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Texas Climate Report: August 1999

August of 1999 was extremely dry for most of Texas, with only two of the nineteen stations recording above normal precipitation. Due to rainfall associated with Hurricane Bret, Corpus Christi and Del Rio received 225% and 165% of their normal rainfall, respectively. In contrast, Dallas-Fort Worth, Waco, and Port Arthur received no rainfall for the month, and Midland and San Angelo recorded less than a hundredth of an inch.

To compound the drought conditions, mean monthly temperatures were above normal for nearly all stations. Corpus Christi, the lone exception, recorded temperatures equal to their 30-year normal for August. The greatest departures from normal were Wichita Falls (+4.9°F) and Dallas-Fort Worth (+5.3°F), with Wichita Falls recording the state's high temperature twelve days during the month.

A cold front associated with low pressure in Central Oklahoma extended into the Panhandle, bringing 0.73" of rainfall to Dalhart on the 1st. As this boundary became stationary over the northern half of the state, several counties experienced severe weather. On the 3rd, high winds in Navarro and Ellis counties brought down power lines and uprooted trees. Hail up to one inch in diameter was spotted at Millican in Brazos County, and parts of Burleson County had some wind damage as well. Hot temperatures dominated the weather reports throughout mid-August, along with the continued lack of rainfall.

Hurricane Bret, a compact Category Four storm that originated in the Bay of Campeche, made landfall near Norias in Kenedy County at 8:00 p.m. on the 22nd. Residents of counties to the north and south and the Corpus Christi metropolitan area breathed a sigh of relief as the storm moved westward and came ashore in the least populated area of the Texas Gulf Coast. Along with sustained winds of 140 mph, Bret brought localized rainfall of at least 25 inches. Corpus Christi recorded 4.56 inches in a 24-hour period, and tornadoes were spotted in Weslaco and Donna in Hidalgo County on the 23rd. Flooding was reported in Asherton in Dimmit County on the 24th.

The last week of August brought severe thunderstorms over North Texas in response to an upper-level disturbance moving out of Oklahoma. Winds up to 60 mph were measured in Archer County on the 27th. On the 28th, a small tornado touched down near Rowena in Runnels County, and a football stadium press box was blown over and several power poles were snapped at Brownwood in Brown County.

Monthly Summary for Selected Cities

  TMAX (°F) TMIN (°F) TAVG (°F) PRCP *Deg. Days
Station Mean *Dep. Max. Mean *Dep. Min. Mean *Dep. Days ≥ 0.01" Mo. Total *Perc. Norm. Gr'st 24 hr. *HDD *CDD
Abilene 99.9 +5.4 104 74.2 +2.5 67 87.0 +3.8 1 0.42 15% 0.42 0 691
Amarillo 90.8 +1.7 97 65.2 +1.4 60 78.0 +1.5 7 2.04 63% 0.97 0 410
Austin 100.5 +5.0 106 76.0 +2.1 72 88.2 +3.4 1 0.70 34% 0.70 0 729
Brownsville 95.4 +1.8 100 75.5 +0.1 72 85.4 +0.9 7 2.61 94% 1.07 0 642
College Station 100.3 +5.5 107 73.5 +0.3 69 86.9 +2.9 5 0.77 32% 0.27 0 683
Corpus Christi 94.6 +1.2 101 73.7 ‑1.3 69 84.2 4 7.59 229% 6.22 0 601
Dallas‑Fort Worth 101.7 +5.5 107 78.6 +5.0 73 90.2 +5.3 0 0.00 0% 0.00 0 785
Del Rio 99.2 +3.2 105 76.4 +2.8 70 87.8 +3.0 1 2.42 165% 2.42 0 713
El Paso 92.5 ‑1.0 97 69.9 +3.3 63 81.2 +1.1 7 1.43 91% 0.85 0 511
Galveston N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A 4 0.26 6% 0.21 N/A N/A
Houston 98.5 +6.0 105 75.1 +3.1 70 86.8 +4.5 4 0.50 14% 0.25 0 685
Lubbock 95.3 +5.7 100 67.5 +1.3 64 81.4 +3.5 3 0.63 25% 0.53 0 516
Midland 96.9 +2.8 102 71.6 +4.1 65 84.3 +3.5 2 0.05 3% 0.04 0 604
Port Arthur 96.6 +4.9 101 75.3 +2.0 71 86.0 +3.4 N/A N/A N/A 0.00 0 658
San Angelo 99.3 +4.0 105 71.0 +2.6 65 85.1 +3.2 2 0.03 2% 0.02 0 635
San Antonio 97.7 +2.4 104 74.5 71 86.1 +1.2 4 2.11 83% 1.18 0 664
Victoria 97.0 +3.1 104 73.2 ‑1.0 71 85.1 +1.0 3 0.98 33% 0.70 0 630
Waco 101.4 +4.2 105 76.2 +2.2 68 88.8 +3.2 0 0.00 0% 0.00 0 745
Wichita Falls 102.7 +6.8 108 74.3 +2.9 65 88.5 +4.9 2 1.37 55% 1.36 0 735
Shreveport, LA 98.2 +5.1 105 73.5 +2.2 61 85.9 +3.7 2 1.47 60% 1.35 0 655
*Dep.: Departure of the monthly average temperature from the 1961-1990 monthly normal, which is provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
*Perc. Norm.: Monthly precipitation total divided by 1961-1990 monthly normal, which is provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
*Deg. Days: Computed daily as the departure of the daily average temperature from 65°F and aggregated over the entire month.
