Easterwood Field College Station, Texas
Monthly Summary for November 1998
TEMPERATURE PRECIP. TEMPERATURE
Day
Maximum
Minimum
*Depart.
Total
 MEANS
ACTUAL
DEPART.
1
75
56
0
0.55
 Maximum
70.4
0.3
2
70
51
-4
 Minimum
53.9
4.5
3
77
52
1
 Monthly
62.2
2.3
4
64
51
-5
 EXTREMES
DATE
5
54
42
-15
 Highest
81
9,19,29
6
56
41
-14
 Lowest
41
6th
7
63
51
-5
0.7
8
62
55
-4
0.01
 DEGREE DAYS
TOTAL
DEPART.
9
81
62
10
0.01
 Heating
198
-6
10
75
48
0
0.19
 Cooling
47
-1
11
68
43
-6
12
55
50
-8
2.39
 PRECIPITATION
AMOUNT
DEPART.
13
57
53
-6
0.99
 Total Monthly
6.57
3.42
14
58
53
-5
1.64
 Total for 1998
40.50
4.25
15
68
56
2
0.01
 Precipitation Days
15
7
16
71
53
2
 EXTREMES
AMOUNT
DATE
17
68
56
3
 24-hour Maximum
3.18"
12th-13th
18
76
61
9
19
81
61
12
 Maximum Wind Gust
31mph
1st
20
69
54
4
0.01
21
65
50
-1
0.03
 NUMBER OF DAYS
AMOUNT
DEPART.
22
71
44
0
0.01
 TEMPERATURE
23
72
59
8
 Maximum 90 or higher
0
0
24
78
61
13
 Maximum 32 or lower
0
0
25
80
62
14
 Minimum 32 or lower
0
-3
26
80
58
12
0.01
27
79
59
13
 RECORD BOOK FOR NOVEMBER
28
78
60
13
0.01
 Highest Temperature
94°F
1921
29
81
64
17
0.01
 Lowest Temperature
19°F
1976
30
79
52
10
 Highest Minimum
75°F
1994
Lowest Maximum
36°F
1976
Wettest Month
9.28"
1929
Temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit Driest Month
0.06"
1949
Precipitation in inches Wettest 24 hours
3.61"
1914
"T" denotes less than or equal to 0.005"
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 1961-1990 normals.
New Records Set
DAY
PARAMETER
VALUE
RECORD
YEAR
29th
Highest Maximum Temperature
81°F
 80°F
1975
Near Records
DAY
PARAMETER
VALUE
RECORD
YEAR
5th
2nd Lowest Maximum Temperature
54°F
 52°F
1995
6th
4th Lowest Maximum Temperature
56°F
 47°F
1959
13th
4th Lowest Maximum Temperature
57°F
 39°F
1976
29th
Tied 2nd Highest Minimum Temperature
64°F
 71°F
1975
Monthly Review
November began with a frontal system passing over the region from the west on the 1st. The frontal
system triggered precipitation over the Brazos Valley and dropped 0.55" of rain at Easterwood Field.
Cooler air that was located behind the front caused temperature readings to stay below normal from
the 2nd to the 8th all throughout the Bryan/College Station area. From the 12th to the 15th a 
front along the Texas coast helped push extremely moist Gulf air over Southeast Texas. 5.03" of rain
were recorded at Easterwood Field during this 4 day period alone.
During the 2nd half of the November with a high pressure becoming a fixture in the Southeast United
States, the cooler air masses were kept well to the north of the Brazos Valley allowing temperatures
to once again climb to above normal values. During the last 8 days of the month the average daily
temperatures were between 8°F and 17°F above normal. On the 29th, the highest maximum daily 
temperature record was broken when the mercury rose to 81°F. This weather pattern also kept the
Brazos Valley dry with only 0.08" of precipitation reaching the ground from the 16th to the 30th.
December Normals for College Station
Temperature
Beginning of the month
65 / 45
 Monthly precipitation:
2.83"
Middle of the month
61 / 41
 Precipitation days: 
8
End of the month
59 / 39
 32° days
8
Prepared by: John F. Griffiths (State Climatologist)
Chris J. Gordon (Graduate Assistant)
Internet address: cgordon@ariel.met.tamu.edu
Web address: http://www.met.tamu.edu/met/osc/osc.html
OFFICE OF THE TEXAS STATE CLIMATOLOGIST
DEPARTMENT OF METEOROLOGY
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
COLLEGE STATION, TX 77843-3150