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Texas Climate Report: August 2003

The month of August 2003 was quite warm temperature wise. Temperatures departures ranged from 3.4°F above normal in Lubbock, to 3.0°F degrees below normal in Waco. Precipitation split with half the first order stations in Texas receiving above normal precipitation, and the other half reporting below normal precipitation. The most impressive rainfall for the month was in Port Arthur with 8.10" recorded. There were also numerous severe weather reports this month as well. Wind and hail were reported on the 8th, 11th, 12th, 21st, 22nd, and 27th of the month. On the 4th, 6th, 9th, 24th, and 25th high wind was recorded in the Eastern, Northern, and North Central regions of Texas. In Medina County, there was a tornado reported to the Storm Prediction Center on the 11th of the month. Sea breeze showers and thunderstorms provided the bulk of the precipitation to the stations of Houston, Galveston, and College Station during the month of August. At the end of the month a stationary front, as well as the remnants of Tropical Storm Grace created the perfect setup for precipitation.

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 94.9 +1.2 107 71.4 62 83.2 +0.6 5 2.39 91% 1.38 0 570
Amarillo 92.4 +3.7 105 66.2 +2.4 56 79.3 +3.0 6 0.80 27% 0.46 6 456
Austin 97.5 +1.9 110 74.4 +1.1 67 86.0 +1.5 6 2.94 127% 2.00 0 658
Brownsville 93.4 +0.8 99 75.7 +0.4 72 84.5 +0.5 8 2.74 92% 1.01 0 612
College Station 95.1 ‑1.1 103 74.5 +1.3 68 84.8 +0.1 4 4.36 166% 2.12 0 622
Corpus Christi 94.6 +1.2 101 73.2 ‑1.3 70 83.9 6 1.65 47% 0.97 0 594
Dallas‑Fort Worth 97.6 +2.8 109 75.8 +1.8 68 86.7 +2.3 8 1.85 91% 0.80 0 679
Del Rio 96.9 +0.9 108 75.2 +1.1 69 86.1 +1.0 4 0.92 43% 0.41 0 661
El Paso 95.1 +3.1 106 72.5 +2.3 64 83.8 +2.7 5 0.66 38% 0.31 0 591
Galveston 90.0 +0.7 95 79.3 ‑0.2 73 84.6 +0.2 11 4.59 109% 1.46 0 619
Houston 93.8 +0.3 104 75.6 +2.6 69 84.7 +1.4 13 4.47 117% 1.77 0 617
Lubbock 94.2 +4.2 105 68.7 +2.7 58 81.5 +3.5 3 0.39 17% 0.27 0 520
Midland 95.4 +2.6 106 71.2 +3.3 62 83.3 +2.9 5 1.91 108% 1.16 0 575
Port Arthur 91.5 ‑0.2 99 73.8 +0.6 68 82.7 +0.2 17 10.87 224% 4.00 0 558
San Angelo 95.7 +2.6 107 70.8 +1.4 58 83.3 +2.0 8 2.52 123% 1.68 0 573
San Antonio 93.6 ‑1.1 103 73.7 +0.1 68 83.7 ‑0.5 7 1.65 64% 1.09 0 588
Victoria 94.4 +0.7 101 73.5 ‑1.1 69 83.9 ‑0.3 7 1.62 53% 0.72 0 595
Waco 96.4 ‑0.5 105 73.6 +0.1 64 85.0 ‑0.2 7 2.49 135% 1.46 0 627
Wichita Falls 98.8 +3.0 110 72.9 +1.6 64 85.8 +2.3 5 2.56 107% 1.52 0 652
Shreveport, LA 93.2 ‑0.2 99 74.0 +1.7 68 83.6 +0.7 5 3.19 118% 2.60 0 582
Bold-italics indicate a value broke or tied the record from a previous year.
