Texas Climate Report: July 2012
The month of July varied greatly depending on where in the state one lives. Those lucky enough to live in the southeastern portions of the state saw temperatures below normal for the month as well as higher than normal precipitation. Big Bend saw approximately average rainfall and temperatures for the month while the rest of Texas came in above normal in temperatures and below normal in rainfall. North Texas and the Panhandle saw the brunt of summertime with all areas reporting two degrees Fahrenheit or more above average as well as 50% or less of average precipitation.
This lack of rainfall brought back some severity in the drought for Texans north of Interstate 20, where the Panhandle saw the widespread return of severe drought and Dallas-Fort Worth saw the return of drought conditions. This dry and hot weather was attributed to a high pressure system which is typical of summertime in Texas. This ridge kept the rain out and the heat in for the majority of the month. Southeast and Central Texas fared much better this month than usual, mainly due to a stationary front that persisted in and around the Houston Metro area from July 11th to the 13th. Cities affected by this system reported record 24-hour rainfall totaling nearly 5.5 inches in some places, more than the rainfall attributed to Hurricane Ike in 2008. This helped to boost all of Southeast Texas out of drought conditions altogether.
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 |
97.7 |
+3.5 |
105 |
73.4 |
+1.4 |
69 |
85.5 |
+2.4 |
4 |
1.49 |
80% |
0.86 |
0 |
646 |
| Amarillo |
96.0 |
+4.6 |
103 |
69.3 |
+4.1 |
66 |
82.7 |
+4.4 |
5 |
0.26 |
9% |
0.17 |
0 |
555 |
| Austin |
96.2 |
+0.6 |
101 |
74.2 |
‑0.2 |
68 |
85.2 |
+0.2 |
8 |
5.82 |
310% |
3.94 |
0 |
635 |
| Brownsville |
93.7 |
+0.1 |
97 |
77.2 |
+0.9 |
73 |
85.5 |
+0.6 |
6 |
2.17 |
106% |
1.73 |
0 |
640 |
| College Station |
94.4 |
‑0.4 |
101 |
75.2 |
+0.6 |
72 |
84.8 |
+0.1 |
11 |
4.56 |
213% |
1.84 |
0 |
622 |
| Corpus Christi |
95.1 |
+2.0 |
100 |
77.0 |
+2.2 |
73 |
86.0 |
+2.1 |
7 |
1.34 |
48% |
0.98 |
0 |
660 |
| Dallas‑Fort Worth |
98.7 |
+3.1 |
107 |
76.7 |
+1.6 |
71 |
87.7 |
+2.4 |
3 |
0.78 |
36% |
0.71 |
0 |
713 |
| Del Rio |
99.1 |
+2.5 |
104 |
76.8 |
+1.6 |
73 |
88.0 |
+2.1 |
6 |
1.00 |
56% |
0.62 |
0 |
722 |
| El Paso |
93.3 |
‑1.4 |
99 |
71.8 |
+0.9 |
67 |
82.6 |
‑0.2 |
10 |
2.39 |
154% |
0.87 |
0 |
552 |
| Galveston |
89.4 |
‑0.2 |
94 |
80.2 |
+0.8 |
73 |
84.8 |
+0.3 |
12 |
5.60 |
147% |
1.66 |
0 |
621 |
| Houston |
90.9 |
‑2.8 |
97 |
75.0 |
‑0.1 |
72 |
82.9 |
‑1.5 |
10 |
4.71 |
124% |
2.04 |
0 |
563 |
| Lubbock |
94.8 |
+2.0 |
100 |
69.2 |
+1.5 |
64 |
82.0 |
+1.7 |
5 |
0.26 |
14% |
0.20 |
0 |
535 |
| Midland |
95.5 |
+0.9 |
101 |
71.8 |
+2.1 |
67 |
83.6 |
+1.5 |
5 |
1.30 |
71% |
0.94 |
0 |
