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Easterwood Field |
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College Station,
Texas |
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Monthly
Summary for January 2010 |
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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 |
55 |
33 |
-6 |
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Maximum |
58.1 |
-2.5 |
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2 |
55 |
30 |
-8 |
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Minimum |
38.0 |
-1.8 |
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3 |
44 |
38 |
-9 |
0.02 |
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Monthly |
48.0 |
-2.2 |
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4 |
46 |
31 |
-12 |
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EXTREMES |
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DATE |
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5 |
48 |
25 |
-14 |
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Highest |
77 |
2nd |
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6 |
53 |
31 |
-8 |
0.01 |
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Lowest |
18 |
9th |
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7 |
53 |
27 |
-10 |
0.04 |
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8 |
31 |
20 |
-25 |
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DEGREE DAYS |
TOTAL |
DEPART. |
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9 |
42 |
18 |
-20 |
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Heating |
524 |
+52 |
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10 |
46 |
22 |
-16 |
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Cooling |
5 |
-8 |
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11 |
52 |
24 |
-12 |
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12 |
64 |
30 |
-3 |
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PRECIPITATION |
AMOUNT |
DEPART. |
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13 |
59 |
35 |
-3 |
T |
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Total Monthly |
2.94 |
-0.38 |
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14 |
61 |
50 |
+6 |
0.18 |
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Total for YEAR |
2.94 |
-0.38 |
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15 |
55 |
47 |
+1 |
0.45 |
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Precipitation Days |
11 |
+2 |
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16 |
58 |
45 |
+2 |
0.43 |
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EXTREMES |
AMOUNT |
DATE |
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17 |
63 |
37 |
0 |
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24-hour Maximum |
1.71 |
28th-29th |
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18 |
71 |
43 |
+7 |
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Maximum Wind Gust |
59 |
19th |
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19 |
72 |
60 |
+16 |
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20 |
76 |
62 |
+19 |
0.05 |
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21 |
73 |
50 |
+12 |
0.01 |
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NUMBER OF DAYS TEMP: |
AMOUNT |
DEPART. |
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22 |
77 |
47 |
+12 |
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Maximum 90 or
higher |
0 |
0 |
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23 |
74 |
55 |
+15 |
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Maximum 32 or lower |
1 |
0 |
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24 |
67 |
41 |
+4 |
0.04 |
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Minimum 32 or lower |
12 |
+1 |
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25 |
64 |
36 |
0 |
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26 |
68 |
37 |
+2 |
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RECORD
BOOK FOR JANUARY |
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27 |
68 |
47 |
+7 |
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Highest Temperature |
86 |
1972 |
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28 |
68 |
58 |
+12 |
0.32 |
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Lowest Temperature |
-3 |
1949 |
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29 |
62 |
35 |
-3 |
1.39 |
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Highest Minimum |
70 |
1950 |
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30 |
37 |
32 |
-17 |
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Lowest Maximum |
19 |
1962 |
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31 |
39 |
32 |
-16 |
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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 |
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* Departure of the daily mean
temperature, |
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Precipitation in inches |
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as calculated from the average of the |
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"T" denotes less than or
equal to 0.005" |
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maximum and minimum temperatures,
from |
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BOLDFACE indicates extreme values for the
month |
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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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8th |
Lowest
Maximum Temperature |
31 |
33 |
1988 |
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9th |
Lowest
Minimum Temperature |
18 |
19 |
1962 |
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29th |
Most
Daily Precipitation |
1.39 |
1.21 |
1989 |
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Near
Records* |
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DAY |
PARAMETER |
VALUE |
RECORD |
YEAR |
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8th |
3rd
Lowest Minimum Temperature |
20 |
15 |
1976 |
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10th |
Tied
4th Lowest Minimum Temperature |
22 |
14 |
1982 |
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20th |
Tied
4th Highest Minimum Temperature |
62 |
68 |
1982 |
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20th |
Tied
4th Highest Maximum Temperature |
76 |
81 |
1954 |
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30th |
2nd
Lowest Maximum Temperature |
37 |
36 |
1966 |
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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 first month of the new year
brought a wide range of temperatures that left the citizens of College
Station not sure if they should be wearing shorts or a jacket. Temperatures
were much below average for the first half of the month and much above average
for the second half of the month. The average temperature on the 8th was 25°F
below normal, and just 12 days later on the 20th, the average temperature was
19°F above normal. The highest temperature of the month, with a high of 77°F,
was on the 22nd. An Arctic blast during the beginning of the month produced a
daily high of only 31°F on the 8th, breaking the old record set back in 1988.
College Station was no stranger to cold nights this month, including a record
low temperature of 18°F set on the 9th, which broke the old record of 29°F
set back in 1962. Although there were several cold fronts during January,
there was not a significant amount of moisture this month. The monthly total
precipitation was nearly 3 inches of rain and 0.38" below normal. On the
28th-29th, 1.71" of rain were recorded, the highest 1-day total for the
month. As the month came to a close, temperatures once again dropped well
below normal, ushering in a very cold start to February. |
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February
Normals for College Station |
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Temperature |
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Beginning
of the month: |
62
/ 41 |
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Monthly
precipitation: |
2.38 |
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Middle
of the month: |
66
/ 43 |
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Precipitation
days: |
8 |
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End
of the month: |
69
/ 47 |
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Days
≤ 32°F: |
6 |
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Prepared
by: |
Dr. John
Nielsen-Gammon (State Climatologist) |
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Brent McRoberts
(Research Associate) Marissa Pazos
(Undergraduate Assistant) |
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E-mail
address: |
osc@ariel.met.tamu.edu |
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Web
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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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