*Heating degree day (HDD): Each unit corresponds to a -1°F departure of a daily average temperature from 65°F.
*Cooling degree day (HDD): Each unit corresponds to a +1°F departure of a daily average temperature from 65°F.

aug 1999 average temperatures
aug 1999 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
DALLAS FT WORTH AP TARRANT 0.00
STEPHENVILLE CLARK FLD ERATH 0.00
WACO RGNL AP MCLENNAN 0.00
DALLAS LOVE FLD DALLAS 0.00
SULPHUR SPRINGS HOPKINS 0.00
CORSICANA CAMPBELL FLD NAVARRO 0.00
ALTO 5 SW CHEROKEE 0.00
ALVARADO 4NE JOHNSON 0.00
ANDICE 2 SW WILLIAMSON 0.00
ATHENS HENDERSON 0.00
ARANSAS WR ARANSAS 0.00
AVALON ELLIS 0.00
BELMONT GONZALES 0.00
BENBROOK DAM TARRANT 0.00
BERTRAM 3 ENE BURNET 0.00
BOWIE MONTAGUE 0.00
BRAZOS PALO PINTO 0.00
BREMOND ROBERTSON 0.00
BURLESON JOHNSON 0.00
CANTON 5 W VAN ZANDT 0.00
CARTHAGE PANOLA 0.00
CENTER CITY MILLS 0.00
CHALK MTN ERATH 0.00
COMANCHE COMANCHE 0.00
COMMERCE 4SW HUNT 0.00
COPPERAS COVE 5 NW CORYELL 0.00
CORRIGAN 1 ENE POLK 0.00
CORSICANA 8 E NAVARRO 0.00
CRESSON 3NW HOOD 0.00
CROCKETT HOUSTON 0.00
CROWELL FOARD 0.00
DAVILLA MILAM 0.00
DOUGLASS 1 S NACOGDOCHES 0.00
DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E HAYS 0.00
EDOM VAN ZANDT 0.00
ELGIN BASTROP 0.00
FERRIS ELLIS 0.00
GARDEN CITY GLASSCOCK 0.00
LEWISVILLE DAM DENTON 0.00
GRANGER WILLIAMSON 0.00
GRANGER DAM WILLIAMSON 0.00
GRAPEVINE DAM TARRANT 0.00
GREENVILLE KGVL RADIO HUNT 0.00
HARPER 1W GILLESPIE 0.00
HYE BLANCO 0.00
INGRAM #2 KERR 0.00
ITASCA HILL 0.00
JACKSONVILLE CHEROKEE 0.00
JARRELL WILLIAMSON 0.00
JOHNSON CITY BLANCO 0.00
JUNCTION 4 SSW KIMBLE 0.00
KAUFMAN 3 SE KAUFMAN 0.00
LAKE TAWAKONI RAINS 0.00
LEATHERWOOD RCH ERATH 0.00
LIPAN PALO PINTO 0.00
LLANO LLANO 0.00
LLANO 18 S LLANO 0.00
LOCKHART 2 SW CALDWELL 0.00
LUFKIN 11 NW ANGELINA 0.00
LUFKIN 2 ANGELINA 0.00
MADISONVILLE MADISON 0.00
MERIDIAN BOSQUE 0.00
MEXIA LIMESTONE 0.00
MIDLOTHIAN ELLIS 0.00
MIDWAY 4 NE MADISON 0.00
MORGAN 3 WNW BOSQUE 0.00
NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHES 0.00
NEUVILLE SHELBY 0.00
NEW CANEY 2 E MONTGOMERY 0.00
NEWPORT 1SW JACK 0.00
NEW SUMMERFIELD 2W CHEROKEE 0.00
NIX STORE 1 W LAMPASAS 0.00
PADUCAH COTTLE 0.00
PALO PINTO PALO PINTO 0.00
PILOT POINT ISL DU BOI DENTON 0.00
PORT O CONNOR CALHOUN 0.00
PRADE RCH REAL 0.00
RAINBOW SOMERVELL 0.00
REFUGIO 3 SW REFUGIO 0.00
RICHLAND SPRINGS SAN SABA 0.00
RISING STAR 1 S EASTLAND 0.00
ROANOKE DENTON 0.00
ROBERT LEE COKE 0.00
ROCKWALL ROCKWALL 0.00
ROSEBUD FALLS 0.00
ROUND MTN BLANCO 0.00
RUSK CHEROKEE 0.00
SAM RAYBURN DAM JASPER 0.00
SAN AUGUSTINE SAN AUGUSTINE 0.00
SLIDELL WISE 0.00
SMITHVILLE BASTROP 0.00
SPICEWOOD BURNET 0.00
SPRING BRANCH 2SE COMAL 0.00
STEPHENVILLE 1 N ERATH 0.00
STERLING CITY 8 NE STERLING 0.00
TEAGUE RCH GILLESPIE 0.00
TOW LLANO 0.00
VALLEY MILLS BOSQUE 0.00
WACO MCLENNAN 0.00
WATSON BURNET 0.00
WEST MCLENNAN 0.00
WHITEHOUSE 2 SE SMITH 0.00
WILLS POINT VAN ZANDT 0.00
