Easterwood Field						College Station, Texas
Monthly Summary for December 2005
	TEMPERATURE			PRECIP.		TEMPERATURE
Day	Maximum	Minimum	*Depart.	Total		MEANS			ACTUAL	DEPART.
1	66	45	0.5			Maximum			62.9	0.1
2	68	38	-2			Minimum			39.3	-2.2
3	84	67	20.5			Monthly			51.1	-1.1
4	72	44	3			EXTREMES				DATE
5	55	32	-10.5			Highest			84	3rd
6	59	29	-10			Lowest			24	8th
7	49	29	-15	0.52
8	32	24	-26	0.01		DEGREE DAYS			TOTAL	DEPART.
9	39	26	-20.5			Heating			434	21
10	63	39	-2			Cooling			11	-3
11	65	32	-4.5
12	69	43	3			PRECIPITATION			AMOUNT	DEPART.
13	69	40	2.5	T		Total Monthly			1.00	-2.23
14	66	43	2.5	0.45		Total for 2005			28.98	-10.69
15	59	36	-4.5			Precipitation Days			4	-4
16	48	37	-9.5	T		EXTREMES			AMOUNT	DATE
17	47	38	-9.5	0.02		24-hour Maximum			0.53	7th-8th
18	56	36	-5
19	60	38	-2			Maximum Wind Gust			38 mph	24th
20	50	43	-4.5
21	53	37	-6			NUMBER OF DAYS			AMOUNT	DEPART.
22	61	31	-5			TEMPERATURE
23	73	40	5.5			Maximum 90 or higher			0	0
24	71	50	9.5			Maximum 32 or lower			1	1
25	69	41	4			Minimum 32 or lower			7	-1
26	78	42	9
27	77	53	15			RECORD BOOK FOR DECEMBER
28	71	44	7.5			Highest Temperature			89°F	1922
29	73	37	5			Lowest Temperature			2°F	1989
30	73	45	9			Highest Minimum			74°F	1982
31	76	39	7.5			Lowest Maximum			23°F	1990
						Wettest Month			12.66"	1913
	Temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit					Driest Month			0.10"	1950
	Precipitation in inches					Wettest 24 hours			7.50"	1913
	"T" denotes less than or equal to 0.005"					* Departure of the daily mean temperature,
	BOLDFACE indicates extreme values for the month					as calculated from the average of the
	ITALICS indicate a record was set or tied					maximum and minimum temperatures, from
						the 1971-2000 normals.
New Records Set*
DAY	PARAMETER					VALUE		RECORD		YEAR
3	Highest Minimum Temperature					67		66		1998
8	Lowest Minimum Temperature					24		25		1990
8	Lowest Maximum Temperature					32		35		1978
9	Lowest Maximum Temperature					39		40		1978
Near Records*
DAY	PARAMETER					VALUE		RECORD		YEAR
3	2nd Highest Maximum Temperature					84		86		1995
5	2nd Lowest Minimum Temperature					32		27		1990
6	4th Lowest Minimum Temperature					29		26		1999
7	4th Highest Minimum Temperature					49		40		1972
7	2nd Lowest Minimum Temperature					29		27		1984
9	2nd Lowest Minimum Temperature					26		24		1978
26	2nd Highest Maximum Temperature					78		80		1988
27	3rd Highest Maximum Temperature					77		79		1971
*NOTE:  All records are based on observations taken at Easterwood Field (1952-present)
Monthly Review
This December proved to have little relief of the dry conditions that continue to plaque the Brazos Valley and the
entire state.  The offical monthly total of 1.00" made this December the 10th driest December in history ( the driest
was 0.10" in 1950).  The yearly total was 28.98" which is 10.69" below normal.  In total for the year there were five
months in which the precipitation was above average ( Jan, Feb, Mar, July, Aug).  Beginning on September 1,
a total of only 4.1" of precipitation has fallen in College Station compared to a normal of 14.54".  This December was
slightly cooler than normal with a monthly mean temperature of 51.1°, which is 1.1° below normal. The month started
out very warm with the mean temperature on the 3rd 20.5° above normal, but a strong cold front brought much
colder temperature with the mean temperature on the 8th 26° below normal.  The precipitation that fell on the 7th
became freezing rain and covered much of the Brazos Valley in a thin coat of ice, but as the month progressed it
became much warmer. Highs of 78 and 77 were experienced on the 26th and 27th, respectively.
January Normals for College Station
			Temperature
Beginning of the month			60 / 39			Monthly precipitation:			3.32"
Middle of the month			60 / 40			Precipitation days:			9
End of the month			62 / 41			days < 32°F			11
Prepared by:		John Nielsen-Gammon  (State Climatologist)
		Matt Mosier (Undergraduate Assistant)
Internet address:		osc@ariel.met.tamu.edu
Web address:		http://www.met.tamu.edu/osc/
OFFICE OF THE TEXAS STATE CLIMATOLOGIST
DEPARTMENT OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE STATION, TX 77843-3150