Texas Climate Report: July 2000

Drought conditions worsened throughout Texas during July as every station received less than 50% of its normal rainfall amount, except for El Paso (103%) and Lubbock (87%). Two stations recorded no measurable precipitation (College Station and Dallas/Fort Worth), and three more, Abilene (0.01"), Corpus Christi (0.01"), and San Angelo (0.02"), had near zero measurements. Unlike June, when nine stations recorded below-normal mean temperatures, every major station experienced above-normal mean temperatures during July. Del Rio and Wichita Falls recorded average maximum temperatures at or above the 100 degree mark, with values of 101.8°F and 100.0°F, respectively.

July was relatively uneventful in terms of significant weather occurrences. No severe weather was reported during the month as only two cold fronts passed into Texas, both stalling in the central portions of the state. This allowed temperatures to rise well into the 90s for much of the state and remain there for the entire month. At least 69 temperature records were either tied or broken during July. However, seventeen records were extreme low minimum temperatures, highlighting the dry conditions experienced throughout the month.

The month began with dry and warm conditions, as most of the state recorded temperatures in the mid to upper 90s. No major systems made their way into Texas during the first half of July. On the 13th, a trough of low pressure extended into the Panhandle and triggered showers that dumped 1.46" inches of rain on Lubbock. This was an exception, however. The lack of cold front activity allowed temperatures to rise into the low 100s for a large portion of Texas towards the end of the second week of July.

Temperatures remained mostly in the upper 90s and lower 100s for the rest of July, until two successive cold fronts moved into Texas on the 22nd and the 29th. The first front stalled in North Texas, just south of the Dallas/Fort Worth area. The second front fared better as it reached the Austin area before becoming stationary. This front triggered scattered showers, which brought much needed rain to parts of the state. However, it was not enough to significantly reduce precipitation deficits.

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	97.3	+2.1	105	74.0	+1.3	67	85.6	+1.6	1	0.01	0%	0.01	0	649
Amarillo	93.7	+2.0	104	66.4	+0.9	61	80.0	+1.4	5	0.16	6%	0.06	0	475
Austin	99.4	+4.4	107	74.0	+0.1	70	86.7	+2.2	3	1.87	92%	1.44	0	681
Brownsville	96.4	+3.1	100	75.0	‑0.7	72	85.7	+1.2	1	0.28	15%	0.28	0	649
College Station	99.7	+5.9	105	72.0	‑1.4	68	85.9	+2.3	0	0.00	0%	0.00	0	654
