Texas Climate Report: August 2013
The adjectives to describe the month of August 2013 were hot and dry. Temperatures throughout the state were allowed to push into the upper 90s and low 100s for much of the month as a stable ridge of high pressure dominated the weather patterns across the state. This ridge developed in late July and did not deteriorate in strength until mid month when a weak front sparked showers and thunderstorms, some of which were severe, across the eastern half of the state. The ridge then redeveloped back over the state for the latter part of the month ending it as it began, with heat advisories and record temperatures.
As is typical with high pressure systems, rainfall was at a minimum for much of the state, yet the areas that needed the most rain did receive it throughout the month. The Panhandle, Big Country, and Coastal Bend, areas under the most devastating of the state's drought for the longest time, received higher than normal precipitation improving drought conditions dramatically. Extreme drought was removed from much of rural Texas in the Panhandle and the into the Permian Basin, while the region between Corpus Christi and Galveston received enough rain to downgrade much of the area from extreme to moderate drought. The rest of the state either remained steady, or deteriorated in drought severity. The Brazos Valley moved back into extreme drought conditions and the Piney Woods were added to severe drought status as rainfall came in at less than half of the normal amount.
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 |
96.2 |
+2.2 |
104 |
72.5 |
+0.9 |
64 |
84.3 |
+1.5 |
4 |
0.54 |
21% |
0.23 |
0 |
608 |
| Amarillo |
92.4 |
+3.0 |
104 |
66.0 |
+1.8 |
57 |
79.2 |
+2.4 |
4 |
1.42 |
49% |
1.16 |
0 |
449 |
| Austin |
100.7 |
+3.7 |
107 |
75.5 |
+0.9 |
69 |
88.1 |
+2.3 |
2 |
0.27 |
11% |
0.18 |
0 |
725 |
| Brownsville |
95.3 |
+0.9 |
100 |
76.6 |
+0.4 |
73 |
85.9 |
+0.6 |
8 |
1.47 |
60% |
0.64 |
0 |
656 |
| College Station |
99.4 |
+3.2 |
104 |
75.2 |
+0.7 |
69 |
87.3 |
+2.0 |
4 |
0.78 |
29% |
0.66 |
0 |
698 |
| Corpus Christi |
96.7 |
+2.3 |
102 |
76.6 |
+1.6 |
72 |
86.7 |
+2.0 |
6 |
1.21 |
41% |
0.60 |
0 |
680 |
| Dallas‑Fort Worth |
98.3 |
+2.2 |
105 |
75.9 |
+0.8 |
64 |
87.1 |
+1.5 |
5 |
1.32 |
69% |
0.92 |
0 |
692 |
| Del Rio |
99.8 |
+2.7 |
105 |
78.0 |
+2.7 |
75 |
88.9 |
+2.7 |
2 |
0.74 |
34% |
0.51 |
0 |
748 |
| El Paso |
93.7 |
+1.3 |
100 |
72.2 |
+2.5 |
66 |
82.9 |
+1.8 |
7 |
1.12 |
56% |
0.65 |
0 |
562 |
| Galveston |
89.7 |
‑0.6 |
93 |
79.7 |
0.0 |
73 |
84.7 |
‑0.3 |
7 |
3.85 |
88% |
1.91 |
0 |
620 |
| Houston |
95.2 |
+0.7 |
101 |
75.4 |
+0.6 |
69 |
