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Texas Climate Report: August 2015

 

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 97.6 +3.6 104 72.2 +0.6 60 84.9 +2.1 4 0.62 24% 0.45 0 624
Amarillo 89.0 ‑0.4 97 64.6 +0.4 55 76.8 0.0 10 3.68 126% 0.94 0 372
Austin 99.3 +2.3 105 75.5 +0.9 71 87.4 +1.6 1 0.35 15% 0.35 0 703
Brownsville 93.9 ‑0.5 98 75.9 ‑0.3 68 84.9 ‑0.4 5 3.03 124% 1.61 0 624
College Station 97.1 +0.9 106 74.7 +0.2 70 85.9 +0.6 6 1.36 51% 1.16 0 654
Corpus Christi 95.3 +0.9 101 75.7 +0.7 67 85.5 +0.8 4 2.93 100% 2.09 0 643
Dallas‑Fort Worth 97.8 +1.7 106 76.8 +1.7 65 87.3 +1.7 2 0.46 24% 0.40 0 699
Del Rio 101.1 +4.0 106 76.5 +1.2 71 88.8 +2.6 2 2.02 93% 1.97 0 743
El Paso 97.6 +5.2 103 73.4 +3.7 68 85.5 +4.4 12 1.55 77% 0.45 0 642
Galveston 91.9 +1.6 97 80.3 +0.6 73 86.1 +1.1 9 6.40 146% 3.75 0 661
Houston 95.7 +1.2 106 74.4 ‑0.4 69 85.0 +0.4 6 2.94 78% 0.92 0 630
Lubbock 93.6 +2.3 100 67.0 +0.4 56 80.3 +1.3 3 0.25 13% 0.23 0 481
Midland 97.8 +4.2 104 71.4 +2.6 62 84.6 +3.4 5 1.01 55% 0.79 0 617
Port Arthur 94.6 +2.4 104 73.4 ‑0.6 66 84.0 +0.9 11 5.72 106% 1.97 0 597
San Angelo 100.4 +5.7 106 72.4 +1.7 63 86.4 +3.7 2 1.28 57% 0.75 0 674
San Antonio 98.1 +2.1 104 76.6 +1.9 71 87.4 +2.1 3 0.29 14% 0.21 0 700
Victoria 95.8 +0.8 104 73.1 ‑0.6 65 84.5 +0.2 6 2.48 87% 1.08 0 611
Waco 98.2 +1.4 106 74.3 +0.5 67 86.2 +0.9 2 0.86 42% 0.77 0 667
Wichita Falls 96.4 ‑0.2 105 71.1 ‑0.3 56 83.7 ‑0.3 5 1.49 60% 0.86 0 588
Shreveport, LA 96.4 +2.3 107 73.5 +1.4 63 84.9 +1.8 3 2.12 78% 1.20 0 626
*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 2015 average temperatures
aug 2015 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
FLORESVILLE WILSON 0.00
HUMBLE PUMP STN 5 WN SUTTON 0.00
KERMIT WINKLER 0.00
LAJITAS BREWSTER 0.00
LAKE AMENT BREWSTER 0.00
LANGTRY VAL VERDE 0.00
RUNGE KARNES 0.00
SHERMAN GRAYSON 0.00
STERLING CITY STERLING 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
HOUSTON NWSO GALVESTON 13.81
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
BELLVILLE 6 NNE AUSTIN 6.25
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
HART CASTRO 74.2
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
LAJITAS BREWSTER 90.6
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
BUSHLAND 1 WSW POTTER 87.4
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
RIO GRANDE VILLAGE BREWSTER 106.1
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
LAJITAS BREWSTER 110
RIO GRANDE VILLAGE BREWSTER 110
TERLINGUA BREWSTER 110
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
BUSHLAND 1 WSW POTTER 67
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MARFA MUNI AP PECOS 58.7
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
GALVESTON SCHOLES FLD GALVESTON 80.3
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
KILLEEN BELL 88
PALESTINE MUNI AP ANDERSON 88
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DEKALB BOWIE 40

