August Temperature and Precipitation Normals (1971-2000)
                       and Extremes for Houston (1889-2009)
                              (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  74   103 1998  77 1989   67  1984  81 2009   2.10 1975   0.10  27.40        
 2  94  74   104 1998  77 1892   68  1891  82 2009   1.65 1974   0.20  27.50      
 3  94  74   103 1998  76 1891   66  1949  81 1980   1.77 1971   0.30  27.60      
 4  94  74   102 1951  77 1971   63  1976  83 1980*  2.94 1975   0.41  27.71      
 5  94  74   103 1964  75 1893   64  1976  81 1951   2.81 2008   0.52  27.82      
  
 6  94  74   101 1947  76 1893   64  1891  80 2009*  1.20 1914   0.63  27.93     
 7  94  74   104 2003  79 1914   63  1891  80 2003   2.61 1914   0.74  28.04     
 8  94  74   104 1962  77 1893   68  1990* 79 1968   1.66 1920   0.85  28.15     
 9  94  73   106 1962  82 1893   62  1989  82 1980   1.83 1892   0.97  28.27     
10  94  73   104 1962  83 1900   62  1989  81 1980   2.88 1996   1.09  28.39     
 
11  94  73   100 1969* 81 1900   65  1989  80 2008*  2.72 1926   1.21  28.51    
12  94  73   105 1962  82 1960   64  1989  81 2008*  1.41 1972   1.33  28.63      
13  94  73   104 1962  79 1960   64  2004  82 1962   1.82 1955   1.45  28.75     
14  94  73   102 2007* 75 1892   65  2004  81 1951   2.80 1932   1.57  28.87     
15  94  73   101 1994* 76 2002   61  2004  81 1954   2.74 2002   1.69  28.99    
 
16  94  73   102 1925  81 2007   63  2004* 80 1987   3.95 1915   1.82  29.12     
17  94  73   104 1909  77 1915   60  1992  80 1968   3.57 1915   1.95  29.25     
18  94  73   108 1909  76 1894   62  1992  80 1964   6.69 1983   2.08  29.38     
19  94  73   107 1909  77 1967   69  2000* 80 1968   1.85 1953   2.21  29.51     
20  93  73   107 1909  77 1966   65  1976  80 1964   1.80 1920   2.34  29.64      
 
21  93  73   106 1909  82 1947   63  1940  80 1964   2.00 1908   2.47  29.77     
22  93  73   106 1980  79 1996   64  1976  80 1895   3.25 1925   2.60  29.90      
23  93  73   107 1980  82 1986   64  1973* 80 1962   2.46 1936   2.73  30.03     
24  93  72   105 1980  76 1895   54  1891  81 1962   2.48 1920   2.86  30.16      
25  93  72   103 1924  74 1966   55  1891  79 2004   1.90 1931   2.99  30.29      
 
26  93  72   102 1990  78 1959   57  1891  80 2004   1.66 1959   3.13  30.43     
27  93  72   104 1990  78 1945   59  1891  79 2006   8.32 1945   3.27  30.57     
28  92  72   101 1902  79 1915   63  1992  80 1964   3.88 1915   3.41  30.71      
29  92  72   103 1909  76 1895   61  1992  80 1963   2.89 1953   3.55  30.85      
30  92  72   104 2000  75 1996   62  1986  80 1962   2.56 1944   3.69  30.99     
 
31  92  72   107 2000  77 2001   62  1893  80 1964   5.98 1981   3.83  31.13      

* indicates a record that has been tied on a previous year

August Normals
 high:              93.5F 
 low:               73.0F 
 mean temperature:  83.3F 
 rainfall:          3.83"
 heating DD:            0 
 cooling DD:          536