Easterwood Field						College Station, Texas
Monthly Summary for January 2008
	TEMPERATURE			PRECIP.		TEMPERATURE
Day	Maximum	Minimum	*Depart.	Total		MEANS			ACTUAL	DEPART.
1	55	35	-5			Maximum			60.3	-0.3
2	49	25	-13			Minimum			39.5	-0.3
3	50	28	-11			Monthly			49.9	-0.3
4	63	35	-1			EXTREMES				DATE
5	75	58	16.5			Highest			79	6th
6	79	64	21.5			Lowest			25	2nd
7	78	68	23	0.01
8	74	47	10.5	0.12		DEGREE DAYS			TOTAL	DEPART.
9	65	39	2			Heating			479	7
10	67	41	4			Cooling			17	4
11	66	34	0
12	72	43	7.5			PRECIPITATION			AMOUNT	DEPART.
13	63	36	-0.5			Total Monthly			2.06	-1.26
14	64	34	-1	.		Total for 2008			2.06	-1.26
15	57	42	-0.5	0.09		Precipitation Days			11	2
16	54	46	0	T		EXTREMES			AMOUNT	DATE
17	51	33	-8			24-hour Maximum			0.67	18th-19th
18	41	35	-12	0.66
19	48	31	-10.5	0.01		Maximum Wind Gust			40 mph	31st
20	53	28	-9.5
21	57	43	0	0.17		NUMBER OF DAYS			AMOUNT	DEPART.
22	62	37	-0.5	0.02		TEMPERATURE
23	43	36	-10.5	0.06		Maximum 90 or higher			0	0
24	50	38	-6	0.11		Maximum 32 or lower			0	-1
25	45	39	-8	0.18		Minimum 32 or lower			5	-6
26	60	40	-1
27	66	36	0			RECORD BOOK FOR JANUARY**
28	69	45	6	T		Highest Temperature			86°F	1972
29	75	42	7.5	T		Lowest Temperature			7°F	1973
30	57	30	-7.5	T		Lowest Max Temp			19°F	1962
31	61	37	-2	0.63		Highest Min Temp			69°F	1969
						Wettest Month			15.60"	1991
	Temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit					Driest Month			0.21"	1971
	Precipitation in inches					Wettest 24 hours			5.63"	1991
	"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
	T indicates "Trace"					maximum and minimum temperatures, from
						the 1971-2000 normals.
New Records Set or Tied*
DAY	PARAMETER					VALUE		RECORD		YEAR
6th	Highest Minimum Temperature					64		60		1965
7th	Highest Minimum Temperature					68		62		1953
Near Records*
DAY	PARAMETER					VALUE		RECORD		YEAR
2nd	2nd Lowest Minimum Temperature					25		13		1979
5th	Tied 2nd Highest Maximum Temperature					75		76		1989
5th	3rd Highest Minimum Temperature					58		65		1998
6th	3rd Highest Maximum Temperature					79		82		1989
7th	Tied 3rd Highest Maximum Temperature					78		82		1978
*NOTE:  All records are based on observations taken at Easterwood Field (1952-present)
Monthly Review
January 2008 brought a wide range of temperatures to the Brazos Valley. The month started out on the cool
side as temperatures struggled to reach the 50's the first three days of the month. The low temperature of 25º F
on the 2nd was the second lowest temperature recorded for the date. Beginning on the 4th, temperatures quickly
rebounded as winds shifted from the northwest to the southeast. High temperatures approached 80º F on the
6th and 7th. Records for highest minimum temperature (64º and 68º) were established on the 6th and 7th as
well. A cold front crossed through the area on the 9th dropping temperatures to seasonal averages. A stronger
cold front affected the area in the middle of  the month. From the 13th through the 27th, temperatures were either
at or below normal. The 18th was a raw day across the area as cold air and rainy conditions held temperatures
in the 30's for most of the day. The cool weather persisted for the rest of the month with a moderating trend the last
few days of the month. The average monthly temperature of 49.9º F was 0.3º below normal. Precipitation was
light throughout the month. Most rainfall occurred during the middle of the month in association with cold fronts
passing through the area. The monthly total of 2.06" was 1.26" below normal.
February Normals for College Station
			Temperature
Beginning of the month			63 / 42			Monthly precipitation:			2.38"
Middle of the month			66 / 44			Precipitation days:			8
End of the month			68 / 46			90° days			0
Prepared By:		Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon (State Climatologist)
		Adam Wiley (Undergraduate Assistant)
Email 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