3.17 (1997) |
10 |
| GEORGETOWN LAKE |
WILLIAMSON |
3.88 |
3.25 (1992) |
20 |
| PERSIMMON GAP |
BREWSTER |
4.26 |
3.08 (1986) |
16 |
| THORNTON 1 SSE |
LIMESTONE |
9.51 |
5.97 (1972) |
49 |
| Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| BAYTOWN |
HARRIS |
2.55 |
2.22 (1987) |
16 |
| BURLESON |
JOHNSON |
4.40 |
2.55 (1996) |
15 |
| CRANFILLS GAP |
BOSQUE |
1.61 |
1.49 (1995) |
10 |
| DELL CITY 5 SSW |
HUDSPETH |
1.46 |
1.18 (1986) |
21 |
| HOUSTON NWSO |
GALVESTON |
2.04 |
1.90 (1905) |
13 |
| LUFKIN 2 |
ANGELINA |
2.00 |
1.92 (1997) |
10 |
| RED BLUFF DAM |
REEVES |
3.88 |
3.65 (1988) |
52 |
| SANDERSON |
TERRELL |
3.97 |
3.20 (1976) |
63 |
| TEAGUE RCH |
GILLESPIE |
2.65 |
2.22 (1976) |
51 |
| THORNTON 1 SSE |
LIMESTONE |
5.87 |
4.75 (1972) |
49 |
| TROY |
BELL |
3.98 |
3.91 (1976) |
60 |
| Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| GLEN ROSE 2 W |
SOMERVELL |
79.1 |
79.7 (1976) |
36 |
| TOLEDO BEND DAM |
NEWTON |
79.0 |
79.4 (1976) |
24 |
| Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| BISHOP |
NUECES |
91.1 |
93.0 (1936) |
17 |
| CHOKE CANYON DAM |
LIVE OAK |
94.7 |
94.9 (1992) |
16 |
| HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH |
VAL VERDE |
91.6 |
92.1 (1990) |
11 |
| MEDINA 1NE |
BANDERA |
90.4 |
90.5 (1972) |
21 |
| Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| FT DAVIS |
JEFF DAVIS |
103 |
103 (1989) |
23 |
| LAJITAS |
BREWSTER |
112 |
112 (1989) |
20 |
| Lowest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| JUNCTION KIMBLE CO AP |
KIMBLE |
80 |
80 (1961) |
23 |
| MADISONVILLE |
MADISON |
77 |
78 (1979) |
51 |
| PERSIMMON GAP |
BREWSTER |
75 |
76 (1984) |
17 |
| PINE SPRINGS |
CULBERSON |
67 |
67 (1991) |
12 |
| SANTA ROSA 3 WNW |
HIDALGO |
81 |
82 (1991) |
13 |
| VICTORIA CP&L |
VICTORIA |
79 |
80 (1902) |
15 |
| Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP |
CAMERON |
73.3 |
74.2 (1960) |
11 |
| VICTORIA RGNL AP |
VICTORIA |
72.3 |
72.4 (1924) |
82 |
| AUSTIN BERGSTROM AP |
TRAVIS |
71.3 |
71.6 (1968) |
49 |
| YOAKUM |
LAVACA |
68.8 |
69.5 (1942) |
53 |
| GLEN ROSE 2 W |
SOMERVELL |
59.6 |
62.1 (1994) |
36 |
| HENRIETTA |
CLAY |
66.6 |
67.2 (1906) |
93 |
| POTEET |
ATASCOSA |
69.3 |
70.6 (1976) |
52 |
| SOMERVILLE DAM |
BURLESON |
69.8 |
71.2 (1968) |
34 |
| TOLEDO BEND DAM |
NEWTON |
65.0 |
68.9 (1994) |
24 |
| Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| DELL CITY 5 SSW |
HUDSPETH |
67.3 |
67.0 (1996) |
18 |
| Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| CANDELARIA |
PRESIDIO |
80 |
80 (1998) |
33 |
| DALHART 6 SW |
HARTLEY |
69 |
69 (1990) |
11 |
| DELL CITY 5 SSW |
HUDSPETH |
80 |
78 (1993) |
18 |
| MINEOLA 8 ENE |
WOOD |
79 |
78 (1998) |
31 |
| YSLETA |
EL PASO |
82 |
80 (1994) |
58 |
| Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| BRACKETTVILLE |
KINNEY |
55 |
55 (1924) |
68 |
| GAIL |
BORDEN |
57 |
58 (1970) |
29 |
| PINE SPRINGS |
CULBERSON |
50 |
53 (1990) |
12 |
| TURKEY |
HALL |
55 |
55 (1990) |
31 |
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 |
20.93 (1998) |
17.03 (1998) |
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) |
4.67 (1996) |
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. |