Corpus Christi	96.5	+3.2	103	73.3	‑1.5	68	84.9	+0.8	1	0.01	0%	0.01	0	623
Dallas‑Fort Worth	98.0	+1.5	106	76.6	+2.5	71	87.3	+2.0	0	0.00	0%	0.00	0	698
Del Rio	101.8	+5.6	108	77.5	+3.4	72	89.7	+4.5	1	0.65	35%	0.65	0	774
El Paso	96.1		103	72.0	+3.6	67	84.0	+1.7	3	1.59	103%	1.36	0	600
Galveston	90.5	+3.2	94	78.8	‑0.4	71	84.6	+1.3	4	0.95	24%	0.72	0	615
Houston	97.7	+5.0	103	72.7	+0.3	67	85.2	+2.6	4	0.64	18%	0.34	0	632
Lubbock	93.0	+1.1	101	67.9	‑0.1	60	80.5	+0.5	5	2.06	87%	1.84	0	487
Midland	97.5	+2.1	105	73.2	+4.7	67	85.4	+3.4	2	0.24	14%	0.22	0	640
Port Arthur	94.3	+2.4	101	73.2	‑0.5	69	83.7	+0.9	3	2.35	44%	1.93	0	587
San Angelo	99.6	+3.4	106	74.7	+5.6	69	87.1	+4.4	1	0.02	2%	0.02	0	692
San Antonio	97.5	+2.5	102	74.2	‑0.8	69	85.9	+0.9	2	0.34	16%	0.29	0	654
Victoria	97.8	+4.3	103	73.3	‑1.3	68	85.6	+1.5	3	0.88	26%	0.43	0	644
Waco	98.0	+1.2	106	73.8	‑0.6	66	85.9	+0.3	1	0.82	41%	0.82	0	658
Wichita Falls	100.0	+2.8	109	74.0	+1.3	65	87.0	+2.0	5	0.70	41%	0.41	0	689
Shreveport, LA	94.4	+1.4	101	73.4	+1.1	64	83.9	+1.2	4	1.05	29%	0.54	0	593
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
DRYDEN TERRELL CO AP	TERRELL	0.00
COLLEGE STN	BRAZOS	0.00
DALLAS FT WORTH AP	TARRANT	0.00
KINGSVILLE NAAS	KLEBERG	0.00
PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP	CAMERON	0.00
DALLAS LOVE FLD	DALLAS	0.00
ARLINGTON MUNI AP	TARRANT	0.00
ACKERLY 4SE	HOWARD	0.00
ACTON RCH	CROCKETT	0.00
ARLINGTON SIX FLAGS	TARRANT	0.00
ATHENS	HENDERSON	0.00
AVALON	ELLIS	0.00
BATESVILLE	ZAVALA	0.00
BELLVILLE 6 NNE	AUSTIN	0.00
BELMONT	GONZALES	0.00
BENJAMIN 15 W	KING	0.00
BIG LAKE 2	REAGAN	0.00
BIG WELLS 2W	DIMMIT	0.00
BISHOP	NUECES	0.00
BRANDON	HILL	0.00
BREMOND	ROBERTSON	0.00
BULVERDE	COMAL	0.00
CAMP VERDE 3W	KERR	0.00
CANTON 5 W	VAN ZANDT	0.00
CARRIZO SPRINGS 3W	DIMMIT	0.00
CARROLLTON 2 WNW	DALLAS	0.00
CATARINA	DIMMIT	0.00
CENTERVILLE	LEON	0.00
CHALK MTN	ERATH	0.00
CHAPMAN RCH	NUECES	0.00
CLEBURNE 7 SE	JOHNSON	0.00
CLIFTON 2	BOSQUE	0.00
COMANCHE	COMANCHE	0.00
COMFORT 2	KENDALL	0.00
COMMERCE 4SW	HUNT	0.00
COOPER	DELTA	0.00
CORSICANA 8 E	NAVARRO	0.00
CRANDALL 2 NW	KAUFMAN	0.00
CRANFILLS GAP	BOSQUE	0.00
CROCKETT	HOUSTON	0.00
CROWELL	FOARD	0.00
CUERO	DEWITT	0.00
DILLEY	FRIO	0.00
DUBLIN 2SE	ERATH	0.00
EDINBURG	HIDALGO	0.00
EL INDIO	MAVERICK	0.00
EXXON GAS PLANT	KLEBERG	0.00
FARMERSVILLE	HUNT	0.00
FERRIS	ELLIS	0.00
FLORESVILLE	WILSON	0.00
FRANKLIN	ROBERTSON	0.00
FREER	DUVAL	0.00
FREER 18 WNW	WEBB	0.00
GATESVILLE 4 SSE	CORYELL	0.00
GONZALES 10 SW	GONZALES	0.00
GRAND PRAIRIE	DALLAS	0.00
GRANGER	WILLIAMSON	0.00
HARLINGEN	CAMERON	0.00
HILLSBORO	HILL	0.00
HUCKABAY	ERATH	0.00
HURST SPRINGS	CORYELL	0.00
JACKSONVILLE	CHEROKEE	0.00
JAYTON	KENT	0.00
