Pattern Another Angry August: Broiled, Baked, and Bone-Dry

[Brent]

Just saw this on Facebook

The high temperature at OKC yesterday was 80 degrees. That just barely ends a record-setting run of 5 consecutive August days with a high below 80.

 

[GaWx]

I ended up with ~17.1” of rainfall this month, 225%+ of normal. That’s even more than the 15.33” of last August, when 10.9” fell over a 3 day period from Debby, alone!

 

[Drizzle Snizzle]

I ended up with ~17.1” of rainfall this month, 225%+ of normal. That’s even more than the 15.33” of last August, when 10.9” fell over a 3 day period from Debby, alone!

9.45” here. I’m hoping for a drier September.

 

[crecre9]

An unusual August here. Average, Max, and Min temps for August all below the numbers for June this year.
Average: 77.1
Max: 97.2
Min: 54.0
Rain: 1.74"

 

[SD]

Max 93.9
Min 56.7
Avg 74.3
Rain 7.02 6.52 fell in 3 days, didn't rain for the final 18 days of the month.

 

[RBR71]

Max 96
Min 53.4
Avg 73.8
Rain 3.99
Driest month since April and last 18 days no rain here either.

 

[Brent]

We finished -3.2 for August

Oddly below normal on precip

 

[Shaggy]

We finished -3.2 for August

Oddly below normal on precip

The awesome August we had wasn't isolated. Everyone cashed in on the drier air and cooler temps. What a turnaround from July's sauna conditions.

 

[jackendrickwx]

Max 95
Min 60
Rain 7.99"

 

[Drizzle Snizzle]

The awesome August we had wasn't isolated. Everyone cashed in on the drier air and cooler temps. What a turnaround from July's sauna conditions.

I’m not sure what you’re talking about. We had almost 10 inches of rain and most of the month was very humid.

 

[J.C.]

 

[weatherfide]

Ended August with an average temp of 73.6 degrees. 7.89" of rain. Highest was 93.4 on 8/15, lowest was 56.5 on 8/27.

 

[crecre9]

We finished -3.2 for August

Oddly below normal on precip

nearly a -4 here!

 

[lexxnchloe]

-4.1. Only 1 90+day

2025-08-01	86	70	78.0	-2.2	0	13	0.84	0.0	0
2025-08-02	79	64	71.5	-8.6	0	7	0.04	0.0	0
2025-08-03	80	61	70.5	-9.6	0	6	0.00	0.0	0
2025-08-04	83	62	72.5	-7.5	0	8	0.00	0.0	0
2025-08-05	72	67	69.5	-10.4	0	5	0.05	0.0	0
2025-08-06	70	66	68.0	-11.9	0	3	3.59	0.0	0
2025-08-07	74	66	70.0	-9.8	0	5	0.58	0.0	0
2025-08-08	81	67	74.0	-5.7	0	9	T	0.0	0
2025-08-09	82	64	73.0	-6.6	0	8	0.00	0.0	0
2025-08-10	86	65	75.5	-4.0	0	11	0.00	0.0	0
2025-08-11	84	72	78.0	-1.5	0	13	2.34	0.0	0
2025-08-12	83	73	78.0	-1.4	0	13	0.03	0.0	0
2025-08-13	86	72	79.0	-0.3	0	14	0.34	0.0	0
2025-08-14	89	74	81.5	2.3	0	17	0.12	0.0	0
2025-08-15	89	73	81.0	1.9	0	16	0.00	0.0	0
2025-08-16	88	73	80.5	1.5	0	16	0.00	0.0	0
2025-08-17	92	70	81.0	2.1	0	16	0.00	0.0	0
2025-08-18	88	74	81.0	2.3	0	16	0.00	0.0	0
2025-08-19	79	70	74.5	-4.1	0	10	T	0.0	0
2025-08-20	83	70	76.5	-2.0	0	12	0.00	0.0	0
2025-08-21	86	70	78.0	-0.4	0	13	T	0.0	0
2025-08-22	82	69	75.5	-2.7	0	11	0.00	0.0	0
2025-08-23	82	66	74.0	-4.1	0	9	0.06	0.0	0
2025-08-24	86	66	76.0	-2.0	0	11	T	0.0	0
2025-08-25	89	70	79.5	1.7	0	15	0.00	0.0	0
2025-08-26	81	59	70.0	-7.7	0	5	0.00	0.0	0
2025-08-27	79	57	68.0	-9.5	0	3	0.00	0.0	0
2025-08-28	82	57	69.5	-7.8	0	5	0.00	0.0	0
2025-08-29	85	59	72.0	-5.1	0	7	0.00	0.0	0
2025-08-30	83	59	71.0	-6.0	0	6	0.00	0.0	0
2025-08-31	78	58	68.0	-8.8	0	3	0.00	0.0	0
Sum	2567	2063	-	-	0	306	7.99	0.0	-
Average	82.8	66.5	74.7	-4.1	-	-	-	-	0.0
Normal	88.7	68.9	78.8	-	0	428	4.71	0.0	-

 

[Brent]

Wow. I've been saying this summer was way different here than it has been but wow. I believe August 2023 is when we had heat indexes approaching 130 in areas

The average high temperature in Wichita Falls was 92.1 this August. That's the 8th-coolest average August high temperature on record at the site. For context, the average high in August 2023 at Wichita Falls was 105.5!

 

[Drizzle Snizzle]

Wow. I've been saying this summer was way different here than it has been but wow. I believe August 2023 is when we had heat indexes approaching 130 in areas

The average high temperature in Wichita Falls was 92.1 this August. That's the 8th-coolest average August high temperature on record at the site. For context, the average high in August 2023 at Wichita Falls was 105.5!

August of this year was definitely way closer to normal than August 2023. It was +6.5 in 2023 and -2.5 this year when you factor in low temps as well.