PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
1237 PM CDT SUN AUG 28 2011

...HOT SUMMER OF 2011 CONDITIONS CONTINUE...

AUGUST OF 2011 HAS BEEN CONSISTENTLY HOT FROM DAY TO DAY...
WITH MANY RECORDS FOR HEAT BROKEN.  MORE RECORD HIGHS ARE
EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND MONDAY.

ON SATURDAY AUGUST 27...2011 AT AUSTIN MABRY THE HIGH OF 110
TIED THE AUGUST MONTHLY RECORD OF 110 SET AUGUST 8...2003.
THE HIGH OF 108 AT AUSTIN BERGSTROM TIED THE AUGUST HIGH OF
108...ALSO OBSERVED AUGUST 8...2003.

THE HIGH OF 106 AT SAN ANTONIO ON SATURDAY...AUGUST 27 WAS A RECORD
FOR AUGUST 27. THIS WAS JUST BELOW THE AUGUST HIGH...AS OF AUGUST
27...2011...AT SAN ANTONIO OF 108 SET AUGUST 19...1986.  AT DEL RIO
THE HIGH OF 102 AUGUST 27 WAS 5 DEGREES BELOW THE AUGUST 27 RECORD
AT DEL RIO OF 107 IN 2002.  THE ALL-TIME HIGH FOR AUGUST AT DEL RIO
WAS 109 ON AUGUST 17...1969...AS OF AUGUST 27...2011.

THE ALL-TIME HIGH OF RECORD AS OF AUGUST 27...2011 IS LISTED BELOW
FOR AUSTIN...DEL RIO AND SAN ANTONIO.

AUSTIN MABRY...112 ON SEPTEMBER 5...2000
AUSTIN BERGSTROM...112 ON SEPTEMBER 5...2000
DEL RIO...112 ON JUNE 9...1988
SAN ANTONIO...111 ON SEPTEMBER 5...2000

A NEW RECORD FOR THE MOST CONSECUTIVE 100 DEGREE DAYS OF 27 WAS
ESTABLISHED FROM JULY 17 TO AUGUST 12...2011 AT AUSTIN MABRY.  THIS
BROKE THE OLD RECORD FROM 1898 TO 2010 OF 21 DAYS FROM JULY 12 TO
AUGUST 1...2001.  AUSTIN BERGSTROM HAD 13 CONSECUTIVE 100 DEGREE
DAYS FROM JULY 30 TO AUGUST 12...2011.  DEL RIO HAD 11 CONSECUTIVE
100 DEGREE DAYS FROM AUGUST 1 TO 11...2011 AND FROM JULY 12 TO
22...2011.  SAN ANTONIO HAD 12 CONSECUTIVE 100 DEGREE DAYS FROM
AUGUST 1 TO AUGUST 12...2011.

THE LOW OF 82 AT SAN ANTONIO ON AUGUST 11...2011 AND SO FAR TODAY
AUGUST 28...2011 IS A DAILY RECORD HIGH MINIMUM FOR AUGUST 11 AND
AUGUST 28...AND IT TIES THE AUGUST AND ALL-TIME RECORD HIGHEST
MINIMUM OF 82 FOR SAN ANTONIO SET ON AUGUST 5...1980. THE LOW OF
82 AT AUSTIN MABRY ON AUGUST 11...2011 WAS A DAILY AND AUGUST
RECORD FOR THE HIGHEST DAILY MINIMUM AT AUSTIN MABRY. THE ALL-TIME
RECORD HIGHEST MINIMUM FOR THE AUSTIN CITY CLIMATE SITE...NOW
LOCATED AT AUSTIN MABRY...WAS 85 ON JULY 25...1898. AT DEL RIO THE
LOW OF 82 ON AUGUST 5...2011 WAS A RECORD FOR AUGUST 5TH AND TIED
THE RECORD HIGHEST MINIMUM FOR AUGUST AT DEL RIO WITH AUGUST 3 AND
4...1998...AUGUST 7...1953... AUGUST 11...1953...AUGUST
15...2010...AND AUGUST 16...2001.

WE ARE ALSO ON TRACK TO HAVE THE WARMEST AUGUST AT AUSTIN...
DEL RIO...AND SAN ANTONIO. IN ADDITION...WE ARE ON TRACK TO HAVE
THE WARMEST OVERALL MONTH FOR AUSTIN MABRY AND SAN ANTONIO. THIS
INFORMATION WILL BE PROVIDED ONCE AUGUST IS OVER.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ABOUT RECORD TOTAL 100 DEGREE DAYS...AND
CONSECUTIVE 100 DEGREE DAYS CAN BE FOUND BELOW. ALSO LISTED IS THE
CURRENT NUMBER OF 100 DEGREE DAYS IN 2011 FOR ADDITIONAL SOUTH
CENTRAL TEXAS LOCATIONS...AS OF AUGUST 27...2011.

THE LIST BELOW SHOWS THE TOP 10 MOST 100 DEGREE DAYS IN A YEAR FOR
AUSTIN...DEL RIO...AND SAN ANTONIO AS OF AUGUST 27...2011.

