College Station Monthly Summary: August 2004
August 2004 was rather cool for the Bryan/College Station area. Typical summer weather dominated during the first week of the month with temperatures climbing up to 98°F, the highest temperature of 2004 for the Brazos Valley. On the 6th, a cold front moved across the area and cooled things down. The area remained dry until the 10th when 1.06" of precipitation fell due to a low pressure system centered just offshore in the Gulf. Clouds hung over the area until the 12th when a strong cold front swept across the state. Between the 12th and 18th, there were 11 near records set for lowest maximum or lowest minimum temperature. Temperatures warmed following the frontal system, and the weather was dry until the 19th when a low pressure system began to move across Texas. The frontal boundary associated with the low caused five consecutive days of rain over College Station. The last full week of August began with a return to warmer temperatures before another cold front hit on the 28th. Scattered showers brought the monthly precipitation for August up to 2.50", only 0.13" below normal. For the year, College Station is a gaudy 16.69" above normal, and only 8" of rain are needed in the remaining four months to have one of the 10 wettest years in College Station history. The average temperature for the month was 2.4°F below normal, and the average maximum was 3.9°F below normal. Through August, College Station has yet to hit 100°F, and if this trend continues, it would be the first time since 1983 that College Station did not top the century mark during an entire year.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
93°F |
78°F |
+0°F |
T |
Maximum |
92.3°F |
‑3.9°F |
| 2 |
96°F |
76°F |
+1°F |
|
Minimum |
72.3°F |
‑0.9°F |
| 3 |
97°F |
77°F |
+2°F |
|
Average |
82.3°F |
‑2.4°F |
| 4 |
98°F |
76°F |
+1°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
98°F |
75°F |
+0°F |
|
Heating |
0 |
0 |
| 6 |
91°F |
78°F |
0°F |
|
Cooling |
544 |
‑67 |
| 7 |
90°F |
72°F |
‑4°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
91°F |
70°F |
‑4°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
26 |
‑2 |
| 9 |
95°F |
74°F |
0°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
91°F |
74°F |
‑2°F |
1.06" |
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
95°F |
71°F |
‑2°F |
0.02" |
|
| 12 |
86°F |
67°F |
‑8°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
87°F |
63°F |
‑10°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
86°F |
68°F |
‑8°F |
|
Monthly Total |
2.50" |
‑0.13" |
| 15 |
87°F |
66°F |
‑8°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
41.82" |
+16.69" |
| 16 |
90°F |
65°F |
‑8°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
8 |
+2 |
| 17 |
91°F |
67°F |
‑6°F |
|
|
| 18 |
93°F |
68°F |
‑4°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
92°F |
72°F |
‑3°F |
0.14" |
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
97°F |
71°F |
‑1°F |
0.05" |
Highest Temperature |
98°F |
4th, 5th |
| 21 |
91°F |
70°F |
‑4°F |
0.60" |
Lowest Temperature |
63°F |
13th |
| 22 |
93°F |
73°F |
‑2°F |
0.37" |
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
1.06" |
10th |
| 23 |
90°F |
75°F |
‑2°F |
0.22" |
Maximum Wind Gust |
34 mph |
20th |
| 24 |
95°F |
77°F |
+2°F |
|
|
| 25 |
95°F |
77°F |
+2°F |
|
Record Book for August |
| 26 |
96°F |
79°F |
+4°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
109°F |
2000 |
| 27 |
94°F |
77°F |
+2°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
58°F |
1940 |
| 28 |
91°F |
74°F |
‑2°F |
0.04" |
Highest Minimum |
82°F |
1915 |
| 29 |
91°F |
71°F |
‑3°F |
|
Lowest Maximum |
74°F |
1945 |
| 30 |
93°F |
69°F |
‑2°F |
|
Wettest Month |
11.25" |
1915 |
| 31 |
89°F |
71°F |
‑3°F |
|
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 |
| 25th |
Tied highest minimum temperature |
77°F |
77°F |
1941 |
| 26th |
Tied highest minimum temperature |
79°F |
79°F |
2004 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 1st |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
78°F |
82°F |
1915 |
| 6th |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
78°F |
80°F |
1951 |
| 12th |
Tied 3rd lowest maximum temperature |
86°F |
84°F |
1973 |
| 13th |
Tied 3rd lowest minimum temperature |
63°F |
61°F |
1967 |
| 13th |
Tied 4th lowest maximum temperature |
87°F |
82°F |
1920 |
| 14th |
Tied 3rd lowest maximum temperature |
86°F |
81°F |
1998 |
| 15th |
Tied 2nd lowest minimum temperature |
66°F |
66°F |
1923 |
| 16th |
Tied 3rd lowest minimum temperature |
65°F |
64°F |
1992 |
| 17th |
Tied 3rd lowest minimum temperature |
67°F |
62°F |
1992 |
| 18th |
Tied 4th lowest minimum temperature |
68°F |
61°F |
1992 |
| 24th |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
77°F |
78°F |
1970 |
| 27th |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
77°F |
78°F |
1999 |
*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 |