WIMBERLEY 1 NW HAYS 0.00
WOODSON THROCKMORTON 0.00
YOUNGSPORT BELL 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
SARITA 7 E KENEDY 13.19
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
SARITA 7 E KENEDY 8.24
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
MT LOCKE JEFF DAVIS 72.3
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DALLAS FT WORTH AP TARRANT 90.2
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
CHISOS BASIN BREWSTER 84.0
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
GLEN ROSE 2 W SOMERVELL 105.6
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
HEATH CANYON BREWSTER 111
LAREDO 2 WEBB 111
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
CHISOS BASIN BREWSTER 70
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
GLEN ROSE 2 W SOMERVELL 57.2
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DALLAS LOVE FLD DALLAS 79.2
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DALLAS FT WORTH AP TARRANT 84
SUGAR LAND FORT BEND 84
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
GLEN ROSE 2 W SOMERVELL 46

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
STEPHENVILLE CLARK FLD ERATH 0.00 0.00 (1943) 60
WACO RGNL AP MCLENNAN 0.00 0.00 (1952) 98
DALLAS LOVE FLD DALLAS 0.00 0.02 (1963) 86
JUNCTION KIMBLE CO AP KIMBLE 0.07 0.10 (1954) 23
SULPHUR SPRINGS HOPKINS 0.00 0.00 (1952) 89
PALESTINE ANDERSON 0.01 0.07 (1951) 67
MINERAL WELLS AP PALO PINTO 0.14 0.17 (1973) 45
ALTO 5 SW CHEROKEE 0.00 0.00 (1954) 55
ALVARADO 4NE JOHNSON 0.00 0.31 (1993) 13
ANDICE 2 SW WILLIAMSON 0.00 0.00 (1993) 31
ATHENS HENDERSON 0.00 0.00 (1951) 50
ARANSAS WR ARANSAS 0.00 0.00 (1951) 52
AVALON ELLIS 0.00 0.00 (1993) 35
BELLVILLE 6 NNE AUSTIN 0.39 0.42 (1981) 19
BENBROOK DAM TARRANT 0.00 0.04 (1973) 50
BERTRAM 3 ENE BURNET 0.00 0.14 (1985) 32
BOWIE MONTAGUE 0.00 0.09 (1970) 72
BRAZOS PALO PINTO 0.00 0.00 (1967) 56
BREMOND ROBERTSON 0.00 0.01 (1993) 37
BURLESON JOHNSON 0.00 0.13 (1993) 15
CANTON 5 W VAN ZANDT 0.00 0.00 (1954) 44
CARTHAGE PANOLA 0.00 0.65 (1973) 47
CENTER CITY MILLS 0.00 0.00 (1993) 37
CHALK MTN ERATH 0.00 0.07 (1993) 36
CHIRENO NACOGDOCHES 0.05 1.21 (1993) 11
CLEVELAND LIBERTY 0.10 0.72 (1968) 45
COLDSPRING 5 SSW SAN JACINTO 0.22 0.89 (1989) 46
COMANCHE COMANCHE 0.00 0.00 (1951) 83
COPPERAS COVE 5 NW CORYELL 0.00 0.00 (1993) 15
COPPER BREAKS SP HARDEMAN 0.85 1.06 (1993) 10
CRESSON 3NW HOOD 0.00 0.00 (1957) 49
CROCKETT HOUSTON 0.00 0.00 (1943) 87
CROWELL FOARD 0.00 0.00 (1983) 79
DALHART 6 SW HARTLEY 0.96 1.80 (1995) 11
DAVILLA MILAM 0.00 0.00 (1993) 49
DEWEYVILLE NEWTON 0.64 0.72 (1981) 31
DOUGLASS 1 S NACOGDOCHES 0.00 0.48 (1993) 12
DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E HAYS 0.00 0.00 (1993) 15
EDOM VAN ZANDT 0.00 0.00 (1985) 58
ELGIN BASTROP 0.00 0.00 (1993) 38
FERRIS ELLIS 0.00 0.00 (1985) 51
GARDEN CITY GLASSCOCK 0.00 0.00 (1961) 85
LEWISVILLE DAM DENTON 0.00 0.00 (1980) 45
