College Station Monthly Summary: February 1997
February began with temperatures averaging 15°F to 20°F above normal as dry and partly cloudy skies persisted through the 7th. Temperatures fell on the 7th and remained slightly below normal through the 16th as nearly 2 inches of precipitation fell over this period. Thunderstorms moved through the Brazos Valley on the 20th totaling 1.34" of precipitation at Easterwood Field. There were 11 precipitation days this month, a noticeable difference from last February. For the year, we are now just over an inch and a half above normal as many locations in Central Texas have been threatened by flooding. On the whole, the rains have been good for growing since the precipitation has fallen steadily throughout the past couple of months. It is probably safe to assume we will have a very green spring in the near future!
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Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
79°F |
51°F |
+15°F |
|
Maximum |
60.9°F |
‑2.0°F |
| 2 |
83°F |
63°F |
+23°F |
|
Minimum |
45.0°F |
+3.1°F |
| 3 |
77°F |
63°F |
+20°F |
T |
Average |
52.9°F |
+0.5°F |
| 4 |
68°F |
50°F |
+9°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
59°F |
43°F |
+1°F |
|
Heating |
351 |
‑10 |
| 6 |
51°F |
46°F |
‑2°F |
T |
Cooling |
17 |
+9 |
| 7 |
48°F |
43°F |
‑4°F |
0.28" |
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
44°F |
40°F |
‑9°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
0 |
0 |
| 9 |
46°F |
38°F |
‑9°F |
0.04" |
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
52°F |
34°F |
‑8°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
1 |
‑5 |
| 11 |
60°F |
31°F |
‑6°F |
0.01" |
|
| 12 |
48°F |
44°F |
‑6°F |
1.60" |
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
46°F |
42°F |
‑8°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
50°F |
38°F |
‑8°F |
0.05" |
Monthly Total |
3.96" |
+1.34" |
| 15 |
60°F |
33°F |
‑6°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
6.84" |
+1.57" |
| 16 |
67°F |
34°F |
‑2°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
11 |
+3 |
| 17 |
68°F |
37°F |
0°F |
|
|
| 18 |
70°F |
52°F |
+8°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
75°F |
62°F |
+16°F |
0.01" |
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
72°F |
58°F |
+12°F |
1.34" |
Highest Temperature |
83°F |
2nd |
| 21 |
64°F |
46°F |
+1°F |
0.01" |
Lowest Temperature |
31°F |
11th |
| 22 |
61°F |
35°F |
‑6°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
1.60" |
12th |
| 23 |
58°F |
50°F |
‑1°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
33 mph |
20th |
| 24 |
53°F |
47°F |
‑5°F |
0.10" |
|
| 25 |
50°F |
46°F |
‑7°F |
0.10" |
Record Book for February |
| 26 |
66°F |
42°F |
‑1°F |
0.42" |
Highest Temperature |
99°F |
1996 |
| 27 |
56°F |
41°F |
‑6°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
5°F |
1951 |
| 28 |
74°F |
50°F |
+7°F |
T |
Highest Minimum |
70°F |
1922 |
| |
Lowest Maximum |
5°F |
1951 |
| |
Wettest Month |
9.82" |
1992 |
| |
Driest Month |
0.01" |
1916 |
| |
Wettest 24 Hours |
6.26" |
2012 |
"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 |
| No new records were set or tied in February 1997. |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 2nd |
Tied 2nd highest maximum temperature |
83°F |
84°F |
1911 |
| 3rd |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
63°F |
65°F |
1943 |
| 3rd |
Tied 4th highest maximum temperature |
77°F |
82°F |
1911 |
| 13th |
Tied 2nd lowest maximum temperature |
46°F |
43°F |
1995 |
| 19th |
Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature |
62°F |
66°F |
1917 |
*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. |
March Normals for College Station
| Beginning of the month: |
67°F/46°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
2.58" |
| Middle of the month: |
71°F/50°F |
Precipitation days: |
7 |
| End&nnbsp;of the month: |
75°F/54°F |
Days ≤ 32°F: |
2 |
