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Easterwood Field |
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College Station, Texas |
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Monthly Summary for February 2009 |
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TEMPERATURE |
PRECIP. |
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TEMPERATURE |
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Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Depart. |
Total |
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MEANS |
ACTUAL |
DEPART. |
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1 |
77 |
46 |
+10 |
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Maximum |
72.6 |
+7.1 |
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2 |
64 |
38 |
-1 |
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Minimum |
48.3 |
+4.9 |
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3 |
73 |
30 |
-1 |
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Monthly |
60.4 |
+5.9 |
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4 |
64 |
40 |
0 |
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EXTREMES |
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DATE |
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5 |
74 |
38 |
+4 |
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Highest |
86 |
27th |
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6 |
78 |
53 |
+13 |
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Lowest |
30 |
3rd |
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7 |
79 |
58 |
+16 |
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8 |
74 |
56 |
+12 |
0.01 |
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DEGREE
DAYS |
TOTAL |
DEPART. |
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9 |
71 |
61 |
+13 |
0.06 |
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Heating |
162 |
-147 |
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10 |
74 |
53 |
+11 |
0.30 |
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Cooling |
42 |
+28 |
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11 |
73 |
46 |
+6 |
0.01 |
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12 |
76 |
43 |
+6 |
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PRECIPITATION |
AMOUNT |
DEPART. |
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13 |
79 |
60 |
+16 |
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Total Monthly |
0.68 |
-1.70 |
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14 |
65 |
53 |
+5 |
0.13 |
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Total for YEAR |
1.38 |
-4.32 |
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15 |
69 |
52 |
+6 |
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Precipitation Days |
7 |
-1 |
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16 |
63 |
50 |
+2 |
T |
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EXTREMES |
AMOUNT |
DATE |
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17 |
71 |
55 |
+8 |
0.05 |
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24-hour Maximum |
0.31 |
10th-11th |
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18 |
82 |
55 |
+14 |
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Maximum Wind Gust |
44 |
10th |
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19 |
66 |
43 |
-1 |
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20 |
70 |
34 |
-4 |
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21 |
64 |
41 |
-4 |
0.12 |
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NUMBER
OF DAYS TEMP: |
AMOUNT |
DEPART. |
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22 |
63 |
33 |
-8 |
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Maximum 90 or higher |
0 |
0 |
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23 |
68 |
35 |
-5 |
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Maximum 32 or lower |
0 |
0 |
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24 |
80 |
49 |
+8 |
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Minimum 32 or lower |
1 |
-5 |
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25 |
82 |
63 |
+16 |
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26 |
84 |
67 |
+19 |
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RECORD BOOK FOR FEBRUARY |
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27 |
86 |
60 |
+16 |
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Highest Temperature |
99 |
1996 |
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28 |
63 |
39 |
-7 |
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Lowest Temperature |
5 |
1951 |
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Highest Minimum |
70 |
1922 |
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Lowest Maximum |
22 |
1933 |
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Wettest Month |
9.82 |
1992 |
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Driest Month |
0.01 |
1916 |
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Wettest 24 Hours |
5.05 |
2003 |
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Temperatures
in degrees Fahrenheit |
*
Departure of the daily mean temperature, |
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Precipitation
in inches |
as
calculated from the average of the |
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"T"
denotes less than or equal to 0.005" |
maximum
and minimum temperatures, from |
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BOLDFACE
indicates extreme values for the month |
the 1971-2000 normals. |
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ITALICS
indicate a record was set or tied |
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New Records Set* |
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DAY |
PARAMETER |
VALUE |
OLD RECORD |
YEAR |
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26th |
Tied Highest Minimum Temperature |
67 |
67 |
1996 |
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27th |
Highest Maximum Temperature |
86 |
83 |
1999 |
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Near Records* |
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DAY |
PARAMETER |
VALUE |
RECORD |
YEAR |
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6th |
2nd Highest Maximum Temperature |
78 |
80 |
1969 |
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7th |
Tied 2nd Highest Maximum Temperature |
79 |
83 |
1999 |
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7th |
Tied 3rd Highest Minimum Temperature |
58 |
62 |
1999 |
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9th |
4th Highest Minimum Temperature |
61 |
69 |
1999 |
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13th |
Tied 4th Highest Minimum Temperature |
60 |
68 |
1989 |
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18th |
2nd Highest Maximum Temperature |
82 |
89 |
1986 |
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25th |
3rd Highest Minimum Temperature |
63 |
68 |
2000 |
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26th |
4th Highest Maximum Temperature |
84 |
88 |
1954 |
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*NOTE: All records are based on observations taken
at Easterwood Field (1952-present) |
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Monthly Review |
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February 2009 was very warm, with average monthly temperatures
almost 6 degrees warmer than normal. Very early in the month, temperatures
were around normal, with mild temperatures during the day and relatively cool
temperatures at night. However, 11 of the 28 days in the month reached a mean
temperature of at least 9.5 degrees above normal; in particular, 6 of those
11 days reached at least 15 degrees above the normal mean daily temperature.
A cool front dropped temperatures in the latter part of the month to roughly
normal temperatures, though 4 of the last 5 days of the month reached at
least 80 degrees. Like most of Texas, College Station has received little
rainfall over the past month, with less than three quarters of an inch
recorded for the entire month. The area's "largest" rain came when
a line of severe weather raced through, leaving a concert of thunder but only
0.30 inches of rain. However, forecasts project that the La Nina which has
caused much of the warm, dry weather could dissipate and bring more normal
conditions to Texas. |
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March Normals for College Station |
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Temperature |
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Beginning of the month: |
69 / 47 |
Monthly precipitation: |
2.84 |
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Middle of the month: |
72 / 50 |
Precipitation days: |
7 |
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End of the month: |
76 / 54 |
Days ≤ 32°F: |
2 |
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Prepared by: |
Dr. John Nielsen-Gammon (State Climatologist) |
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Zachary Adian (Undergraduate Assistant) |
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E-mail address: |
osc@ariel.met.tamu.edu |
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Web address: |
http://atmo.tamu.edu/osc/ |
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OFFICE OF THE TEXAS STATE
CLIMATOLOGIST |
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DEPARTMENT OF ATMOSPHERIC SCIENCES |
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TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY |
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COLLEGE STATION, TX 77843-3150 |
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