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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 |
-3 |
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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 degrees above their
normals. The mercury reached an incredible 83 degrees 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 inches of January's monthly
precipitation of 0.70 inches 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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