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Texas Climate Report: June 2008

June 2008 was quite dry for major portions of Texas, including West, South, and East Texas. Five first order stations (El Paso, San Antonio, Victoria, Waco, and College Station) received less than 10% of their normal precipitation for June. San Antonio received one of its driest Junes on record, recording only 0.01" of rain for the month. El Paso recorded the same, although little rainfall is more common there. Victoria, however, recorded just above a tenth of an inch for the month, which is a far cry from the record setting rainfall during the summer of 2007.

Only 3 stations reported slightly above average precipitation totals, with these stations roughly in the Midwest to North sections of Texas. Of the first order stations, those that received almost normal precipitation are primarily in this area. Wichita Falls and Lubbock both received over 90% of their average precipitation, and Abilene and San Angelo followed closely, receiving over 80% of their normal. An unusually strong cold front made its way through Texas in very late June, which led to some desperately needed rainfall for much of the state.

Temperatures, also, were extraordinarily warm for the month. Every first order station reported an above average month with respect to temperature from as low as 1.2°F above normal in Corpus Christi to over 6°F above average in Wichita Falls. East, North, and South Texas were mildly above average, ranging from 1°F-3°F above average. However, the West, Midwest, and Northeast, around Dallas/Fort Worth, were scorched with temperatures that were 4°F-6°F above normal. Only 7 stations did not exceed 100°F at least once during the month. Still, of those seven, four reached at least 97°F.

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 94.4 +3.3 100 70.9 +2.4 65 82.6 +2.8 8 2.52 82% 0.99 0 537
Amarillo 92.4 +5.0 106 62.0 +0.9 53 77.2 +2.9 10 4.03 123% 1.48 0 372
Austin 99.4 +8.5 103 75.4 +4.3 68 87.4 +6.4 3 0.74 19% 0.51 0 681
Brownsville 94.0 +3.5 97 76.1 +1.2 73 85.0 +2.3 3 0.62 21% 0.33 0 606
College Station 96.3 +4.6 99 74.6 +3.1 71 85.4 +3.8 2 0.29 8% 0.27 0 620
Corpus Christi 92.0 +1.8 97 74.2 +0.7 67 83.1 +1.2 3 0.70 20% 0.61 0 548
Dallas‑Fort Worth 96.7 +5.6 101 76.3 +5.6 70 86.5 +5.6 4 0.84 26% 0.52 0 652
Del Rio 98.7 +5.0 103 75.5 +3.4 70 87.1 +4.2 3 2.73 117% 2.34 0 668
El Paso 98.4 +3.1 106 72.2 +3.4 62 85.3 +3.2 3 0.48 55% 0.45 0 617
Galveston 90.8 +4.2 92 78.9 +1.1 72 84.8 +2.6 8 1.06 26% 0.34 0 602
Houston 95.1 +4.4 99 74.0 +2.2 71 84.5 +3.2 9 2.06 39% 0.52 0 594
Lubbock 94.9 +4.9 105 66.9 +2.8 55 80.9 +3.8 10 2.91 98% 1.02 0 485
Midland 97.8 +5.1 106 71.0 +4.6 59 84.4 +4.8 7 2.02 118% 1.01 0 590
Port Arthur 91.0 +1.6 95 74.1 +1.8 70 82.5 +1.6 13 1.96 30% 0.83 0 534
San Angelo 97.4 +6.6 104 72.1 +4.5 65 84.8 +5.6 5 2.19 87% 0.95 0 600
San Antonio 98.0 +6.6 102 75.6 +4.0 71 86.8 +5.3 1 0.01 0% 0.01 0 661
Victoria 96.2 +5.9 101 73.5 +0.2 67 84.8 +3.0 4 0.11 2% 0.05 0 602
Waco 95.2 +3.2 100 72.8 +2.2 63 84.0 +2.7 5 0.18 6% 0.09 0 578
Wichita Falls 98.7 +7.0 104 72.8 +5.0 64 85.8 +6.1 5 3.47 94% 2.85 0 632
Shreveport, LA 91.2 +1.4 94 71.2 +1.3 66 81.2 +1.3 8 3.85 76% 2.62 0 495
*Dep.: Departure of the monthly average temperature from the 1971-2000 monthly normal, which is provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
*Perc. Norm.: Monthly precipitation total divided by 1971-2000 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.

