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Texas Climate Report: August 2018

 

Monthly Summary for Selected Cities

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 95.2 +1.2 102 73.1 +1.5 63 84.1 +1.3 4 1.67 64% 0.97 0 602
AMARILLO 93.0 +3.6 99 65.0 +0.8 59 79.0 +2.2 10 2.78 96% 1.21 0 442
AUSTIN 100.8 +3.8 105 76.6 +2.0 70 88.7 +2.9 2 0.33 14% 0.23 0 743
BROWNSVILLE 97.2 +2.8 99 78.5 +2.3 74 87.8 +2.5 7 0.48 20% 0.18 0 715
COLLEGE STATION 97.8 +1.6 102 74.7 +0.2 70 86.3 +1.0 1 0.21 8% 0.21 0 667
CORPUS CHRISTI 94.6 +0.2 99 75.7 +0.7 72 85.2 +0.5 4 1.25 43% 0.63 0 632
DALLAS‑FORT WORTH 95.0 -1.1 101 75.5 +0.4 68 85.2 -0.4 6 2.99 157% 2.04 0 634
DEL RIO 97.2 +0.1 101 75.7 +0.4 70 86.5 +0.3 3 4.11 189% 3.61 0 676
EL PASO 96.6 +4.2 103 73.5 +3.8 65 85.1 +4.0 6 1.16 58% 0.91 0 630
GALVESTON 91.0 +0.7 95 80.6 +0.9 75 85.8 +0.8 5 1.37 31% 0.57 0 656
HOUSTON 95.0 +0.5 100 75.6 +0.8 71 85.3 +0.7 5 0.85 23% 0.51 0 637
LUBBOCK 93.4 +2.1 100 69.3 +2.7 62 81.4 +2.4 5 1.25 65% 0.76 0 517
MIDLAND 95.5 +1.9 102 73.0 +4.2 67 84.2 +3.0 4 3.24 176% 1.83 0 604
PORT ARTHUR 93.4 +1.2 99 75.3 +1.3 70 84.3 +1.2 9 2.82 52% 1.23 0 608
SAN ANGELO 95.9 +1.2 101 72.0 +1.3 62 84.0 +1.3 4 3.60 159% 2.33 0 592
SAN ANTONIO 97.6 +1.6 101 75.6 +0.9 69 86.6 +1.3 3 0.62 30% 0.42 0 677
VICTORIA 97.5 +2.5 102 74.0 +0.3 69 85.7 +1.4 4 0.27 9% 0.13 0 652
WACO 99.5 +2.7 104 75.4 +1.6 64 87.5 +2.2 4 0.57 28% 0.26 0 705
WICHITA FALLS 97.0 +0.4 105 72.5 +1.1 62 84.7 +0.7 3 4.97 199% 4.79 0 619
SHREVEPORT, LA 96.0 +1.9 101 72.7 +0.6 63 84.4 +1.3 5 1.15 42% 0.59 0 607
ALBUQUERQUE, NM 90.3 +3.1 98 65.1 0.0 59 77.7 +1.5 8 0.95 60% 0.28 0 402
AUSTIN BERGSTROM, TX 100.0 +3.9 103 73.4 +2.1 62 86.7 +3.0 2 0.84 52% 0.61 0 681
BATON ROUGE, LA 92.3 -0.2 96 72.9 -0.5 70 82.6 -0.3 14 6.96 120% 1.48 0 553
CHILDRESS, TX 95.3 +0.6 101 70.9 +1.5 64 83.1 +1.0 4 2.41 92% 1.35 0 571
CLAYTON, NM 86.4 +0.2 94 58.8 -1.5 52 72.6 -0.7 10 3.90 133% 1.04 0 243
DALLAS LOVE, TX 96.4 0.0 103 77.6 +0.8 72 87.0 +0.4 7 2.87 153% 1.59 0 692
FORT SMITH, AR 90.7 -2.7 98 71.1 +0.3 65 80.9 -1.2 10 9.53 368% 3.63 0 502
LAKE CHARLES, LA 92.9 +1.0 98 76.1 +2.0 73 84.5 +1.5 11 1.98 41% 0.37 0 611
LITTLE ROCK, AR 89.4 -3.2 97 70.1 -2.3 65 79.7 -2.8 10 6.59 254% 2.26 0 463
NEW ORLEANS, LA 91.1 -0.1 97 76.4 +1.1 74 83.8 +0.5 17 9.88 165% 2.16 0 590
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 89.1 -4.3 97 69.0 -2.3 62 79.1 -3.3 8 9.04 276% 5.06 0 445
ROSWELL, NM 96.1 +4.4 103 67.8 +2.0 60 82.0 +3.3 5 0.96 49% 0.47 0 533
TULSA, OK 91.0 -2.1 98 71.3 0.0 64 81.2 -1.0 9 4.85 167% 1.68 0 507
Bold-italics indicate a value broke or tied the record from a previous yy_current.
*Dep.: Departure of the mm_currently average temperature from the 1981-2010 mm_currently normal, which is provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
*Perc. Norm.: Monthly precipitation total divided by 1981-2010 mm_currently 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 mm_current.
*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 2018 average temperatures
aug 2018 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
CRANE CRANE 0.00
LOMA ALTA MCMULLEN 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
ITASCA HILL 8.51
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
DEL RIO 4NW VAL VERDE 4.91
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MOUNT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 72.4
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 91.2
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MOUNT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 85.0
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
LAREDO INTL AP WEBB 103.2
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
CUERO DEWITT 107
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
MOUNT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 65
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MOUNT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 59.8
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
CORPUS CHRISTI NAS NUECES 80.8
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PALACIOS MUNICIPAL AP MATAGORDA 85
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MULESHOE 19 S BAILEY 54
MULESHOE NTL WLR BAILEY 54
SANFORD DAM HUTCHINSON 54
STRATFORD SHERMAN 54

