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--Independence Day--
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On the Fourth of July, average temperatures across all of Southeast Texas continue to rise. Summer is officially about two weeks old, but the area has been warming significantly since the middle and end of spring.

On the Fourth of July, there has been only one tropical storm or hurricane that has made landfall anywhere between Matagorda Bay and the Texas-Louisiana border since 1871. Way back in 1874, a hurricane made landfall in the Matagorda Bay area. Since then, not a single tropical cyclone has made landfall along the upper Texas coast on Independence Day.

The following tables show the five warmest, coldest and wettest July 4th's across the area.

 

Houston (1891-2018)
Average High: 91.7°F
Average Low: 74.1°F
Average Rainfall: 0.14"
Warmest
101°F 2009
100°F 1970
99°F 1980
99°F 1969
99°F 1901
Coldest
66°F 1910
67°F 1924
68°F 1985
69°F 1977
69°F 1907
Wettest
4.19" 2018
3.49" 1942
2.20" 1910
1.03" 1916
0.65" 1966

 

Galveston (1947-2018)
Average High: 87.6°F
Average Low: 79.1°F
Average Rainfall: 0.13"
Warmest
94°F 1970
93°F 2009
93°F 2005
93°F 1999
92°F 2013
Coldest
71°F 1985
71°F 1968
73°F 2007
73°F 1972
74°F 2008
Wettest
2.27" 2018
1.79" 2007
1.24" 1949
0.83" 1985
0.64" 2006

 

College Station (1902-2018)
Average High: 93.3°F
Average Low: 72.6°F
Average Rainfall: 0.13"
Warmest
103°F 1933
102°F 2009
101°F 2005
101°F 1939
101°F 1911
Coldest
63°F 1924
65°F 1918
66°F 1923
66°F 1917
68°F 1916
Wettest
1.56" 2006
1.50" 1948
1.40" 1920
1.37" 1929
1.29" 1933