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Selected U.S. City
and State Extremes

August 2008

Source NOAA/NWS Forecast Offices and compiled by NCDC.
2008 Map of State Monthly Records
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    Maps of Monthly and All-Time Records
    August Station Map of State Monthly Records
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    August Station Map of State Monthly Records
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    August Station Map of State All-Time Records
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    August Station Map of State All-Time Records
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    August Station Map of State Monthly Records
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    August Station Map of State Monthly Records
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    August Station Map of State Monthly Records
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    August Station Map of State All-Time Records
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    August Station Map of State Monthly Records
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    August Station Map of State Monthly Records
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    August Station Map of State All-Time Records
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    August Station Map of State All-Time Records
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    For additional records not included in the selected list below please refer to the U.S. Records page.

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    Las Vegas, NV Second warmest August on record August, 2008 avg of 93.0°F N/A N/A;the warmest occurred in August, 1995 with a avg of 93.1°F
    Austin/Camp Mabry, TX Tied warmest summer on record June-August, 2008 avg of 86.7°F avg of 86.7°F June-August, 1998
    Atlantic City, NJ Second warmest summer on record June-August, 2008 avg of 75.5°F avg of 75.3°F June-August, 2006;the warmest occurred in 2005 with 75.8°F

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    Oklahoma City/Will Rogers World AP, OK All-Time August daily rainfall record August 11, 2008 4.62 inches 3.82 inches August 19, 2007
    Oklahoma City/Will Rogers World AP, OK Monthly rainfall record As of August 19, 2008 9.51 inches 8.34 inches August, 1906
    Waco, TX Monthly rainfall record As of August 22, 2008 10.23 inches 9.98 inches August, 1914
    Charlotte-Douglas Int'l AP, NC August wettest calender day record August 27, 2008 5.36 inches 4.64 inches August 28, 1893
    Piedmont Triad Int'l AP, NC August wettest calender day record August 27, 2008 4.94 inches 4.52 inches August 27, 1995
    Del Rio, TX Second wettest August on record As of August 29, 2008 11.23 inches N/A N/A;the wettest occurred in 1998 with 20.93 inches
    Del Rio, TX Second wettest August daily rainfall record August 29, 2008 6.09 inches N/A N/A;the wettest occurred in 1998 with 17.03 inches
    Marquette, MI Driest August on record August, 2008 .44 of a inch .56 of a inch August, 1970
    Jackson, KY Driest August on record August, 2008 1.16 inches 1.55 inches August, 1981
    Tallahassee Reg'l AP, FL Monthly rainfall record August, 2008 16.52 inches 15.73 inches August, 1977
    Melbourne Int'l AP, FL Monthly rainfall record August, 2008 21.06 inches 19.05 inches August, 1955
    Melbourne Int'l AP, FL All-Time wettest month on record August, 2008 21.06 inches 20.23 inches September, 1948
    Melbourne Int'l AP, FL Seasonal rainfall record June-August, 2008 38.40 inches 35.56 inches June-August, 1995
    Vero Beach, FL All-Time wettest month on record August, 2008 18.91 inches 18.26 inches August, 1981
    Allentown, NJ Sixth driest August on record August, 2008 1.33 inches 1.39 inches August, 1917;the driest occurred in 1995 with .76 of a inch
    Wilmington, NJ Sixth driest August on record August, 2008 1.16 inches 1.17 inches August, 1968;the driest occurred in 1972 with .25 of a inch
    Trenton, NJ Tenth driest August on record August, 2008 1.24 inches N/A N/A;the driest occurred in 1964 with .47 of a inch

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    None Reported.

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    Location Record Type New Record Date New Record Old Record Old Record Date
    None Reported.

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