Texas Heat Records Continue Falling

For previous record temperature posts, see:
Record Heat
Record Cold

The persistent heat of Summer 2009 continues to break records in Texas, especially in the southern part of the state. For Corpus Christi and Victoria, the National Weather Service reports:

MUCH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES HAVE CONTINUED ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS   
FOR THE MONTH OF AUGUST AFTER RECORD HEAT WAS OBSERVED FOR THE   
MONTHS OF JUNE AND JULY. THE CURRENT HEAT WAVE IS BYPASSING RECORDS   
FOR THE SUMMER PERIOD SET IN 1953 AND 1998 FOR BOTH CORPUS CHRISTI  
AND VICTORIA.   
  
RECORDS ARE ALSO BEING SET FOR LONGEVITY FOR ABOVE NORMAL MAXIMUM   
TEMPERATURES. CORPUS CHRISTI HAS SEEN HIGH TEMPERATURES ABOVE 95  
DEGREES FOR 36 STRAIGHT DAYS AND COUNTING AS OF AUGUST 12TH. THIS  
BREAKS THE MARK OF 26 DAYS SET IN SEPTEMBER OF 2005. FOR THE   
VICTORIA AREA...THE STREAK OF 36 DAYS ABOVE 96 DEGREES SURPASSES  
HEAT WAVES THAT OCCURRED IN THE EARLY 1900S (1911, 1912, 1917).      
IF IT WERE NOT FOR ONE MINOR COOL DOWN ON JULY 7TH...THE STREAKS   
FOR BOTH CORPUS CHRISTI AND VICTORIA WOULD BE ABOVE 50 DAYS.  
  
EXCEPTIONAL DROUGHT CONTINUES FOR SOUTH TEXAS WITH YEARLY RAINFALL   
DEFICITS AT 13.59 INCHES FOR CORPUS CHRISTI...AND 16.72 INCHES AT   
VICTORIA AS OF AUGUST 11TH. THE CURRENT DROUGHT IS ON PAR WITH THE   
DROUGHT THAT OCCURRED IN 1917 ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS.  

CLIMATE RANKINGS THROUGH AUGUST 11TH 2009 FOR THE CORPUS CHRISTI AND   
VICTORIA AREAS.  
  
CORPUS CHRISTI (PERIOD OF RECORD 1887-2009)...  
  
HIGHEST JUNE MONTHLY MEAN OF 'DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE' DEGREES F   
  
RANK    VALUE   ENDING DATE  
  1      85.8    1998, 1953  
  3      85.0    2009  
  
HIGHEST JULY MONTHLY MEAN OF 'DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE' DEGREES F   
  
RANK    VALUE   ENDING DATE  
  1      87.9    2009  
  2      87.1    1953  
  3      86.6    1998  
  
HIGHEST MEAN OF 'DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE' FROM JUNE 1-AUGUST 11  
  
RANK    VALUE   ENDING DATE  
  1      86.7    2009  
  2      86.6    1953  
  3      86.2    1998  
  
YEARLY TOTAL NUMBER OF DAYS WITH MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE ABOVE 95   
DEGREES F  
  
RANK    VALUE   ENDING DATE  
  1      64      2009 (AS OF AUGUST 12)   
  2      62      1953  
  3      56      2005  
  
CONSECUTIVE DAYS  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE > 95.0 DEGREES F  
  
RANK    #DAYS   END DATE  
  1      36      8/12/2009 (CURRENT ACTIVE STREAK)   
  2      26      9/01/2005  
  3      25      8/04/1998  
  4      20      7/30/2000  
  5      19      8/22/1997  
  6      18      7/06/2009   
  
LOWEST TOTAL PRECIPITATION INCHES  
SEPTEMBER 1ST - AUGUST 11TH  
PERIOD: 345 DAYS  
YEARS: 1888-2009  
  
RANK    VALUE   ENDING DATE  
  1      5.73    7/30/1917  
  2      8.37    7/30/2009 *  
  3      9.85    7/30/1962  
  
EXTREMES  
LOWEST TOTAL PRECIPITATION INCHES  
YEAR TO DATE TOTAL  
YEARS: 1887-2009  
  
RANK    VALUE   ENDING DATE  
  1      3.13    1917  
  2      3.37    1953  
  3      3.65    2009 *  
  
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VICTORIA (PERIOD OF RECORD 1902-2009)  
  
HIGHEST MONTHLY JULY MEAN OF 'DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE' DEGREES F  
  
RANK    VALUE   ENDING DATE  
  1      88.1    2009  
  2      87.2    1998  
  3      87.0    1969  
  
HIGHEST MEAN OF 'DAILY AVERAGE TEMPERATURE' FROM JUNE 1-AUGUST 11  
  
RANK    VALUE   ENDING DATE  
  1      86.6    2009, 1998  
  3      86.0    1953  
  
CONSECUTIVE DAYS  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE > 96.0 DEGREES F  
  
RANK   # DAYS    END DATE  
  1      36      8/12/2009 (CURRENT ACTIVE STREAK)  
  2      33      8/15/1912  
  3      31      9/20/1912  
  4      27      8/28/1917, 8/28/1911  
  
DRIEST JANUARY THROUGH JULY PERIOD  
(PERIOD OF RECORD 1893-2009)  
  
1. 6.84  2009  
2. 7.73  1917  
3. 8.52  1925