Easterwood Field						College Station, Texas
Monthly Summary for August 2007
	TEMPERATURE			PRÉCIS.		TEMPERATURE
Day	Maximum	Minimum	*Depart.	Total		MEANS			ACTUAL	DEPART.
1	95	77	1			Maximum			94.6	-1.6
2	88	76	-3	0.05		Minimum			76.2	3.0
3	94	76	0			Monthly			85.4	0.7
4	93	76	-1.5	0.58		EXTREMES				DATE
5	94	76	-1			Highest			102	12th, 14th
6	94	77	0.5			Lowest			72	28th
7	95	77	1
8	95	76	0.5			DEGREE DAYS			TOTAL	DEPART.
9	94	73	-1.5			Heating			0	0
10	98	78	3			Cooling			638	27
11	99	79	4	0.08
12	102	79	5.5	0.22		PRECIPITATION			AMOUNT	DEPART.
13	100	76	3			Total Monthly			1.40	-1.23
14	102	77	4.5			Total for YEAR			29.67	4.54
15	99	80	4.5			Precipitation Days			9	3
16	85	75	-5			EXTREMES			AMOUNT	DATE
17	91	77	-1	0.10		24-hour Maximum			0.58	4th
18	94	77	0.5			Maximum Wind Gust			36 mph	22nd
19	94	76	0
20	93	77	0	0.06		NUMBER OF DAYS			AMOUNT	DEPART.
21	94	76	0			TEMPERATURE
22	93	77	0	0.01		Maximum 90 or higher			29	1
23	95	77	2	0.28		Maximum 32 or lower			0	0
24	95	76	1.5			Minimum 32 or lower			0	0
25	96	75	1.5
26	96	76	2			RECORD BOOK FOR AUGUST
27	95	75	1			Highest Temperature			109°F	2000
28	92	72	-2			Lowest Temperature			58°F	1940
29	93	75	0			Highest Minimum			82°F	1915
30	93	73	0			Lowest Maximum			74°F	1945
31	93	75	1	0.02		Wettest Month			12.60"	1947
						Driest Month			TRACE	1952
						Wettest 24 hours			9.89"	1947
	Temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit
	Precipitation in inches					* Departure of the daily mean temperature,
	"T" denotes less than or equal to 0.005"					as calculated from the average of the
	BOLDFACE indicates extreme values for the month					maximum and minimum temperatures, from
	ITALICS indicate a record was set or tied					the 1971-2000 normals.
New Records Set*
DAY	PARAMETER					VALUE		OLD RECORD		YEAR
11th	Tied Highest Minimum Temperature					79		79		1988
12th	Highest Minimum Temperature					79		78		2001
15th	Highest Minimum Temperature					80		77		1968
16th	Lowest Maximum Temperature					85		88		1992
Near Records*
DAY	PARAMETER					VALUE		RECORD		YEAR
2nd	Tied 4th Lowest Maximum Temperature					88		75		1971
7th	Tied 2nd Highest Minimum Temperature					77		78		1988
10th	Tied 2nd Highest Minimum Temperature					78		79		1980
17th	Tied 4th Highest Maximum Temperature					102		107		1951
17th	Tied 2nd Highest Minimum Temperature					77		79		1997
18th	Tied 3rd Highest Minimum Temperature					77		81		1982
19th	Tied 2nd Highest Minimum Temperature					76		77		1970
19th	Tied 3rd Highest Maximum Temperature					102		104		1999
20th	Tied 2nd Highest Minimum Temperature					77		79		1963
21st	Tied 3rd Highest Minimum Temperature					76		78		1960
24th	Tied 3rd Highest Minimum Temperature					76		78		1970
26th	Tied 4th Highest Minimum Temperature					76		79		2004
31st	Tied 3rd Highest Minimum Temperature					75		78		1962
*NOTE:  All records are based on observations taken at Easterwood Field (1952-present)
Monthly Review
August brought more typical summer-like weather to the Brazos Valley. As opposed to June and July,  which
saw below average daily maximum temperatures and above average rainfall, August was marked by above average
daytime highs and below average precipitation. High pressure built in across the region in the middle of the month
bringing with it the warmest temperatures of the summer. College Station recorded three straight days of 100º
temperatures from the 17th through the 19th. Average daily temperatures from the 10th through the 15th were
several degrees above normal. The rest of the month was highlighted by average to slightly above average
temperatures as southeast Texas remained under the influence of high pressure. Although there were 9 precipitation
days recorded during the month, the monthly total of 1.40" was over an inch below normal. The average monthly
temperature of 85.4º F was 0.7º F above normal.
September Normals for College Station
		Temperature
Beginning of the month			94 / 72			Monthly precipitation:			3.91"
Middle of the month			91 / 69			Precipitation days:			8
End of the month			87 / 64			90° days			17
Prepared by:		John Nielsen-Gammon  (State Climatologist)				OFFICE OF THE TEXAS STATE CLIMATOLOGIST
		Adam Wiley (Undergraduate Assistant)				DEPARTMENT OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
E-mail address:		osc@ariel.met.tamu.edu				TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
Internet address:		http://www.met.tamu.edu/osc/				COLLEGE STATION, TX 77843-3150