KINGSBURY	GUADALUPE	0.00
KOPPERL 5 NNE	HILL	0.00
LA JOYA	HIDALGO	0.00
LAWN	TAYLOR	0.00
LEATHERWOOD RCH	ERATH	0.00
LENORAH	MARTIN	0.00
LIPAN	PALO PINTO	0.00
LOS ANGELES 4 WSW	LA SALLE	0.00
LUFKIN 11 NW	ANGELINA	0.00
LULING	CALDWELL	0.00
LULING 12 NE	CALDWELL	0.00
MARATHON	BREWSTER	0.00
MASON	MASON	0.00
MATHIS 4 SSW	JIM WELLS	0.00
MC COOK	HIDALGO	0.00
MERCEDES 6 SSE	HIDALGO	0.00
NEW BRAUNFELS	COMAL	0.00
NIXON	GONZALES	0.00
PAINT ROCK	CONCHO	0.00
PALO PINTO	PALO PINTO	0.00
PEARSALL	FRIO	0.00
PENWELL	ECTOR	0.00
PORT ARANSAS	NUECES	0.00
PORT ISABEL	CAMERON	0.00
PORT MANSFIELD	WILLACY	0.00
PORT O CONNOR	CALHOUN	0.00
PROCTOR RSVR	COMANCHE	0.00
RAINBOW	SOMERVELL	0.00
RED BLUFF CROSSING	SAN SABA	0.00
RICHARDSON	DALLAS	0.00
RISING STAR 1 S	EASTLAND	0.00
RISING STAR 5 NNE	EASTLAND	0.00
ROCKPORT	ARANSAS	0.00
ROCKWALL	ROCKWALL	0.00
ROCKSPRINGS 26SSW	EDWARDS	0.00
ROSEBUD	FALLS	0.00
ROSSER	KAUFMAN	0.00
ROUND MTN	BLANCO	0.00
O C FISHER DAM	TOM GREEN	0.00
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW	HIDALGO	0.00
SEGUIN 1 SSW	GUADALUPE	0.00
SOMERVILLE DAM	BURLESON	0.00
SOUTH CAMP 6666	KING	0.00
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND	CAMERON	0.00
STRAWN 8 NNE	PALO PINTO	0.00
THORNTON 1 SSE	LIMESTONE	0.00
TILDEN 10 S	MCMULLEN	0.00
TILDEN 4 SSE	MCMULLEN	0.00
TURKEY	HALL	0.00
UVALDE 3 SW	UVALDE	0.00
VALLEY MILLS	BOSQUE	0.00
WACO	MCLENNAN	0.00
WAXAHACHIE	ELLIS	0.00
WESLACO	HIDALGO	0.00
WEST	MCLENNAN	0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station	County	Value
BEAUMONT CITY	JEFFERSON	5.53
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station	County	Value
SILSBEE 4 N	HARDIN	4.13
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station	County	Value
MT LOCKE	JEFF DAVIS	74.5
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station	County	Value
HEATH CANYON	BREWSTER	92.9
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station	County	Value
POTEET	ATASCOSA	82.9
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station	County	Value
HEATH CANYON	BREWSTER	107.7
Highest Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station	County	Value
HEATH CANYON	BREWSTER	114
Lowest Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station	County	Value
PLAINS	YOAKUM	75
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station	County	Value
MARFA MUNI AP	PECOS	58.8
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station	County	Value
PORT ARANSAS	NUECES	79.0
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station	County	Value
ALPINE	BREWSTER	87
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station	County	Value
MARFA MUNI AP	PECOS	40

