Volume 16 Number 8.2 August 25, 2003

The week of August 18^th, brought a slight amount of severe weather to Texas. On the 21^st, numerous hail and wind damage reports were made to the Storm Prediction Center from the North Central (Dallas) to South Central (San Antonio) regions. Hail and wind damage were again reported on the 22^nd in the North Central and Low Rolling Plains regions. Much of the same was experienced in North Central Texas on the 24^th with a few hail and wind damage reports. Temperatures were in the mid to upper 90’s for the most part with lows in the 60’s and 70’s. The Dallas/Fort Worth area was hammered with triple digit temperatures the majority of the week, and finally received a break on Friday with highs in the upper 90’s. Precipitation was generally hit or miss with afternoon pop-up showers and thunderstorms.

Forecast for the Week

For the week of August 25: A large portion of the state will experience high temperatures in the 90’s throughout the week, with the exception of the Panhandle region in the 80’s on Friday. Low temperatures will be in the 60’s and 70’s, and will drop into the 50’s for the Panhandle on Friday. Most regions in Texas have a slight chance of experiencing a shower or thunderstorm at some point this week. Deep South Texas has a chance of showers and thunderstorms through Wednesday.

(Forecast material obtained from the National Weather Service)

Monthly Outlook for September: From the Climate Prediction Center, the majority of Texas from north of a line from Midland to Galveston, has an equal chance of experiencing above normal, normal, or below normal temperatures for the month of September 2003. From that same line and south from El Paso, Del Rio, to Corpus Christi there is a 0-5% chance of temperatures being above normal. The remainder of the state has a 5-10% chance of above normal temperatures for September.

The entire state of Texas has equal chances of experiencing above normal, normal, or below normal precipitation for September 2003.

Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon (State Climatologist)

Kelsey Curtiss (Undergraduate Assistant)