August in Tyler Was Warm and Dry

TYLER – According to the National Weather Service, the weather in Tyler in August turned out to be warmer and drier than usual. The summer of 2018 tied with 1934 for the fourth warmest summer on record. The warmest summer on record in Tyler was in 2011. August 2018 was in sharp contrast with the previous August. August 2017 was 3.4 degrees cooler, and 10.02 inches wetter than normal. In fact, August 2017, with 11.65 inches, was the wettest August since record-keeping began in 1883. There were three daily rainfall records set during that month, and two days on which record low maximum temperatures were experienced. The summer of 2018 contrasted with that of 2017, as well. The 2018 summer saw temperatures 4.4 degrees warmer than normal, and rainfall 3.70 inches less than normal. The summer of 2018 was 3.8 degrees warmer than that of 2017, and 14.61 inches drier. Year-to-date rainfall was less than normal, and 16.42 inches less in 2018 than through August 31, 2017.