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Period of Record (Years)
VICTORIA REGIONAL AP VICTORIA 0.27 2010 63
CRANE CRANE 0.00 1973 53
HOUSTON‑WESTBURY HARRIS 0.77 1990 67
LAREDO 2 WEBB 0.00 1997 53
LOMA ALTA MCMULLEN 0.00 2006 18
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Period of Record (Years)
TERRELL MUNICIPAL AP KAUFMAN 7.34 2001 19
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Period of Record (Years)
ANDREWS 2 ANDREWS 1.22 2015 10
FORT WORTH NATURE CENTER TARRANT 1.92 2008 10
ITASCA HILL 4.08 2008 34
PAMPA 3E GRAY 2.95 2008 12
ROARING SPRINGS MOTLEY 2.36 2015 12
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Period of Record (Years)
BROWNSVILLE S PADRE ISLAND INTL AP CAMERON 87.8 2011 100
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Period of Record (Years)
RICHARDSON DALLAS 78 2016 12
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Period of Record (Years)
COLETO CREEK RESERVOIR GOLIAD 72.6 2015 14
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Period of Record (Years)
BROWNSVILLE S PADRE ISLAND INTL AP CAMERON 78.5 2010 100
MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP HIDALGO 79.9 2009 55
HOUSTON SUGARLAND MEM FORT BEND 76.5 2007 14
CRANE CRANE 73.8 1999 37
FORT DAVIS JEFF DAVIS 65.2 2012 40
SUGAR LAND FORT BEND 76.5 2007 14
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Period of Record (Years)
HOUSTON WILLIAM P HOBBY AP HARRIS 82 2017 82
HOUSTON SUGARLAND MEM FORT BEND 81 2012 14
ABERNATHY HALE 74 2016 15
BIG BEND RANCH STATE PARK PRESIDIO 76 2016 10
DUMAS MOORE 74 2015 43
FORT DAVIS JEFF DAVIS 73 2012 40
JAYTON KENT 79 2012 18
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 75 2016 31
SILVERTON BRISCOE 75 2012 46
SUGAR LAND FORT BEND 81 2012 14
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Period of Record (Years)
ROCKPORT ARANSAS COUNTY AP ARANSAS 62 2011 19

