College Station Monthly Summary: August 1998
Finally, after 30 consecutive days where the maximum temperature in College Station reached 100°F or higher, the mercury was only able to rise to 99°F and then to a relatively cool 88°F for the days of August 5th and 6th respectively. Once the extreme heat wave broke on the 6th, the temperatures for the Brazos Valley were only able to reach the century mark six other times throughout the month of August. Another climate variable that made a change for the better was precipitation. August was the first month since February to bring above normal precipitation to the water starved residents of Bryan/College Station. The 3.83" of rain that fell over the eleven precipitation days were 1.41" above the normal precipitation for the month of August. Despite the fact that August was somewhat of a moist month, our annual precipitation total is still around 7" below normal.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
106°F |
73°F |
+4°F |
|
Maximum |
96.3°F |
+1.5°F |
| 2 |
105°F |
73°F |
+4°F |
|
Minimum |
74.1°F |
+0.9°F |
| 3 |
106°F |
76°F |
+6°F |
|
Average |
85.2°F |
+1.2°F |
| 4 |
102°F |
75°F |
+4°F |
T |
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
99°F |
74°F |
+2°F |
T |
Heating |
0 |
0 |
| 6 |
88°F |
74°F |
‑4°F |
0.10" |
Cooling |
633 |
+44 |
| 7 |
91°F |
75°F |
‑2°F |
0.14" |
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
99°F |
74°F |
+2°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
28 |
0 |
| 9 |
100°F |
72°F |
+1°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
101°F |
75°F |
+3°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
101°F |
75°F |
+3°F |
|
|
| 12 |
102°F |
76°F |
+5°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
91°F |
78°F |
+0°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
81°F |
72°F |
‑8°F |
0.89" |
Monthly Total |
3.83" |
+1.41" |
| 15 |
95°F |
72°F |
0°F |
0.01" |
Year-to-date Total |
17.31" |
‑7.11" |
| 16 |
93°F |
73°F |
‑1°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
11 |
+5 |
| 17 |
91°F |
75°F |
‑1°F |
0.25" |
|
| 18 |
95°F |
75°F |
+1°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
97°F |
74°F |
+2°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
98°F |
74°F |
+2°F |
0.12" |
Highest Temperature |
106°F |
1st, 3rd |
| 21 |
92°F |
75°F |
0°F |
0.98" |
Lowest Temperature |
72°F |
4 times |
| 22 |
86°F |
74°F |
‑4°F |
0.08" |
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
1.06" |
21st-22nd |
| 23 |
92°F |
74°F |
‑1°F |
0.37" |
Maximum Wind Gust |
37 mph |
12th |
| 24 |
94°F |
75°F |
+2°F |
|
|
| 25 |
95°F |
76°F |
+2°F |
|
Record Book for August |
| 26 |
96°F |
74°F |
+2°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
108°F |
1951 |
| 27 |
97°F |
72°F |
+2°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
58°F |
1940 |
| 28 |
100°F |
73°F |
+4°F |
|
Highest Minimum |
82°F |
1915 |
| 29 |
103°F |
73°F |
+5°F |
|
Lowest Maximum |
74°F |
1945 |
| 30 |
97°F |
73°F |
+3°F |
0.88" |
Wettest Month |
11.25" |
1915 |
| 31 |
92°F |
73°F |
+0°F |
0.01" |
Driest Month |
0.00" |
1952 |
| |
Wettest 24 Hours |
6.19" |
1915 |
"T" indicates daily precipitation ≤ 0.005".
BOLDFACE indicates an extreme daily value for the month.
ITALICS indicates a daily record was set or tied.
*Departure from the 1961‑1990 normal. |
*New Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Old Record |
Year |
| 1st |
Tied highest maximum temperature |
106°F |
106°F |
1998 |
| 2nd |
Tied highest maximum temperature |
105°F |
105°F |
1998 |
| 3rd |
Tied highest maximum temperature |
106°F |
106°F |
1998 |
| 29th |
Tied highest maximum temperature |
103°F |
103°F |
1913 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 13th |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
78°F |
79°F |
1925 |
| 14th |
Tied 2nd lowest maximum temperature |
81°F |
81°F |
1998 |
| 25th |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
76°F |
77°F |
1941 |
*NOTE: Records from 1910 through July 1951 are based on observations taken at the Texas Agricultural
Experiment Station main farm located 7 miles SW of College Station. Records from August 1951 through
the present are based on observations taken at Easterwood Field. |
September Normals for College Station
| Beginning of the month: |
92°F/71°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
4.87" |
| Middle of the month: |
88°F/69°F |
Precipitation days: |
6 |
| End of the month: |
84°F/64°F |
Days ≥ 90°F: |
17 |
