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Texas Climate Report: July 2017

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 95.9 +1.7 103 71.6 ‑0.4 63 83.8 +0.7 5 1.05 56% 0.99 0 589
Amarillo 94.3 +2.9 100 65.8 +0.6 57 80.1 +1.8 9 3.83 135% 1.67 0 477
Austin 101.4 +5.8 107 76.5 +2.1 68 88.9 +3.9 4 0.23 12% 0.16 0 749
Brownsville 92.3 ‑1.3 98 75.9 ‑0.4 71 84.1 ‑0.8 5 2.31 113% 1.24 0 598
College Station 97.6 +2.8 104 76.0 +1.4 72 86.8 +2.1 4 0.79 37% 0.56 0 681
Corpus Christi 93.9 +0.8 98 74.6 ‑0.2 71 84.3 +0.4 8 1.27 46% 0.57 0 605
Dallas‑Fort Worth 96.1 +0.5 102 77.2 +2.1 70 86.6 +1.3 8 4.12 191% 1.20 0 677
Del Rio 99.3 +2.7 107 76.3 +1.1 71 87.8 +1.9 4 0.66 37% 0.44 0 716
El Paso 95.0 +0.3 104 72.4 +1.5 68 83.7 +0.9 9 3.37 217% 1.45 0 591
Galveston 90.0 +0.4 93 80.2 +0.8 74 85.1 +0.6 8 2.66 70% 1.42 0 631
Houston 94.5 +0.8 100 76.2 +1.1 72 85.3 +0.9 9 6.29 166% 2.30 0 636
Lubbock 92.9 +0.1 98 69.2 +1.5 63 81.1 +0.8 7 5.84 306% 1.76 0 504
Midland 96.2 +1.6 102 72.3 +2.6 67 84.2 +2.1 5 1.48 81% 0.94 0 605
Port Arthur
San Angelo 98.3 +3.2 105 70.6 ‑0.6 65 84.4 +1.3 6 1.69 141% 0.70 0 612
San Antonio 98.7 +4.1 105 76.5 +1.9 72 87.6 +3.0 5 0.16 6% 0.08 0 705
Victoria 96.9 +3.1 104 75.1 +1.1 72 86.0 +2.1 3 0.37 9% 0.27 0 659
Waco 97.4 +1.1 106 74.8 +0.7 69 86.1 +0.9 6 2.09 117% 1.25 0 661
Wichita Falls 96.5 ‑0.4 103 71.7 ‑0.2 64 84.1 ‑0.3 9 3.14 197% 1.87 0 601
Shreveport, LA 93.9 +0.5 100 74.0 +1.3 69 84.0 +1.0 8 1.90 52% 0.83 0 597
*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.
jul 2017 average temperatures
jul 2017 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
KERMIT WINKLER 0.00
LEXINGTON LEE 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 12.27
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
SPUR DICKENS 5.93
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
CHISOS BASIN BREWSTER 74.8
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
LAREDO INTL AP WEBB 89.8
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 89.8
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 82.2
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
LAREDO INTL AP WEBB 102.1
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
ALBANY SHACKELFORD 112
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 67
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MULESHOE 19 S BAILEY 61.4
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
GALVESTON SCHOLES FLD GALVESTON 80.2
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
GALVESTON SCHOLES FLD GALVESTON 84
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DALHART MUNI AP DALLAM 56
STRATFORD SHERMAN 56

