College Station Monthly Summary: July 2004
July was colder and wetter than normal for College Station. The first week of the month was quiet – temperatures hovered around normal levels and little precipitation fell. A cold front passed through the area on the 9th, with the high on reaching 86°F and 0.39" of precipitation falling. A little more rain fell on the 11th (0.08"), and typical summer weather then returned to the Brazos Valley. A high pressure system settled over the state and clear skies dominated the middle two weeks of the month. At the end of the third week, temperatures reached a peak at 96 degrees. Late on the 25th, a cold front began to move across the area, and 1.74" of precipitation fell. Temperatures also dropped quickly; the 46-year-old record for lowest minimum temperature was broken on the 26th. Clouds covered the sky during the last week of July. Another 0.11" of rain fell on the 29th, setting the monthly total at 2.33", only 0.41" above normal. The average temperature, however, was nearly two degrees below normal for the entire month. Through the end of July, College Station has yet to reach 100°F. Two other records were set: the highest minimum temperature on the 18th (78°F) and a tie for record low on the 19th (70°F).
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
90°F |
73°F |
‑2°F |
0.01" |
Maximum |
92.3°F |
‑3.3°F |
| 2 |
90°F |
76°F |
‑1°F |
|
Minimum |
73.6°F |
0.0°F |
| 3 |
91°F |
76°F |
0°F |
|
Average |
83.0°F |
‑1.6°F |
| 4 |
91°F |
75°F |
‑1°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
92°F |
75°F |
0°F |
|
Heating |
0 |
0 |
| 6 |
93°F |
75°F |
0°F |
|
Cooling |
566 |
‑41 |
| 7 |
92°F |
75°F |
0°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
93°F |
75°F |
0°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
29 |
+2 |
| 9 |
86°F |
73°F |
‑4°F |
0.39" |
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
91°F |
70°F |
‑4°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
90°F |
73°F |
‑2°F |
0.08" |
|
| 12 |
90°F |
71°F |
‑4°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
92°F |
71°F |
‑4°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
94°F |
73°F |
‑2°F |
|
Monthly Total |
2.33" |
+0.41" |
| 15 |
95°F |
74°F |
0°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
39.32" |
+16.82" |
| 16 |
94°F |
76°F |
0°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
5 |
0 |
| 17 |
95°F |
75°F |
0°F |
|
|
| 18 |
92°F |
78°F |
0°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
93°F |
70°F |
‑4°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
93°F |
74°F |
‑2°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
96°F |
24th, 25th |
| 21 |
94°F |
72°F |
‑2°F |
T |
Lowest Temperature |
68°F |
26th |
| 22 |
93°F |
74°F |
‑2°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
1.74" |
25th |
| 23 |
95°F |
74°F |
0°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
46 mph |
25th |
| 24 |
96°F |
75°F |
+0°F |
|
|
| 25 |
96°F |
74°F |
0°F |
1.74" |
Record Book for July |
| 26 |
87°F |
68°F |
‑8°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
110°F |
1917 |
| 27 |
90°F |
70°F |
‑5°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
58°F |
1967 |
| 28 |
92°F |
73°F |
‑2°F |
T |
Highest Minimum |
82°F |
1998 |
| 29 |
93°F |
73°F |
‑2°F |
0.11" |
Lowest Maximum |
73°F |
1929 |
| 30 |
94°F |
74°F |
‑1°F |
|
Wettest Month |
7.06" |
1958 |
| 31 |
95°F |
76°F |
+0°F |
|
Driest Month |
Trace |
2000 |
| |
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 1971‑2000 normal. |
*New Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Old Record |
Year |
| 18th |
Tied highest minimum temperature |
78°F |
78°F |
1927 |
| 25th |
Tied most daily precipitation |
1.74" |
1.74" |
2004 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 3rd |
Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature |
76°F |
78°F |
1972 |
| 10th |
Tied 4th lowest minimum temperature |
70°F |
67°F |
1920 |
| 19th |
Tied 3rd lowest minimum temperature |
70°F |
67°F |
1923 |
| 26th |
Tied 4th lowest maximum temperature |
87°F |
80°F |
1989 |
*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: |
96°F/73°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
2.63" |
| Middle of the month: |
96°F/73°F |
Precipitation days: |
6 |
| End of the month: |
94°F/71°F |
Days ≥ 90°F: |
28 |
