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Easterwood Field |
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College Station, Texas |
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Monthly Summary for January 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 |
65 |
38 |
+2 |
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Maximum |
66.0 |
+5.4 |
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2 |
72 |
58 |
+15 |
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Minimum |
39.6 |
-0.2 |
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3 |
83 |
68 |
+26 |
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Monthly |
52.8 |
+2.6 |
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4 |
69 |
44 |
+7 |
T |
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EXTREMES |
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DATE |
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5 |
46 |
36 |
-9 |
0.30 |
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Highest |
83 |
3rd |
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6 |
64 |
38 |
+1 |
0.35 |
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Lowest |
27 |
29th |
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7 |
69 |
33 |
+1 |
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8 |
79 |
42 |
+11 |
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DEGREE
DAYS |
TOTAL |
DEPART. |
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9 |
80 |
59 |
+20 |
T |
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Heating |
390 |
-82 |
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10 |
70 |
41 |
+6 |
0.03 |
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Cooling |
19 |
+6 |
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11 |
60 |
37 |
-2 |
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12 |
62 |
30 |
-4 |
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PRECIPITATION |
AMOUNT |
DEPART. |
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13 |
53 |
31 |
-8 |
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Total Monthly |
0.70 |
-2.62 |
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14 |
63 |
29 |
-4 |
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Total for YEAR |
0.70 |
-2.62 |
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15 |
62 |
36 |
-1 |
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Precipitation Days |
5 |
-4 |
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16 |
46 |
32 |
-11 |
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EXTREMES |
AMOUNT |
DATE |
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17 |
69 |
42 |
+6 |
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24-hour Maximum |
0.50 |
5th-6th |
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18 |
74 |
42 |
+8 |
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Maximum Wind Gust |
35 |
19th |
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19 |
67 |
40 |
+4 |
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20 |
61 |
35 |
-2 |
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21 |
70 |
30 |
0 |
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NUMBER
OF DAYS TEMP: |
AMOUNT |
DEPART. |
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22 |
77 |
44 |
+11 |
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Maximum 90 or higher |
0 |
0 |
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23 |
78 |
57 |
+18 |
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Maximum 32 or lower |
0 |
-1 |
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24 |
66 |
42 |
+4 |
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Minimum 32 or lower |
8 |
-3 |
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25 |
54 |
41 |
-3 |
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26 |
76 |
50 |
+12 |
T |
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RECORD BOOK FOR JANUARY |
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27 |
68 |
33 |
-1 |
0.01 |
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Highest Temperature |
86 |
1972 |
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28 |
47 |
30 |
-13 |
0.01 |
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Lowest Temperature |
-3 |
1949 |
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29 |
59 |
27 |
-8 |
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Highest Minimum |
70 |
1950 |
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30 |
66 |
30 |
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Lowest Maximum |
19 |
1962 |
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31 |
70 |
33 |
+1 |
Wettest Month |
15.60 |
1991 |
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Driest Month |
0.21 |
1936 |
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Wettest 24 Hours |
5.63 |
1991 |
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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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3rd |
Highest
Maximum Temperature |
83 |
81 |
2006 |
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9th |
Tied
Highest Maximum Temperature |
80 |
80 |
1957 |
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Near Records* |
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DAY |
PARAMETER |
VALUE |
RECORD |
YEAR |
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3rd |
2nd Highest Minimum Temperature |
68 |
69 |
2005 |
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8th |
2nd Highest Maximum Temperature |
79 |
80 |
1957 |
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9th |
2nd Highest Minimum Temperature |
59 |
61 |
1957 |
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23rd |
4th Highest Minimum Temperature |
57 |
69 |
2002 |
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23rd |
4th Highest Maximum Temperature |
78 |
86 |
1972 |
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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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The transition to 2009 brought similar weather
conditions that 2008 left behind. Temperatures were much above average the majority
of the month, and in fact, daily high temperatures averaged 5.4°F above their
normals. The mercury reached an incredible 83°F on the 3rd, breaking the old
record of 2006. Low temperatures, due to several cold fronts throughout the
month, were slightly lower than average. But overall, January 2009 was an
unusually warm month. Drought continued across the area, with less than three
quarters of an inch of rain accumulating for the month. Though several fronts
dropped temperatures, they lacked any substantial moisture and left very
little precipitation in their path to quench the area drought. Apart from
about two hundredths of an inch of rain recorded on the 27th-28th, College
Station has not seen a substantial amount of precipitation since the 5th-6th,
when all but 0.05" of January's monthly precipitation of 0.70"
fell. La Nina conditions have developed in the Pacific Ocean, which entails
above average temperatures and below average precipitation for the region. |
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February Normals for College Station |
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Temperature |
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Beginning of the month: |
62 / 41 |
Monthly precipitation: |
2.38 |
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Middle of the month: |
66 / 43 |
Precipitation days: |
8 |
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End of the month: |
69 / 47 |
Days ≤ 32°F: |
6 |
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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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