GRANGER WILLIAMSON 0.00 0.00 (1993) 31
GRANGER DAM WILLIAMSON 0.00 0.00 (1993) 20
GRAPEVINE DAM TARRANT 0.00 0.00 (1980) 66
GREENVILLE KGVL RADIO HUNT 0.00 0.00 (1963) 94
HARPER 1W GILLESPIE 0.00 0.00 (1993) 58
HYE BLANCO 0.00 0.00 (1995) 47
ITASCA HILL 0.00 0.00 (1948) 16
JACKSONVILLE CHEROKEE 0.00 0.00 (1962) 39
JARRELL WILLIAMSON 0.00 0.00 (1993) 67
JOHNSON CITY BLANCO 0.00 0.00 (1993) 31
JUNCTION 4 SSW KIMBLE 0.00 0.00 (1912) 82
KAUFMAN 3 SE KAUFMAN 0.00 0.00 (1929) 96
LAKE FORK RSVR WOOD 0.04 0.64 (1989) 11
LAKE TAWAKONI RAINS 0.00 0.00 (1985) 23
LIPAN PALO PINTO 0.00 0.00 (1957) 51
LIVINGSTON 2 NNE POLK 0.45 0.45 (1954) 63
LLANO LLANO 0.00 0.00 (1943) 103
LUFKIN 11 NW ANGELINA 0.00 1.26 (1985) 17
LUFKIN 2 ANGELINA 0.00 1.78 (1990) 10
MADISONVILLE MADISON 0.00 0.00 (1952) 69
MERIDIAN BOSQUE 0.00 0.00 (1988) 17
MEXIA LIMESTONE 0.00 0.00 (1952) 93
MIDWAY 4 NE MADISON 0.00 0.18 (1980) 22
MINEOLA 8 ENE WOOD 0.16 0.18 (1987) 31
MORGAN 3 WNW BOSQUE 0.00 0.07 (1988) 35
MT VERNON FRANKLIN 0.13 0.16 (1980) 34
NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHES 0.00 0.23 (1982) 28
NEUVILLE SHELBY 0.00 0.49 (1967) 36
NEW CANEY 2 E MONTGOMERY 0.00 0.13 (1990) 44
NEWPORT 1SW JACK 0.00 0.00 (1982) 45
NIX STORE 1 W LAMPASAS 0.00 0.00 (1993) 49
ORANGE 9 N ORANGE 0.64 0.72 (1981) 31
PADUCAH COTTLE 0.00 0.00 (1956) 50
PADUCAH 10S COTTLE 0.15 0.27 (1994) 28
PALO PINTO PALO PINTO 0.00 0.00 (1994) 48
PILOT POINT ISL DU BOI DENTON 0.00 0.00 (1973) 68
PORT ARTHUR CITY JEFFERSON 0.82 0.85 (1992) 24
PORT O CONNOR CALHOUN 0.00 0.00 (1995) 41
PRADE RCH REAL 0.00 0.00 (1993) 35
RAINBOW SOMERVELL 0.00 0.00 (1985) 62
RICHLAND SPRINGS SAN SABA 0.00 0.00 (1973) 49
RICHMOND FORT BEND 0.09 0.28 (1957) 48
RISING STAR 1 S EASTLAND 0.00 0.00 (1967) 57
ROANOKE DENTON 0.00 0.00 (1943) 57
ROBERT LEE COKE 0.00 0.00 (1985) 54
ROCKWALL ROCKWALL 0.00 0.00 (1943) 57
ROSEBUD FALLS 0.00 0.00 (1993) 26
ROUND MTN BLANCO 0.00 0.00 (1993) 52
RUSK CHEROKEE 0.00 0.00 (1954) 56
SAM RAYBURN DAM JASPER 0.00 0.37 (1980) 32
SAN AUGUSTINE SAN AUGUSTINE 0.00 0.02 (1985) 31
SLIDELL WISE 0.00 0.00 (1976) 50
SMITHVILLE BASTROP 0.00 0.00 (1962) 78
SPICEWOOD BURNET 0.00 0.00 (1993) 31
SPRING BRANCH 2SE COMAL 0.00 0.00 (1985) 41
TOWN BLUFF DAM TYLER 0.10 0.29 (1976) 47
STEPHENVILLE 1 N ERATH 0.00 0.00 (1943) 60
STERLING CITY 8 NE STERLING 0.00 0.00 (1985) 24
TEAGUE RCH GILLESPIE 0.00 0.00 (1993) 50
TOW LLANO 0.00 0.00 (1993) 22
TYLER SMITH 0.15 1.16 (1987) 16
WATSON BURNET 0.00 0.00 (1993) 32
WILLS POINT VAN ZANDT 0.00 0.00 (1963) 77
WIMBERLEY 1 NW HAYS 0.00 0.00 (1993) 15
WOODSON THROCKMORTON 0.00 0.00 (1948) 13
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
CATARINA DIMMIT 10.56 8.03 (1974) 37
DENVER CITY YOAKUM 5.13 4.33 (1989) 10
DIMMITT 2 N CASTRO 8.20 7.18 (1986) 40
EL INDIO MAVERICK 7.50 5.24 (1980) 20
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW HIDALGO 6.98 6.27 (1995) 13
