August 
                    Temperature and Precipitation Normals (1971-2000)
                       and Extremes for Houston Hobby (1930-2009)
                                (last updated 9/1/09)
							                               
    --------------- TEMPERATURE -----------------   ----- PRECIPITATION ----
     NORMAL   RECORD     LOW     RECORD    HIGH      RECORD  CUMULATIVE PCPN 
    MAX MIN  MAX YEAR    MAX    MIN YEAR   MIN        PCPN    DAILY  YEARLY 
    ---------------------------------------------   ------------------------                              
 1  94  76   101 1998  79 1989  69  1938* 80 2009   8.58 1989  0.12   30.34        
 2  94  76   101 1998  82 1953  67  1936  79 2009*  1.62 2007  0.25   30.47      
 3  94  76   100 1998* 77 1971  68  1949  81 1998   1.09 1970  0.38   30.60      
 4  94  76   100 1956* 79 1971  69  1976* 80 1998*  4.16 1975  0.51   30.73      
 5  94  76   100 1964* 84 2008* 69  1976* 80 1998   1.99 2008  0.64   30.86      
  
 6  94  76   101 1947  80 1957  68  1941* 79 2004   1.31 1949  0.77   30.99     
 7  94  76   102 2003  81 1940  69  1935  79 2007*  1.30 1973  0.90   31.12     
 8  94  76   102 1947  83 1994* 70  1989* 79 2002*  1.26 1961  1.03   31.25     
 9  94  76   105 1962  83 1989  66  1989  80 1980   2.33 1982  1.16   31.38     
10  94  76   104 1962  84 1989  67  1989  81 1980   1.38 1983  1.30   31.52     
 
11  94  76   101 1969  85 1983* 69  1975* 81 2007   1.97 1983  1.44   31.66    
12  94  75   102 2007* 83 1960  62  1931  82 2007   2.02 1984  1.58   31.80      
13  94  75   106 1962  81 1960  63  1931  81 2007   1.70 1981  1.72   31.94     
14  94  75   101 2007* 83 1960  67  1931  78 2005*  4.18 1984  1.86   32.08     
15  94  75   101 1948  76 2002  66  2004* 79 2007*  5.52 2002  2.00   32.22    
 
16  94  75   100 1951  83 2007  65  1931  79 1997   2.16 1947  2.15   32.37     
17  93  75   100 1969* 81 1973  66  1992  79 2007*  2.17 1981  2.30   32.52     
18  93  75   101 1945  82 1967  67  1963  80 2006   0.93 1989+ 2.45   32.67     
19  93  75   101 1930  78 1967  69  1938  79 2007   2.53 1981  2.60   32.82     
20  93  75   101 1999* 77 1966  66  1940  79 2005   2.45 1966  2.75   32.97      
 
21  93  75   101 1948  82 1947* 60  1940  78 2009*  2.05 2003  2.90   33.12     
22  93  75   100 1980  78 1996  62  1940  80 2007*  1.45 1998  3.06   33.28      
23  93  75   101 1980  83 1959  64  1940  80 2007*  1.99 1936  3.22   33.44     
24  93  75   100 1980  83 1965  65  1949* 80 2009   1.67 1960  3.38   33.60      
25  93  75   98  1990* 77 1966  67  1966* 79 2005   1.62 1974  3.54   33.76      
 
26  93  75   100 1990  80 1959  66  1966* 78 2006*  3.33 1959  3.70   33.92     
27  93  75   103 1990  79 1945  65  1930  79 2006* 14.58 1945  3.86   34.08     
28  92  75   98  1999  79 2001  65  1930  78 1998*  1.51 1945  4.03   34.25      
29  92  75   99  1998  78 2001  65  1992  78 1998*  3.37 1953  4.20   34.42      
30  92  74   102 2000  78 1996* 66  1992  80 1995   3.10 2001  4.37   34.59     
 
31  92  74   104 2000  78 2001  68  1950  78 2005*  6.70 1981  4.54  34.76      

* indicates a record that has been tied on a previous year
+ August 18th:  Hobby climate data is missing for August 17-18, 1983 when 
                Hurricane Alicia made landfall.  The rainfall record for 
                August 18 was likely set in 1983 with Alicia.

August Normals
# High: 93.4F
# Low: 75.3F
# Mean Temperature: 84.4F
# Rainfall: 4.54"
# Heating DD: 0
# Cooling DD: 598