jc1402 said:

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Mat Lanticus said:

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Midday sucks balls like always during August. Evenings are breezy and pleasant. It's Texas.

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This is just not true lol. Both actual temp and the heat index is regularly in the high 90s at sunset and later

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Several times this month its been 90 degrees until close to midnight here in central Texas.

kubiak03 said:

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August has always been balls hot, but what I've noticed the last decade or so is the lack of summer pop ups we would always get.

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Have also noticed that there are zero cold fronts until November these days.

kubiak03 said:

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August has always been balls hot, but what I've noticed the last decade or so is the lack of summer pop ups we would always get.

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I don't know if it goes back the last decade or so but we've definitely had an area of high pressure sitting over us for a couple of Augusts the last few years which has killed the rain.

Here's rain at IAH in August the last few years:

2026 - 0
2025 - 1.2"
2024 - 3.01"
2023 - 0
2022 - 8.58"
2021 - 2.51"
2020 - 4.92"

30 year normal - 4.84"

Anyone that wants to leave Texas….see if you can take 1,00,000 of your closest friends with you.

I'm loving it. In a few months it's going to be 40's at night and probably wet. I Hate winter. I can work all day and be warm but not uncomfortable in 100+.

Jugstore Cowboy said:

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Thought we might actually get a little rain tonight, but....

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Good storm going right now in 77018. Over half an inch of rain already and still going strong.

ETA- 1.25" total so far.

Almost 1.75 in 77009. Much needed.

was headed directly for us in Meyerland but mostly fizzled out.

Serotonin said:

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It is warmer than it was decades ago due to urban heat island effect.

August mornings in the 60s have gone the way of the dodo bird and even overnight lows of the low 70s are disappearing.

I went and looked up the data at IAH, in the 90s you had 25 August nights where lows were in the 60s (16 were 67-69 and 9 were 60-66), so 2-3 nights per August. Overall average low of 73 degrees on August nights in the 90s.

That doesn't happen anymore. Too much asphalt and concrete everywhere storing the heat.

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We were in a solar minimum in the entire decade of the 90's.

Heat island effect is absolutely real and it has made a difference in the general Houston area. But right now we are also still in a solar maximum cycle. Temps will be a few degrees above "normal" for a few more years.

The Houston concrete jungle is going to be hotter than the surrounding area in perpetuity though because we cover the world in concrete around here.

schmellba99 said:

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Serotonin said:

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It is warmer than it was decades ago due to urban heat island effect.

August mornings in the 60s have gone the way of the dodo bird and even overnight lows of the low 70s are disappearing.

I went and looked up the data at IAH, in the 90s you had 25 August nights where lows were in the 60s (16 were 67-69 and 9 were 60-66), so 2-3 nights per August. Overall average low of 73 degrees on August nights in the 90s.

That doesn't happen anymore. Too much asphalt and concrete everywhere storing the heat.

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We were in a solar minimum in the entire decade of the 90's.

Heat island effect is absolutely real and it has made a difference in the general Houston area. But right now we are also still in a solar maximum cycle. Temps will be a few degrees above "normal" for a few more years.

The Houston concrete jungle is going to be hotter than the surrounding area in perpetuity though because we cover the world in concrete around here.

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CONCRETE JUNGLE BONUS: Not only does it make the city 15-20 degrees warmer than all surrounding areas all the time, it also creates epic flood events.

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But right now we are also still in a solar maximum cycle. Temps will be a few degrees above "normal" for a few more years.

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While it's disappointing to hear we'll still be above normal for a few more years, it's encouraging that we'll presumably be back to normal or maybe even below after that..? If I'm understanding correctly, that's great news!

p.s. What is "normal" for this time of year?

Tex117 said:

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Meh, overall been a mild summer. Yes, it sucks. But..whatever.

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Agreed, yeah it's been hot, but there hasn't been that many 100+ days this year compared to summers in the past. In the grand scheme of things, it hasn't been that bad.

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Tex117 said:

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Meh, overall been a mild summer. Yes, it sucks. But..whatever.

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Agreed, yeah it's been hot, but there hasn't been that many 100+ days this year compared to summers in the past. In the grand scheme of things, it hasn't been that bad.

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Yep. And having a mild and wet May through July makes a very hot and dry August feel even worse.

I do agree with schmellba though. Late evening if not bad with a breeze in the shade. No breeze, it still sucks.

Good rain today for most of the city.

This seems appropriate for this thread.

Sea Speed said:

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Yes, it's Texas, and the heat ****ing sucks. You aren't going to lose your CERTIFIED TEXAN status for pointing out the blatantly obvious.

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And, not to rain on your parade, and also not sure where in the NE you have relocated to, but there will probably be some things that suck about your new city or state, once the honeymoon is over. Whether it's politics, new taxes, or something else.

Good and bad almost everywhere...but summers here ar really bad after June. Warm-to-hot Thanksgivings suck too.

Of course there are things that will suck. Nowhere is perfect.

Sea Speed said:

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Of course there are things that will suck. Nowhere is perfect.

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We love you, but we hope there is at least one thing that you find really grinding about your new town or city. For turning your back, and leaving us to melt and suffer here in this hot, hellish, mosquito infested swamp.

CDUB98 said:

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kubiak03 said:

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August has always been balls hot, but what I've noticed the last decade or so is the lack of summer pop ups we would always get.

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I agree here.

My first decade in Houston was the 00s. Seemed sea breeze/pop up storms were much more common in the summer, but ever since the 2011-2013 drought, it seems August is just a level up more miserable and dry.

I'm not saying those are facts, which is why I said seems, but man, some cooling rain each day would be nice.

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I was born and raised here in Houston and I particularly hated those types of summers in the 80's and 90's. We were consistently geting rained out at the pool, or Astroworld/Waterworld. Lots of afternoon showers.

But to me, those rainy summers were not really the norm...if anything, rainy vs dry summers were 50/50 at most. Also, I think those pop-ups way back then were far more likely in June, July and September, than August. I could be wrong, but that is how I remember it.

But I always come back to the pavement....there is just so much more of it. And it seems to basically store energy and then radiate in the evening and early at night. I'd be more interested in seeing the date for small rural towns...like El Campo, or Smithville etc. I wonder if these places are getting significantly warmer and more arid.

I'll take the heat over owning a snow shovel.

CyanideJenkins said:

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I'll take the heat over owning a snow shovel.

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Having grown up in the only place in TX with four true seasons, I'd rather have the snow shovel. On average, the weather in The Panhandle is more comfortable. I'm not saying it's perfect.

Hardcore Greg said:

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Sea Speed said:

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Of course there are things that will suck. Nowhere is perfect.

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We love you, but we hope there is at least one thing that you find really grinding about your new town or city. For turning your back, and leaving us to melt and suffer here in this hot, hellish, mosquito infested swamp.

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Well we can start with all the troons. Could go without.

and Denver!

htxag09 said:

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I'm just happy we'll have another poster who can't stay off Houston boards or miss an opportunity to talk about how they moved somewhere else...

Wonder how Phoenix is this time of year....

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Probably nicer than Houston