584 |
| Port Arthur |
89.2 |
‑2.5 |
95 |
73.7 |
‑0.5 |
70 |
81.5 |
‑1.5 |
22 |
10.66 |
179% |
4.74 |
0 |
516 |
| San Angelo |
99.2 |
+4.1 |
105 |
72.1 |
+0.9 |
68 |
85.6 |
+2.5 |
4 |
0.52 |
43% |
0.39 |
0 |
648 |
| San Antonio |
94.9 |
+0.3 |
100 |
75.8 |
+1.2 |
72 |
85.4 |
+0.8 |
6 |
3.79 |
138% |
2.83 |
0 |
640 |
| Victoria |
92.4 |
‑1.4 |
97 |
74.9 |
+0.9 |
71 |
83.6 |
‑0.3 |
8 |
6.08 |
145% |
2.59 |
0 |
587 |
| Waco |
97.6 |
+1.3 |
104 |
75.0 |
+0.9 |
70 |
86.3 |
+1.1 |
5 |
3.52 |
197% |
2.41 |
0 |
666 |
| Wichita Falls |
101.8 |
+4.9 |
111 |
74.9 |
+3.0 |
69 |
88.4 |
+4.0 |
2 |
0.37 |
23% |
0.30 |
0 |
730 |
| Shreveport, LA |
93.6 |
+0.2 |
103 |
74.6 |
+1.9 |
72 |
84.1 |
+1.1 |
7 |
5.73 |
157% |
2.60 |
0 |
599 |
*Dep.: Departure of the monthly average temperature from the 1981-2010 monthly normal, which is provided by the National Climatic Data Center.
*Perc. Norm.: Monthly precipitation total divided by 1981-2010 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.
|
Monthly Extremes
| Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| ADRIAN 6N |
OLDHAM |
0.00 |
| COPE RCH |
REAGAN |
0.00 |
| GORDONVILLE |
GRAYSON |
0.00 |
| POTEET |
ATASCOSA |
0.00 |
| Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| CYPRESS |
HARRIS |
17.41 |
| Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| CONROE |
MONTGOMERY |
6.10 |
| Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| MT LOCKE |
JEFF DAVIS |
70.8 |
| Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| MCALLEN MILLER INTL AP |
HIDALGO |
89.1 |
| Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| MT LOCKE |
JEFF DAVIS |
82.6 |
| Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| WELLINGTON |
COLLINGSWORTH |
102.2 |
| Highest Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| GRAHAM |
YOUNG |
111 |
| LAKE KEMP |
BAYLOR |
111 |
| WELLINGTON |
COLLINGSWORTH |
111 |
| WICHITA FALLS MUNI AP |
WICHITA |
111 |
| Lowest Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| MT LOCKE |
JEFF DAVIS |
70 |
| Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| MT LOCKE |
JEFF DAVIS |
59.0 |
| Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| PORT ARANSAS |
NUECES |
80.8 |
| Highest Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| GALVESTON SCHOLES FLD |
GALVESTON |
84 |
| PALACIOS MUNI AP |
MATAGORDA |
84 |
| Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| MT LOCKE |
JEFF DAVIS |
56 |
New Monthly Records
| Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| BUSHLAND 1 WSW |
POTTER |
0.11 |
0.46 (2011) |
12 |
| CANADIAN 6 NW |
HEMPHILL |
0.27 |
0.45 (2003) |
10 |
| COPE RCH |
REAGAN |
0.00 |
0.00 (2011) |
64 |
| DALHART MUNI AP |
DALLAM |
0.12 |
0.27 (1987) |
62 |
| GORDONVILLE |
GRAYSON |
0.00 |
0.00 (1999) |
13 |
| POTEET |
ATASCOSA |
0.00 |
0.00 (1994) |
66 |
| Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| BELLVILLE 6 NNE |
AUSTIN |
8.22 |
6.24 (2007) |
32 |
| BURKETT |
COLEMAN |
6.09 |
5.61 (1990) |
54 |
| CONROE |
MONTGOMERY |
11.97 |
11.36 (1936) |
88 |
| CONROE MONTGOMERY CO AP |
MONTGOMERY |
12.88 |
7.52 (2007) |
14 |
| CYPRESS |
HARRIS |
17.41 |
9.96 (2010) |
63 |
| HOUSTON HOOKS MEM AP |
HARRIS |
12.71 |
8.02 (2006) |
14 |
| HOUSTON NORTH HOUSTON |
HARRIS |
12.37 |
11.22 (2010) |
61 |
| LUFKIN 11 NW |
ANGELINA |
8.53 |
7.48 (2007) |
29 |
| ROUND ROCK 3 NE |
WILLIAMSON |
5.87 |
5.81 (1979) |
45 |
| Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| ALPINE |
BREWSTER |
2.83 |
2.82 (1977) |
88 |
| BAY CITY WTR WKS |
MATAGORDA |
5.54 |
4.24 (1983) |
71 |
| COLETO CREEK RSVR |
GOLIAD |
4.20 |
3.52 (2003) |
10 |
| CONROE |
MONTGOMERY |
6.10 |
5.30 (1943) |
88 |
| CONROE MONTGOMERY CO AP |
MONTGOMERY |
5.48 |
3.19 (2010) |
14 |
| CYPRESS |
HARRIS |
5.51 |
4.00 (1954) |
63 |
| FALCON DAM |
STARR |
5.80 |
5.25 (2008) |
50 |
| HOUSTON HOOKS MEM AP |
HARRIS |
5.38 |
4.13 (2006) |
14 |
| LUMBERTON |
HARDIN |
4.60 |
3.52 (2006) |
17 |
| Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| HOUSTON HOOKS MEM AP |
HARRIS |
81.6 |
82.6 (2004) |
12 |
| TORNILLO 2 SSE |
EL PASO |
74.5 |
77.6 (1991) |
31 |
| Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| FT HOOD |
BELL |
86.6 |
86.0 (1966) |
10 |
| Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| HOUSTON HOOKS MEM AP |
HARRIS |
90.4 |
91.0 (2010) |
12 |
| TORNILLO 2 SSE |
EL PASO |
87.7 |
89.5 (1991) |
31 |
| Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| FT HOOD |
BELL |
97.5 |
96.5 (1963) |
10 |
| Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| ALVORD 3 N |
WISE |
108 |
106 (2011) |
10 |
| ARLINGTON MUNI AP |
TARRANT |
108 |
108 (1998) |
13 |
| BURNET MUNI AP |
BURNET |
103 |
103 (2009) |
12 |
| DECATUR |
WISE |
107 |
105 (2011) |
12 |
| LONGVIEW |
GREGG |
107 |
106 (2006) |
11 |
| LONGVIEW E TX RGNL AP |
GREGG |
105 |
105 (2011) |
11 |
| THROCKMORTON 7 NE |
THROCKMORTON |
110 |
109 (2006) |
10 |
| Lowest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| DEWEYVILLE |
NEWTON |
74 |
75 (1990) |
27 |
| HOUSTON HOOKS MEM AP |
HARRIS |
79 |
80 (2006) |
12 |
| HOUSTON SUGARLAND MEM |
FORT BEND |
79 |
79 (2006) |
10 |
| NACOGDOCHES |
NACOGDOCHES |
76 |
78 (1989) |
40 |
| ORANGE 9 N |
ORANGE |
74 |
75 (1990) |
27 |
| TORNILLO 2 SSE |
EL PASO |
74 |
76 (2004) |
31 |
| Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| FALCON DAM |
STARR |
71.2 |
71.4 (1975) |
50 |
| TORNILLO 2 SSE |
EL PASO |
61.2 |
63.3 (1983) |
31 |
| Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| SILVERTON |
BRISCOE |
67.8 |
67.8 (1998) |
45 |
| Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| ABERNATHY |
HALE |
74 |
74 (2011) |
11 |
| CORPUS CHRISTI INTL AP |
NUECES |
82 |