WELDER W'LIFE FOUND SAN PATRICIO 9.22 7.79 (1967) 31
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BIG WELLS 2W DIMMIT 5.50 4.18 (1964) 75
DENVER CITY YOAKUM 3.11 1.85 (1987) 10
DIMMITT 2 N CASTRO 3.16 2.10 (1988) 40
ENCINAL WEBB 5.50 5.50 (1916) 85
MCCAMEY UPTON 2.72 2.70 (1932) 66
SANTA ROSA 3 WNW HIDALGO 3.54 1.93 (1989) 13
SARITA 7 E KENEDY 8.24 7.55 (1980) 94
WELDER W'LIFE FOUND SAN PATRICIO 6.13 3.13 (1998) 31
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
POTEET ATASCOSA 80.6 80.6 (1992) 51
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LONGVIEW 11 SE RUSK 86.6 85.8 (1998) 23
HOUSTON HOBBY AP HARRIS 86.4 85.9 (1962) 52
COLUMBUS COLORADO 86.3 86.3 (1985) 36
AUSTIN‑CAMP MABRY TRAVIS 88.2 87.6 (1951) 100
SULPHUR SPRINGS HOPKINS 87.7 87.5 (1896) 64
ANDREWS ANDREWS 83.8 83.7 (1983) 35
ANSON JONES 88.9 86.8 (1969) 36
ARLINGTON SIX FLAGS TARRANT 88.2 87.2 (1998) 11
BARDWELL DAM ELLIS 88.7 86.8 (1980) 33
BAYTOWN HARRIS 87.5 85.7 (1987) 17
BENBROOK DAM TARRANT 88.6 88.3 (1954) 47
BRENHAM WASHINGTON 88.6 87.9 (1951) 95
BROWNFIELD 2 TERRY 81.7 80.7 (1977) 45
BURLESON JOHNSON 89.0 87.2 (1998) 14
CLEVELAND LIBERTY 85.2 84.3 (1998) 36
COLDSPRING 5 SSW SAN JACINTO 86.4 85.4 (1998) 35
COPE RCH REAGAN 84.0 83.1 (1982) 32
COPPER BREAKS SP HARDEMAN 87.4 85.4 (1998) 11
DENTON 2 SE DENTON 89.6 89.4 (1952) 80
DEWEYVILLE NEWTON 85.1 83.7 (1998) 14
ELGIN BASTROP 87.5 87.1 (1985) 36
FAIRFIELD 3 W FREESTONE 86.2 86.2 (1980) 30
FLOYDADA FLOYD 82.3 82.3 (1959) 42
FREER DUVAL 88.0 87.8 (1997) 26
GAINESVILLE 5 ENE COOKE 87.5 86.8 (1998) 13
GRANGER DAM WILLIAMSON 87.0 85.8 (1985) 18
GRAPEVINE DAM TARRANT 88.2 87.7 (1954) 46
HART CASTRO 77.7 75.8 (1988) 13
HORDS CREEK DAM COLEMAN 85.8 84.6 (1985) 45
JAYTON KENT 86.2 85.5 (1983) 19
JOE POOL LAKE DALLAS 89.1 87.4 (1998) 10
JOHNSON CITY BLANCO 85.7 84.8 (1985) 30
KERRVILLE 3 NNE KERR 83.1 82.8 (1993) 24
LAJITAS BREWSTER 87.9 87.2 (1995) 19
LAKE FORK RSVR WOOD 87.3 86.2 (1993) 11
LAKE TAWAKONI RAINS 88.1 86.8 (1998) 24
LAKE KEMP BAYLOR 88.7 87.7 (1980) 25
LEVELLAND HOCKLEY 80.7 80.3 (1951) 51
MORTON COCHRAN 78.5 78.2 (1985) 34
NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHES 87.8 87.8 (1998) 26
NAVARRO MILLS DAM NAVARRO 87.8 86.8 (1963) 36
GEORGETOWN LAKE WILLIAMSON 86.9 86.1 (1993) 20
ORANGE 9 N ORANGE 85.1 83.7 (1998) 14
PANDALE 11 NE VAL VERDE 85.5 85.1 (1993) 18
PENWELL ECTOR 85.4 84.6 (1969) 25
PILOT POINT ISL DU BOI DENTON 89.2 88.6 (1998) 35
PLAINS YOAKUM 80.9 80.3 (1952) 44
PROCTOR RSVR COMANCHE 87.1 85.8 (1963) 35
PUTNAM CALLAHAN 88.0 86.3 (1985) 35
ROTAN FISHER 85.9 85.7 (1964) 36
RUSK CHEROKEE 87.5 86.1 (1951) 53
SILVERTON BRISCOE 80.1 79.7 (1983) 36
STAMFORD 1 JONES 88.3 86.2 (1993) 21
STERLING CITY STERLING 84.9 83.9 (1977) 32
STILLHOUSE HOLLOW DAM BELL 87.7 86.2 (1993) 34
THOMPSONS 3 WSW FORT BEND 87.3 86.0 (1988) 40
TYLER SMITH 86.1 85.7 (1998) 16
WASHINGTON SP WASHINGTON 87.0 86.5 (1985) 46