jun 2008 average temperatures
jun 2008 average precipitation

Monthly Extremes

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
CORPUS CHRISTI CABANISS FLD NUECES 0.00
BOOKER LIPSCOMB 0.00
CANDELARIA PRESIDIO 0.00
CEDAR CREEK 5 S BASTROP 0.00
CHANNING 2 HARTLEY 0.00
CHARLOTTE 5 NNW ATASCOSA 0.00
CROSS MCMULLEN 0.00
CRYSTAL CITY ZAVALA 0.00
DERBY 1 S FRIO 0.00
DILLEY FRIO 0.00
EL INDIO MAVERICK 0.00
FALLS CITY 7 WSW WILSON 0.00
FORSAN HOWARD 0.00
FT STOCKTON PECOS 0.00
GONZALES 1N GONZALES 0.00
KENDALIA KENDALL 0.00
KENT 8 SE JEFF DAVIS 0.00
KINGSBURY GUADALUPE 0.00
LA JOYA HIDALGO 0.00
LOS ANGELES 4 WSW LA SALLE 0.00
MATHIS 4 SSW JIM WELLS 0.00
MENTONE LOVING 0.00
NEW BRAUNFELS COMAL 0.00
PEARSALL FRIO 0.00
PECOS 8 W REEVES 0.00
PRADE RCH REAL 0.00
SAN ANTONIO/SEAWORLD BEXAR 0.00
SMITHVILLE BASTROP 0.00
SOUTH CAMP 6666 KING 0.00
THORNTON 1 SSE LIMESTONE 0.00
TILDEN 4 SSE MCMULLEN 0.00
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 0.00
WHITSETT LIVE OAK 0.00
ZAPATA 1 S ZAPATA 0.00
Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value
ALLISON WHEELER 9.03
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches)
Station County Value
CANADIAN 15 SW HEMPHILL 7.00
Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DOG CANYON CULBERSON 73.2
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
LAJITAS BREWSTER 91.9
Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DOG CANYON CULBERSON 86.0
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
RIO GRANDE VILLAGE BREWSTER 107.2
Highest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
WINKLER CO AP WINKLER 115
CASTOLON BREWSTER 115
Lowest Maximum Temperature  (°F)
Station County Value
DOG CANYON CULBERSON 66
Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
PERRYTON OCHILTREE 55.8
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
JAMAICA BEACH GALVESTON 79.1
Highest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
LA TUNA 1 S EL PASO 84
Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value
DALHART MUNI AP DALLAM 43
DIMMITT 2 N CASTRO 43

