Easterwood Field						College Station, Texas
Monthly Summary for November 2003
	TEMPERATURE			PRECIP.		TEMPERATURE
Day	Maximum	Minimum	*Depart.	Total		MEANS			ACTUAL	DEPART.
1	82	67	9			Maximum			72.8	1.9
2	84	68	12			Minimum			53.5	4.4
3	81	67	10			Monthly			63.1	3.1
4	81	68	10			EXTREMES				DATE
5	84	66	11			Highest			84	2nd,5th,12th
6	68	53	-2			Lowest			33	24th,25th,29th
7	54	51	-10	T
8	57	50	-8	0.03		DEGREE DAYS			TOTAL	DEPART.
9	60	52	-6	0.06		Heating			151	-50
10	79	50	2	T		Cooling			97	45
11	82	69	15	0.27
12	84	69	16			PRECIPITATION			AMOUNT	DEPART.
13	72	57	3	0.03		Total Monthly			3.93	0.75
14	72	49	0			Total for 2003			42.09	5.65
15	81	60	11	0.04		Precipitation Days			10	3
16	82	65	13	2.09		EXTREMES			AMOUNT	DATE
17	74	68	11	1.32		24-hour Maximum			2.09	16th
18	72	51	3	0.05
19	72	44	-1			Maximum Wind Gust			43 mph	18th
20	75	45	2
21	77	52	6			NUMBER OF DAYS			AMOUNT	DEPART.
22	80	61	13			TEMPERATURE
23	72	40	-2	0.03		Maximum 90 or higher			0	0
24	52	33	-14			Maximum 32 or lower			0	0
25	64	33	-8			Minimum 32 or lower			0	-3
26	73	57	8	T
27	73	48	5	0.01		RECORD BOOK FOR NOVEMBER
28	61	37	-7			Highest Temperature			97°F	1955
29	63	33	-8			Lowest Temperature			19°F	1976
30	72	42	1			Highest Minimum			75°F	1994
						Lowest Maximum			36°F	1976
						Wettest Month			9.28"	1994
	BOLDFACE indicates extreme monthly values					Driest Month			0.06"	1952
	ITALICS indicate a record was set or tied					Wettest 24 hours			4.56"	2002
	Precipitation in inches					** Based on incomplete data
	* Est. Values					* Departure of the daily mean temperature,
						as calculated from the average of the
						maximum and minimum temperatures, from
						the 1971-2000 normals.
New Records Set Or Tied
DAY	PARAMETER				VALUE			RECORD		YEAR
7th	Lowest Maximum Temperature				54°F			55°F		1967
11th	Highest Minimum Temperature				69°F			67°F		1992
12th	Highest Minimum Temperature				69°F			68°F		1955
Near Records
DAY	PARAMETER				VALUE			RECORD		YEAR
2nd	3rd Highest Minimum Temperature				68°F			71°F		1974
4th	4th Highest Minimum Temperature				68°F			75°F		1994
5th	4th Highest Maximum Temperature				84°F			83°F		1951
5th	3rd Highest Minimum Temperature				66°F			69°F		1989
11th	Tied 4th Highest Maximum Temperature				82°F			86°F		1962
12th	4th Highest Maximum Temperature				84°F			86°F		1955
17th	Tied 2nd Highest Minimum Temperature				68°F			69°F		1957
24th	3rd Lowest Minimum Temperature				33°F			27°F		1970
Monthly Review
The Brazos Valley experienced a roller coaster of temperatures in the month of November.
The average temperature at the beginning of the month ranged from 9-12 degrees above normal.
A major cold front passed through the area on the night of the 6th, dropping highs on the
7th by 30 degrees compared to the 5th.  This system brought light showers to the Bryan/College
Station area.  By the 10th temperatures moderated to the upper 70's, and the flow of moisture from
the Gulf of Mexico returned. The next cold front approached the Brazos Valley on the 16th, which
acted as a instability factor for the production of showers and thunderstorms.  College Station
received over 1/2 of the total precipitation for the month of November on the 16th, with 2.04 inches.
This system lingered on top of Texas for a few days producing showers and thunderstorms in the
central portion of the state.  The skies cleared on the 18th, leaving 70 degree temperatures in its
wake.  The 23rd of November brought another cold front to the Brazos Valley, with drier and cooler
conditions behind it.  A record low temperature of 33 degrees Fahrenheit was reported on the 24th.
The low temperature of 33 degrees was reported on the 25th, and 29th as well.  Other records were
reported this month on the 7th with the lowest maximum temperature at 54 degrees.  The highest
minimum temperature of 69 degrees was reported on the 11th, as well as on the 12th.
The month of November ended on a slightly warmer than normal note, and a year to date rainfall of
42.09 which is nearly 6 inches above normal.
November Normals for College Station
Temperature
Beginning of the month			76 / 54			Monthly precipitation:			3.18"
Middle of the month			71 / 49			Precipitation days:			7
End of the month			66 / 45			90° days			0
Prepared by:		John Nielsen-Gammon  (State Climatologist)
		Michael Hammer & Kelsey Curtiss (Undergraduate Assistants)
E-mail 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