WATER VALLEY TOM GREEN 84.3 84.2 (1985) 32
WINTERS 1 NNE RUNNELS 86.1 84.8 (1985) 32
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LONGVIEW 11 SE RUSK 99.2 97.8 (1980) 23
STEPHENVILLE CLARK FLD ERATH 101.9 101.2 (1924) 47
GALVESTON GALVESTON 95.3 93.0 (1995) 126
COLUMBUS COLORADO 102.0 101.2 (1985) 36
HOUSTON INTERCONT AP HARRIS 98.5 98.3 (1902) 111
ANSON JONES 101.8 99.4 (1962) 36
ARCHER CITY ARCHER 102.6 102.2 (1985) 33
ARLINGTON SIX FLAGS TARRANT 100.9 99.6 (1998) 11
BARDWELL DAM ELLIS 101.7 99.8 (1988) 33
BAYTOWN HARRIS 96.7 95.5 (1985) 17
BEAUMONT RSCH CTR JEFFERSON 97.1 96.9 (1951) 29
BENBROOK DAM TARRANT 102.1 101.0 (1956) 47
BIG LAKE 2 REAGAN 98.1 98.0 (1977) 35
BROWNFIELD 2 TERRY 95.9 95.3 (1983) 45
BURLESON JOHNSON 101.7 100.1 (1988) 14
CLEVELAND LIBERTY 97.9 96.2 (1964) 36
COLDSPRING 5 SSW SAN JACINTO 100.6 98.9 (1985) 35
COPE RCH REAGAN 99.5 97.8 (1982) 33
COPPER BREAKS SP HARDEMAN 103.1 99.8 (1998) 11
DAINGERFIELD 9 S MORRIS 100.8 99.8 (1998) 37
DEKALB BOWIE 99.7 99.1 (1980) 17
DENVER CITY YOAKUM 93.6 92.1 (1993) 10
DEWEYVILLE NEWTON 96.4 93.8 (1998) 14
FREER DUVAL 102.5 102.1 (1997) 31
GAIL BORDEN 98.1 97.6 (1983) 32
GAINESVILLE 5 ENE COOKE 101.7 99.8 (1988) 13
GLEN ROSE 2 W SOMERVELL 105.6 104.1 (1985) 36
GRANGER DAM WILLIAMSON 100.2 98.7 (1980) 18
GRAPEVINE DAM TARRANT 103.3 101.5 (1956) 46
HART CASTRO 92.1 89.5 (1993) 13
HENDERSON RUSK 99.5 99.4 (1951) 57
HORDS CREEK DAM COLEMAN 100.7 97.7 (1957) 45
JAYTON KENT 100.5 100.0 (1983) 19
JEFFERSON MARION 98.5 97.1 (1985) 18
JOE POOL LAKE DALLAS 102.8 100.0 (1993) 10
JOHNSON CITY BLANCO 99.9 98.2 (1985) 30
KERRVILLE 3 NNE KERR 97.4 96.1 (1993) 24
LAJITAS BREWSTER 101.6 101.5 (1985) 20
LAKE FORK RSVR WOOD 99.2 99.0 (1993) 11
LAKE TAWAKONI RAINS 101.3 100.2 (1998) 24
LAKE KEMP BAYLOR 103.0 101.9 (1983) 25
LEVELLAND HOCKLEY 96.6 95.1 (1985) 51
MASON MASON 99.5 99.4 (1963) 20
MINEOLA 8 ENE WOOD 100.3 98.6 (1980) 31
MT PLEASANT TITUS 100.4 100.2 (1951) 54
MT VERNON FRANKLIN 99.3 98.5 (1980) 31
NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHES 101.5 98.7 (1993) 27
NAVARRO MILLS DAM NAVARRO 101.8 99.7 (1963) 36
GEORGETOWN LAKE WILLIAMSON 99.8 99.5 (1985) 20
OLNEY YOUNG 102.1 102.0 (1983) 35
ORANGE 9 N ORANGE 96.4 93.8 (1998) 14
PANDALE 11 NE VAL VERDE 98.4 97.5 (1982) 18
PENWELL ECTOR 99.3 98.4 (1985) 25
PILOT POINT ISL DU BOI DENTON 102.3 102.3 (1963) 37
POST GARZA 97.5 97.5 (1983) 33
PROCTOR RSVR COMANCHE 103.1 99.1 (1985) 36
PUTNAM CALLAHAN 102.4 100.0 (1985) 36
SAM RAYBURN DAM JASPER 99.2 97.8 (1993) 31
STAMFORD 1 JONES 101.9 101.0 (1993) 22
STEPHENVILLE 1 N ERATH 101.9 101.2 (1924) 47
STERLING CITY STERLING 99.5 98.1 (1983) 32
STILLHOUSE HOLLOW DAM BELL 100.7 98.9 (1993) 34
TEXARKANA BOWIE 98.9 98.8 (1995) 31
WRIGHT PATMAN DAM CASS 99.7 99.0 (1995) 29
THOMPSONS 3 WSW FORT BEND 98.5 97.7 (1988) 40
TRUSCOTT 3 W KNOX 102.5 101.2 (1963) 35
TURKEY HALL 99.1 98.9 (1983) 29
TYLER SMITH 98.2 96.7 (1998) 16
