| Easterwood Field |
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College Station, Texas
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Monthly Summary for March 1999
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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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81
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44
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7
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Maximum |
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71.5
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0.5
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2
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85
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59
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16
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Minimum |
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51.2
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1.5
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3
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66
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42
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-3
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Monthly |
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61.4
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1.1
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4
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73
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42
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1
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EXTREMES |
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DATE
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5
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76
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61
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11
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Highest |
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85
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2nd
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6
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78
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57
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11
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Lowest |
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31
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15th
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7
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62
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53
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0
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0.02
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8
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79
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52
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7
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0.53
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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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73
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48
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3
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0.01
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Heating |
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142
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-55
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10
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77
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52
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5
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Cooling |
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30
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-21
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11
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79
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62
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12
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12
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76
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52
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5
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0.02
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PRECIPITATION |
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AMOUNT
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DEPART.
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13
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52
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42
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-13
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0.60
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Total Monthly |
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3.64
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1.06
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14
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59
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40
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-11
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Total for 1999 |
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4.77
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-3.08
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15
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66
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31
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-12
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Precipitation
Days |
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11
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4
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16
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73
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39
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-5
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EXTREMES |
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AMOUNT
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DATE
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17
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75
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56
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4
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24-hour
Maximum |
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2.06"
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19th
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18
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78
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64
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10
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19
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67
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56
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0
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2.06
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Maximum
Wind Gust |
40 mph
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13th
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20
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66
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50
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-3
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0.06
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21
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72
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42
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-5
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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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77
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46
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0
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0.01
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TEMPERATURE |
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23
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76
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59
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5
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Maximum
90 or higher |
0
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0
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24
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76
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59
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5
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Maximum
32 or lower |
0
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0
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25
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68
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53
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-2
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0.08
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Minimum
32 or lower |
1
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-1
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26
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71
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49
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-3
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27
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69
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52
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-2
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RECORD BOOK FOR MARCH**
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28
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74
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58
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2
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0.18
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Highest
Temperature |
94°F
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1971
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29
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62
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56
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-5
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Lowest
Temperature |
19°F
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1980
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30
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61
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55
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-6
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0.07
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Lowest
Maximum |
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75°F
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1971
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31
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71
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57
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0
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Highest
Minimum |
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72°F
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1985
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Wettest Month |
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6.07"
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1980
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Temperatures
in degrees Fahrenheit |
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Driest Month |
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0.29"
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1971
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Precipitation
in inches |
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Wettest
24 hours |
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4.20"
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1980
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** Based
on records (1952-present) |
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"T" denotes
less than or equal to 0.005" |
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* Departure
of the daily mean temperature, |
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BOLDFACE
indicates extreme values for the month |
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as calculated
from the average of the |
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ITALICS
indicate a record was set or tied |
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maximum
and minimum temperatures, from |
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the 1961-1990
normals. |
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Monthly Review
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| The average monthly
temperature (61.4°F) was very close to normal in the Brazos Valley |
| for the month of March. March
was also the first month of the year to bring above normal |
| precipitation to the Easterwood
Field airport with a monthly total of 3.64" of rain. This brings |
| the year to date total to 4.77"
which is still 3.08" below normal. Precipitation was also |
| pretty evenly distributed throughout
the month with 11 days experiencing measurable |
| precipitation. |
| On the 13th a squall
line passed over Brazos County and dropped 0.60" of rain. There were |
| also numerous reports of hail
ranging from pea size to 1.00" in diameter all around the |
| Bryan/College Station area. Coming
in behind the squall line was much cooler air that brought |
| the daily temperature departures
to around 10°F below normal for the following 3 days. Once |
| again during the early hours of
the 19th another squall line found its way to the Brazos Valley. |
| This time just over 2.00" of rain
were recorded as the squall line passed through the area. March |
| ended on a gloomy note with cloudy
skies and occasional showers encompassing the region. |