Easterwood Field							College Station, Texas
Monthly Summary for April 2004
	TEMPERATURE			PRECIP.		TEMPERATURE
Day	Maximum	Minimum	*Depart.	Total		MEANS			ACTUAL	DEPART.
1	85	51	3			Maximum			78.5	-0.3
2	80	58	4	0.06		Minimum			59.1	2.2
3	81	57	3			Monthly			68.8	0.9
4	79	59	3			EXTREMES				DATE
5	78	62	4			Highest			86	22nd, 23rd
6	70	58	-2	0.64		Lowest			43	13th
7	84	57	5	0.08
8	80	54	1			DEGREE DAYS			TOTAL	DEPART.
9	84	57	5			Heating			43	1
10	79	57	2	0.60		Cooling			157	29
11	57	51	-12	0.29
12	58	45	-16	T		PRECIPITATION			AMOUNT	DEPART.
13	68	43	-13			Total Monthly			4.21	1.01
14	74	45	-9			Total for 2004			17.45	5.71
15	78	49	-4			Precipitation Days			9	2
16	81	58	1			EXTREMES			AMOUNT	DATE
17	83	61	4			24-hour Maximum			1.36	25th
18	81	63	4
19	82	66	5			Maximum Wind Gust			39 mph	24th
20	81	65	4
21	83	67	6			NUMBER OF DAYS			AMOUNT	DEPART.
22	86	71	10			TEMPERATURE
23	86	73	11	0.02		Maximum 90 or higher			0	-1
24	76	65	0	1.13		Maximum 32 or lower			0	0
25	72	66	-1	1.36		Minimum 32 or lower			0	0
26	81	62	2
27	83	58	0			RECORD BOOK FOR APRIL**
28	77	58	-3			Highest Temperature			94°F	1987
29	85	66	4	0.03		Lowest Temperature			28°F	1973
30	84	71	7			Lowest Maximum			45°F	1980
						Highest Minimum			75°F	1994
						Wettest Month			12.50"	1957
	Temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit					Driest Month			0.08"	1984
	Precipitation in inches					Wettest 24 hours			5.17"	1969
	"T" denotes less than or equal to 0.005"					** Based on records 1952 - Present
	BOLDFACE indicates extreme values for the month					* Departure of the daily mean temperature,
	ITALICS indicate a record was set or tied					as calculated from the average of the
						maximum and minimum temperatures, from
						the 1971-2000 normals.
New Records Set*
DAY	PARAMETER				VALUE			OLD RECORD		YEAR
11th	Tied Lowest Maximum Temperature				57°F			57°F		1959
Near Records*
DAY	PARAMETER				VALUE			RECORD		YEAR
1st	3rd Highest Maximum Temperature				85°F			87°F		1974
12th	2nd Lowest Maximum Temperature				58°F			56°F		1997
22nd	Tied 4th Highest Minimum Temperature				71°F			72°F		1963
23rd	Tied 2nd Highest Minimum Temperature				73°F			74°F		1999
25th	4th Lowest Maximum Temperature				72°F			65°F		1958
30th	Tied 2nd Highest Minimum Temperature				71°F			72°F		1967
*NOTE:  All records are based on observations taken at Easterwood Field (1952-present)
Monthly Review
The Brazos Valley experienced a wide range of temperatures in the month of April.
A late season cold front on Easter weekend dropped temperatures 22 degrees from the
previous day with a high of only 57°F.  Yet, in three days, temperatures rebounded back into the
upper 70's.Toward the middle and end of the month, numerous upper level disturbances traveled
across the state leaving heavy rainfall and thunderstorm activity in their wake.  On the 10th and
11th, 0.60 and 0.29 inches of precipitation fell respectively.   Numerous hail and high wind reports
were made on the 10th as a result of the incoming cold front.  Just to the north of College Station
in Hearne in Robertson County, high winds were reported on the 10th when trees were reportedly
blown down onto power lines.  Severe weather reports were also made in Burleson County.
Heavy rainfall was reported on the 24th and 25th, with a 2-day total of 2.49 inches due to an
approaching cold front that was much weaker than the mid-month cold blast.
The month of April concluded with temperatures mild, and in the 80's, and with above normal
precipitation of 4.21 inches, a departure from normal of 1.01 inches.
May Normals for College Station
Temperature
Beginning of the month			82 / 62			Monthly precipitation:			5.05"
Middle of the month			85 / 65			Precipitation days:			8
End of the month			88 / 68			90° days			6
State Climatologist:			Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon
Prepared by:			Kelsey Curtiss(Graduate Assistant)
			Michael Hammer (Undergraduate Assistant)
E-mail:  osc@ariel.met.tamu.edu						Web address:  http://www.met.tamu.edu/osc/