College Station Monthly Summary: July 2001
July temperatures in the Brazos Valley were above normal, except for the beginning of the month. The first 100°F temperatures of the year was on the 20th and this heat lasted six days until moisture and more unstable conditions came into the area. July was drier than normal with Easterwood Field receiving 1.69" of rain, which is 0.60" below normal. A high amplitude ridge was parked over the central part of Texas, which did not allow for the development of showers. As the high pressure ridge moved toward New Mexico on the 26th and 27th, afternoon showers were able to develop. Gulf moisture was able to reach Bryan/College Station at the beginning of the month, which enabled some afternoon showers to form and aided in moderating temperatures. When the ridge moved over Central Texas on the 2nd, it helped to stabilize the upper levels resulting in no thunderstorm formation.
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Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
88°F |
72°F |
‑3°F |
0.22" |
Maximum |
97.1°F |
+3.3°F |
| 2 |
92°F |
71°F |
‑2°F |
T |
Minimum |
74.9°F |
+1.5°F |
| 3 |
93°F |
71°F |
‑1°F |
|
Average |
86.0°F |
+2.4°F |
| 4 |
94°F |
72°F |
0°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
95°F |
73°F |
+1°F |
|
Heating |
0 |
0 |
| 6 |
96°F |
74°F |
+2°F |
|
Cooling |
660 |
+83 |
| 7 |
95°F |
76°F |
+2°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
96°F |
74°F |
+2°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
30 |
+3 |
| 9 |
97°F |
75°F |
+3°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
97°F |
75°F |
+3°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
96°F |
75°F |
+2°F |
|
|
| 12 |
98°F |
73°F |
+2°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
98°F |
77°F |
+4°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
97°F |
76°F |
+2°F |
|
Monthly Total |
1.69" |
‑0.60" |
| 15 |
97°F |
77°F |
+3°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
23.21" |
+1.21" |
| 16 |
98°F |
76°F |
+3°F |
T |
Days ≥ 0.01" |
3 |
‑2 |
| 17 |
99°F |
74°F |
+2°F |
|
|
| 18 |
99°F |
77°F |
+4°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
99°F |
76°F |
+4°F |
T |
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
100°F |
76°F |
+4°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
101°F |
4 times |
| 21 |
101°F |
74°F |
+4°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
71°F |
2nd, 3rd |
| 22 |
101°F |
72°F |
+2°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
2.18" |
26th |
| 23 |
101°F |
74°F |
+4°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
30 mph |
26th |
| 24 |
100°F |
74°F |
+3°F |
|
|
| 25 |
101°F |
76°F |
+4°F |
|
Record Book for July |
| 26 |
96°F |
77°F |
+2°F |
1.46" |
Highest Temperature |
110°F |
1917 |
| 27 |
95°F |
76°F |
+2°F |
0.01" |
Lowest Temperature |
58°F |
1967 |
| 28 |
97°F |
78°F |
+4°F |
|
Highest Minimum |
82°F |
1998 |
| 29 |
98°F |
78°F |
+4°F |
|
Lowest Maximum |
73°F |
1929 |
| 30 |
98°F |
77°F |
+4°F |
|
Wettest Month |
7.06" |
1958 |
| 31 |
99°F |
76°F |
+2°F |
|
Driest Month |
Trace |
2000 |
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Wettest 24 Hours |
5.09" |
1968 |
"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 |
| No new records were set or tied in July 2001. |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 18th |
Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature |
77°F |
78°F |
1927 |
| 26th |
Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature |
77°F |
79°F |
1995 |
| 28th |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
78°F |
79°F |
1962 |
| 29th |
Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature |
78°F |
82°F |
1998 |
*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. |
August Normals for College Station
| Beginning of the month: |
94°F/73°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
2.42" |
| Middle of the month: |
95°F/73°F |
Precipitation days: |
6 |
| End of the month: |
92°F/71°F |
Days ≥ 90°F: |
28 |
