College Station Monthly Summary: August 2002
The month of August was cooler than normal in the College Station area this year. At Easterwood Airport, only 2 days were reported to have high temperatures of 100°F or more. August is usually the hottest month of the year for College Station, and obviously this year was an exception. The month as a whole was relatively dry until the 15th, when 3.47" of rain fell as the result of a low pressure system in a 24-hour period. With the very small amount of additional rainfall previously recorded, that brought the precipitation total to 3.62" for the month of August. The precipitation total for the month exceeded the normal monthly reading of 2.63" by 0.99". Although the College Station area has been receiving more than adequate rainfall in the past months, the rain deficit still stands at 6.41" for the year. With September anticipated expected to have equally likely chances of experiencing near, below, or above normal rainfall, only time will tell if the catch up game will end in success for the year.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
96°F |
72°F |
‑1°F |
|
Maximum |
94.5°F |
‑1.7°F |
| 2 |
96°F |
72°F |
‑1°F |
|
Minimum |
73.3°F |
+0.1°F |
| 3 |
101°F |
72°F |
+2°F |
0.02" |
Average |
83.9°F |
‑0.8°F |
| 4 |
96°F |
71°F |
‑2°F |
0.01" |
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
96°F |
71°F |
‑2°F |
|
Heating |
0 |
0 |
| 6 |
98°F |
72°F |
0°F |
|
Cooling |
593 |
‑18 |
| 7 |
100°F |
76°F |
+3°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
92°F |
78°F |
0°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
30 |
+2 |
| 9 |
96°F |
75°F |
+0°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
94°F |
72°F |
‑2°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
95°F |
71°F |
‑2°F |
|
|
| 12 |
96°F |
74°F |
0°F |
0.06" |
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
94°F |
75°F |
0°F |
0.01" |
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
91°F |
75°F |
‑2°F |
0.04" |
Monthly Total |
3.62" |
+0.99" |
| 15 |
76°F |
69°F |
‑12°F |
3.47" |
Year-to-date Total |
18.72" |
‑6.41" |
| 16 |
92°F |
70°F |
‑4°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
7 |
+1 |
| 17 |
95°F |
76°F |
+0°F |
|
|
| 18 |
95°F |
75°F |
0°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
94°F |
75°F |
0°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
95°F |
75°F |
0°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
101°F |
3rd |
| 21 |
95°F |
76°F |
+0°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
69°F |
15th, 30th |
| 22 |
95°F |
75°F |
0°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
3.47" |
15th |
| 23 |
95°F |
74°F |
+0°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
30 mph |
22nd |
| 24 |
94°F |
74°F |
0°F |
|
|
| 25 |
96°F |
74°F |
+1°F |
|
Record Book for August |
| 26 |
96°F |
75°F |
+2°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
109°F |
2000 |
| 27 |
92°F |
75°F |
0°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
58°F |
1940 |
| 28 |
95°F |
73°F |
0°F |
|
Highest Minimum |
82°F |
1915 |
| 29 |
94°F |
70°F |
‑2°F |
|
Lowest Maximum |
74°F |
1945 |
| 30 |
94°F |
69°F |
‑2°F |
|
Wettest Month |
11.25" |
1915 |
| 31 |
96°F |
71°F |
+0°F |
0.01" |
Driest Month |
0.00" |
1947 |
| |
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 1971‑2000 normal. |
*New Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Old Record |
Year |
| 8th |
Tied highest minimum temperature |
78°F |
78°F |
1948 |
| 15th |
Tied most daily precipitation |
3.47" |
3.47" |
2002 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 15th |
Tied 2nd lowest maximum temperature |
76°F |
76°F |
2002 |
| 21st |
Tied 4th highest minimum temperature |
76°F |
78°F |
1960 |
*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: |
94°F/71°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
3.91" |
| Middle of the month: |
91°F/68°F |
Precipitation days: |
8 |
| End of the month: |
86°F/64°F |
Days ≥ 90°F: |
17 |