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station	County	Value	Previous Record	Yrs. Data
CENTER	SHELBY	0.42	0.47 (1944)	61
COLLEGE STN	BRAZOS	0.00	0.00 (1993)	99
DALLAS FT WORTH AP	TARRANT	0.00	0.00 (1993)	101
KINGSVILLE NAAS	KLEBERG	0.00	0.00 (1996)	76
DALLAS LOVE FLD	DALLAS	0.00	0.00 (1993)	87
ACKERLY 4SE	HOWARD	0.00	0.00 (1980)	57
ARLINGTON SIX FLAGS	TARRANT	0.00	0.00 (1993)	51
ATHENS	HENDERSON	0.00	0.00 (1993)	53
AVALON	ELLIS	0.00	0.00 (1999)	35
BATESVILLE	ZAVALA	0.00	0.00 (1993)	35
BAYTOWN	HARRIS	0.18	0.74 (1993)	17
BEAUMONT RSCH CTR	JEFFERSON	0.84	0.90 (1962)	38
BELLVILLE 6 NNE	AUSTIN	0.00	0.05 (1980)	21
BENJAMIN 15 W	KING	0.00	0.00 (1981)	18
BIG LAKE 2	REAGAN	0.00	0.07 (1987)	36
BIG WELLS 2W	DIMMIT	0.00	0.00 (1998)	75
BISHOP	NUECES	0.00	0.00 (1957)	24
BREMOND	ROBERTSON	0.00	0.00 (1994)	38
BULVERDE	COMAL	0.00	0.00 (1994)	59
CANTON 5 W	VAN ZANDT	0.00	0.00 (1964)	48
CARRIZO SPRINGS 3W	DIMMIT	0.00	0.00 (1998)	72
CATARINA	DIMMIT	0.00	0.00 (1998)	39
CENTERVILLE	LEON	0.00	0.00 (1993)	61
CHALK MTN	ERATH	0.00	0.00 (1993)	38
CHAPMAN RCH	NUECES	0.00	0.00 (1996)	39
COMANCHE	COMANCHE	0.00	0.00 (1993)	83
COOPER	DELTA	0.00	0.00 (1970)	51
CRANFILLS GAP	BOSQUE	0.00	0.00 (1951)	11
CROCKETT	HOUSTON	0.00	0.00 (1997)	89
CROWELL	FOARD	0.00	0.00 (1982)	81
CUERO	DEWITT	0.00	0.00 (1994)	94
DALLAS	DALLAS	0.01	0.16 (1915)	16
DENVER CITY	YOAKUM	0.33	0.60 (1998)	10
DEWEYVILLE	NEWTON	0.38	1.66 (1998)	32
DILLEY	FRIO	0.00	0.00 (1993)	87
DOUGLASS 1 S	NACOGDOCHES	0.05	0.09 (1993)	13
DUBLIN 2SE	ERATH	0.00	0.00 (1997)	92
EL INDIO	MAVERICK	0.00	0.00 (1998)	22
FARMERSVILLE	HUNT	0.00	0.00 (1993)	50
FERRIS	ELLIS	0.00	0.00 (1993)	51
FLORESVILLE	WILSON	0.00	0.00 (1998)	81
FRANKLIN	ROBERTSON	0.00	0.00 (1993)	36
FREER	DUVAL	0.00	0.00 (1969)	44
FREER 18 WNW	WEBB	0.00	0.00 (1993)	23
GATESVILLE 4 SSE	CORYELL	0.00	0.00 (1993)	87
GRANGER	WILLIAMSON	0.00	0.00 (1994)	31
HARLINGEN	CAMERON	0.00	0.00 (1997)	86
HILLSBORO	HILL	0.00	0.00 (1993)	97
HUCKABAY	ERATH	0.00	0.00 (1993)	33
HURST SPRINGS	CORYELL	0.00	0.00 (1998)	38
JACKSONVILLE	CHEROKEE	0.00	0.00 (1993)	38
JAYTON	KENT	0.00	0.00 (1989)	49
KOPPERL 5 NNE	HILL	0.00	0.00 (1993)	13
LAWN	TAYLOR	0.00	0.00 (1965)	52
LENORAH	MARTIN	0.00	0.00 (1986)	56
LIPAN	PALO PINTO	0.00	0.00 (1999)	50
LUFKIN 11 NW	ANGELINA	0.00	0.00 (1993)	18
LULING	CALDWELL	0.00	0.00 (1986)	98
MARATHON	BREWSTER	0.00	0.00 (1896)	60
MASON	MASON	0.00	0.00 (1993)	48
MATHIS 4 SSW	JIM WELLS	0.00	0.00 (1997)	36
MC COOK	HIDALGO	0.00	0.00 (1997)	53
MERCEDES 6 SSE	HIDALGO	0.00	0.00 (1997)	85
NEW BRAUNFELS	COMAL	0.00	0.00 (1994)	95
NEW CANEY 2 E	MONTGOMERY	0.11	0.27 (1956)	43
NIXON	GONZALES	0.00	0.00 (1997)	77
ORANGE 9 N	ORANGE	0.38	1.66 (1998)	32
