Easterwood Field |
College Station, Texas |
TEMPERATURE PRECIP. TEMPERATURE Day Max Min *DEPART TOTAL MEANS ACTUAL DEPART.
1 97 71 2 Maximum 92.5 4.1 2 97 73 3 T Minimum 68.9 0.2 3 98 71 3 0.19 Monthly 80.7 2.1 4 86 73 -1 5 90 68 -2 EXTREMES TEMP DATE Highest 99F 9 6 93 65 -2 Lowest 57F 27 7 95 68 1 8 96 71 3 DEGREE DAYS TOTAL DEPART. 9 99 70 4 Heating 0 0 10 95 70 2 Cooling 468 60 11 96 70 3 12 93 70 2 PRECIPITATION AMOUNT DEPART. 13 97 69 4 14 97 70 4 Total Monthly 3.66 -1.21 15 96 70 4 Total for 1997 30.22 0.93 Precipitation Days 3 -3 16 97 70 4 17 98 73 8 EXTREMES AMOUNT DATE 18 97 72 6 24-hour Maximum 3.02 22nd-23rd 19 97 72 6 20 97 71 6 MAXIMUM WIND GUST 43mph 3rd 21 95 72 6 NUMBER OF DAYS AMOUNT DEPART. 22 81 74 0 0.94 TEMPERATURE 23 85 73 2 2.53 Maximum 90 or higher 23 6 24 79 69 -2 Maximum 32 or lower 0 0 25 82 67 -2 Minimum 32 or lower 0 0 26 84 58 -5 RECORD BOOK FOR SEPTEMBER 27 87 57 -3 Highest Temperature 106F 1985 28 90 60 0 Lowest Temperature 42F 1942 29 90 65 2 Wettest Month 12.13" 1958 30 90 65 2 Driest Month 0.02" 1929 Wettest 24 hours 5.23" 1974
Temperature in degrees Fahrenheit Precipitation in inches "T" denotes less than or equal to 0.005" BOLDFACE indicates extreme values for the month ITALICS indicate a record was set or tied * Departure of the daily mean temperature, as calculated from the average of the maximum and minimum temperatures, from the 1961-1990 normals.
New Records Set
DAY PARAMETER VALUE OLD RECORD YEAR No new records set.
Near Records
DAY PARAMETER VALUE RECORD YEAR 18th Tied 4th Highest Maximum Temperature 97F 103F 1927
Our region experienced much warmer than normal temperatures throughout most of the month of Septermber. Average daily temperatures were well above 4F between the 13th and the 21st. The greatest daily temperature departure during this period and for the month was +8F on the 17th.
A cold front combined with overrunning warm and moist air from the Gulf of
Mexico produced one of the most significant rain events we have seen this year. Nearly 3.50" of precipitation was observed at Easterwood Field over a 36-hour
period on the 22nd and 23rd. Much more extreme amounts (nearly 12" in areas
near Houston) fell at some locations closer to the Gulf Coast during this same
episode.
October Normals for College Station
Temperature Beginning of the month 84 / 64 Monthly Precipitation: 3.81" Middle of the month 81 / 59 Precipitation days: 6 End of the month 76 / 54 90F Days 3
Prepared by: John F. Griffiths (State Climatologist) Brian N. Belcher (Graduate Assistant to the State Climatologist) belcher@tamu.edu