Easterwood Field						College Station, Texas
Monthly Summary for August 2004
	TEMPERATURE			PRECIP.		TEMPERATURE
Day	Maximum	Minimum	*Depart.	Total		MEANS			ACTUAL	DEPART.
1	93	78	1	T		Maximum			92.2	-4.0
2	96	76	1			Minimum			72.4	-0.8
3	97	77	2			Monthly			82.3	-2.4
4	98	76	1			EXTREMES				DATE
5	98	75	1			Highest			98	4th, 5th
6	91	78	0			Lowest			63	13th
7	90	72	-4
8	91	70	-4			DEGREE DAYS			TOTAL	DEPART.
9	95	74	-1			Heating			0	0
10	91	74	-3	1.06		Cooling			536	-75
11	95	71	-2	0.02
12	86	67	-9			PRECIPITATION			AMOUNT	DEPART.
13	87	63	-10			Total Monthly			2.54	-0.09
14	86	68	-8			Total for 2004			41.91	16.78
15	87	66	-8			Precipitation Days			8	2
16	90	65	-8			EXTREMES			AMOUNT	DATE
17	91	67	-6			24-hour Maximum			1.06	10th
18	93	68	-4			Maximum Wind Gust			38 mph	21st
19	92	72	-3	0.14
20	93	74	-2	0.01		NUMBER OF DAYS			AMOUNT	DEPART.
21	91	70	-4	0.65		TEMPERATURE
22	93	73	-2	0.37		Maximum 90 or higher			23	-5
23	90	75	-2	0.22		Maximum 32 or lower			0	0
24	95	77	2			Minimum 32 or lower			0	0
25	95	77	2
26	96	79	4			RECORD BOOK FOR AUGUST
27	94	77	1			Highest Temperature			109°F	2000
28	91	74	-2	0.07		Lowest Temperature			58°F	1940
29	91	71	-3			Highest Minimum			82°F	1915
30	93	69	-2			Lowest Maximum			74°F	1945
31	89	71	-3			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		RECORD		YEAR
1st	Tied Highest Minimum Temperature					78°F		78°F		4 years
15th	Lowest Minimum Temperature					66°F		67°F		1967
25th	Highest Minimum Temperature					77°F		76°F		5 years
26th	Highest Minimum Temperature					79°F		77°F		1960, 90
27th	Highest Minimum Temperature					77°F		76°F		4 years
Near Records*
DAY	PARAMETER					VALUE		RECORD		YEAR
6th	Tied 2nd Highest Minimum Temperature					78°F		80°F		1951
7th	Tied 3rd Lowest Maximum Temperature					90°F		79°F		1974
8th	Tied 4th Lowest Minimum Temperature					70°F		68°F		1990
12th	Tied 2nd Lowest Maximum Temperature					86°F		84°F		1973
12th	Tied 4th Lowest Minimum Temperature					67°F		64°F		1967
13th	2nd Lowest Maximum Temperature					87°F		86°F		1960
13th	2nd Lowest Minimum Temperature					63°F		61°F		1967
14th	Tied 2nd Lowest Maximum Temperature					86°F		81°F		1998
14th	2nd Lowest Minimum Temperature					68°F		61°F		1967
15th	4th Lowest Maximum Temperature					87°F		76°F		2002
16th	Tied 4th Lowest Maximum Temperature					90°F		88°F		1976
16th	Tied 2nd Lowest Minimum Temperature					65°F		64°F		1992
17th	2nd Lowest Minimum Temperature					67°F		62°F		1992
18th	3rd Lowest Minimum Temperature					68°F		61°F		1992
21st	Tied 4th Lowest Maximum Temperature					91°F		82°F		1994
24th	Tied 2nd Highest Minimum Temperature					77°F		78°F		1970
*NOTE:  All records are based on observations taken at Easterwood Field (1952-present)
Monthly Review
August 2004 was rather cool for the Bryan/College Station area.  Typical summer weather dominated during the first week of the
month with temperatures climbing up to 98°F, the highest temperature of 2004 for the Brazos Valley.  On the 6th, a cold front moved
moved across the area and cooled things down.  The area remained dry until the 10th when 1.06" of precipitation fell due to a
low pressure system centered just offshore in the Gulf.  Clouds hung over the area until the 12th when a strong cold front swept
across the state.  Between the 12th and 18th, there were 11 near records set for lowest maximum or lowest minimum temperature.
Temperatures warmed following the frontal system, and the weather was dry until the 19th when a low pressure system began to
move across Texas.  The frontal boundary associated with the low caused five consecutive days of rain over College Station.  The
last full week of August began with a return to warmer temperatures before another cold front hit on the 28th.  Scattered showers
brought the monthly precipitation for August up to 2.54", only 0.09" below normal.  For the year, College Station remains 16.78"
above normal, and only 8" of rain are needed in the remaining four months to have one of the 10 wettest years in College Station
history.  The average temperature for the month was 2.4° below normal, and the average maximum was 4.0° below normal.  Through
August, College Station has yet to hit 100°F.  If this trend continues, it would be the first time since 1983 that College Station
did not top the century mark during an entire year.
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
		Michael Hammer (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