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On the Fourth of July...average temperatures across all of Southeast Texas continue to rise. Summer is officially about two weeks old...but the area has been warming significantly since the middle and end of spring.

On the Fourth of July...there has been only one tropical storm or hurricane that has made landfall anywhere between Matagorda Bay and the Texas-Louisiana border since 1871. Way back in 1874...a hurricane made landfall in the Matagorda Bay area. Since then...not a single tropical cyclone has made landfall along the upper Texas coast on Independence Day.

The following tables will show the five warmest...coldest and wettest July 4th's across the area.

Houston (1947-2007)
Average High: 92.6°F
Average Low: 73.6°F
Average Rainfall: 0.06"
Warmest
100°F 1970
99°F 1980
99°F 1969
98°F 2005
98°F 1978
Coldest
68°F 1985
69°F 1977
69°F 1962
70°F 2000
70°F 1997
Wettest
1.46" 1967
0.35" 1950
0.33" 1970
0.28" 1949
0.27" 2007



Galveston (1947-2007)
Average High: 87.2°F
Average Low: 78.9°F
Average Rainfall: 0.11"
Warmest
94°F 1970
93°F 2005
93°F 1999
92°F 1997
92°F 1996
Coldest
71°F 1985
71°F 1968
73°F 2007
73°F 1972
74°F 2006
Wettest
1.79" 2007
1.24" 1949
0.83" 1985
0.64" 2006
0.50" 2003



College Station (1947-2007)
Average High: 93.0°F
Average Low: 73.3°F
Average Rainfall: 0.07"
Warmest
101°F 2005
100°F 1996
100°F 1970
100°F 1952
99°F 1990
Coldest
69°F 1985
69°F 1968
69°F 1948
70°F 1972
70°F 1966
Wettest
1.56" 2006
1.50" 1948
1.07" 2003
0.18" 1988
0.11" 2007
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