85.3 |
+0.7 |
5 |
3.33 |
89% |
1.80 |
0 |
636 |
| Lubbock |
93.2 |
+1.9 |
105 |
67.9 |
+1.3 |
63 |
80.5 |
+1.5 |
7 |
1.32 |
69% |
0.83 |
0 |
489 |
| Midland |
96.4 |
+2.8 |
106 |
72.1 |
+3.3 |
67 |
84.2 |
+3.0 |
3 |
1.18 |
64% |
1.15 |
0 |
605 |
| Port Arthur |
93.8 |
+1.6 |
98 |
74.3 |
+0.3 |
70 |
84.1 |
+1.0 |
6 |
0.96 |
18% |
0.60 |
0 |
598 |
| San Angelo |
98.1 |
+3.4 |
108 |
71.1 |
+0.4 |
64 |
84.6 |
+1.9 |
4 |
0.81 |
36% |
0.58 |
0 |
615 |
| San Antonio |
100.7 |
+4.7 |
105 |
76.5 |
+1.8 |
71 |
88.6 |
+3.3 |
5 |
0.85 |
41% |
0.39 |
0 |
739 |
| Victoria |
97.0 |
+2.0 |
102 |
74.9 |
+1.2 |
70 |
85.9 |
+1.6 |
6 |
1.83 |
64% |
0.78 |
0 |
657 |
| Waco |
97.4 |
+0.6 |
104 |
73.6 |
‑0.2 |
62 |
85.5 |
+0.2 |
3 |
0.22 |
11% |
0.14 |
0 |
644 |
| Wichita Falls |
97.3 |
+0.7 |
108 |
71.7 |
+0.3 |
65 |
84.5 |
+0.5 |
4 |
1.49 |
60% |
1.01 |
0 |
613 |
| Shreveport, LA |
97.0 |
+2.9 |
102 |
73.0 |
+0.9 |
64 |
85.0 |
+1.9 |
2 |
0.18 |
7% |
0.18 |
0 |
629 |
*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 |
| CASTOLON |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
| KILLEEN |
BELL |
0.00 |
| LANGTRY |
VAL VERDE |
0.00 |
| LOS ANGELES 4 WSW |
LA SALLE |
0.00 |
| MIDLAND 4 ENE |
MIDLAND |
0.00 |
| PAINT ROCK |
CONCHO |
0.00 |
| PARIS |
LAMAR |
0.00 |
| Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| PORT LAVACA |
CALHOUN |
9.53 |
| Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| PORT ARANSAS 32 NNE |
ARANSAS |
4.27 |
| Lowest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| MT LOCKE |
JEFF DAVIS |
72.6 |
| Highest Average Daily Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| FT WORTH NAS |
TARRANT |
89.9 |
| Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| MT LOCKE |
JEFF DAVIS |
85.3 |
| Highest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| TERLINGUA |
BREWSTER |
103.7 |
| Highest Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| RIO GRANDE VILLAGE |
BREWSTER |
111 |
| TERLINGUA |
BREWSTER |
111 |
| WELLINGTON |
COLLINGSWORTH |
111 |
| Lowest Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| FOLLETT |
LIPSCOMB |
69 |
| PERRYTON |
OCHILTREE |
69 |
| Lowest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| MT LOCKE |
JEFF DAVIS |
60.0 |
| Highest Average Daily Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| GALVESTON SCHOLES FLD |
GALVESTON |
79.7 |
| Highest Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| DALLAS LOVE FLD |
DALLAS |
84 |
| FT WORTH NAS |
TARRANT |
84 |
| GALVESTON SCHOLES FLD |
GALVESTON |
84 |
| Lowest Minimum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
| MULESHOE 19 S |
BAILEY |
52 |
New Monthly Records
