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Texas Climate Report: August 2014

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 96.7 +2.7 103 72.9 +1.3 64 84.8 +2.0 3 0.30 12% 0.16 0 622
Amarillo 93.2 +3.8 104 65.3 +1.1 58 79.3 +2.5 7 1.76 60% 0.77 0 452
Austin 99.0 +2.0 104 75.3 +0.7 68 87.1 +1.3 2 0.12 5% 0.07 0 693
Brownsville 96.3 +1.9 99 76.9 +0.7 74 86.6 +1.3 5 1.91 78% 1.56 0 677
College Station 94.7 ‑1.5 99 74.7 +0.2 69 84.7 ‑0.6 5 0.41 15% 0.17 0 620
Corpus Christi 96.1 +1.7 101 76.7 +1.7 72 86.4 +1.7 7 4.59 157% 3.27 0 670
Dallas‑Fort Worth 96.4 +0.3 104 76.0 +0.9 67 86.2 +0.6 5 4.34 227% 2.83 0 664
Del Rio 99.1 +2.0 103 76.6 +1.3 72 87.8 +1.6 4 0.78 36% 0.67 0 716
El Paso 90.4 ‑2.0 100 69.7 0.0 64 80.1 ‑1.0 12 1.79 89% 0.67 0 477
Galveston 90.7 +0.4 97 80.0 +0.3 74 85.4 +0.4 11 4.95 113% 3.00 0 641
Houston 94.0 ‑0.5 99 75.2 +0.4 71 84.6 0.0 7 1.24 33% 0.83 0 614
Lubbock 94.6 +3.3 102 67.1 +0.5 60 80.9 +1.9 6 0.54 28% 0.13 0 500
Midland 95.8 +2.2 103 72.1 +3.3 67 83.9 +2.7 4 0.77 42% 0.45 0 595
Port Arthur 92.3 +0.1 98 75.2 +1.2 71 83.7 +0.6 8 5.20 97% 3.16 0 587
San Angelo 96.6 +1.9 104 71.2 +0.5 63 83.9 +1.2 8 0.65 29% 0.26 0 593
San Antonio 99.4 +3.4 102 76.7 +2.0 70 88.1 +2.8 1 0.08 4% 0.08 0 721
Victoria 99.4 +4.4 103 76.4 +2.7 70 87.9 +3.6 3 1.13 40% 0.73 0 719
Waco 97.6 +0.8 102 73.5 ‑0.3 62 85.6 +0.3 3 0.98 48% 0.52 0 644
Wichita Falls 97.2 +0.6 104 71.2 ‑0.2 65 84.2 +0.2 5 2.04 82% 0.88 0 604
Shreveport, LA 93.2 ‑0.9 99 72.8 +0.7 63 83.0 ‑0.1 4 0.56 21% 0.38 0 567
*Dep.: Departure of the monthly average temperature from the 1981-2010 monthly normal, which is provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
*Perc. Norm.: Monthly precipitation total divided by 1981-2010 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 2014 average temperatures
aug 2014 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
AUSTIN BERGSTROM AP TRAVIS 0.00
EL INDIO MAVERICK 0.00
KERMIT WINKLER 0.00
POTEET ATASCOSA 0.00
RUNGE KARNES 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
ARMSTRONG 4SE KENEDY 7.27
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
CLEVELAND LIBERTY 5.75
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 70.7
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
LAREDO INTL AP WEBB 90.8
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 INTL AP WEBB 102.8
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
HILLSBORO HILL 111
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 68
RUSK CHEROKEE 68
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 59.0
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
CORPUS CHRISTI NAS NUECES 80.0
GALVESTON SCHOLES FLD GALVESTON 80.0
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PALACIOS MUNI AP MATAGORDA 85
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MULESHOE #1 BAILEY 51

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
AUSTIN BERGSTROM AP TRAVIS 0.00 0.00 (1957) 66
BORGER HUTCHINSON CO AP HUTCHINSON 0.71 1.27 (1999) 13
EL INDIO MAVERICK 0.00 0.00 (2009) 35
HARTLEY HARTLEY 0.95 0.99 (2012) 10
POTEET ATASCOSA 0.00 0.00 (2011) 68
RUNGE KARNES 0.00 0.00 (2011) 110
TAYLOR 1 NW WILLIAMSON 0.03 0.30 (2011) 14
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
MAYPEARL ELLIS 2.43 2.32 (1949) 10
PRAIRIE MTN LLANO 3.17 2.78 (1951) 10
TERLINGUA BREWSTER 2.61 1.74 (1949) 10
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CLEVELAND LIBERTY 5.75 4.99 (1983) 59
