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College Station Monthly Summary: July 2011

College Station earned its stripes for surviving a sweltering hot July 2011. The average maximum temperature was 99.9°F, just a tenth of a degree below 100°F. In fact, only two days ever dipped below 98°F for the high, and those two days still managed to stay above 90°F. Eighteen days saw triple digit heat, and 103°F went down as the highest maximum temperature for July 2011, recorded three times during the month. While the daytime temperatures were blistering, the nighttime temperatures were also above normal. With an average low of 77.2°F, nighttime lows were 3.6°F warmer than normal and the overall average temperature was 4°F warmer than normal at 88.6°F. The toasty temperatures set or tied eleven highest maximum or minimum records, and set or tied twenty-two highest maximum or minimum near records for the month. On the flip side, rainfall did not quite measure up to College Station’s needs during July 2011. Only two days saw measurable precipitation, and they summed up to just a tenth of an inch (0.10”). Easterwood Field experienced almost 2” less than the normal rainfall for July and finished 11.87” below normal for the year. With the lack of rain, all of Brazos County maintained its D4 designation of an “Exceptional Drought”.

  Daily Temperature Daily Precipitation Monthly Temperature Summary
Day Maximum Minimum *Departure Total Mean Value *Departure
1 98°F 77°F +4°F   Maximum 99.9°F +4.3°F
2 99°F 75°F +3°F   Minimum 77.2°F +3.6°F
3 99°F 76°F +4°F   Average 88.6°F +4.0°F
4 98°F 76°F +3°F   Degree Days Total *Departure
5 98°F 75°F +2°F   Heating 0 0
6 99°F 74°F +2°F T Cooling 737 +130
7 98°F 73°F +2°F   Numberof Days: Total *Departure
8 100°F 76°F +4°F   Maximum ≥ 90°F 31 +4
9 99°F 79°F +5°F   Maximum ≤ 32°F 0 0
10 100°F 76°F +4°F   Minimum ≤ 32°F 0 0
11 101°F 77°F +5°F    
12 100°F 78°F +5°F   Monthly Precipitation Summary
13 101°F 78°F +4°F   Precipitation Value *Departure
14 101°F 77°F +4°F   Monthly Total 0.10" ‑1.82"
15 102°F 79°F +6°F 0.07" Year-to-date Total 10.63" ‑11.87"
16 95°F 78°F +2°F 0.03" Days ≥ 0.01" 2 ‑3
17 100°F 77°F +4°F    
18 98°F 80°F +4°F T Monthly Extremes
19 92°F 78°F 0°F   Extreme Value Date(s)
20 99°F 77°F +3°F T Highest Temperature 103°F 3 times
21 101°F 77°F +4°F   Lowest Temperature 73°F 7th
22 101°F 78°F +4°F   Max. 24-hour Precip. 0.10" 15th-16th
23 103°F 77°F +5°F   Maximum Wind Gust 37 mph 2nd
24 102°F 76°F +4°F    
25 103°F 79°F +6°F   Record Book for July
26 102°F 79°F +6°F T Highest Temperature 110°F 1917
27 103°F 79°F +6°F   Lowest Temperature 58°F 1967
28 102°F 81°F +6°F   Highest Minimum 82°F 1998
29 99°F 79°F +4°F   Lowest Maximum 73°F 1929
30 102°F 79°F +6°F   Wettest Month 7.06" 1958
31 102°F 74°F +3°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
12th Tied highest minimum temperature 78°F 78°F 1998
15th Tied highest minimum temperature 79°F 79°F 1962
18th Tied highest minimum temperature 80°F 80°F 2011
25th Tied highest minimum temperature 79°F 79°F 2011
26th Tied highest minimum temperature 79°F 79°F 1995
28th Tied highest minimum temperature 81°F 81°F 2009
30th Tied highest minimum temperature 79°F 79°F 1925

*Near Records Set

Day Parameter Value Record Year
3rd Tied 4th highest minimum temperature 76°F 78°F 1972
9th Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature 79°F 81°F 1915
11th Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature 77°F 81°F 1915
13th Tied 4th highest minimum temperature 78°F 80°F 1998
16th Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature 78°F 79°F 1932
17th Tied 4th highest minimum temperature 77°F 79°F 1925
19th Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature 78°F 81°F 1915
21st Tied 4th highest minimum temperature 77°F 78°F 1953
22nd Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature 78°F 79°F 1995
23rd Tied 4th highest maximum temperature 103°F 106°F 1913
25th Tied 2nd highest maximum temperature 103°F 105°F 1943
27th Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature 79°F 82°F 1915
27th Tied 3rd highest maximum temperature 103°F 104°F 1944
29th Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature 79°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: 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
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