PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
921 AM CDT FRI AUG 1 2008

       JULY WAS NEAR TO SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN NORMAL
           JULY RAINFALL WAS LESS THAN NORMAL

AN EXPANSIVE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTH
CENTRAL PLAINS PRODUCED NEAR TO SLIGHTLY WARMER THAN NORMAL
TEMPERATURES ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS. DESPITE THE ABOVE NORMAL
TEMPERATURES THERE WERE NO DAILY HIGH TEMPERATURE RECORDS
ESTABLISHED ACROSS THE REGION. THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE ALSO BROUGHT
DRY CONDITIONS TO THE REGION...PARTICULARLY OVER THE NORTHWEST
HALF OF THE REGION. AREAS NORTHWEST OF A BRENHAM TO CROCKETT LINE
RECEIVED LESS THAN AN INCH OF RAIN DURING THE MONTH. HURRICANE
DOLLY MADE LANDFALL WELL SOUTH OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...BUT TROPICAL
STORM WARNINGS WERE ISSUED FOR COASTAL TEXAS SOUTH OF SAN LUIS
PASS. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WERE NOT OBSERVED BUT THE STORM DID
BRING SOME MUCH NEEDED RAINFALL. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL TOTALS FELL
AROUND THE MATAGORDA BAY AREA AND ALSO ACROSS PARTS OF WESTERN
HARRIS COUNTY.

LOOKING AHEAD...THE FIRST HALF OF AUGUST LOOKS TO BE VERY WARM
WITH TEMPERATURES EXCEEDING NORMAL VALUES. THE NORMAL HIGH FOR
EARLY AUGUST IS IN THE MID 90S WITH THE NORMAL LOW IN THE MID 70S.
RAIN CHANCES WILL BE LOW TO START THE MONTH WITH A RETURN TO MORE
NORMAL RAIN CHANCES BY MID-MONTH.

HERE ARE THE MONTHLY CLIMATE TOTALS FOR SOME SITES ACROSS
SOUTHEAST TEXAS:

SITE     AVG     AVG     AVG       DEP     RAINFALL     DEP
         HIGH    LOW     MONTHLY

IAH      95.6    74.2    84.9      +1.3    1.09         -2.09
GLS      90.3    79.1    84.7      +0.4    2.10         -1.35
CLL      97.5    73.8    85.6      +1.0    0.41         -1.51
HOU      93.0    76.4    84.7      +0.2    4.03         -0.33
UTS      96.1    73.4    84.7      +1.1    0.76         -1.91
CXO      95.3    70.6    83.0      -0.5    0.61         -2.63
DWH      94.2    71.5    82.9       0.0    1.91         -2.15
SGR      94.7    73.9    84.3      +1.0    3.26         -1.04
LBX      92.7    72.7    82.7      +1.5    3.63         -0.14
PSX      89.8    77.0    83.4       0.0    3.43         -0.56
HGX      90.4    74.0    82.2      -0.1    4.70         +1.47

OTHER RAINFALL REPORTS FROM AREA CO-OP SITES:

ALVIN               2.04
BAY CITY            3.93
BELLVILLE           1.57
BRENHAM             1.26
CLEVELAND           1.65
COLUMBUS            4.36
CROCKETT            0.27
DANEVANG            2.16
FREEPORT            4.23
HOUSTON HEIGHTS     5.05
HOUSTON PORT        2.75
LIVINGSTON          0.72
MADISONVILLE        1.75
MATAGORDA           4.50
MONTGOMERY          2.05
RICHMOND            2.38
SOMERVILLE          0.89
WHARTON             3.56

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