 Bowie native Clyde William "Bill" Allen was the father of Tucson's famous 4-star Coast Guard Admiral Thad Allen, who managed Hurricane Katrina rescue efforts and the BP Gulf oil spill.Bowie has a borderline semi-arid/desert climate (Köppen "BSk"/"BWk"/"BSh"/"BWh") with very hot summers punctuated by monsoon rains, and mild, generally dry winters with cold nights.Typically there are 26.9 days topping and 119 days over , which only a few days with unusually heavy rain failing to top this mark during the summer.