Easterwood Field
College Station, Texas
Monthly Summary for April 1999
TEMPERATURE
PRECIP.
TEMPERATURE
Day
Maximum
Minimum
*Depart.
Total
 MEANS
ACTUAL
DEPART.
1
71
62
2
0.01
 Maximum
81.0
2.7
2
78
69
9
0.04
 Minimum
59.7
1.7
3
79
59
4
0.08
 Monthly
70.4
2.2
4
79
55
2
0.01
 EXTREMES
DATE
5
81
51
0
0.01
 Highest
90
23rd
6
84
45
-2
0.01
 Lowest
36
17th
7
82
64
7
8
86
71
12
 DEGREE DAYS
TOTAL
DEPART.
9
88
68
11
 Heating
38
-1
10
85
61
6
 Cooling
200
65
11
85
53
2
12
85
61
6
 PRECIPITATION
AMOUNT
DEPART.
13
78
61
2
 Total Monthly
2.57
-0.81
14
83
63
5
0.95
 Total for 1999
7.34
-3.89
15
66
49
-11
 Precipitation Days
9
2
16
64
40
-16
 EXTREMES
AMOUNT
DATE
17
71
36
-15
 24-hour Maximum
1.45
26th
18
77
43
-9
19
83
57
1
 Maximum Wind Gust
32 mph
26th
20
84
64
5
21
82
65
4
 NUMBER OF DAYS
AMOUNT
DEPART.
22
84
70
8
 TEMPERATURE
23
90
74
12
 Maximum 90 or higher
1
0
24
85
71
7
 Maximum 32 or lower
0
0
25
83
70
5
 Minimum 32 or lower
0
0
26
75
61
-3
1.45
27
87
60
3
0.01
RECORD BOOK FOR APRIL**
28
87
63
4
 Highest Temperature
94°F
1987
29
88
63
4
 Lowest Temperature
28°F
1973
30
81
62
1
 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 1961-1990 normals.

 
 
New Records Set*
DAY
PARAMETER
VALUE
OLD RECORD
YEAR
17th
 Lowest Minimum Temperature
36°F
42°F
1984
23rd
 Highest Minimum Temperature
74°F
73°F
1970
Near Records*
DAY
PARAMETER
VALUE
RECORD
YEAR
2nd
 2nd Highest Minimum Temp 
69°F
71°F
1982
8th
 3rd Highest Maximum Temp 
86°F
89°F
1989
9th
 3rd Highest Maximum Temp 
88°F
93°F
1963
9th
 3rd Highest Minimum Temp 
68°F
70°F
1963
10th
 3rd Highest Maximum Temp 
85°F
92°F
1963
11th
 3rd Highest Maximum Temp-Tied 
85°F
88°F
1987
12th
 3rd Highest Maximum Temp 
85°F
88°F
1966
17th
 3rd Lowest Maximum Temp - Tied
71°F
65°F
1973
23rd
 2nd Highest Maximum Temp-Tied
90°F
91°F
1958
24th
 2nd Highest Minimum Temp
71°F
73°F
1964
*NOTE: All records are based on observations taken at Easterwood Field (1952-present)

 
Monthly Review
   Temperatures were slightly above normal in the Brazos Valley for the month of April. The 15th
through the 18th was the only period where temperatures were seen to be significantly below
normal. There were a total of 9 rain days during the month, but the precipitation total was only
2.57" which was 0.81" below normal for April. Most of the month's precipitation was received on
the 14th and 26th when 0.95" and 1.45" of rain were recorded at Easterwood Field.
   During the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 14th a passing low pressure system
triggered thunderstorms across the area. Cooler air swept through the region after the passage of 
the low pressure system dropping the temperature readings below normal for 4 days. The 17th
actually saw the lowest minimum temperature ever recorded for that day with a reading of 36°F.
A similar situation occurred on the 26th with nearly an inch and a half of rain falling on the Brazos 
Valley. Dime to nickel size hail was also reported in Bryan/College Station on the 26th as the 
thunderstorms passed overhead. Temperatures however remained above normal after the system
cleared the area.

 
May Normals for College Station
Temperature
Beginning of the month
81 / 62
 Monthly precipitation:
4.80"
Middle of the month
84 / 65
 Precipitation days: 
8
End of the month
87 / 68
 90° days
6
Prepared by: John F. Griffiths (State Climatologist)
Chris Gordon (Graduate Assistant)