Easterwood Field						College Station, Texas
Monthly Summary for December 2007
	TEMPERATURE			PRECIP.		TEMPERATURE
Day	Maximum	Minimum	*Depart.	Total		MEANS			ACTUAL	DEPART.
1	75	62	13.5			Maximum			67.5	4.7
2	81	52	11.5	T		Minimum			42.4	0.9
3	60	36	-7			Monthly			55.0	2.8
4	65	31	-7			EXTREMES				DATE
5	78	42	6			Highest			83	9th
6	72	47	5.5			Lowest			27	23th
7	80	63	17.5
8	82	70	22			DEGREE DAYS			TOTAL	DEPART.
9	83	45	11	0.39		Heating			332	-81
10	61	43	-1			Cooling			30	16
11	82	60	18	T
12	63	42	-0.5	0.55		PRECIPITATION			AMOUNT	DEPART.
13	57	41	-3			Total Monthly			3.84	0.61
14	67	52	7.5	0.12		Total for 2007			41.80	2.13
15	68	35	-0.5	2.38		Precipitation Days			10	2
16	52	31	-10.5			EXTREMES			AMOUNT	DATE
17	58	31	-7.5			24-hour Maximum			2.50	14th-15th
18	74	50	11
19	71	52	10.5	0.01		Maximum Wind Gust			38 mph	22nd
20	73	44	7.5	0.01
21	74	41	6.5			NUMBER OF DAYS			AMOUNT	DEPART.
22	71	36	2.5	0.02		TEMPERATURE
23	53	27	-11			Maximum 90 or higher			0	0
24	61	30	-5.5			Maximum 32 or lower			0	0
25	63	34	-2.5			Minimum 32 or lower			6	-2
26	55	39	-4	0.32
27	57	31	-6	0.03		RECORD BOOK FOR DECEMBER
28	57	40	-1.5	0.01		Highest Temperature			89°F	1922
29	58	35	-3.5			Lowest Temperature			2°F	1989
30	69	34	1.5			Highest Minimum			74°F	1982
31	72	39	5.5			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		OLD RECORD		YEAR
8th	Tied Highest Maximum Temperature					82		82		1994
8th	Highest Minimum Temperature					70		69		1991
9th	Highest MaximumTemperature					83		79		1985
11th	Tied Highest Maximum Temperature					82		82		1987
Near Records*
DAY	PARAMETER					VALUE		RECORD		YEAR
1st	3rd Highest Minimum Temperature					62		66		1982
2nd	2nd Highest Maximum Temperature					81		83		1995
4th	3rd Lowest Minimum Temperature					31		28		1989
7th	3rd Highest Maximum Temperature					80		83		1966
11th	Tied 3rd Highest Minimum Temperature					60		69		1996
27th	3rd Lowest Minimum Temperature					31		27		1983
*NOTE:  All records are based on observations taken at Easterwood Field (1952-present)
Monthly Review
The last month of 2007 started off much warmer than normal. The overall pattern across the United States
prevented any intrusions of Canadien/arctic air from diving south into Texas. Through the first half of the month,
average daily temperatures were as much as 18º F above normal. Several records for highest maximum and
minimum temperature were tied or broken, including a record high of 83º on the 9th. A cold front moved
through the area on the 16th, dropping daytime highs into the 50's. Temperatures quickly rebounded, however, and
highs in the 70's prevailed from the 18th through the 22nd. A stronger cold front pushed through the Brazos Valley
just in time for Christmas. The lowest temperature of the month (27º) was observed on the 23rd. The cool weather
remained in place over the next 7 days. Temperatures moderated the last two days of the month before a strong
cold front moved through to kick off 2008. For the month, the average temperature of 55º was 2.8º above
normal. The monthly precipitation total of 3.84" was 0.61" above normal.
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)
		Adam Wiley (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