New Monthly Records

Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
SAN ANTONIO INTL AP BEXAR 0.01 0.01 (1967) 123
SAN ANTONIO STINSON AP BEXAR 0.03 0.20 (1998) 12
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AP GUADALUPE 0.02 1.05 (1998) 10
BERTRAM 3 ENE BURNET 0.19 0.61 (2005) 40
BOOKER LIPSCOMB 0.00 0.00 (1933) 70
BRANDON HILL 0.50 0.73 (1998) 17
BURLESON JOHNSON 0.58 0.63 (1994) 19
CANDELARIA PRESIDIO 0.00 0.00 (1948) 67
CEDAR CREEK 5 S BASTROP 0.00 0.15 (1998) 30
CHANNING 2 HARTLEY 0.00 0.31 (1998) 29
CHARLOTTE 5 NNW ATASCOSA 0.00 0.00 (1980) 45
CROSS MCMULLEN 0.00 0.10 (1998) 12
CRYSTAL CITY ZAVALA 0.00 0.00 (1990) 66
DERBY 1 S FRIO 0.00 0.00 (1990) 28
DILLEY FRIO 0.00 0.00 (1980) 96
DRIPPING SPRINGS 6 E HAYS 0.05 0.62 (2001) 24
EL INDIO MAVERICK 0.00 0.00 (1990) 29
FALLS CITY 7 WSW WILSON 0.00 0.00 (1998) 57
FORSAN HOWARD 0.00 0.00 (1952) 59
FT STOCKTON PECOS 0.00 0.00 (1994) 58
GONZALES 1N GONZALES 0.00 0.00 (1967) 67
GONZALES 10 SW GONZALES 0.33 0.87 (2006) 11
KENDALIA KENDALL 0.00 0.40 (2001) 12
KENT 8 SE JEFF DAVIS 0.00 0.00 (1990) 17
KINGSBURY GUADALUPE 0.00 0.34 (2001) 10
LA JOYA HIDALGO 0.00 0.40 (1998) 10
LLANO 18 S LLANO 0.43 0.46 (2005) 10
LOCKHART 2 SW CALDWELL 0.19 0.40 (2005) 10
LULING 12 NE CALDWELL 0.25 0.81 (2005) 11
MATHIS 4 SSW JIM WELLS 0.00 0.00 (1982) 43
NEW BRAUNFELS COMAL 0.00 0.00 (1967) 101
NORTHINGTON RCH KENDALL 0.15 0.18 (1990) 22
PEARSALL FRIO 0.00 0.00 (1980) 97
PLEASANTON ATASCOSA 0.09 0.33 (1998) 18
PRADE RCH REAL 0.00 0.00 (1967) 44
ROUND ROCK 3 NE WILLIAMSON 0.25 0.25 (1970) 41
SAN ANTONIO 8 NNE BEXAR 0.15 0.50 (2002) 12
SAN ANTONIO/SEAWORLD BEXAR 0.00 0.00 (2002) 20
SEGUIN 1 SSW GUADALUPE 0.01 0.25 (1998) 16
SMITHVILLE BASTROP 0.00 0.00 (1967) 86
SOUTH CAMP 6666 KING 0.00 0.27 (2006) 15
TARPLEY BANDERA 0.26 0.65 (1960) 40
THORNTON 1 SSE LIMESTONE 0.00 0.00 (1967) 62
TILDEN 4 SSE MCMULLEN 0.00 0.00 (2006) 51
TORNILLO 2 SSE EL PASO 0.00 0.00 (2005) 28
UTOPIA UVALDE 0.27 1.03 (2001) 16
WACO DAM MCLENNAN 0.16 0.21 (1967) 37
WEST MCLENNAN 0.71 0.80 (1994) 14
WHITSETT LIVE OAK 0.00 0.00 (1998) 41
WIMBERLEY 1 NW HAYS 0.18 0.57 (2005) 22
WOODSON THROCKMORTON 0.67 0.67 (2001) 19
YOUNGSPORT BELL 0.45 0.83 (2005) 17
ZAPATA 1 S ZAPATA 0.00 0.00 (1980) 48
Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
EDOM VAN ZANDT 5.65 5.25 (1941) 63
GUTHRIE KING 3.50 3.12 (1991) 54
HEMPHILL 6 NE SABINE 3.74 2.46 (2001) 15
HEREFORD DEAF SMITH 4.99 3.96 (1999) 77
Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
STEPHENVILLE CLARK FLD ERATH 82.9 82.6 (1980) 51
SAN ANTONIO STINSON AP BEXAR 87.0 84.0 (2002) 11
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AP GUADALUPE 86.5 85.9 (1998) 10
AUSTIN‑CAMP MABRY TRAVIS 87.4 86.3 (1998) 108
WINKLER CO AP WINKLER 88.8 87.8 (1990) 64
AMISTAD DAM VAL VERDE 88.0 88.0 (1998) 43
BISHOP NUECES 86.1 84.5 (1951) 24
CANYON DAM COMAL 85.5 83.7 (1990) 41
CONCHO PARK IVIE RSVR CONCHO 84.3 83.7 (1998) 11
CROCKETT HOUSTON 86.4 85.4 (1998) 70
EVANT 1 SSW CORYELL 82.8 82.3 (1990) 31
FT MCKAVETT MENARD 85.5 84.1 (1998) 15
GRANDFALLS 3 SSE WARD 87.0 87.0 (1998) 37
GRAPEVINE DAM TARRANT 85.1 84.5 (1980) 50
HOUSTON‑PORT HARRIS 85.9 85.7 (1998) 15
JOHNSON CITY BLANCO 85.0 84.4 (1998) 38
KERRVILLE 3 NNE KERR 83.0 82.7 (1990) 34
LEXINGTON LEE 84.8 82.8 (1980) 41
GEORGETOWN LAKE WILLIAMSON 85.1 84.5 (1998) 25