82 (1953) |
70 |
| GAIL |
BORDEN |
81 |
81 (2011) |
37 |
| GRUVER |
HANSFORD |
75 |
75 (2001) |
44 |
| MATHIS 4 SSW |
JIM WELLS |
79 |
79 (2009) |
48 |
| PALACIOS MUNI AP |
MATAGORDA |
84 |
84 (2011) |
69 |
| SAN SABA 7 NW |
SAN SABA |
76 |
76 (2008) |
10 |
Climatic Averages for August
| |
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 |
94.0 |
111 (1943) |
71.6 |
48 (1915) |
2.59 |
15.70 (1914) |
6.30 (1978) |
24.3 |
0.0 |
5.9 |
0 |
552 |
| Amarillo |
89.4 |
106 (1944) |
64.2 |
48 (2010) |
2.91 |
8.07 (2009) |
4.26 (1945) |
16.5 |
0.0 |
8.2 |
1 |
367 |
| Austin |
97.0 |
112 (2011) |
74.6 |
58 (1915) |
2.35 |
9.48 (2001) |
6.01 (1994) |
29.0 |
0.0 |
4.9 |
0 |
645 |
| Brownsville |
94.4 |
104 (2005) |
76.2 |
63 (1967) |
2.44 |
16.58 (1880) |
7.82 (1880) |
28.6 |
0.0 |
6.6 |
0 |
629 |
| College Station |
96.2 |
110 (1903) |
74.5 |
41 (1893) |
2.68 |
11.25 (1915) |
9.89 (1947) |
28.4 |
0.0 |
5.8 |
0 |
631 |
| Corpus Christi |
94.4 |
107 (2011) |
75.0 |
64 (2004) |
2.92 |
14.79 (1980) |
8.92 (1980) |
28.2 |
0.0 |
6.5 |
0 |
611 |
| Dallas‑Fort Worth |
96.1 |
112 (1936) |
75.1 |
55 (1915) |
1.91 |
10.33 (1915) |
5.40 (1915) |
26.3 |
0.0 |
4.8 |
0 |
638 |
| Del Rio |
97.1 |
109 (1969) |
75.3 |
60 (1915) |
2.18 |
20.93 (1998) |
17.03 (1998) |
28.7 |
0.0 |
4.0 |
0 |
657 |
| El Paso |
92.4 |
108 (1980) |
69.7 |
52 (1880) |
2.01 |
6.85 (2006) |
2.89 (2005) |
22.4 |
0.0 |
8.7 |
0 |
498 |
| Galveston |
90.3 |
100 (2011) |
79.7 |
67 (1966) |
4.39 |
19.08 (1915) |
11.46 (2002) |
16.6 |
0.0 |
8.3 |
0 |
620 |
| Houston |
94.5 |
109 (2011) |
74.8 |
54 (1891) |
3.76 |
15.43 (1915) |
9.06 (1945) |
27.1 |
0.0 |
8.3 |
0 |
609 |
| Lubbock |
91.3 |
107 (1944) |
66.6 |
43 (1915) |
1.91 |
8.85 (1966) |
3.78 (1966) |
20.2 |
0.0 |
6.9 |
0 |
433 |
| Midland |
93.6 |
107 (1964) |
68.8 |
52 (1947) |
1.84 |
5.92 (2006) |
5.32 (1934) |
24.1 |
0.0 |
5.7 |
0 |
502 |
| Port Arthur |
92.2 |
108 (2000) |
74.0 |
58 (1911) |
5.38 |
17.26 (1966) |
8.45 (1966) |
23.9 |
0.0 |
11.1 |
0 |
561 |
| San Angelo |
94.7 |
111 (1943) |
70.7 |
45 (1915) |
2.26 |
8.13 (1971) |
5.60 (2007) |
25.3 |
0.0 |
5.5 |
0 |
549 |
| San Antonio |
96.0 |
110 (2011) |
74.7 |
57 (1891) |
2.09 |
11.14 (1974) |
5.79 (2007) |
28.4 |
0.0 |
4.7 |
0 |
631 |
| Victoria |
95.0 |
109 (2011) |
73.7 |
61 (1915) |
2.85 |
8.97 (2001) |
6.14 (1964) |
28.6 |
0.0 |
8.1 |
0 |
600 |
| Waco |
96.8 |
112 (1969) |
73.8 |
53 (1992) |
2.05 |
10.33 (2008) |
4.80 (1958) |
27.9 |
0.0 |
5.0 |
0 |
629 |
| Wichita Falls |
96.6 |
113 (1964) |
71.4 |
53 (1992) |
2.50 |
11.05 (1914) |
5.82 (2008) |
26.1 |
0.0 |
6.2 |
0 |
589 |
| Shreveport, LA |
94.1 |
110 (1909) |
72.1 |
53 (1992) |
2.73 |
10.89 (1912) |
6.47 (1912) |
25.6 |
0.0 |
6.4 |
0 |
561 |
| Climatic averages are based on 1981-2010 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center. |