| Least Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| AVERY 5 NNW |
RED RIVER |
0.30 |
0.43 (2011) |
12 |
| BIG BEND RCH SP |
PRESIDIO |
0.51 |
0.60 (2011) |
16 |
| CASTOLON |
BREWSTER |
0.00 |
0.14 (1997) |
33 |
| FT STOCKTON PECOS AP |
PECOS |
0.02 |
0.20 (2002) |
11 |
| JUSTIN |
DENTON |
0.17 |
0.50 (2011) |
11 |
| KENT 8 SE |
JEFF DAVIS |
0.11 |
0.20 (1998) |
23 |
| LANGTRY |
VAL VERDE |
0.00 |
0.00 (2007) |
61 |
| LONGVIEW |
GREGG |
0.12 |
0.13 (2011) |
11 |
| LOS ANGELES 4 WSW |
LA SALLE |
0.00 |
0.00 (2010) |
14 |
| MIDLAND 4 ENE |
MIDLAND |
0.00 |
0.00 (1945) |
96 |
| MONAHANS 6 ENE |
WARD |
0.18 |
0.68 (2012) |
11 |
| PAINT ROCK |
CONCHO |
0.00 |
0.00 (2002) |
89 |
| PARIS |
LAMAR |
0.00 |
0.00 (2000) |
105 |
| PINE SPRINGS NP |
CULBERSON |
0.38 |
0.38 (2011) |
12 |
| SAN ANGELO WFO |
TOM GREEN |
0.38 |
0.71 (2012) |
11 |
| SAN ANTONIO STINSON AP |
BEXAR |
0.14 |
0.17 (2010) |
15 |
| WACO DAM |
MCLENNAN |
0.04 |
0.05 (1980) |
41 |
| WASHINGTON SP |
WASHINGTON |
0.13 |
0.23 (1990) |
61 |
| WILDWOOD |
TYLER |
1.14 |
1.31 (1999) |
21 |
| Greatest Precipitation Overall for the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| ROCKPORT ARANSAS CO AP |
ARANSAS |
3.86 |
3.75 (1998) |
11 |
| Greatest Precipitation in 24 Hours Ever in the Month (inches) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| DALLAS REDBIRD AP |
DALLAS |
1.97 |
1.79 (2004) |
11 |
| LOMA ALTA |
MCMULLEN |
1.97 |
1.74 (1949) |
13 |
| PLAINVIEW WATER PRODUCTION |
HALE |
1.73 |
1.69 (2004) |
14 |
| POINT COMFORT |
CALHOUN |
4.25 |
4.03 (1984) |
52 |
| ROCKPORT ARANSAS CO AP |
ARANSAS |
2.80 |
2.32 (1999) |
11 |
| SCOTLAND |
ARCHER |
2.88 |
2.40 (2012) |
17 |
| SOUTHLAND |
GARZA |
3.10 |
2.55 (1925) |
14 |
| VIGO PARK |
SWISHER |
1.89 |
1.70 (2005) |
11 |
| WELLINGTON |
COLLINGSWORTH |
3.90 |
3.16 (1991) |
71 |
| Lowest Average Daily Maximum Temperature (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| MATAGORDA 2 |
MATAGORDA |
87.1 |
87.5 (2008) |
70 |
| Highest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| EDINBURG 17 NNE |
HIDALGO |
105 |
105 (2012) |
10 |
| Lowest Maximum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| ANGLETON BRAZORIA AP |
BRAZORIA |
80 |
80 (2008) |
11 |
| COLETO CREEK RSVR |
GOLIAD |
77 |
79 (2008) |
11 |
| GALVESTON SCHOLES FLD |
GALVESTON |
78 |
79 (1960) |
30 |
| MATAGORDA 2 |
MATAGORDA |
76 |
77 (1967) |
70 |
| Highest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| CEDAR CREEK 5 S |
BASTROP |
78 |
78 (2011) |
11 |
| HARLINGEN |
CAMERON |
81 |
81 (2011) |
92 |
| PROCTOR RSVR |
COMANCHE |
79 |
79 (2010) |
46 |
| Lowest Minimum Temperature Ever in the Month (°F) |
| Station |
