Easterwood Field

College Station, Texas


Monthly Summary for July 1997


	TEMPERATURE      PRECIP.                       TEMPERATURE

  Day   Max  Min  *DEPART   TOTAL         MEANS            ACTUAL       DEPART.

   1    91   74     -1                    Maximum           96.0          1.9
   2    92   73     -1	                  Minimum           73.0          0.0 
   3    93   72     -1	                  Monthly	    85.0          0.9
   4    94   73      0                                  
   5    95   74      1                    EXTREMES           TEMP         DATE
                                          Highest            99F          15,27,28 
   6    93   72     -1        T           Lowest             70F          7,15
   7    93   70     -1               
   8    91   73     -1                    DEGREE DAYS       TOTAL        DEPART.
   9    94   75      1        T           Heating              0            0
  10    98   73      3                    Cooling            602           25
                                          
  11    95   75      2                     
  12    95   74      1                    PRECIPITATION       AMOUNT     DEPART.  
  13    95   72      0               
  14    96   73      1                    Total Monthly        0.94      -1.35
  15    99   70      0                    Total for 1997      25.78       3.78
                                          Precipitation Days      1         -4
  16    97   74      1                
  17    97   72      0                    EXTREMES            AMOUNT     DATE 
  18    96   73      1                    24-hour Maximum      0.94      30th
  19    96   73      1           
  20    97   73      1                    MAXIMUM WIND GUST    47mph     21st

  21    97   73      1                    NUMBER OF DAYS      AMOUNT     DEPART.
  22    98   73      2                    TEMPERATURE
  23    98   74      2                    Maximum 90 or higher    31       4
  24    97   75      2                    Maximum 32 or lower     0        0
  25    98   73      2                    Minimum 32 or lower     0        0

  26    98   75      3                           RECORD BOOK FOR JULY
  27    99   75      3                    Highest Temperature    110F    1917
  28    99   74      2                    Lowest Temperature      58F    1967
  29    98   76      3                    Wettest Month         7.06"    1958
  30    97   74      1       0.94         Driest Month          TRACE    1993
                                          Wettest 24 hours      5.09"    1968
  31    90   75     -3        
  


Temperature in degrees Fahrenheit
Precipitation in inches
"T" denotes less than or equal to 0.005"
BOLDFACE indicates extreme values for the month
ITALICS indicate a record was set or tied
* Departure of the daily mean temperature, as calculated from the average
of the maximum and minimum temperatures, from the 1961-1990 normals.













New Records Set

  DAY             PARAMETER                   VALUE    OLD RECORD       YEAR
No new records were set



Near Records

  DAY             PARAMETER                   VALUE      RECORD         YEAR
College Station was two days shy of tying the record for lowest monthly precipitation in July, having received only a trace of rain through the first 29 days of the monthe before a strong thunderstorm passed through the region on the 30th.

Monthly Review

July began slightly cooler than normal and ended warmer than normal in the Brazos Valley. Persistence tended to be the best forecast throughout the month as conditions strayed very little from the previous day. The maximum change in the average daily temperature from one day to the next was only 2F through the 30th, as the temperatures continued a slight but steady increase from the first through the end of the month. Although we have reached 99F three times this month, we have yet to observe a temperature of 100F this year in College Station.

The lack of rainfall throughout nearly the entire month reminded many of the severe drought which occurred last year. After 33 days (June 27 - July 29) since the last significant rainfall, residents finally received some relief from dry conditions as an intense thunderstorm produced varied amounts of rain across our region. Less than an inch was reported at Easterwood Field, however other locations around the Brazos Valley reported close to three inches of precipitation. Strong gusts near 50 mph produced by the storm caused structural damage to homes and businesses along with scattered power outages. Some street flooding resulted from the heavy rains, which initiated numerous minor traffic accidents. 

August Normals for College Station

                           Temperature
Beginning of the month       95 / 74         Monthly Precipitation:      2.42"
Middle of the month          95 / 73         Precipitation days:            5
End of the month             93 / 72         90F Days                      28


Prepared by:    John F. Griffiths (State Climatologist)
                Brian N. Belcher (Graduate Assistant to the State Climatologist)
                belcher@tamu.edu