*Dep.: Departure of the monthly average temperature from the 1971-2000 monthly normal, which is provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
*Perc. Norm.: Monthly precipitation total divided by 1971-2000 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 2003 average temperatures
aug 2003 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
FLORESVILLE WILSON 0.00
JOURDANTON ATASCOSA 0.00
TILDEN 10 S MCMULLEN 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
BEAUMONT CITY JEFFERSON 11.50
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
BEAUMONT RSCH CTR JEFFERSON 4.80
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 71.4
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
HEATH CANYON BREWSTER 89.9
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
CHISOS BASIN BREWSTER 83.1
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
HEATH CANYON BREWSTER 103.5
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
HEATH CANYON BREWSTER 115
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
DUMAS MOORE 60
VEGA 2 NW OLDHAM 60
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MARFA 2 PRESIDIO 59.2
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 80.1
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PRESIDIO PRESIDIO 85
DENTON 2 SE DENTON 85
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BRAVO HARTLEY 52
DIMMITT 2 N CASTRO 52
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 52
PLAINVIEW WATER PRODUCTION HALE 52

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CHANNING 2 HARTLEY 0.50 0.61 (1983) 26
EL PASO 32 ENE HUDSPETH 0.54 0.71 (2001) 18
FLORESVILLE WILSON 0.00 0.00 (2002) 82
JOURDANTON ATASCOSA 0.00 0.00 (1985) 56
MORTON COCHRAN 0.17 0.22 (1975) 55
THREE RIVERS 8 NE LIVE OAK 0.29 0.35 (2002) 14
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LAKE ALAN HENRY GARZA 3.81 3.46 (1996) 10
WILDWOOD TYLER 8.17 6.54 (1996) 12
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BAYTOWN HARRIS 4.40 4.40 (1983) 21
BEAUMONT RSCH CTR JEFFERSON 4.80 4.76 (1996) 41
GAINESVILLE 5 ENE COOKE 4.63 3.20 (1996) 17
LAKE ALAN HENRY GARZA 2.25 1.19 (1996) 10
OLNEY YOUNG 3.61 2.82 (1971) 46
OLNEY 5 NNW ARCHER 3.30 3.00 (1989) 59
WILDWOOD TYLER 3.02 2.53 (1994) 12
WOODVILLE TYLER 4.00 2.85 (1995) 13
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LITTLEFIELD LAMB 80.4 79.9 (2002) 36
SILVERTON BRISCOE 80.2 80.1 (1999) 39
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LITTLEFIELD LAMB 93.8 93.7 (1983) 36
MORTON COCHRAN 94.6 94.4 (2002) 38
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 104 102 (2002) 16
AUSTIN BERGSTROM AP TRAVIS 108 107 (1953) 56
AUSTIN‑CAMP MABRY TRAVIS 110 109 (1923) 104
WINKLER CO AP WINKLER 114 113 (2002) 59
DALHART MUNI AP DALLAM 103 103 (1959) 53
ACTON RCH CROCKETT 110 104 (2002) 11
AMISTAD DAM VAL VERDE 110 110 (1994) 39
ANSON JONES 109 108 (1969) 40
BORGER HUTCHINSON 107 106 (1969) 54
BRADY MCCULLOCH 108 108 (1986) 65
BROWNFIELD 2 TERRY 106 106 (1959) 49