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
KERMIT WINKLER 0.00 0.00 (2015) 10
LEXINGTON LEE 0.00 0.00 (1993) 58
SAN ANTONIO 8 NNE BEXAR 0.05 0.08 (1997) 18
SAN ANTONIO STINSON AP BEXAR 0.11 0.12 (2015) 19
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ELDORADO SCHLEICHER 6.15 3.94 (2013) 14
MCKINNEY MUNI AP COLLIN 5.25 5.17 (2009) 16
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 12.27 11.45 (1976) 75
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
ASPERMONT STONEWALL 5.00 3.54 (1961) 102
HUNTSVILLE MUNI AP WALKER 2.60 2.60 (2000) 18
SPUR DICKENS 5.93 4.31 (2008) 82
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
HONDO MUNI AP MEDINA 87.6 87.5 (2009) 39
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
MEDINA 1NE BANDERA 99.4 98.5 (2009) 32
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
AUSTIN 33 NW BURNET 104 103 (2009) 10
AUSTIN BERGSTROM AP TRAVIS 106 106 (1978) 68
BURNET MUNI AP BURNET 104 103 (2012) 16
CALLIHAM MCMULLEN 106 106 (2016) 17
CANYON DAM COMAL 105 105 (1995) 53
HONDO MUNI AP MEDINA 107 105 (2013) 41
MEDINA 1NE BANDERA 106 104 (2009) 32
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AP GUADALUPE 107 106 (2009) 19
PORT ISABEL CAMERON AP CAMERON 99 99 (2014) 11
SAN ANTONIO 8 NNE BEXAR 103 103 (2009) 17
SAN ANTONIO STINSON AP BEXAR 107 107 (2009) 20
SOMERVILLE DAM BURLESON 107 107 (2009) 49
TAYLOR 1 NW WILLIAMSON 105 105 (2009) 16
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CANYON DAM COMAL 74.4 74.4 (1998) 54
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
HONDO MUNI AP MEDINA 80 80 (2013) 39
HOUSTON HOBBY AP HARRIS 82 82 (2016) 71
LONGVIEW GREGG 80 80 (2016) 16
PORT ARANSAS 32 NNE ARANSAS 82 82 (2016) 10
SAM RAYBURN DAM JASPER 78 78 (2016) 47
SAN ANTONIO 8 NNE BEXAR 80 80 (2009) 17
SAN ANTONIO STINSON AP BEXAR 81 81 (2009) 20
TYLER SMITH 80 80 (2016) 34

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 94.0 111 (1943) 71.6 48 (1915) 2.59 15.70 (1914) 6.30 (1978) 24.3 0.0 5.9 0 552
Amarillo 89.4 107 (2012) 64.2 48 (2010) 2.91 8.07 (2009) 4.26 (1945) 16.5 0.0 8.2 1 367
Austin 97.0 112 (2011) 74.6 58 (1915) 2.35 9.48 (2001) 6.01 (1994) 29.0 0.0 4.9 0 645
Brownsville 94.4 105 (2012) 76.2 63 (1967) 2.44 16.58 (1880) 7.82 (1880) 28.6 0.0 6.6 0 629
College Station 96.2 110 (1903) 74.5 41 (1893) 2.68 11.25 (1915) 9.89 (1947) 28.4 0.0 5.8 0 631
Corpus Christi 94.4 107 (2012) 75.0 64 (2004) 2.92 14.79 (1980) 8.92 (1980) 28.2 0.0 6.5 0 611
Dallas‑Fort Worth 96.1 112 (1936) 75.1 55 (1915) 1.91 10.33 (1915) 5.40 (1915) 26.3 0.0 4.8 0 638
Del Rio 97.1 109 (1969) 75.3 60 (1915) 2.18 20.93 (1998) 17.03 (1998) 28.7 0.0 4.0 0 657
El Paso 92.4 108 (1980) 69.7 52 (1880) 2.01 6.85 (2006) 2.89 (2005) 22.4 0.0 8.7 0 498
Galveston 90.3 100 (2011) 79.7 67 (1966) 4.39 19.08 (1915) 11.46 (2002) 16.6 0.0 8.3 0 620
Houston 94.5 109 (2011) 74.8 54 (1891) 3.76 15.43 (1915) 9.06 (1945) 27.1 0.0 8.3 0 609
Lubbock 91.3 107 (1944) 66.6 43 (1915) 1.91 8.85 (1966) 3.78 (1966) 20.2 0.0 6.9 0 433
Midland 93.6 107 (1964) 68.8 52 (1947) 1.84 5.92 (2006) 5.32 (1934) 24.1 0.0 5.7 0 502
Port Arthur 92.2 108 (2000) 74.0 58 (1911) 5.38 17.26 (1966) 8.45 (1966) 23.9 0.0 11.1 0 561
San Angelo 94.7 111 (1943) 70.7 45 (1915) 2.26 8.13 (1971) 5.60 (2007) 25.3 0.0 5.5 0 549
San Antonio 96.0 110 (2011) 74.7 57 (1891) 2.09 11.14 (1974) 5.79 (2007) 28.4 0.0 4.7 0 631
Victoria 95.0 109 (2011) 73.7 61 (1915) 2.85 8.97 (2001) 6.14 (1964) 28.6 0.0 8.1 0 600
Waco 96.8 112 (1969) 73.8 53 (1992) 2.05 10.33 (2008) 4.80 (1958) 27.9 0.0 5.0 0 629
Wichita Falls 96.6 113 (1964) 71.4 53 (1992) 2.50 11.05 (1914) 5.82 (2008) 26.1 0.0 6.2 0 589
Shreveport, LA 94.1 110 (1909) 72.1 53 (1992) 2.73 10.89 (1912) 6.47 (1912) 25.6 0.0 6.4 0 561
Climatic averages are based on 1981-2010 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
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