College Station Monthly Summary: April 2012
College Station experienced well above normal temperatures for the month of April with the average temperature 4.5oF above normal. The month was lacking on rainfall as well with only 0.57" inches of rain falling, the majority of which fell on the 3rd and 4th from the same system that brought a tornado outbreak to North Texas. Although the rainfall this month was lacking overall, College Station sits 9.40" above normal rainfall for the year, enough to remove Brazos County completely from drought conditions for the first time since October 2010.
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Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
87°F |
67°F |
+12°F |
|
Maximum |
83.3°F |
+4.4°F |
| 2 |
84°F |
71°F |
+12°F |
|
Minimum |
62.6°F |
+4.5°F |
| 3 |
86°F |
66°F |
+10°F |
0.40" |
Average |
73.0°F |
+4.5°F |
| 4 |
80°F |
60°F |
+4°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
83°F |
65°F |
+8°F |
|
Heating |
1 |
‑46 |
| 6 |
82°F |
60°F |
+5°F |
|
Cooling |
246 |
+94 |
| 7 |
83°F |
62°F |
+6°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
82°F |
63°F |
+6°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
1 |
0 |
| 9 |
82°F |
62°F |
+5°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
83°F |
63°F |
+6°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
85°F |
63°F |
+7°F |
|
|
| 12 |
84°F |
67°F |
+8°F |
T |
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
84°F |
66°F |
+7°F |
T |
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
83°F |
73°F |
+10°F |
T |
Monthly Total |
0.57" |
‑2.09" |
| 15 |
82°F |
62°F |
+4°F |
0.06" |
Year-to-date Total |
21.31" |
+9.39" |
| 16 |
70°F |
59°F |
‑4°F |
0.02" |
Days ≥ 0.01" |
4 |
‑3 |
| 17 |
83°F |
58°F |
+2°F |
|
|
| 18 |
81°F |
55°F |
‑1°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
82°F |
55°F |
0°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
76°F |
57°F |
‑4°F |
0.09" |
Highest Temperature |
91°F |
26th |
| 21 |
76°F |
52°F |
‑6°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
50°F |
22nd |
| 22 |
87°F |
50°F |
‑2°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
0.40" |
3rd |
| 23 |
78°F |
56°F |
‑3°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
38 mph |
14th |
| 24 |
85°F |
52°F |
‑2°F |
|
|
| 25 |
89°F |
61°F |
+4°F |
|
Record Book for April |
| 26 |
91°F |
69°F |
+9°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
96°F |
2011 |
| 27 |
88°F |
71°F |
+8°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
28°F |
1973 |
| 28 |
89°F |
70°F |
+8°F |
|
Highest Minimum |
76°F |
2011 |
| 29 |
88°F |
72°F |
+8°F |
|
Lowest Maximum |
42°F |
1938 |
| 30 |
85°F |
72°F |
+6°F |
|
Wettest Month |
12.50" |
1957 |
| |
Driest Month |
Trace |
2011 |
| |
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 1981‑2010 normal. |
*New Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Old Record |
Year |
| 2nd |
Tied highest minimum temperature |
71°F |
71°F |
1956 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 14th |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
73°F |
74°F |
1922 |
| 29th |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
72°F |
75°F |
1970 |
| 30th |
Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature |
72°F |
74°F |
2010 |
*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: |
82°F/62°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
4.33" |
| Middle of the month: |
86°F/67°F |
Precipitation days: |
8 |
| End of the month: |
89°F/70°F |
Days ≥ 90°F: |
7 |