BURLESON JOHNSON 109 107 (1998) 18
CANYON RANDALL 104 103 (1994) 49
CHANNING 2 HARTLEY 103 103 (1994) 19
DIMMITT 2 N CASTRO 105 104 (1964) 41
DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E HAYS 109 106 (2000) 19
EL PASO 32 ENE HUDSPETH 103 102 (1994) 18
FT MCKAVETT MENARD 105 104 (2002) 10
GRANDFALLS 3 SSE WARD 112 111 (2002) 36
GRANGER DAM WILLIAMSON 107 105 (1998) 22
HART CASTRO 104 101 (1994) 17
JAYTON KENT 108 106 (1986) 23
KERRVILLE 3 NNE KERR 106 103 (2001) 28
LA GRANGE FAYETTE 110 107 (2000) 41
LAKE ALAN HENRY GARZA 106 105 (1994) 10
LAKE FORK RSVR WOOD 107 107 (1998) 15
LAKE KEMP BAYLOR 109 108 (1999) 29
LITTLEFIELD LAMB 104 103 (1994) 36
MCALLEN HIDALGO 106 105 (1997) 59
MORTON COCHRAN 105 104 (1994) 38
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 105 105 (1994) 22
GEORGETOWN LAKE WILLIAMSON 109 106 (2001) 24
OLNEY YOUNG 111 111 (1984) 39
PENWELL ECTOR 108 108 (1969) 29
PINE SPRINGS CULBERSON 99 97 (1994) 17
PLEASANTON ATASCOSA 106 106 (2001) 12
PORT ISABEL CAMERON 99 99 (1961) 64
PUTNAM CALLAHAN 110 110 (1964) 40
RAYMONDVILLE WILLACY 107 107 (1969) 81
SANDERSON TERRELL 106 106 (1977) 52
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW HIDALGO 105 104 (1998) 17
SHAMROCK 2 WHEELER 106 106 (1970) 34
SILVERTON BRISCOE 105 102 (1986) 40
STAMFORD 1 JONES 109 108 (1994) 26
STERLING CITY STERLING 108 108 (1977) 36
STUDY BUTTE BREWSTER 108 107 (1994) 11
TERLINGUA RCH BREWSTER 103 103 (1994) 11
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 104 103 (2002) 22
TULIA SWISHER 105 102 (1994) 54
TURKEY HALL 110 108 (1973) 33
VALENTINE JEFF DAVIS 103 100 (2002) 21
WATER VALLEY TOM GREEN 107 106 (2002) 36
WELLINGTON COLLINGSWORTH 110 110 (1969) 40
WHITNEY DAM BOSQUE 111 109 (1952) 53
WINTERS 1 NNE RUNNELS 108 107 (2000) 36
Lowest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CHANNING 2 HARTLEY 64 66 (1997) 19
CHOKE CANYON DAM LIVE OAK 78 82 (1998) 19
DALHART 6 SW HARTLEY 61 66 (1993) 15
FLATONIA FAYETTE 75 75 (2001) 85
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 67 67 (1997) 22
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ACTON RCH CROCKETT 70.1 70.2 (1998) 11
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CROSBYTON CROSBY 69.7 69.7 (1999) 107
DUMAS MOORE 67.0 67.0 (1983) 57
ENCINAL WEBB 76.4 75.9 (1998) 76
FLOYDADA FLOYD 68.8 68.2 (1999) 46
FT DAVIS JEFF DAVIS 63.3 61.9 (1985) 29
LITTLEFIELD LAMB 67.1 66.4 (2002) 36
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 67.5 66.2 (1983) 35
SAM RAYBURN DAM JASPER 72.5 72.4 (1977) 35
SILVERTON BRISCOE 66.5 66.2 (1999) 40
WRIGHT PATMAN DAM CASS 73.7 72.7 (2002) 33
YSLETA EL PASO 72.2 71.7 (1994) 62
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
MIDLAND INTL AP MIDLAND 83 80 (1964) 74
LUBBOCK INTL AP LUBBOCK 78 78 (1994) 90
BOYS RANCH OLDHAM 74 74 (1995) 24
BRAVO HARTLEY 73 70 (2000) 30
BROWNFIELD 2 TERRY 73 73 (1998) 49
CHANNING 2 HARTLEY 75 73 (2000) 20
CHISOS BASIN BREWSTER 74 72 (1980) 50