AUSTIN MABRY MOST 100 DEGREE DAYS IN A YEAR 1898 TO AUGUST 27...2011

  1.  72 IN 2011 - AS OF AUG. 27...2011
  2.  69 IN 1925
  3.  68 IN 2009
  4.  66 IN 1923
  5.  50 IN 2008
  6.  42 IN 2000
  7.  40 IN 1963 AND 2001
  8.  38 IN 1998
  9.  34 IN 1924...1956 AND 2006
 10.  33 IN 1951

AUSTIN BERGSTROM MOST 100 DEGREE DAYS IN A YEAR 1943 TO AUGUST 27...2011

  1.  59 IN 2011 - AS OF AUG. 27...2011
  2.  55 IN 2009
  3.  50 IN 1998
  4.  43 IN 1951
  5.  42 IN 2000
  6.  39 IN 1954
  7.  38 IN 1956
  8.  36 IN 1953
  9.  31 IN 2006
 10.  30 IN 1980 AND 1982

DEL RIO MOST 100 DEGREE DAYS IN A YEAR 1906 TO AUGUST 27...2011

  1.  78 IN 1953
  2.  76 IN 2011 - AS OF AUG. 27...2011
  3.  72 IN 2001
  4.  69 IN 1951 AND 1969
  5.  65 IN 2009
  6.  64 IN 2000
  7.  56 IN 1980
  8.  55 IN 1911
  9.  52 IN 1956
 10.  51 IN 1996

SAN ANTONIO MOST 100 DEGREE DAYS IN A YEAR 1885 TO AUGUST 27...2011

  1.  59 IN 2009
  2.  46 IN 2011 - AS OF AUG. 27...2011
  3.  36 IN 1998
  4.  33 IN 1948
  5.  32 IN 1951
  6.  31 IN 1980
  7.  29 IN 1994 AND 2006
  8.  28 IN 1989
  9.  26 IN 1962
 10.  25 IN 1996

A LIST OF THE RECORD TOP 10 CONSECUTIVE 100 DEGREE DAYS AT AUSTIN...
DEL RIO...AND SAN ANTONIO FOLLOWS.

AUSTIN MABRY MOST CONSECUTIVE 100 DEGREE DAYS 1898 TO AUGUST 24...2011

  1.   27 - JULY 17 TO AUGUST 12...2011
  2.   21 - JULY 12 TO AUGUST 1...2001
  3.   19 - JULY 12 TO JULY 30...1925
  4.   18 - AUGUST 6 TO AUGUST 23...1925
  5.   16 - AUGUST 3 TO AUGUST 18...2009*
  6.   14 - JULY 2 TO JULY 15...2011*
  7.   13 - AUGUST 10 TO AUGUST 22...1923
  8.   12 - AUGUST 13 TO AUGUST 24...2010*
  9.   11 - AUGUST 14 TO AUGUST 24...2011*
 10.   10 - JUNE 12 TO JUNE 21...2011*

* - ALSO OCCURRED ON PREVIOUS DATES

AUSTIN BERGSTROM MOST CONSECUTIVE 100 DEGREE DAYS 1943 TO AUGUST 24...2011

  1.   23 - JULY 27 TO AUGUST 18...1951
  2.   14 - JULY 30 TO AUGUST 12...2011*
  3.   13 - AUGUST 3 TO AUGUST 15...1962
  4.   12 - JULY 12 TO JULY 23...2000*
  5.   11 - AUGUST 14 TO AUGUST 24...2011*
  6.   10 - AUGUST 3 TO AUGUST 12...2009*
  7.    9 - JULY 20 TO JULY 28...2011*
  8.    8 - AUGUST 20 TO AUGUST 27...2009*
  9.    7 - JULY 14 TO JULY 20...1989*
 10.    6 - JULY 10 TO JULY 15...2011*

* - ALSO OCCURRED ON PREVIOUS DATES

DEL RIO MOST CONSECUTIVE 100 DEGREE DAYS 1906 TO AUGUST 24...2011

  1.   50 - JUNE 17 TO AUGUST 5...1980
  2.   32 - JULY 4 TO AUGUST 4...1998
  3.   28 - JULY 19 TO AUGUST 15...1962
  4.   26 - JULY 31 TO AUGUST 25...1911
  5.   25 - AUGUST 3 TO AUGUST 27...2009*
  6.   22 - JULY 1 TO JULY 22...1978
  7.   21 - JULY 29 TO AUGUST 18...1953
  8.   20 - JULY 10 TO JULY 29...2000
  9.   18 - JUNE 11 TO JUNE 28...1953
 10.   17 - AUGUST 3 TO AUGUST 19...1956

* - ALSO OCCURRED ON PREVIOUS DATES

SAN ANTONIO MOST CONSECUTIVE 100 DEGREE DAYS 1885 TO AUGUST 24...2011

  1.   21 - JULY 24 TO AUGUST 13...1962
  2.   12 - AUGUST 1 TO AUGUST 12...2011*
  3.   11 - JUNE 23 TO JULY 3...1980
  4.   10 - AUGUST 15 TO AUGUST 24...2011*
  5.    9 - JULY 11 TO JULY 19...1998*
  6.    8 - JULY 22 TO JULY 29...2011*
  7.    7 - AUGUST 31 TO SEPTEMBER 6...2000*
  8.    6 - JUNE 14 TO JUNE 17...2011*
  9.    5 - JUNE 12 TO JUNE 16...2009*
 10.    4 - AUGUST 14 TO AUGUST 17...2009*

* - ALSO OCCURRED ON PREVIOUS DATES

THE TABLE BELOW SHOWS THE NUMBER OF 100 DEGREE DAYS THIS YEAR
THROUGH AUGUST 27...2011 AT AUSTIN...DEL RIO...HONDO...LA GRANGE...
NEW BRAUNFELS...AND SAN ANTONIO.

DEL RIO                        76
NEW BRAUNFELS                  57
AUSTIN MABRY                   72
AUSTIN BERGSTROM INTERNATIONAL 59
SAN ANTONIO INTERNATIONAL      46
SAN ANTONIO STINSON            75
HONDO                          66
LA GRANGE                      41