PORT MANSFIELD WILLACY 84.4 84.0 (2005) 44
PORT O CONNOR CALHOUN 84.5 84.5 (1980) 42
POTEET ATASCOSA 86.9 86.7 (1953) 57
STEPHENVILLE 1 N ERATH 82.9 82.6 (1980) 56
WHITNEY DAM BOSQUE 85.3 84.8 (1953) 58
Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AP GUADALUPE 98.4 97.8 (1998) 10
AUSTIN‑CAMP MABRY TRAVIS 99.4 99.4 (1925) 109
WINKLER CO AP WINKLER 104.8 102.8 (2006) 65
CANYON DAM COMAL 97.4 96.3 (1990) 42
CONCHO PARK IVIE RSVR CONCHO 96.4 95.8 (1998) 11
CROCKETT HOUSTON 98.8 98.4 (1911) 70
EVANT 1 SSW CORYELL 94.9 94.7 (1984) 32
FT MCKAVETT MENARD 97.7 96.9 (1998) 15
GONZALES 1N GONZALES 97.3 96.9 (1998) 43
HOUSTON‑PORT HARRIS 94.3 93.9 (2005) 17
KERRVILLE 3 NNE KERR 95.1 95.1 (1990) 34
LEXINGTON LEE 96.6 93.3 (1980) 43
GEORGETOWN LAKE WILLIAMSON 97.8 96.3 (1998) 26
PANDALE 1 N VAL VERDE 99.6 99.6 (1994) 36
PORT MANSFIELD WILLACY 91.6 90.6 (2005) 45
PORT O CONNOR CALHOUN 91.8 91.3 (1995) 45
PROCTOR RSVR COMANCHE 97.7 97.1 (1990) 46
REFUGIO 3 SW REFUGIO 94.5 93.6 (1998) 10
SANFORD DAM HUTCHINSON 97.2 96.0 (1994) 13
VICTORIA RGNL AP VICTORIA 94.5 93.3 (2003) 10
Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
LAJITAS BREWSTER 114 114 (1982) 28
LAVON DAM COLLIN 107 106 (1980) 52
PANDALE 1 N VAL VERDE 112 110 (1994) 36
PANHANDLE CARSON 111 108 (1981) 45
PORT O CONNOR CALHOUN 102 97 (1984) 45
SANFORD DAM HUTCHINSON 110 109 (1998) 13
VICTORIA RGNL AP VICTORIA 99 99 (2002) 10
Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
SAN ANTONIO STINSON AP BEXAR 74.9 74.3 (1999) 11
NEW BRAUNFELS MUNI AP GUADALUPE 74.5 74.0 (1998) 10
JUNCTION KIMBLE CO AP KIMBLE 72.5 72.1 (1953) 32
BISHOP NUECES 75.8 74.5 (2007) 25
BLANCO BLANCO 71.3 71.0 (1915) 108
BRADY MCCULLOCH 71.9 71.4 (1953) 70
BRIDGEPORT WISE 71.3 71.3 (1998) 68
CANYON DAM COMAL 73.5 73.3 (1998) 42
CHILDRESS 2 CHILDRESS 68.9 68.4 (2006) 10
CONCHO PARK IVIE RSVR CONCHO 72.3 71.5 (1998) 11
FT MCKAVETT MENARD 73.3 71.4 (1998) 15
GRAPEVINE DAM TARRANT 74.7 72.7 (1980) 51
GUTHRIE KING 69.3 67.9 (1994) 42
HOUSTON‑PORT HARRIS 77.6 77.6 (1998) 15
JOHNSON CITY BLANCO 72.4 72.1 (1990) 38
KERRVILLE 3 NNE KERR 71.0 70.5 (1998) 34
LA TUNA 1 S EL PASO 71.7 71.3 (2006) 57
LAMPASAS LAMPASAS 72.8 71.2 (2005) 107
LIVINGSTON 2 NNE POLK 74.4 72.5 (1998) 71
NAVARRO MILLS DAM NAVARRO 72.7 72.7 (1998) 45
SAM RAYBURN DAM JASPER 72.4 71.7 (2007) 41
SAN ANTONIO 8 NNE BEXAR 74.2 74.1 (1998) 11
SONORA SUTTON 71.0 70.8 (1998) 59
WRIGHT PATMAN DAM CASS 71.7 71.5 (1998) 37
WHITE RIVER RESERVOIR CROSBY 67.8 67.4 (1998) 11
WHITNEY DAM BOSQUE 72.9 72.6 (1998) 58
YSLETA EL PASO 71.9 71.7 (1994) 64
Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F)
Station County Value Previous Record Yrs. Data
SAN ANTONIO STINSON AP BEXAR 79 78 (2007) 11
ARLINGTON SIX FLAGS TARRANT 79 79 (2005) 19
BEAUMONT CITY JEFFERSON 81 81 (1948) 55
CHILDRESS 2 CHILDRESS 78 78 (1998) 10
CROCKETT HOUSTON 81 81 (1906) 71
DEWEYVILLE NEWTON 79 79 (2007) 23
FT MCKAVETT MENARD 79 77 (1999) 15
GILMER 4 WNW UPSHUR 79 79 (1999) 67
GRAPEVINE DAM TARRANT 83 81 (1980) 51
HOUSTON‑PORT HARRIS 81 81 (2007) 15
LAMPASAS LAMPASAS 79 78 (2005) 107
LIVINGSTON 2 NNE POLK 79 78 (1998) 71
LUFKIN 11 NW ANGELINA 79 78 (1999) 11
ORANGE 9 N ORANGE 79 79 (2007) 23
SHAMROCK 2 WHEELER 76 76 (1998) 41
WRIGHT PATMAN DAM CASS 78 78 (1998) 37
WELLINGTON COLLINGSWORTH 78 78 (1980) 48
WHITE RIVER RESERVOIR CROSBY 76 76 (2003) 11