DALHART 6 SW HARTLEY 72 66 (1995) 13
DENTON 2 SE DENTON 85 84 (1957) 85
DIMMITT 2 N CASTRO 73 71 (1966) 40
DUMAS MOORE 76 75 (2000) 57
EL PASO 32 ENE HUDSPETH 72 72 (2001) 19
FLOYDADA FLOYD 76 75 (1941) 46
FRIONA PARMER 72 72 (1964) 42
GUTHRIE KING 80 77 (2002) 34
HART CASTRO 73 69 (2002) 17
HORDS CREEK DAM COLEMAN 79 78 (1964) 49
JAYTON KENT 79 77 (1999) 22
LAREDO 2 WEBB 82 81 (2002) 36
LITTLEFIELD LAMB 74 73 (1996) 36
MULESHOE NWR BAILEY 73 72 (1993) 24
OLNEY YOUNG 81 80 (2000) 39
PORT ARANSAS NUECES 83 83 (2000) 13
SILVERTON BRISCOE 77 74 (1966) 40
TOWN BLUFF DAM TYLER 77 77 (1999) 51
STUDY BUTTE BREWSTER 82 79 (1998) 10
TOLEDO BEND DAM NEWTON 77 77 (1987) 28
TULIA SWISHER 74 72 (1989) 54
TURKEY HALL 82 80 (1980) 34
WELLINGTON COLLINGSWORTH 78 77 (1996) 40
Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ACTON RCH CROCKETT 62 62 (1998) 11
FT MCKAVETT MENARD 55 56 (2000) 10
HUDSPETH RIVER RANCH VAL VERDE 63 64 (1998) 13
LAKE ALAN HENRY GARZA 58 61 (1997) 10

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 86.7 107 (2000) 64.4 38 (1989) 2.91 11.03 (1974) 6.70 (1961) 12.5 0.0 6.5 18 327
Amarillo 81.8 103 (1995) 56.3 30 (1984) 1.88 6.42 (1923) 3.49 (1900) 7.0 0.2 6.4 56 173
Austin 90.1 112 (2000) 68.8 41 (1942) 2.91 20.78 (1921) 19.03 (1921) 18.2 0.0 7.2 2 439
Brownsville 89.4 105 (2000) 72.6 51 (1909) 5.31 30.57 (1886) 12.09 (1967) 20.0 0.0 9.3 0 494
College Station 90.9 112 (2000) 68.5 41 (1901) 3.91 12.13 (1958) 6.83 (1896) 18.1 0.0 7.0 0 440
Corpus Christi 89.9 109 (2000) 71.6 52 (2000) 5.03 20.33 (1967) 8.76 (1967) 18.7 0.0 9.0 0 485
Dallas‑Fort Worth 87.7 111 (2000) 67.2 40 (1942) 2.42 10.80 (1932) 9.57 (1932) 15.5 0.0 6.1 2 376
Del Rio 90.6 110 (2000) 69.4 43 (1908) 2.06 17.15 (1964) 5.52 (1970) 20.2 0.0 5.7 2 453
El Paso 87.1 104 (1982) 63.7 41 (1945) 1.61 6.68 (1974) 2.52 (1958) 14.3 0.0 6.5 9 305
Galveston 86.5 104 (2000) 75.6 52 (1942) 5.76 26.01 (1885) 11.65 (1961) 4.7 0.0 9.5 0 482
Houston 89.3 109 (2000) 68.4 45 (1942) 4.33 13.37 (1913) 7.98 (1976) 15.9 0.0 8.9 1 412
Lubbock 83.4 105 (1930) 58.4 33 (1983) 2.57 13.93 (1936) 5.50 (1936) 9.2 0.0 6.3 33 223
Midland 86.1 107 (1953) 61.6 36 (1989) 2.31 9.70 (1980) 4.37 (1986) 11.9 0.0 6.0 19 281
Port Arthur 88.0 105 (2000) 69.4 45 (1967) 6.10 21.96 (1980) 15.01 (1980) 13.0 0.0 10.0 1 417
San Angelo 86.6 107 (1952) 63.0 35 (1913) 2.95 11.00 (1980) 6.25 (1980) 13.2 0.0 5.4 12 321
San Antonio 90.0 111 (2000) 68.8 41 (1942) 3.00 15.78 (1946) 7.28 (1973) 18.4 0.0 6.5 2 439
Victoria 89.9 111 (2000) 70.3 45 (1942) 5.00 19.05 (1978) 7.83 (1978) 18.5 0.0 9.9 1 454
Waco 90.1 111 (2000) 67.0 39 (1942) 2.88 11.17 (1913) 6.03 (1936) 18.3 0.0 6.6 6 416
Wichita Falls 87.5 111 (2000) 63.7 38 (1989) 3.19 10.23 (1980) 6.22 (1980) 15.1 0.0 6.4 18 339
Shreveport, LA 87.6 109 (2000) 66.4 42 (1984) 3.21 16.46 (1913) 7.04 (1913) 14.4 0.0 6.9 6 353
Climatic averages are based on 1971-2000 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
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