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 68 (1933) 2.24 11.03 (1974) 5.63 (2012) 10.7 0.0 5.8 11 326
AMARILLO 82.6 103 (1995) 56.4 55 (1933) 1.92 6.42 (1923) 4.09 (1985) 6.5 0.1 6.3 43 178
AUSTIN 90.5 112 (2000) 69.4 71 (1998) 2.99 20.78 (1921) 15.00 (1921) 18.1 0.0 6.7 2 450
BROWNSVILLE 90.5 105 (2000) 73.1 73 (1998) 5.92 30.57 (1886) 12.09 (1967) 19.3 0.0 10.0 0 504
COLLEGE STATION 90.5 112 (2000) 69.4 70 (1986) 3.18 14.86 (1889) 7.84 (1889) 18.2 0.0 6.7 2 450
CORPUS CHRISTI 90.1 109 (2000) 72.0 75 (1900) 4.98 20.33 (1967) 8.48 (2010) 17.1 0.0 8.8 0 482
DALLAS‑FORT WORTH 88.4 111 (2000) 67.5 68 (1998) 2.55 10.80 (1932) 7.74 (1932) 13.8 0.0 5.5 6 395
DEL RIO 90.8 110 (2000) 69.8 72 (1911) 2.20 15.74 (1964) 5.25 (1919) 18.6 0.0 5.3 1 460
EL PASO 87.6 104 (1982) 63.3 63 (1933) 1.51 6.68 (1974) 2.26 (1974) 11.7 0.0 6.3 4 317
GALVESTON 87.4 104 (2000) 75.9 75 (1998) 6.03 26.01 (1885) 9.00 (1900) 7.7 0.0 9.1 0 499
HOUSTON 89.7 109 (2000) 69.8 72 (1933) 4.12 13.37 (1913) 7.73 (2008) 17.0 0.0 8.0 1 443
LUBBOCK 84.5 105 (1930) 58.8 59 (1933) 2.51 13.93 (1936) 7.80 (2008) 8.0 0.0 5.8 23 223
MIDLAND 86.9 107 (1953) 62.0 62 (1931) 1.86 9.70 (1980) 4.92 (2012) 11.1 0.0 5.4 11 295
PORT ARTHUR 88.2 105 (2000) 69.7 72 (1998) 5.97 21.96 (1980) 15.39 (1980) 12.1 0.0 8.9 1 419
SAN ANGELO 87.8 107 (2005) 63.5 67 (1933) 2.46 11.00 (1980) 6.24 (1980) 12.2 0.0 4.8 9 329
SAN ANTONIO 90.3 111 (2000) 69.1 72 (1933) 3.03 15.78 (1946) 7.28 (1973) 17.8 0.0 6.6 2 443
VICTORIA 90.4 111 (2000) 69.2 73 (1986) 4.16 19.05 (1978) 7.83 (1978) 18.0 0.0 9.5 1 445
WACO 89.8 111 (2000) 66.4 73 (1933) 3.06 11.17 (1913) 6.03 (1936) 16.1 0.0 5.8 6 399
WICHITA FALLS 88.1 111 (2000) 63.3 65 (1933) 2.81 10.23 (1980) 6.19 (1980) 13.6 0.0 6.0 13 334
SHREVEPORT, LA 88.2 109 (2000) 65.6 69 (1998) 3.16 16.46 (1913) 6.87 (1877) 13.7 0.0 6.9 6 363
ALBUQUERQUE, NM 80.7 100 (1979) 57.9 55 (2015) 1.08 3.97 (2013) 2.08 (1893) 1.2 0.0 5.9 26 155
AUSTIN BERGSTROM, TX 90.4 112 (2000) 65.3 70 (1986) 2.49 9.36 (1986) 5.97 (1986) 16.8 0.0 5.7 2 388
BATON ROUGE, LA 88.7 104 (2000) 68.5 68 (1921) 4.54 13.95 (1977) 7.29 (2005) 14.6 0.0 8.5 2 410
CHILDRESS, TX 87.0 108 (1951) 61.4 61 (1931) 2.42 11.70 (1936) 5.70 (2008) 12.1 0.0 6.1 17 293
CLAYTON, NM 79.3 99 (2010) 52.3 47 (2017) 1.67 8.69 (1941) 3.74 (1941) 2.9 0.3 6.7 78 102
DALLAS LOVE, TX 88.7 110 (2000) 69.0 69 (1998) 2.84 10.67 (1964) 5.65 (2010) 13.9 0.0 5.3 5 421
FORT SMITH, AR 85.4 109 (2000) 62.3 61 (1911) 4.05 10.49 (1934) 5.20 (2008) 9.0 0.0 7.7 17 283
LAKE CHARLES, LA 88.2 105 (2000) 69.1 69 (1998) 5.26 19.96 (1973) 11.14 (1979) 11.5 0.0 9.1 1 411
LITTLE ROCK, AR 85.6 106 (1947) 64.5 65 (1925) 3.18 10.23 (1898) 8.10 (1978) 9.1 0.0 7.3 11 312
NEW ORLEANS, LA 87.5 101 (1980) 72.0 72 (1998) 5.05 18.98 (1998) 9.55 (2002) 10.1 0.0 9.4 0 443
OKLAHOMA CITY, OK 84.7 108 (2000) 63.2 57 (2015) 4.06 11.85 (1991) 7.53 (1970) 8.6 0.0 7.2 19 288
ROSWELL, NM 85.6 104 (2012) 58.5 59 (1998) 1.53 7.80 (1941) 3.48 (1899) 9.4 0.0 6.0 16 227
TULSA, OK 83.9 109 (1939) 62.1 58 (1925) 4.26 18.81 (1971) 6.39 (1940) 7.6 0.0 8.0 24 264
Climatic averages are based on 1981-2010 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
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