WASHINGTON SP WASHINGTON 102.5 102.1 (1962) 48
WATER VALLEY TOM GREEN 99.8 97.9 (1985) 32
WELLINGTON COLLINGSWORTH 100.9 100.5 (1994) 36
WINTERS 1 NNE RUNNELS 100.1 99.4 (1985) 32
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 102 102 (1998) 13
GALVESTON GALVESTON 102 100 (1924) 126
COLUMBUS COLORADO 109 108 (1990) 36
BAYTOWN HARRIS 102 101 (1998) 17
COPPER BREAKS SP HARDEMAN 108 108 (1998) 11
DEKALB BOWIE 107 107 (1980) 17
HEBBRONVILLE JIM HOGG 108 107 (1969) 35
KARNES CITY 2 N KARNES 105 105 (1998) 21
KERRVILLE 3 NNE KERR 103 102 (1998) 24
LAJITAS BREWSTER 109 109 (1981) 20
LAKE KEMP BAYLOR 108 107 (1985) 25
LAREDO 2 WEBB 111 110 (1998) 33
NACOGDOCHES NACOGDOCHES 108 108 (1998) 27
NAVARRO MILLS DAM NAVARRO 108 108 (1998) 36
REFUGIO 2 NW REFUGIO 104 103 (1985) 14
WRIGHT PATMAN DAM CASS 107 107 (1998) 29
THOMPSONS 3 WSW FORT BEND 104 104 (1962) 40
WATER VALLEY TOM GREEN 105 105 (1996) 32
Lowest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
BISHOP NUECES 78 78 (1953) 17
FOWLERTON LA SALLE 77 77 (1971) 40
HEBBRONVILLE JIM HOGG 78 78 (1980) 35
ZAPATA 1 S ZAPATA 80 83 (1996) 33
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 73.7 74.4 (1961) 13
DEKALB BOWIE 66.5 67.0 (1992) 17
GLEN ROSE 2 W SOMERVELL 57.2 59.0 (1992) 36
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
DALLAS LOVE FLD DALLAS 79.2 78.9 (1951) 86
ANDREWS ANDREWS 71.1 70.1 (1977) 35
ANSON JONES 75.9 75.5 (1964) 37
ARLINGTON SIX FLAGS TARRANT 75.5 74.9 (1998) 11
BARDWELL DAM ELLIS 75.8 74.7 (1980) 33
BAYTOWN HARRIS 78.2 77.1 (1998) 17
BROWNFIELD 2 TERRY 67.5 66.9 (1982) 45
BURLESON JOHNSON 76.2 76.2 (1998) 14
CANYON DAM COMAL 74.5 73.7 (1964) 36
CHOKE CANYON DAM LIVE OAK 75.7 75.3 (1997) 15
COPE RCH REAGAN 68.6 68.4 (1998) 32
COPPER BREAKS SP HARDEMAN 71.8 71.1 (1993) 11
CRANE 2E CRANE 73.6 72.9 (1977) 34
CROCKETT HOUSTON 74.6 74.6 (1998) 62
CROSBYTON CROSBY 69.7 69.0 (1952) 103
ELGIN BASTROP 74.8 74.5 (1998) 36
FLOYDADA FLOYD 68.2 67.3 (1959) 43
FREEPORT 2 NW BRAZORIA 79.0 78.6 (1997) 39
GOLDTHWAITE 1 WSW MILLS 73.8 72.8 (1982) 37
HART CASTRO 63.3 62.9 (1988) 13
JAYTON KENT 71.8 71.1 (1983) 19
JOE POOL LAKE DALLAS 75.3 74.9 (1998) 10
LAKE FORK RSVR WOOD 75.4 73.4 (1993) 11
LAKE TAWAKONI RAINS 75.0 73.7 (1980) 24
GEORGETOWN LAKE WILLIAMSON 74.0 73.5 (1995) 20
OLTON LAMB 64.8 64.2 (1943) 35
PLAINS YOAKUM 67.1 65.6 (1982) 44
PUTNAM CALLAHAN 73.6 73.1 (1983) 35
RUSK CHEROKEE 74.6 73.3 (1995) 53
SEMINOLE GAINES 67.1 67.0 (1977) 66
SILVERTON BRISCOE 66.2 65.8 (1985) 37
STAMFORD 1 JONES 74.7 73.8 (1988) 21
STILLHOUSE HOLLOW DAM BELL 74.7 73.7 (1982) 34
SUGAR LAND FORT BEND 76.6 75.8 (1998) 78
THOMPSONS 3 WSW FORT BEND 76.2 75.3 (1998) 46
VICTORIA CP&L VICTORIA 75.9 75.3 (1910) 16
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
DALLAS FT WORTH AP TARRANT 84 84 (1951) 101
LONGVIEW 11 SE RUSK 79 79 (1990) 24
ANAHUAC CHAMBERS 82 82 (1932) 61
