Easterwood Field						College Station, Texas
Monthly Summary for September 2005
	TEMPERATURE			PRECIP.		TEMPERATURE
Day	Maximum	Minimum	*Depart.	Total		MEANS			ACTUAL	DEPART.
1	99	73	3			Maximum			96.7	5.8
2	96	75	2.5			Minimum			73.2	4.7
3	95	74	1.5			Monthly			85.0	5.3
4	97	74	3.5			EXTREMES				DATE
5	97	70	1.5			Highest			105	26th
6	95	70	0.5			Lowest			67	8th
7	93	69	-1
8	95	67	-1			DEGREE DAYS			TOTAL	DEPART.
9	95	71	2			Heating			0	0
10	90	72	0	T		Cooling			607	167
11	92	75	2.5	T
12	92	75	2.5			PRECIPITATION			AMOUNT	DEPART.
13	95	74	4.5	T		Total Monthly			Trace	-3.91
14	98	75	6.5			Total for YEAR			24.88	-4.16
15	99	76	7.5			Precipitation Days			0	-8
16	96	78	7	T		EXTREMES			AMOUNT	DATE
17	99	76	7.5			24-hour Maximum			0.00
18	98	77	8.5
19	98	74	7			Maximum Wind Gust			47	24th
20	98	72	6
21	102	73	9.5			NUMBER OF DAYS			AMOUNT	DEPART.
22	102	72	9			TEMPERATURE
23	98	75	8.5			Maximum 90 or higher			29	12
24	94	73	5.5	T		Maximum 32 or lower			0	0
25	104	70	10			Minimum 32 or lower			0	0
26	105	76	13.5
27	103	73	11			RECORD BOOK FOR SEPTEMBER
28	103	76	13.5			Highest Temperature			112°F	2000
29	84	72	2	T		Lowest Temperature			42°F	1942
30	90	69	3.5			Highest Minimum			82°F	1916
						Lowest Maximum			62°F	1985
						Wettest Month			12.13"	1958
						Driest Month			Trace"	2005
						Wettest 24 hours			5.23"	1974
	Temperatures in degrees Fahrenheit
	Precipitation in inches					* Departure of the daily mean temperature,
	"T" denotes less than or equal to 0.005"					as calculated from the average of the
	BOLDFACE indicates extreme values for the month					maximum and minimum temperatures, from
	ITALICS indicate a record was set or tied					the 1971-2000 normals.
New Records Set*
DAY	PARAMETER					VALUE		RECORD		YEAR
15	Tied Highest Maximum Temperature					99		99		1954
16	Highest Minimum Temperature					78		77		1978
18	Tied Highest Minimum Temperature					77		77		2002
21	Highest Maximum Temperature					102		99		1957
22	Highest Maximum Temperature					102		98		2000
25	Highest Maximum Temperature					104		97		1954
26	Highest Maximum Temperature					105		98		1954
27	Highest Maximum Temperature					103		101		1953
28	Highest Maximum Temperature					103		100		1953
Near Records*
DAY	PARAMETER					VALUE		RECORD		YEAR
11	Tied 4th Highest Minimum					75		77		1964
12	Tied 4th Highest Minimum					75		77		1982
14	Tied 2nd Highest Maximum					98		99		1965
15	Tied 2nd Highest Minimum					76		77		1978
16	Tied 2nd Highest Maximum					96		98		1995
17	Tied 2nd Highest Minimum					76		77		1988
17	Tied 2nd Highest Maximum					99		103		1995
18	Tied 2nd Highest Maximum					98		99		1956
19	Tied 4th Highest Maximum					98		101		1956
23	Tied 4th Highest Minimum					75		80		2000
23	2nd Highest Maximum					98		99		2000
26	Tied 2nd Highest Minimum					76		78		1977
28	2nd Highest Minimum					76		78		1959
*NOTE:  All records are based on observations taken at Easterwood Field (1952-present)
Monthly Review
It was a hot, dry, record breaking month in the Brazos Valley.  In all, seven days either tied or set a new highest
maxmum temperature, with the highest at 105 on the 26th.  The value of 103 on the 28th is the highest temperature
ever reported this late in the season.   With all the record highs, this September became the hottest September on
record with an average temperature of 85.2, which broke the old record of 84.5 set in 1911.  Not only was it
extremely hot but it was also very dry.  Only a trace of rainfall was recorded making this the driest September on
record, breaking the previous record of 0.02" set in 1929.  Easterwood Field in now 4.16" low for precipitation for
the year.  Anticipation hit the Brazos Valley when Rita, the third strongest hurricane (in terms of pressure) ever
recorded, set its sights for the Texas Coast.  Fortunately for all in the area, the hurricane made an easterly turn
providing only high winds for the area, but unfortunately it left the area dry: only a trace of rainfall was recorded on
the 24th.  The only relief came in the form of a weak front on the 29th which lowered the high temperature from 103
the day before to 84.  When all was said and done for the month a total of nine records were tied or broken, 13
13 near records were tied or broken, a major hurricane caused large-scale evacuations and problems, and the
hottest and driest September on record was hottest and driest September on record was recorded. Hopefully,
October can provide us with much needed relief from the hot,dry conditions of September.
October Normals for College Station
		Temperature
Beginning of the month			87 / 64			Monthly precipitation:			4.22"
Middle of the month			82 / 59			Precipitation days:			6
End of the month			76 / 54			90° days			3
Prepared by:		Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon (State Climatologist)
		Matt Mosier (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