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ARLINGTON MUNI AP TARRANT 0.13 0.38 (2011) 12
BONITA 4 NW MONTAGUE 0.10 0.32 (2010) 18
FLORESVILLE WILSON 0.00 0.00 (2011) 94
FT WORTH NATURE CTR TARRANT 0.12 0.73 (2010) 11
HUMBLE PUMP STN 5 WN SUTTON 0.00 0.00 (2011) 61
JUSTIN DENTON 0.12 0.17 (2013) 13
LAJITAS BREWSTER 0.00 0.10 (2011) 31
LANGTRY VAL VERDE 0.00 0.00 (2013) 63
RUNGE KARNES 0.00 0.00 (2014) 111
SHERMAN GRAYSON 0.00 0.00 (2000) 114
STERLING CITY STERLING 0.00 0.00 (1957) 87
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BORGER HUTCHINSON CO AP HUTCHINSON 5.77 4.88 (2005) 14
HOUSTON SUGARLAND MEM FORT BEND 7.19 7.13 (2014) 10
MAYPEARL ELLIS 4.36 2.45 (2014) 11
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ANGLETON BRAZORIA AP BRAZORIA 4.21 2.64 (1998) 13
BELLVILLE 6 NNE AUSTIN 6.25 5.55 (2002) 35
BORGER HUTCHINSON 2.59 2.51 (1991) 66
BORGER HUTCHINSON CO AP HUTCHINSON 3.58 2.74 (2003) 14
KILLEEN BELL 2.20 1.64 (1981) 11
LA JOYA HIDALGO 2.50 1.37 (2008) 16
MAYPEARL ELLIS 4.34 1.97 (2014) 11
PALACIOS MUNI AP MATAGORDA 5.29 4.78 (1946) 72
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LA JOYA HIDALGO 85.3 85.9 (1996) 17
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BIG BEND RCH SP PRESIDIO 81.7 80.6 (2010) 12
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 88.4 86.0 (2012) 24
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 101.1 99.5 (1982) 24
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
DRYDEN 10 NE TERRELL 108 105 (2005) 10
HOUSTON CLOVER FLD BRAZORIA 105 104 (2011) 12
WILDWOOD TYLER 106 106 (2011) 13
Lowest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ARLINGTON MUNI AP TARRANT 75 77 (2004) 11
ATLANTA CASS 68 71 (2014) 16
CANYON DAM 2 COMAL 72 73 (2014) 12
CORSICANA CAMPBELL FLD NAVARRO 73 77 (2012) 13
DALLAS FT WORTH AP TARRANT 75 75 (1997) 42
DALLAS REDBIRD AP DALLAS 73 78 (2012) 11
DRYDEN 10 NE TERRELL 69 72 (2014) 10
EL CAMPO WHARTON 77 77 (1967) 38
FLORESVILLE WILSON 73 76 (1971) 48
FT WORTH ALLIANCE AP TARRANT 76 78 (2012) 15
HALLSVILLE 1 W HARRISON 70 72 (2014) 16
LONGVIEW GREGG 70 71 (2014) 14
LONGVIEW E TX RGNL AP GREGG 74 74 (2014) 15
MCKINNEY MUNI AP COLLIN 75 77 (2008) 11
TERRELL MUNI AP KAUFMAN 71 77 (2004) 14
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
COLETO CREEK RSVR GOLIAD 72.6 72.6 (2004) 13
DEKALB BOWIE 66.0 66.4 (2014) 26
DRYDEN 10 NE TERRELL 69.5 69.9 (2009) 10
LA JOYA HIDALGO 74.3 74.8 (2000) 17
WILDWOOD TYLER 70.4 71.0 (2002) 13
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BIG BEND RCH SP PRESIDIO 68.5 68.2 (2002) 13
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 75.6 73.4 (1995) 24
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BIG BEND RCH SP PRESIDIO 75 75 (2012) 13
ELGIN BASTROP 81 81 (1971) 52
GALVESTON SCHOLES FLD GALVESTON 85 85 (2012) 32
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 82 82 (2011) 26
MONAHANS 6 ENE WARD 80 79 (2011) 13
PERSIMMON GAP BREWSTER 81 80 (2012) 24
PINE SPRINGS NP CULBERSON 76 76 (2011) 14
Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BONITA 4 NW MONTAGUE 55 57 (2004) 13
CORPUS CHRISTI NWS NUECES 68 70 nbsp;(2013) 11
DEKALB BOWIE 40 51 (1986) 26
DRYDEN 10 NE TERRELL 59 59 (2012) 10
EDINBURG 17 NNE HIDALGO 63 63 (2004) 12
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 68 68 (2004) 26
LA JOYA HIDALGO 67 67 (2004) 17
MONAHANS 6 ENE WARD 60 61 (2010) 13
PADUCAH 15 S KING 53 55 (2010) 18

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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