Temperature / Dewpoint
Location
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Record Type
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New Record Date
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New Record
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Old Record
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Old Record Date
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Austin Camp Mabry, TX
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Daily maximum for the month and tie for all time warmest low
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August 8, 2003
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110°F |
109°F
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August 18, 1923
Tie occurred July 26, 2000
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Austin Bergstrom, TX
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Daily maximum for the month |
August 8, 2003
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108°F
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107°F
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August 10, 1953
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Midland International Airport, TX
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Daily warmest minimum for the month
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August 10, 2003
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83°F
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80°F
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August 8, 1946
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Phoenix, AZ
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Tied daily maximum for the month |
August 10, 2003
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116°F
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116°F
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August 1, 1972 and August 4, 1975
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Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport, AZ
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Daily high minimum for the month
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August 12, 2003
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95°F
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94°F
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August 11, 2003
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Las Vegas, NV
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Daily high minimum for the month
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August 13, 2003
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90°F
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89°F
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August of 1995
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Salt Lake City, UT
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Daily high minimum for the month
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August 15, 2003
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78°F
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77°F
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August 13, 2003
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Billings, MT
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Tied daily high minimum for the month
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August 15, 2003
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73°F
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73°F
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August 23, 1937
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Bismarck, ND
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Consecutive days with 100°F or greater
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August 17, 2003
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4 consecutive days with 100°F or greater; August 14-17
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3 consecutive days with 100°F or greater
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August 17-19, 1959
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Cheyenne, WY
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Number of days with 90°F or greater in a season
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August 22, 2003
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32 days of 90°F or greater
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31 days of 90°F or greater
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Summer of 1936
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Charleston, WV
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Latest day in the year for the first 90°F day
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August 27, 2003
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90°F
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90°F
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July 14, 1972
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Jackson, KY
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Latest day in the year for the first 90°F day
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August 27, 2003
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90°F
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90°F
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August 23, 2001
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Havre, MT
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Number of consecutive days with 80°F or greater
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July 9 - August 26, 2003
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49 consecutive days
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41 consecutive days
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July 9 - August 18, 1929
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Riverton, WY
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Warmest August on record
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August 2003
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Average monthly temperature of 73.5°F (5.3°F above normal)
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Average monthly temperature 73.0°F
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August 2000
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Rainfall
Location
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Record Type
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New Record Date
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New Record
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Old Record
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Old Record Date
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London Corbin Airport, KY
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Wettest August on record
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August 2003
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7.47 inches |
7.45 inches |
August 1977
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Port Columbus International Airport, Wilmington, OH
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Wettest August on record
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August 2003
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11.42 inches |
8.63 inches |
August 1979
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Tupelo, MS
|
Wettest August on record
|
August 2003
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11.70 inches |
10.32 inches |
August 1961
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Waterloo, IA
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Driest August on record
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August 2003
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0.08 inches |
0.37 inches |
August 1955
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Tri-Cities Airport, TN
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Wettest month on record and wettest boreal Summer on record
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August 2003; June-August 2003
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11.34 inches; 25.26 inches respectively |
9.73 inches; 22.00 inches respectively |
July 1949; Summer of 1942
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Snowfall
Location
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Record Type
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New Record Date
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New Record
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Old Record
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Old Record Date
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None Reported.
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Wind
Location
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Record Type
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New Record Date
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New Record
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Old Record
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Old Record Date
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None Reported.
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Pressure
Location
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Record Type
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New Record Date
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New Record
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Old Record
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Old Record Date
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None Reported.
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Miscellaneous
Location
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Record Type
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New Record Date
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New Record
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Old Record
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Old Record Date
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None Reported.
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