PAINT ROCK	CONCHO	0.00	0.00 (1982)	81
PALO PINTO	PALO PINTO	0.00	0.00 (1998)	49
PEARSALL	FRIO	0.00	0.00 (1998)	90
PENWELL	ECTOR	0.00	0.00 (1983)	44
PINE SPRINGS	CULBERSON	0.82	1.39 (1997)	19
PORT ARANSAS	NUECES	0.00	0.00 (1997)	13
PORT ISABEL	CAMERON	0.00	0.00 (1998)	70
PORT MANSFIELD	WILLACY	0.00	0.00 (1997)	42
PORT O CONNOR	CALHOUN	0.00	0.00 (1996)	44
PROCTOR RSVR	COMANCHE	0.00	0.00 (1993)	38
RAINBOW	SOMERVELL	0.00	0.00 (1993)	60
RED BLUFF CROSSING	SAN SABA	0.00	0.00 (1993)	48
RICHARDSON	DALLAS	0.00	0.00 (1993)	51
RICHMOND	FORT BEND	0.07	0.17 (1993)	50
RISING STAR 1 S	EASTLAND	0.00	0.00 (1999)	56
ROCKPORT	ARANSAS	0.00	0.00 (1986)	39
ROCKWALL	ROCKWALL	0.00	0.00 (1993)	59
ROSEBUD	FALLS	0.00	0.00 (1993)	26
ROSSER	KAUFMAN	0.00	0.00 (1998)	54
ROUND MTN	BLANCO	0.00	0.00 (1993)	51
O C FISHER DAM	TOM GREEN	0.00	0.00 (1998)	47
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW	HIDALGO	0.00	0.00 (1997)	14
SOMERVILLE DAM	BURLESON	0.00	0.00 (1993)	36
STRAWN 8 NNE	PALO PINTO	0.00	0.00 (1993)	51
TEXARKANA	BOWIE	0.28	0.42 (1993)	32
THORNTON 1 SSE	LIMESTONE	0.00	0.00 (1993)	50
TILDEN 4 SSE	MCMULLEN	0.00	0.00 (1994)	46
TURKEY	HALL	0.00	0.00 (1983)	48
UMBARGER	RANDALL	0.10	0.11 (1980)	59
UVALDE 3 SW	UVALDE	0.00	0.00 (1995)	13
WAXAHACHIE	ELLIS	0.00	0.00 (1993)	101
WESLACO	HIDALGO	0.00	0.00 (1994)	84
WOODVILLE	TYLER	0.92	1.37 (1996)	10
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station	County	Value	Previous Record	Yrs. Data
BAYTOWN	HARRIS	86.9	86.8 (1998)	16
BROWNSVILLE	CAMERON	85.7	85.6 (1918)	14
DELL CITY 5 SSW	HUDSPETH	83.8	83.3 (1994)	19
SINTON 3 NW	SAN PATRICIO	87.6	87.5 (1969)	39
THOMPSONS 3 WSW	FORT BEND	86.4	85.3 (1982)	37
YSLETA	EL PASO	86.9	86.9 (1994)	57
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station	County	Value	Previous Record	Yrs. Data
BRACKETTVILLE	KINNEY	87.1	87.4 (1976)	68
POTEET	ATASCOSA	82.9	90.2 (1976)	52
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station	County	Value	Previous Record	Yrs. Data
KINGSVILLE NAAS	KLEBERG	99.6	99.3 (1998)	58
ALVIN	BRAZORIA	103.3	95.8 (1913)	33
BAYTOWN	HARRIS	96.0	95.2 (1998)	17
BEAUMONT RSCH CTR	JEFFERSON	96.2	95.6 (1998)	33
BROWNSVILLE	CAMERON	96.3	96.3 (1918)	15
CRYSTAL CITY	ZAVALA	103.5	103.2 (1998)	52
HOUSTON‑PORT	HARRIS	96.6	96.3 (1998)	10
KERRVILLE 3 NNE	KERR	98.4	98.1 (1998)	26
LAJITAS	BREWSTER	103.9	103.3 (1994)	21
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW	HIDALGO	99.9	99.6 (1998)	14
SAN ANTONIO/SEAWORLD	BEXAR	99.4	99.0 (1998)	12
THOMPSONS 3 WSW	FORT BEND	98.4	97.0 (1944)	37
WELDER W'LIFE FOUND	SAN PATRICIO	96.7	95.2 (1998)	10
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station	County	Value	Previous Record	Yrs. Data