ARLINGTON SIX FLAGS TARRANT 82 81 (1998) 11
BARDWELL DAM ELLIS 80 80 (1980) 33
CARTHAGE PANOLA 79 79 (1969) 46
CLEBURNE JOHNSON 80 80 (1998) 77
CRANE 2E CRANE 82 82 (1994) 34
GAINESVILLE 5 ENE COOKE 80 79 (1998) 13
GILMER 4 WNW UPSHUR 80 80 (1951) 61
GOLDTHWAITE 1 WSW MILLS 78 78 (1991) 37
GROVETON TRINITY 78 78 (1996) 34
JAYTON KENT 77 77 (1997) 19
LAKE FORK RSVR WOOD 81 77 (1998) 11
LAKE TAWAKONI RAINS 80 80 (1993) 24
MT VERNON FRANKLIN 82 79 (1998) 31
TOWN BLUFF DAM TYLER 77 77 (1997) 47
STERLING CITY STERLING 78 77 (1994) 32
SUGAR LAND FORT BEND 84 80 (1997) 78
TEXARKANA BOWIE 82 79 (1993) 30
Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
HARLINGEN RIO GRANDE AP CAMERON 68 69 (1958) 13
YOAKUM LAVACA 62 62 (1967) 52
FALCON DAM STARR 64 65 (1983) 35

Climatic Averages for September

  TMAX (°F) TMIN (°F) PRCP (inches) No. Days in Month Deg. Days
Station Avg. Record Avg. Record Avg. Gr'st Mo. Gr'st 24 hr. ≥ 90°F ≤ 32°F PRCP ≥ 0.01" HDD CDD
Abilene 86.7 106 (1952) 65.3 38 (1989) 3.21 11.03 (1974) 6.70 (1961) 12.0 0.0 6.8 6 336
Amarillo 81.8 103 (1995) 56.4 30 (1984) 1.99 6.42 (1923) 3.49 (1900) 6.4 0.2 6.5 26 149
Austin 90.5 104 (1985) 69.8 41 (1942) 3.30 20.78 (1921) 19.03 (1921) 17.0 0.0 7.7 0 456
Brownsville 90.4 104 (1947) 73.2 51 (1909) 6.00 30.57 (1886) 12.09 (1967) 18.7 0.0 9.9 0 504
College Station 88.4 106 (1985) 68.7 41 (1901) 4.87 12.13 (1958) 6.83 (1896) 14.9 0.0 7.6 0 408
Corpus Christi 89.7 103 (1977) 72.3 52 (1996) 5.52 20.33 (1967) 8.76 (1967) 17.6 0.0 9.4 0 480
Dallas‑Fort Worth 87.8 108 (1998) 66.9 40 (1942) 3.39 10.80 (1932) 9.57 (1932) 14.4 0.0 7.1 0 372
Del Rio 90.4 106 (1952) 69.1 43 (1908) 2.83 17.15 (1964) 5.52 (1970) 19.2 0.0 6.3 0 444
El Paso 87.1 104 (1982) 61.6 41 (1945) 1.70 6.68 (1974) 2.52 (1958) 11.8 0.0 6.5 0 282
Galveston 84.5 98 (1995) 75.4 52 (1942) 5.93 26.01 (1885) 11.65 (1961) 2.2 0.0 9.3 0 450
Houston 88.4 102 (1985) 67.9 45 (1942) 4.89 13.37 (1913) 7.98 (1976) 14.3 0.0 9.2 0 396
Lubbock 82.9 105 (1930) 59.4 33 (1983) 2.60 13.93 (1936) 5.50 (1936) 7.7 0.0 7.0 17 200
Midland 85.4 107 (1953) 61.1 36 (1989) 2.62 9.70 (1980) 4.37 (1986) 10.8 0.0 6.5 10 259
Port Arthur 87.3 102 (1933) 69.7 45 (1967) 6.31 21.96 (1980) 15.01 (1980) 12.7 0.0 10.1 0 408
San Angelo 86.8 107 (1952) 64.0 35 (1913) 3.41 11.00 (1980) 6.25 (1980) 12.4 0.0 6.6 6 318
San Antonio 89.3 103 (1985) 69.2 41 (1942) 3.41 15.78 (1946) 7.28 (1973) 16.8 0.0 7.2 0 429
Victoria 88.9 106 (1912) 70.3 45 (1942) 5.60 19.05 (1978) 7.83 (1978) 17.1 0.0 9.6 0 438
Waco 89.6 106 (1998) 67.6 39 (1942) 3.52 11.17 (1913) 6.03 (1936) 17.6 0.0 7.0 0 408
Wichita Falls 86.8 108 (1998) 63.9 38 (1989) 3.82 10.23 (1980) 6.22 (1980) 14.5 0.0 6.9 6 318
Shreveport, LA 87.3 105 (1995) 66.0 42 (1984) 3.12 16.46 (1913) 7.04 (1913) 13.3 0.0 7.0 0 351
Climatic averages are based on 1961-1990 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
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