Easterwood Field						College Station, Texas
Monthly Summary for August 2006
	TEMPERATURE			PRECIP.		TEMPERATURE
Day	Maximum	Minimum	*Depart.	Total		MEANS			ACTUAL	DEPART.
1	94	75	-0.5			Maximum			96.6	0.4
2	94	75	-0.5			Minimum			75.5	2.3
3	97	76	1.5			Monthly			86.0	1.3
4	98	75	0.5			EXTREMES				DATE
5	97	75	0			Highest			100	16th,17th
6	96	73	-0.5	0.52		Lowest			70	31st
7	87	74	-4.5	1.36
8	95	75	0			DEGREE DAYS			TOTAL	DEPART.
9	96	76	1			Heating			0	0
10	96	75	0.5			Cooling			660	49
11	96	77	1.5
12	96	76	1			PRECIPITATION			AMOUNT	DEPART.
13	97	75	1			Total Monthly			2.47	-0.16
14	98	75	1.5			Total for 2006			27.92	2.79
15	99	75	2			Precipitation Days			3	-3
16	100	76	3			EXTREMES			AMOUNT	DATE
17	100	76	3			24-hour Maximum			1.36	7th
18	98	78	3			Maximum Wind Gust			54 mph	6th
19	95	77	1	T
20	99	76	2.5			NUMBER OF DAYS			AMOUNT	DEPART.
21	98	76	2			TEMPERATURE
22	98	75	1.5	0.59		Maximum 90 or higher			30	2
23	96	75	1.5			Maximum 32 or lower			0	0
24	97	76	2.5			Minimum 32 or lower			0	0
25	98	77	3.5
26	99	78	4.5			RECORD BOOK FOR AUGUST
27	97	76	2.5			Highest Temperature			109°F	2000
28	98	79	4.5			Lowest Temperature			58°F	1940
29	92	76	0	T		Highest Minimum			82°F	1915
30	95	71	0			Lowest Maximum			74°F	1945
31	98	70	1			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
19th	Tied Highest Minimum Temperature					77		77		1970*
25th	Tied Highest Minimum Temperature					77		77		2004
28th	Highest Minimum Temperature					79		77		2003*
Near Records*
DAY	PARAMETER					VALUE		RECORD		YEAR
7th	3rd Lowest Maximum Temperature					87		79		1974
11th	Tied 2nd Highest Minimum Temperature					77		79		1988
18th	3rd Highest Minimum Temperature					78		81		1982
21st	Tied 3rd Highest Minimum Temperature					76		78		1960*
24th	Tied 3rd Highest Minimum Temperature					76		78		1970
26th	2nd Highest Minimum Temperature					78		79		2004
27th	Tied 2nd Highest Minimum Temperature					76		77		2004
29th	Tied 2nd Highest Minimum Temperature					76		77		1995*
* : Record occurs on more than one date
NOTE:  All records are based on observations taken at Easterwood Field (1952-present)
Monthly Review
This August proved to be just about average.  The average monthly temperature was slightly warmer than normal
with an average monthly temperature of 86.0°F, 1.3°F above average.  The monthly precipitation was 2.47", 0.16"
below normal.  The bulk of the precipitation came on the 6th and 7th when the area received 1.88".  A strong area
of high pressure kept us hot and dry for the next 10 days. The average high for the 8th-18th was 97°F.  As this high
began to weaken, the chance for afternoon showers again increased.  A storm moved through the area on the 22nd
and produced 0.59" of rainfall.   Temperature remained warm throughout the month with an average high temperature
of 96.6°F, 0.4°F above normal, and only one day of the month reported a high temperature below 90°F.  High
humidity levels kept the temperatures warmer at night than normal.  The monthly mean minimum temperature for the
month was 75.5°F, 2.3°F above normal and almost all of the records and near records for the month were related
to the minimum temperature.  Overall, August 2006 was an average monthly.  Precipitation was slightly below average
and temperatures were slightly above average, but neither precipitation nor temperature proved to be very far off of
the average values.  The yearly precipitation total is now at 27.92", 2.79" 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
		Matt Mosier (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