Sunday, August 23, 2009

Central Texas Continues on Track for Record Hottest Summer


For other record temperatures in Texas and elsewhere, see:
Record Heat
Record Cold


5 pm CDT Update: A record was set at San Antonio and tied at Austin Bergstrom:
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 102 DEGREES WAS SET AT THE SAN  
ANTONIO AIRPORT THIS AFTERNOON. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD
OF 101 DEGREES SET IN 1988.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 102 DEGREES WAS TIED AT THE AUSTIN
BERGSTROM AIRPORT THIS AFTERNOON. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 102
SET IN 2006.
August 24 Update: As of 3 pm CDT, temperatures have again reached 100° at Del Rio and 102° at Austin/Mabry; San Antonio is 96°.

Yesterday's high temperatures across the country are shown above (map from Unisys). Record highs extended northward into Colorado and Wyoming:
THE TEMPERATURE AT THE DENVER INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REACHED 98 DEGREES   
AT 2:42 PM THIS AFTERNOON. THIS TIES THE RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR
THIS DATE LAST SET IN 1878.

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE IN COLORADO SPRINGS TODAY WAS 91 DEGREES. THIS
TIES THE RECORD HIGH FOR AUGUST 23RD...SET IN 1949.

THE HIGH TEMPERATURE IN PUEBLO TODAY WAS 101 DEGREES. THIS SETS A NEW
RECORD HIGH FOR AUGUST 23RD...BREAKING THE OLD RECORD OF 98 DEGREES SET
IN 1949.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 94 DEGREES WAS SET AT THE CHEYENNE
AIRPORT SUNDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 93 SET PREVIOUSLY IN
1938.
Also, on Saturday in Colorado, Utah, and Wyoming:
IN WESTERN COLORADO,  

AT CORTEZ, THE HIGH TEMPERATURE YESTERDAY OF 93 DEGREES, TIED THE
RECORD HIGH, LAST SET IN 2007.

1 MILE EAST OF RANGELY, THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 98 DEGREES SET A NEW
RECORD HIGH FOR AUGUST 22. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS 96 DEGREES, SET
IN 1961.

IN EASTERN UTAH,

AT CANYONLANDS, THE NEEDLES AREA, THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 100
DEGREES SET A NEW RECORD HIGH FOR AUGUST 22. THE PREVIOUS RECORD WAS
98 DEGREES, SET IN 2007.

AT JARVIE RANCH, THE HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 96 DEGREES, TIED THE RECORD
HIGH, LAST SET IN 1988.

STATION NEW RECORD OLD RECORD YEAR

ALTA 81 80 1982
BOUNTIFUL-VAL VERDA 100 94 2006
CAPITOL REEF NATIONAL PARK 94 TIED 94 1985
COALVILLE 94 TIED 94 2006
DELTA 105 100 1998
ESCALANTE 97 TIED 97 2008
PROVO BYU 99 98 1991
RANDOLPH 91 88 2003
SALT LAKE CITY 101 99 1991
TOOELE 100 98 2006

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 96 DEGREES WAS SET AT THE RIVERTON
AIRPORT TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 92 SET IN 2006.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 96 DEGREES WAS SET AT LANDER TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 93 SET IN 2006.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 97 DEGREES WAS SET AT CASPER TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 95 SET IN 1971.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 93 DEGREES WAS SET AT ROCK SPRINGS
TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 90 SET IN 2006.
Original post:
With a little over a week left in the month, south-central Texas continues to be on track for the hottest summer in history. Through August 22, the average temperature since June 1 is the highest ever recorded in Austin and San Antonio, and the second highest in Del Rio. The average in San Antonio is 1.6° above the previous record and 1.8° above the record for the entire June-August period.

Records were tied or broken today in both Austin and San Antonio:
A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 104 DEGREES WAS TIED AT THE  
SAN ANTONIO AIRPORT THIS AFTERNOON. THIS TIES THE PREVIOUS
RECORD OF 104 SET IN 1917.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 103 DEGREES WAS TIED AT THE
AUSTIN BERGSTROM AIRPORT TODAY. THIS TIES THE PREVIOUS
RECORD OF 103 SET IN 1978. THIS ALSO MAKES THIS THE 51ST
DAY THIS YEAR WHERE THE HIGH TEMPERATURE WAS 100 DEGREES
OR HIGHER. THAT BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 50 DAYS SET IN
1998.

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 105 DEGREES WAS SET AT AUSTIN CAMP
MABRY TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 103 SET IN 1917.
THIS ALSO MAKES THIS THE 63RD DAY THIS YEAR IN WHICH THE HIGH
TEMPERATURE WAS 100 DEGREES OR HIGHER. THE RECORD FOR THE MOST
100 DEGREE DAYS IN A YEAR IS 69 DAYS WHICH WAS SET IN 1925.
Austin had 16 100° days in a row ending on the 18th, and there have been a total of 62 so far this year through the 22nd. Del Rio has had 60 100° days, and San Antonio Stinson Field has had 64. Here are the 100° days for 2009 so far as reported earlier today by the National Weather Service.
AUSTIN MABRY.............................62  
AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...50
BURNET...................................25
DEL RIO..................................60
HONDO....................................63
KERRVILLE................................30
LA GRANGE................................52
LLANO....................................45
NEW BRAUNFELS............................66
PLEASANTON...............................53
SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT........53
SAN ANTONIO STINSON FIELD................64
SAN MARCOS...............................58
UVALDE...................................63

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