Easterwood Field						College Station, Texas
Monthly Summary for October 2003
	TEMPERATURE			PRECIP.		TEMPERATURE
Day	Maximum	Minimum	*Depart.	Total		MEANS			ACTUAL	DEPART.
1	81	57	-6			Maximum			81.1	-0.9
2	77	61	-6			Minimum			60.2	1.2
3	80	55	-7			Monthly			70.6	0.1
4	84	56	-4			EXTREMES				DATE
5	86	66	2	2.36		Highest			90	23rd
6	81	67	0	0.81		Lowest			49	28th
7	83	67	2
8	84	71	5			DEGREE DAYS			TOTAL	DEPART.
9	76	69	0	3.01		Heating			13	-13
10	78	66	-1	0.01		Cooling			190	-6
11	83	65	2
12	82	69	4			PRECIPITATION			AMOUNT	DEPART.
13	84	71	6			Total Monthly			6.82	2.60
14	78	56	-5	0.01		Total for 2003			38.16	4.90
15	77	53	-6			Precipitation Days			8	2
16	84	58	0			EXTREMES			AMOUNT	DATE
17	82	60	1			24-hour Maximum			3.01	9th
18	78	55	-3
19	80	55	-1			Maximum Wind Gust			40 mph	5th
20	83	56	0
21	85	58	2			NUMBER OF DAYS			AMOUNT	DEPART.
22	89	56	4			TEMPERATURE
23	90	59	5			Maximum 90 or higher			0	-3
24	85	62	5	T		Maximum 32 or lower			0	0
25	82	59	4	0.51		Minimum 32 or lower			0	0
26	60	53	-10	0.10
27	71	50	-6			RECORD BOOK FOR OCTOBER
28	80	49	-2			Highest Temperature			102°F	1938
29	80	53	1			Lowest Temperature			29°F	1993
30	85	62	8	T		Highest Minimum			81°F	1914
31	85	72	13	0.01		Lowest Maximum			40°F	1925
						Wettest Month			18.77"	1994
	BOLDFACE indicates extreme monthly values					Driest Month			0.00"	1952
	ITALICS indicate a record was set or tied					Wettest 24 hours			14.96"	1994
	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
Near Records
DAY	PARAMETER				VALUE			RECORD		YEAR
22nd	4th Highest Maximum Temperature				89°F			91°F		1951
23rd	2nd Highest Maximum Temperature				90°F			91°F		1988
26th	Tied 4th Lowest Maximum Temperature				60°F			50°F		1957
31st	Tied 2nd Highest Minimum Temperature				72°F			73°F		1984
Monthly Review
October was another wet month for the Brazos Valley with 6.82 inches for the monthly total.
This total was 2.60 inches above normal, which also pushed the year-to-date total to nearly 5
inches above normal.  The copious rainfall can be contributed to the numerous stalled stationary
fronts which parked themselves in the South Central region of Texas.  This allowed for numerous
disturbances to train along the defined path of the boundary.  The month of October began with a
stationary front draped across the mid portion of the state, causing little precipitation in the Brazos
Valley.  It was however a stationary front on October 5th that caused instability in the atmosphere
which triggered numerous showers and thunderstorms in the eastern portion of Texas.  College
Station reported 2.36, and 0.81 on the 5th and 6th, respectively.  This frontal system did not
cool temperatures, but provided needed rainfall to the area.
The largest 24-hour rainfall of 3.01inches fell on the 9th due to an upper level disturbance.
A front moved across the state on the 14th, clearing the state, and slightly dropping temperatures.
Highs across the state were in the 70's.
The middle portion of the month was quite warm with 80's in the Brazos Valley.
A temperature of 90 degrees was reported on the 23rd of the month, which was the 2nd
highest maximum temperature for that date. The record high temperature was set in 1988 at 91
degrees Fahrenheit. These warmer than normal temperatures were followed by the first powerful
cold front of the fall season.  On the 25th the cold front made its way across South Central
Texas bringing with it a few rain showers and much cooler temperatures on the 26th.
High temperatures were more than 20 degrees cooler than the previous day.  The high temperature
of 60 degrees Fahrenheit tied the 4th lowest maximum temperature.  The month of October
concluded with warm and muggy conditions, and even a little rain on Halloween.
The Climate Prediction Center is predicting slightly above normal temperatures, and normal
precipitation for the Brazos Valley.
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)
		Kelsey Curtiss (Undergraduate Assistant)
		Michael Hammer (Undergraduate Assistant)
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