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Severe Thunderstorms in West Texas; Heavy Rainfall in the Southeast U.S.

Scattered strong to severe storms capable of sporadic large hail and severe winds are expected this afternoon and evening across portions of western Texas. Widespread showers and thunderstorms may produce isolated flash flooding across the Ozarks today and the Southeast into next week. Read More >

High and Low Temperature Percentiles for Evansville, IN (1897-2014)

August

Min = Lowest temperature recorded during that time period

10th Percentile = 10% chance that temperatures will fall below this threshold for that time period. Anything below the 10th percentile is considered unseasonably cool. Another way to view it is that 90% of the time temperatures will be warmer than the specified temperature.

Median = Basically the average temperature; there is an equal probability of temperatures falling above or below this value.

90th Percentile = 10% chance that temperatures will fall above this threshold for that time period. Anything above the 90th percentile is considered unseasonably warm. Another way to view it is that 90% of the time temperatures will be cooler than the specified temperature.

Max = Highest temperature recorded during that time period

Temperatures between the 25th and 75th percentile are most common for that time period.