KINGSVILLE NAAS	KLEBERG	107	105 (1960)	58
COLUMBUS	COLORADO	108	107 (1998)	38
HONDO MUNI AP	MEDINA	105	104 (1998)	24
ALVIN	BRAZORIA	108	102 (1913)	33
BAYTOWN	HARRIS	102	100 (1998)	17
BENAVIDES 2	DUVAL	107	107 (1998)	28
CHAPMAN RCH	NUECES	101	101 (1960)	41
CHARLOTTE 5 NNW	ATASCOSA	106	105 (1998)	38
CLEVELAND	LIBERTY	105	105 (1998)	37
COLDSPRING 5 SSW	SAN JACINTO	106	105 (1998)	35
CRYSTAL CITY	ZAVALA	109	109 (1954)	52
DEWEYVILLE	NEWTON	102	99 (1998)	15
FRANKLIN	ROBERTSON	107	107 (1978)	34
FREER	DUVAL	110	109 (1998)	30
GRANGER DAM	WILLIAMSON	103	103 (1998)	20
KARNES CITY 2 N	KARNES	106	105 (1998)	23
KERRVILLE 3 NNE	KERR	105	104 (1998)	26
LAKE TAWAKONI	RAINS	105	105 (1998)	26
LEXINGTON	LEE	105	105 (1998)	36
MATHIS 4 SSW	JIM WELLS	105	105 (1974)	36
GEORGETOWN LAKE	WILLIAMSON	108	106 (1995)	21
ORANGE 9 N	ORANGE	102	99 (1998)	15
PROCTOR RSVR	COMANCHE	108	106 (1978)	38
SAM RAYBURN DAM	JASPER	107	105 (1998)	33
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW	HIDALGO	104	103 (1998)	14
SAN ANTONIO/SEAWORLD	BEXAR	104	103 (1998)	12
SOMERVILLE DAM	BURLESON	106	106 (1998)	32
STILLHOUSE HOLLOW DAM	BELL	108	107 (1978)	33
THOMPSONS 3 WSW	FORT BEND	103	102 (1986)	37
UVALDE 3 SW	UVALDE	107	107 (1998)	14
WELDER W'LIFE FOUND	SAN PATRICIO	103	101 (1995)	10
Lowest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station	County	Value	Previous Record	Yrs. Data
LONGVIEW 11 SE	RUSK	77	78 (1990)	23
DEKALB	BOWIE	79	80 (1996)	17
JEFFERSON	MARION	76	78 (1995)	19
PORT ARANSAS	NUECES	82	82 (1987)	12
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station	County	Value	Previous Record	Yrs. Data
AUSTIN BERGSTROM AP	TRAVIS	70.8	71.3 (1999)	50
HOUSTON‑PORT	HARRIS	76.5	76.6 (1999)	10
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station	County	Value	Previous Record	Yrs. Data
BALMORHEA	REEVES	70.7	70.6 (1966)	71
EL PASO 32 ENE	HUDSPETH	66.3	65.8 (1994)	17
ROBERT LEE	COKE	74.9	74.4 (1993)	42
SINTON 3 NW	SAN PATRICIO	78.4	78.4 (1998)	39
YSLETA	EL PASO	72.0	71.7 (1994)	59
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station	County	Value	Previous Record	Yrs. Data
MIDLAND INTL AP	MIDLAND	83	80 (1964)	70
WINKLER CO AP	WINKLER	83	80 (1998)	55
ANDREWS	ANDREWS	82	82 (1998)	37
BAKERSFIELD	PECOS	80	80 (1995)	36
BALMORHEA	REEVES	83	81 (1947)	71
LAKE FORK RSVR	WOOD	82	79 (1998)	12
MONAHANS	WARD	80	79 (1980)	36
SINTON 3 NW	SAN PATRICIO	82	81 (1998)	39
STAMFORD 1	JONES	84	81 (1981)	22
Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station	County	Value	Previous Record	Yrs. Data
CHOKE CANYON DAM	LIVE OAK	62	63 (1990)	17
PEARSALL	FRIO	57	59 (1994)	44

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.