Climatic Averages for July

  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 94.8 110 (1978) 72.3 54 (1911) 1.70 8.04 (2002) 5.67 (2002) 26.3 0.0 5.1 0 568
Amarillo 91.0 106 (1940) 65.3 51 (1990) 2.68 7.59 (1960) 4.74 (1982) 19.9 0.0 7.8 1 405
Austin 95.0 109 (1954) 73.4 57 (1924) 1.97 12.80 (1919) 9.56 (1919) 28.1 0.0 5.0 0 605
Brownsville 92.4 102 (1939) 75.4 58 (1901) 1.77 9.43 (1976) 4.25 (1976) 27.7 0.0 5.0 0 601
College Station 95.6 110 (1917) 73.6 52 (1903) 1.92 9.30 (1902) 5.09 (1968) 27.8 0.0 5.2 0 607
Corpus Christi 93.2 105 (1934) 74.4 64 (1967) 2.00 18.13 (2007) 9.86 (2007) 28.4 0.0 4.7 0 594
Dallas‑Fort Worth 95.4 110 (1998) 74.6 56 (1924) 2.12 11.13 (1973) 5.27 (1933) 27.9 0.0 4.6 0 621
Del Rio 96.2 111 (1960) 74.3 63 (1923) 2.02 13.18 (1976) 6.34 (1975) 27.8 0.0 4.3 0 630
El Paso 94.5 112 (1979) 72.0 56 (1880) 1.49 8.18 (1881) 6.50 (1881) 26.8 0.0 8.2 0 552
Galveston 88.7 101 (1932) 79.8 66 (1910) 3.45 18.74 (1900) 14.35 (1900) 7.7 0.0 7.6 0 596
Houston 93.6 105 (1954) 73.5 62 (1990) 3.18 14.80 (1900) 6.92 (1939) 27.3 0.0 8.9 0 573
Lubbock 91.9 109 (1940) 67.7 49 (1915) 2.13 7.20 (1976) 3.42 (1928) 22.4 0.0 6.3 0 472
Midland 94.3 112 (1989) 69.1 49 (1936) 1.89 8.50 (1991) 5.99 (1961) 25.8 0.0 4.9 0 512
Port Arthur 91.6 108 (1902) 73.8 61 (1990) 5.23 18.71 (1959) 10.56 (1979) 24.5 0.0 11.2 0 553
San Angelo 94.4 111 (1960) 70.4 56 (1990) 1.10 7.21 (1959) 2.95 (1959) 26.8 0.0 4.3 0 554
San Antonio 94.6 106 (1989) 74.0 60 (1905) 2.03 16.92 (2002) 9.79 (2002) 27.7 0.0 4.6 0 607
Victoria 93.4 110 (1939) 75.0 61 (1905) 2.90 20.34 (2007) 8.41 (1990) 28.0 0.0 7.2 0 601
Waco 96.7 109 (1998) 74.1 60 (1994) 2.23 8.95 (1902) 4.93 (2004) 28.7 0.0 5.0 0 637
Wichita Falls 97.2 114 (1980) 72.4 54 (1970) 1.58 11.86 (1950) 3.93 (1950) 28.0 0.0 4.7 0 618
Shreveport, LA 93.3 107 (1998) 73.4 58 (1972) 3.99 25.45 (1933) 12.44 (1933) 25.7 0.0 8.1 0 554
Climatic averages are based on 1971-2000 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
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