EDINBURG 17 NNE HIDALGO 2.47 2.23 (2013) 10
MAYPEARL ELLIS 1.94 1.57 (1949) 10
MONAHANS 6 ENE WARD 2.57 2.52 (2007) 12
TERLINGUA BREWSTER 2.12 0.90 (1949) 10
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHES 89.2 89.5 (1992) 41
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
FT HOOD BELL 99.5 99.4 (2012) 14
Lowest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ATLANTA CASS 71 73 (2008) 15
CANYON DAM 2 COMAL 73 74 (2008) 11
CENTER SHELBY 72 72 (1940) 74
HALLSVILLE 1 W HARRISON 72 74 (2008) 15
LONGVIEW GREGG 71 74 (2008) 13
LONGVIEW E TX RGNL AP GREGG 74 75 (2008) 14
NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHES 74 74 (1986) 41
RUSK CHEROKEE 68 69 (1997) 68
TYLER SMITH 74 75 (1991) 31
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
FT WORTH ALLIANCE AP TARRANT 71.8 72.1 (2002) 14
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
EDINBURG 17 NNE HIDALGO 76.0 75.8 (2011) 11
POTEET ATASCOSA 76.6 76.0 (2006) 64
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
FREEPORT 2 NW BRAZORIA 84 84 (2012) 54
HARLINGEN CAMERON 81 81 (2013) 93
KERRVILLE 3 NNE KERR 76 76 (2011) 39
MEDINA 1NE BANDERA 77 76 (2006) 34
NIXON GONZALES 79 79 (1995) 55
PANHANDLE CARSON 74 74 (1989) 50
POTEET ATASCOSA 81 80 (1956) 64
VICTORIA RGNL AP VICTORIA 81 81 (2012) 59
WELDER W'LIFE FOUND SAN PATRICIO 82 82 (2009) 21
Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
FT WORTH ALLIANCE AP TARRANT 61 61 (2012) 14
HUNT 10 W KERR 58 58 (2012) 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 86.8 107 (2000) 64.2 38 (1989) 2.24 11.03 (1974) 6.70 (1961) 10.7 0.0 5.8 11 326
Amarillo 82.6 103 (1995) 56.4 30 (1984) 1.92 6.42 (1923) 3.49 (1900) 6.5 0.1 6.3 43 178
Austin 90.5 112 (2000) 69.4 41 (1942) 2.99 20.78 (1921) 19.03 (1921) 18.1 0.0 6.7 2 450
Brownsville 90.5 105 (2000) 73.1 51 (1909) 5.92 30.57 (1886) 12.09 (1967) 19.3 0.0 10.0 0 504
College Station 90.5 112 (2000) 69.4 41 (1901) 3.18 12.13 (1958) 6.83 (1896) 18.2 0.0 6.7 2 450
Corpus Christi 90.1 109 (2000) 72.0 52 (2000) 4.98 20.33 (1967) 8.76 (1967) 17.1 0.0 8.8 0 482
Dallas‑Fort Worth 88.4 111 (2000) 67.5 40 (1942) 2.55 10.80 (1932) 9.57 (1932) 13.8 0.0 5.5 6 395
Del Rio 90.8 110 (2000) 69.8 43 (1908) 2.20 17.15 (1964) 5.52 (1970) 18.6 0.0 5.3 1 460
El Paso 87.6 104 (1982) 63.3 41 (1945) 1.51 6.68 (1974) 2.52 (1958) 11.7 0.0 6.3 4 317
Galveston 87.4 104 (2000) 75.9 52 (1942) 6.03 26.01 (1885) 11.65 (1961) 7.7 0.0 9.1 0 499
Houston 89.7 109 (2000) 69.8 45 (1942) 4.12 13.37 (1913) 7.98 (1976) 17.0 0.0 8.0 1 443
Lubbock 84.5 105 (1930) 58.8 33 (1983) 2.51 13.93 (1936) 7.80 (2008) 8.0 0.0 5.8 23 223
Midland 86.9 107 (1953) 62.0 36 (1989) 1.86 9.70 (1980) 4.92 (2012) 11.1 0.0 5.4 11 295
Port Arthur 88.2 105 (2000) 69.7 45 (1967) 5.97 21.96 (1980) 15.01 (1980) 12.1 0.0 8.9 1 419
San Angelo 87.8 107 (2005) 63.5 35 (1913) 2.46 11.00 (1980) 6.25 (1980) 12.2 0.0 4.8 9 329
San Antonio 90.3 111 (2000) 69.1 41 (1942) 3.03 15.78 (1946) 7.28 (1973) 17.8 0.0 6.6 2 443
Victoria 90.4 111 (2000) 69.2 45 (1942) 4.16 19.05 (1978) 7.83 (1978) 18.0 0.0 9.5 1 445
Waco 89.8 111 (2000) 66.4 39 (1942) 3.06 11.17 (1913) 6.03 (1936) 16.1 0.0 5.8 6 399
Wichita Falls 88.1 111 (2000) 63.3 38 (1989) 2.81 10.23 (1980) 6.22 (1980) 13.6 0.0 6.0 13 334
Shreveport, LA 88.2 109 (2000) 65.6 42 (1984) 3.16 16.46 (1913) 7.04 (1913) 13.7 0.0 6.9 6 363
Climatic averages are based on 1981-2010 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
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