College Station Monthly Summary: April 2001
April 2001 brought little precipitation to the Brazos Valley with the monthly total resulting to only 0.24", 3.14" below the normal. The yearly total, however, is only 0.90" below normal with a total of 10.33" of precipitation. Temperatures were above normal for most of the first half of April with 4 days reaching 10°F above normal and a new record maximum temperature of 90°F on the 15th was 12°F above normal. A warm front swept through the Brazos Valley in the beginning of April, bringing warmer temperatures until the 10th, but only 0.03" of precipitation. On the 11th, a cold front brought in slightly cooler temperatures and 0.06" of total rain. Another cold front, which brought moderately cooler temperatures, went through College Station on the 15th and brought no precipitation. The cooler temperatures continued until the end of the month when a cold front came through on the 23rd and brought 0.15" of rain to the Brazos Valley.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
78°F |
49°F |
‑2°F |
|
Maximum |
81.1°F |
+2.8°F |
| 2 |
76°F |
64°F |
+5°F |
|
Minimum |
61.0°F |
+3.0°F |
| 3 |
82°F |
71°F |
+12°F |
0.03" |
Average |
71.0°F |
+2.8°F |
| 4 |
80°F |
70°F |
+10°F |
T |
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
83°F |
69°F |
+10°F |
T |
Heating |
12 |
‑27 |
| 6 |
83°F |
70°F |
+10°F |
|
Cooling |
203 |
+68 |
| 7 |
80°F |
65°F |
+6°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
84°F |
70°F |
+10°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
1 |
0 |
| 9 |
85°F |
71°F |
+11°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
84°F |
72°F |
+11°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
75°F |
61°F |
+1°F |
0.05" |
|
| 12 |
82°F |
61°F |
+4°F |
0.01" |
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
86°F |
64°F |
+7°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
86°F |
71°F |
+10°F |
|
Monthly Total |
0.24" |
‑3.14" |
| 15 |
90°F |
70°F |
+12°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
10.33" |
‑0.90" |
| 16 |
86°F |
67°F |
+8°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
4 |
‑3 |
| 17 |
70°F |
53°F |
‑8°F |
T |
|
| 18 |
70°F |
49°F |
‑10°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
77°F |
51°F |
‑5°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
79°F |
66°F |
+4°F |
T |
Highest Temperature |
90°F |
15th |
| 21 |
86°F |
65°F |
+6°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
46°F |
25th |
| 22 |
82°F |
71°F |
+8°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
0.26" |
23rd |
| 23 |
76°F |
59°F |
‑2°F |
0.15" |
Maximum Wind Gust |
31 mph |
22nd |
| 24 |
77°F |
54°F |
‑6°F |
T |
|
| 25 |
80°F |
46°F |
‑8°F |
|
Record Book for April |
| 26 |
82°F |
47°F |
‑6°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
96°F |
1933 |
| 27 |
81°F |
48°F |
‑6°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
28°F |
1973 |
| 28 |
83°F |
52°F |
‑4°F |
|
Highest Minimum |
75°F |
1994 |
| 29 |
84°F |
51°F |
‑4°F |
|
Lowest Maximum |
42°F |
1938 |
| 30 |
86°F |
53°F |
‑2°F |
|
Wettest Month |
12.50" |
1957 |
| |
Driest Month |
0.08" |
1984 |
| |
Wettest 24 Hours |
5.17" |
1969 |
"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 1961‑1990 normal. |
*New Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Old Record |
Year |
| 3rd |
Tied highest minimum temperature |
71°F |
71°F |
1929 |
| 9th |
Tied highest minimum temperature |
71°F |
71°F |
2001 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 4th |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
70°F |
73°F |
1923 |
| 6th |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
70°F |
71°F |
1922 |
| 8th |
Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature |
70°F |
73°F |
1922 |
| 10th |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
72°F |
74°F |
1922 |
| 14th |
Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature |
71°F |
74°F |
1922 |
| 15th |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
70°F |
71°F |
1967 |
| 15th |
Tied 2nd highest maximum temperature |
90°F |
91°F |
1914 |
| 18th |
Tied 4th lowest maximum temperature |
70°F |
67°F |
1939 |
| 25th |
Tied 3rd lowest minimum temperature |
46°F |
37°F |
1910 |
| 26th |
Tied 3rd lowest minimum temperature |
47°F |
42°F |
1910 |
| 27th |
Tied 4th lowest minimum temperature |
48°F |
47°F |
1928 |
| 29th |
Tied 4th lowest minimum temperature |
51°F |
44°F |
1916 |
*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. |
May Normals for College Station
| Beginning of the month: |
81°F/62°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
4.80" |
| Middle of the month: |
84°F/65°F |
Precipitation days: |
8 |
| End of the month: |
87°F/68°F |
Days ≥ 90°F: |
6 |
