College Station Monthly Summary: July 2008
The beginning of the month saw rather cool night lows, with lows near 70°F for the first several days. Highs for the first part of the month were right around average to slightly below average some days, generally in the mid 90s. However, as the month progressed, temperatures were on the increase and broke the 100°F-mark 6 times. Accompanying Hurricane Dolly were cooler temperatures, especially on the 24th where the high reached only 92°F. Yet, shortly thereafter, temperatures again rose over 100°F for 3 consecutive days. Needless to say, temperatures were above average, though factoring in some cooler minimum temperatures throughout the month, average temperatures especially early in the month are not far from normal. Rainfall followed the pattern of last month, totaling less than half an inch. Dolly was less than impressive in terms of a rainfall producer for College Station, as less than a tenth of an inch was recorded. It has been an unusually dry summer, with June and July precipitation totaling less than three-quarters of an inch.
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Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
96°F |
69°F |
‑2°F |
|
Maximum |
97.5°F |
+1.9°F |
| 2 |
96°F |
72°F |
0°F |
|
Minimum |
73.8°F |
+0.2°F |
| 3 |
97°F |
70°F |
0°F |
|
Average |
85.6°F |
+1.0°F |
| 4 |
93°F |
71°F |
‑2°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
93°F |
71°F |
‑2°F |
T |
Heating |
0 |
0 |
| 6 |
95°F |
71°F |
‑1°F |
T |
Cooling |
647 |
+40 |
| 7 |
97°F |
74°F |
+2°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
95°F |
74°F |
+0°F |
T |
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
31 |
+4 |
| 9 |
98°F |
74°F |
+2°F |
T |
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
94°F |
74°F |
0°F |
0.21" |
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
97°F |
73°F |
+1°F |
|
|
| 12 |
98°F |
75°F |
+2°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
99°F |
73°F |
+1°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
98°F |
76°F |
+2°F |
0.09" |
Monthly Total |
0.38" |
‑1.54" |
| 15 |
96°F |
74°F |
0°F |
T |
Year-to-date Total |
16.86" |
‑5.64" |
| 16 |
97°F |
77°F |
+2°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
4 |
‑1 |
| 17 |
98°F |
73°F |
+0°F |
|
|
| 18 |
98°F |
72°F |
0°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
98°F |
72°F |
0°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
98°F |
73°F |
+0°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
102°F |
27th, 31st |
| 21 |
101°F |
76°F |
+4°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
69°F |
1st |
| 22 |
101°F |
74°F |
+2°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
0.27" |
30th-1st |
| 23 |
96°F |
77°F |
+2°F |
0.07" |
Maximum Wind Gust |
41 mph |
9th |
| 24 |
92°F |
76°F |
‑1°F |
0.01" |
|
| 25 |
98°F |
77°F |
+2°F |
|
Record Book for July |
| 26 |
101°F |
76°F |
+4°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
110°F |
1917 |
| 27 |
102°F |
72°F |
+2°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
58°F |
1967 |
| 28 |
101°F |
74°F |
+2°F |
|
Highest Minimum |
82°F |
1998 |
| 29 |
99°F |
75°F |
+2°F |
|
Lowest Maximum |
73°F |
1929 |
| 30 |
99°F |
74°F |
+2°F |
|
Wettest Month |
7.06" |
1958 |
| 31 |
102°F |
78°F |
+5°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 |
| No new records were set or tied in July 2008. |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 25th |
Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature |
77°F |
78°F |
1945 |
| 31st |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
78°F |
79°F |
1966 |
*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 |
