College Station saw rainfall and temperatures near to slightly above average for the month. The transition to fall could be seen with 100+ degree highs in the beginning of the month turn to the mid to lower 80s at the end of the month. The majority of the precipitation came on the 29th when a slow moving low pressure system dropped 2.63 inches of steady rain on the city in 24 hours, breaking a record for that day’s precipitation. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, Brazos County returned to drought conditions by the end of the month as the region is blanketed in D1 Moderate drought classification.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
97°F |
78°F |
+4°F |
T |
Maximum |
92.0°F |
+1.5°F |
| 2 |
98°F |
78°F |
+4°F |
|
Minimum |
69.8°F |
+0.4°F |
| 3 |
99°F |
76°F |
+4°F |
|
Average |
80.9°F |
+0.9°F |
| 4 |
101°F |
77°F |
+6°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
101°F |
76°F |
+6°F |
|
Heating |
0 |
‑2 |
| 6 |
100°F |
77°F |
+6°F |
|
Cooling |
487 |
+37 |
| 7 |
101°F |
75°F |
+5°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
88°F |
73°F |
‑2°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
21 |
+3 |
| 9 |
93°F |
65°F |
‑3°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
93°F |
65°F |
‑3°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
92°F |
64°F |
‑3°F |
|
|
| 12 |
97°F |
72°F |
+4°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
92°F |
73°F |
+2°F |
0.16" |
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
83°F |
70°F |
‑4°F |
|
Monthly Total |
3.22" |
+0.04" |
| 15 |
87°F |
67°F |
‑3°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
34.78" |
+6.08" |
| 16 |
78°F |
69°F |
‑6°F |
0.36" |
Days ≥ 0.01" |
5 |
‑2 |
| 17 |
83°F |
68°F |
‑4°F |
0.01" |
|
| 18 |
88°F |
65°F |
‑2°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
89°F |
65°F |
‑2°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
93°F |
60°F |
‑2°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
101°F |
3 times |
| 21 |
93°F |
62°F |
0°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
60°F |
20th |
| 22 |
96°F |
65°F |
+2°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
2.63" |
29th |
| 23 |
96°F |
69°F |
+4°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
41 mph |
30th |
| 24 |
94°F |
69°F |
+4°F |
|
|
| 25 |
94°F |
71°F |
+6°F |
|
Record Book for September |
| 26 |
95°F |
71°F |
+6°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
112°F |
2000 |
| 27 |
92°F |
71°F |
+4°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
42°F |
1942 |
| 28 |
92°F |
69°F |
+4°F |
T |
Highest Minimum |
82°F |
1916 |
| 29 |
80°F |
73°F |
+0°F |
2.63" |
Lowest Maximum |
62°F |
1985 |
| 30 |
74°F |
61°F |
‑8°F |
0.06" |
Wettest Month |
12.13" |
1958 |
| |
Driest Month |
Trace |
2005 |
| |
Wettest 24 Hours |
6.83" |
1896 |
"T" indicates daily precipitation ≤ 0.005".
BOLDFACE indicates an extreme daily value for the month.
ITALICS indicates a daily record was set or tied.
*Departure from the 1981‑2010 normal. |
| *New Records Set |
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Old Record |
Year |
| 29th |
Most daily precipitation |
2.63" |
1.84" |
1921 |
| *Near Records |
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 1st |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
78°F |
80°F |
1914 |
| 2nd |
Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature |
78°F |
79°F |
1961 |
| 4th |
Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature |
77°F |
80°F |
1914 |
| 4th |
Tied 3rd highest maximum temperature |
101°F |
112°F |
2000 |
| 5th |
Tied 3rd highest maximum temperature |
101°F |
111°F |
2000 |
| 6th |
2nd highest minimum temperature |
77°F |
78°F |
1943 |
| 6th |
Tied 3rd highest maximum temperature |
100°F |
104°F |
1913 |
| 7th |
Tied 4th highest maximum temperature |
101°F |
102°F |
1912 |
| 16th |
Tied 3rd lowest maximum temperature |
78°F |
77°F |
1964 |
*NOTE: Records from 1910 through July 1951 are based on observations taken at the Texas Agricultural
Experiment Station main farm located 7 miles SW of College Station. Records from August 1951 through
the present are based on observations taken at Easterwood Field. |
| October Normals for College Station |
| Beginning of the month: |
86°F/65°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
4.91" |
| Middle of the month: |
81°F/60°F |
Precipitation days: |
8 |
| End of the month: |
76°F/55°F |
Days ≥ 90°F: |
3 |
