Easterwood Field						College Station, Texas
Monthly Summary for March 2007
	TEMPERATURE			PRECIP.		TEMPERATURE
Day	Maximum	Minimum	*Depart.	Total		MEANS			ACTUAL	DEPART.
1	71	45	0	0.04		Maximum			75.2	2.6
2	72	41	-1.5			Minimum			55.5	5.0
3	62	38	-9			Monthly			65.3	3.7
4	60	31	-13.5			EXTREMES				DATE
5	68	32	-9			Highest			83	10th
6	70	39	-4.5			Lowest			31	4th
7	74	46	0
8	76	48	2			DEGREE DAYS			TOTAL	DEPART.
9	79	52	5.5			Heating			95	-54
10	83	63	13			Cooling			112	70
11	77	58	6.5	0.10
12	73	61	6	1.18		PRECIPITATION			AMOUNT	DEPART.
13	72	59	4.5	1.55		Total Monthly			6.74	3.90
14	67	55	0	1.45		Total for 2007			11.80	3.26
15	78	53	4.5			Precipitation Days			7	0
16	69	52	-1.5			EXTREMES			AMOUNT	DATE
17	72	48	-2			24-hour Maximum			2.30	26th
18	75	55	3
19	78	65	9.5			Maximum Wind Gust			40 mph	12th
20	80	65	9.5
21	79	65	9	T		NUMBER OF DAYS			AMOUNT	DEPART.
22	81	65	10			TEMPERATURE
23	80	66	10	T		Maximum 90 or higher			0	0
24	81	65	10			Maximum 32 or lower			0	0
25	78	66	8			Minimum 32 or lower			2	0
26	77	62	5.5	2.30
27	82	61	7.5	T		RECORD BOOK FOR MARCH**
28	82	66	10	T		Highest Temperature			94°F	1971
29	80	69	10.5	T		Lowest Temperature			17°F	2002
30	78	70	9	T		Lowest Maximum			32°F	1989
31	76	60	3	0.12		Highest Minimum			72°F	1985
						Wettest Month			6.19"	2001
	Temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit					Driest Month			0.29"	1971
	Precipitation in inches					Wettest 24 hours			4.20"	1980
	"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 1971-2000 normals.
New Records Set*
DAY	PARAMETER					VALUE		OLD RECORD		YEAR
30th	Highest Minimum Temperature					70		68		1953
Near Records*
DAY	PARAMETER					VALUE		RECORD		YEAR
5th	4th Lowest Minimum Temperature					32		17		2002
19th	4th Highest Minimum Temperature					65		70		1982
20th	2nd Highest Minimum Temperature					65		71		1982
21st	2nd Highest Minimum Temperature					65		66		1953,91
22nd	3rd Highest Minimum Temperature					65		69		1975
23rd	2nd Highest Minimum Temperature					66		68		1995
24th	3rd Highest Minimum Temperature					65		68		1954
25th	3rd Highest Minimum Temperature					66		68		1988
31st	3rd Highest Minimum Temperature					67		71		7982
*NOTE:  All records are based on observations taken at Easterwood Field (1952-present)
Monthly Review
In contrast to dry February, this March produced a large surplus in rainfall.  The monthly precipitation total was
6.74", 3.90" more than normal.  That brings the yearly total rainfall to 11.80", 3.26" more than normal.  Therefore,
despite the fact that February 2007 was the second driest February ever reported, the Brazos Valley can report
above average rainfall totals, mainly due to the large amounts of rain during March.  A cold front brought light
precipitation totals on the 1st of the month.  Most of the month's rainfall came on during the three day span between
the 12th and 14th.  A slow moving upper-level trough moved over the area.  Its northeast movement produced
a training effect of rainfall through the area and resulted in rainfall totals over 1" for each day (12th,13th,14th) and
a three-day total of 4.18".  Another upper-level system moved through on the 26th.  It produced very heavy rains
and a precipitation total of 2.30".  Temperatures for the monthwere above average.  The mean monthly
temperature of 65.3°F was 3.7°F above normal and the mean minimum temperature of 55.5°F was 5.0°F above
average.  The warmer than average minimum temperature was due to the moist air mass that was over the area
for most of the most.  This moist air mass also allowed the high precipitation totals.
April Normals for College Station
Temperature
Beginning of the month			77 / 55			Monthly precipitation:			3.20"
Middle of the month			79 / 57			Precipitation days:			7
End of the month			81 / 59			90° days			1
State Climatologist:			Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon
Prepared by:			Matt Mosier (Undergraduate Assistant)
Email:  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