County |
Value |
Previous Record |
Yrs. Data |
| THOMPSONS 3 WSW |
FORT BEND |
60 |
60 (1992) |
57 |
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 |
86.8 |
107 (2000) |
64.2 |
38 (1989) |
2.24 |
11.03 (1974) |
6.70 (1961) |
10.7 |
0.0 |
5.8 |
11 |
326 |
| Amarillo |
82.6 |
103 (1995) |
56.4 |
30 (1984) |
1.92 |
6.42 (1923) |
3.49 (1900) |
6.5 |
0.1 |
6.3 |
43 |
178 |
| Austin |
90.5 |
112 (2000) |
69.4 |
41 (1942) |
2.99 |
20.78 (1921) |
19.03 (1921) |
18.1 |
0.0 |
6.7 |
2 |
450 |
| Brownsville |
90.5 |
105 (2000) |
73.1 |
51 (1909) |
5.92 |
30.57 (1886) |
12.09 (1967) |
19.3 |
0.0 |
10.0 |
0 |
504 |
| College Station |
90.5 |
112 (2000) |
69.4 |
41 (1901) |
3.18 |
12.13 (1958) |
6.83 (1896) |
18.2 |
0.0 |
6.7 |
2 |
450 |
| Corpus Christi |
90.1 |
109 (2000) |
72.0 |
52 (2000) |
4.98 |
20.33 (1967) |
8.76 (1967) |
17.1 |
0.0 |
8.8 |
0 |
482 |
| Dallas‑Fort Worth |
88.4 |
111 (2000) |
67.5 |
40 (1942) |
2.55 |
10.80 (1932) |
9.57 (1932) |
13.8 |
0.0 |
5.5 |
6 |
395 |
| Del Rio |
90.8 |
110 (2000) |
69.8 |
43 (1908) |
2.20 |
17.15 (1964) |
5.52 (1970) |
18.6 |
0.0 |
5.3 |
1 |
460 |
| El Paso |
87.6 |
104 (1982) |
63.3 |
41 (1945) |
1.51 |
6.68 (1974) |
2.52 (1958) |
11.7 |
0.0 |
6.3 |
4 |
317 |
| Galveston |
87.4 |
104 (2000) |
75.9 |
52 (1942) |
6.03 |
26.01 (1885) |
11.65 (1961) |
7.7 |
0.0 |
9.1 |
0 |
499 |
| Houston |
89.7 |
109 (2000) |
69.8 |
45 (1942) |
4.12 |
13.37 (1913) |
7.98 (1976) |
17.0 |
0.0 |
8.0 |
1 |
443 |
| Lubbock |
84.5 |
105 (1930) |
58.8 |
33 (1983) |
2.51 |
13.93 (1936) |
7.80 (2008) |
8.0 |
0.0 |
5.8 |
23 |
223 |
| Midland |
86.9 |
107 (1953) |
62.0 |
36 (1989) |
1.86 |
9.70 (1980) |
4.92 (2012) |
11.1 |
0.0 |
5.4 |
11 |
295 |
| Port Arthur |
88.2 |
105 (2000) |
69.7 |
45 (1967) |
5.97 |
21.96 (1980) |
15.01 (1980) |
12.1 |
0.0 |
8.9 |
1 |
419 |
| San Angelo |
87.8 |
107 (2005) |
63.5 |
35 (1913) |
2.46 |
11.00 (1980) |
6.25 (1980) |
12.2 |
0.0 |
4.8 |
9 |
329 |
| San Antonio |
90.3 |
111 (2000) |
69.1 |
41 (1942) |
3.03 |
15.78 (1946) |
7.28 (1973) |
17.8 |
0.0 |
6.6 |
2 |
443 |
| Victoria |
90.4 |
111 (2000) |
69.2 |
45 (1942) |
4.16 |
19.05 (1978) |
7.83 (1978) |
18.0 |
0.0 |
9.5 |
1 |
445 |
| Waco |
89.8 |
111 (2000) |
66.4 |
39 (1942) |
3.06 |
11.17 (1913) |
6.03 (1936) |
16.1 |
0.0 |
5.8 |
6 |
399 |
| Wichita Falls |
88.1 |
111 (2000) |
63.3 |
38 (1989) |
2.81 |
10.23 (1980) |
6.22 (1980) |
13.6 |
0.0 |
6.0 |
13 |
334 |
| Shreveport, LA |
88.2 |
109 (2000) |
65.6 |
42 (1984) |
3.16 |
16.46 (1913) |
7.04 (1913) |
13.7 |
0.0 |
6.9 |
6 |
363 |
| Climatic averages are based on 1981-2010 monthly normals, which are provided by the National Climatic Data Center. |
