Volume 18 Number 7.1 July 11, 2005

Temperatures in Texas were above normal, even for this time of year, to begin the month of July. Temperature in many areas were in the triple digits for most of the first week of July, though temperatures have “cooled” off a bit. The warmest day may have been the 3^rd, with almost every station reporting a high of at least 100 degrees. This included Laredo, which topped out at 111 degrees and Childress with a high of 108.

A stationary front brought much needed rainfall to Northeast Texas the first weekend of the month, with Longview receiving 1.44” of rain over a two period. Another stationary front brought more rain to Southeast Texas, another region that desperately needed the moisture. Beaumont/Port Arthur was the main beneficiary, with 1.52” on the 7^th and 1.18” more on the 9^th. Most of the severe weather so far this month has been in the form of high wind reports. Several reports of high wind were found in North Texas on the 1^st with the first stationary front and several more with the rain on the 7^th. However, Texas was lucky to avoid any direct effects from Hurricane Dennis.

Forecast for the Week

For the week of July 11: Hot and dry weather will continue to be the story in Texas through the rest of the week. Most of the state has a very small daily chance of a pop-up thunderstorm due to daytime heating, but no major storm systems are expected to move through the state in the next week. Most of Texas will have highs ranging from the middle 90’s to near 100 for the work week. Exceptions are in the panhandle, where highs should be in the lower 90’s, and the Edwards Plateau and Southern regions, which look to have high temperature readings in the middle 100’s through the week.

(Forecast material obtained from the National Weather Service)

Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon (State Climatologist)

Brent McRoberts (Graduate Assistant)