| Easterwood
Field |
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College Station, Texas
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Monthly Summary for December 1998
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TEMPERATURE
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PRECIP.
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TEMPERATURE
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Day
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Maximum
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Minimum
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*Depart.
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Total
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MEANS |
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ACTUAL
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DEPART.
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1
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76
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50
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8
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Maximum |
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61.1
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-0.4
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2
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77
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56
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11
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Minimum |
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42.5
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1.3
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3
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80
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66
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18
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0.01
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Monthly |
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51.8
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0.4
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4
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81
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68
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20
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0.01
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EXTREMES |
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DATE
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5
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82
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69
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22
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Highest |
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82
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5th
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6
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75
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64
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17
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0.39
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Lowest |
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24
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26th
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7
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65
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50
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4
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1.63
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8
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56
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42
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-4
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DEGREE DAYS |
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TOTAL
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DEPART.
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9
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54
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42
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-5
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0.14
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Heating |
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443
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9
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10
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49
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46
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-6
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0.81
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Cooling |
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34
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21
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11
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46
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43
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-7
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1.63
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12
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47
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36
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-11
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PRECIPITATION |
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AMOUNT
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DEPART.
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13
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62
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34
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-4
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Total Monthly |
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4.82
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1.99
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14
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63
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38
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-1
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Total for 1998 |
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45.32
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6.24
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15
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64
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38
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0
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Precipitation
Days |
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14
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6
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16
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65
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33
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-2
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EXTREMES |
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AMOUNT
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DATE
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17
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64
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37
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0
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24-hour
Maximum |
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1.63
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7th,11th
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18
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63
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43
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2
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0.05
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19
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66
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47
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5
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0.01
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Maximum
Wind Gust |
29mph
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22nd
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20
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70
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53
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12
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0.01
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21
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77
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32
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5
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0.01
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NUMBER
OF DAYS |
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AMOUNT
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DEPART.
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22
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34
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29
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-19
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TEMPERATURE |
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23
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34
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30
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-18
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0.07
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Maximum
90 or higher |
0
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0
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24
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33
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31
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-18
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Maximum
32 or lower |
0
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0
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25
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43
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27
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-15
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Minimum
32 or lower |
6
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-2
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26
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53
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24
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-10
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27
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64
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37
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2
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RECORD BOOK FOR DECEMBER
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28
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57
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37
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-2
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0.01
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Highest
Temperature |
89°F
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1922
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29
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70
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35
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4
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Lowest
Temperature |
2°F
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1989
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30
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61
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34
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-2
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Highest
Minimum |
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74°F
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1982
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31
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63
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47
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6
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0.04
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Lowest
Maximum |
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23°F
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1990
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Wettest Month |
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12.66"
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1913
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Temperatures
in degrees Fahrenheit |
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Driest Month |
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0.10"
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1950
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Precipitation
in inches |
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Wettest
24 hours |
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7.50"
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1913
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"T" denotes
less than or equal to 0.005" |
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BOLDFACE
indicates extreme values for the month |
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* Departure
of the daily mean temperature, |
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ITALICS
indicate a record was set or tied |
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as calculated
from the average of the |
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maximum
and minimum temperatures, from |
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the 1961-1990
normals. |
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New Records Set or Tied
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DAY
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PARAMETER
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VALUE
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RECORD
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YEAR
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3rd
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Highest Minimum Temperature
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66°F |
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61°F
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1961
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4th
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Highest Minimum Temperature Tied
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68°F |
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68°F
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1977
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5th
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Highest Minimum Temperature
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69°F |
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67°F
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1956
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Near Records
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DAY
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PARAMETER
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VALUE
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RECORD
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YEAR
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3rd
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2nd Highest Maximum Temperature Tied
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80°F |
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86°F
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1995
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4th
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4th Highest Maximum Temperature
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81°F |
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83°F
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1954
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5th
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4th Highest Maximum Temperature
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82°F |
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84°F
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1995
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6th
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3rd Highest Minimum Temperature Tied
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64°F |
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69°F
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1956
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21st
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2nd Highest Maximum Temperature Tied
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77°F |
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79°F
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1970
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23rd
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4th Lowest Maximum Temperature
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34°F |
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26°F
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1989
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24th
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2nd Lowest Maximum Temperature
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33°F |
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23°F
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1983
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26th
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2nd Lowest Minimum Temperature Tied
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24°F |
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12°F
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1983
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Monthly Review
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| The mean daily temperatures were well above
normal for the Bryan/College Station area during the |
| first week of December. Finally on the 6th and
7th, when a front passed over the region bringing |
| Easterwood Field a 2 day total of 2.02" of rain,
the mean daily temperatures were brought back |
| down much closer to normal. From the 9th to
the 11th a low pressure system was parked off the |
| southeast coast of Texas. This system brought
overrunning precipitation to B/CS resulting in a 3 |
| day total of 2.58". Temperatures cooled off
a bit with negative departures from normal lasting |
| from the 8th to the 16th of December. |
| Easterwood Field saw very little rain for the
second half of December. Only 0.20" of the monthly |
| precipitation total was recorded after the 15th.
A frontal passage on the 22nd brought very cold |
| air in behind it dropping temperature readings
significantly just in time for Christmas. For |
| instance, the high temperature on the 21st was
77°F, but was only 34°F on the 22nd. The lowest |
| temperature of the month was the minimum of
24°F on the 26th. This temperature also tied the |
| 2nd lowest minimum temperature ever recorded
on that date. |
| With the start of a new year, the total precipitation
for 1998 at Easterwood Field equalled |
| 45.32". Even with the extreme heat and drought
of the summer, this value of 45.32" is still 6.24" |
| above the normal expected precipitation for
a year at Easterwood Field. |