College Station Monthly Summary: February 2009
February 2009 was very warm, with average monthly temperatures almost 6°F warmer than normal. Very early in the month, temperatures were around normal, with mild temperatures during the day and relatively cool temperatures at night. However, 11 of the 28 days in the month reached a mean temperature of at least 9.5°F above normal; in particular, 6 of those 11 days reached at least 15°F above the normal mean daily temperature. A cool front dropped temperatures in the latter part of the month to roughly normal temperatures, though 4 of the last 5 days of the month reached at least 80°F. Like most of Texas, College Station has received little rainfall over the past month, with less than three quarters of an inch recorded for the entire month. The area's "largest" rain came when a line of severe weather raced through, leaving a concert of thunder but only 0.30" of rain. However, forecasts project that the La Nina which has caused much of the warm, dry weather could dissipate and bring more normal conditions to Texas.
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Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
77°F |
46°F |
+10°F |
|
Maximum |
72.6°F |
+7.1°F |
| 2 |
64°F |
38°F |
‑1°F |
|
Minimum |
48.2°F |
+4.9°F |
| 3 |
73°F |
30°F |
0°F |
|
Average |
60.4°F |
+5.9°F |
| 4 |
64°F |
40°F |
0°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
74°F |
38°F |
+4°F |
|
Heating |
162 |
‑147 |
| 6 |
78°F |
53°F |
+12°F |
|
Cooling |
42 |
+28 |
| 7 |
79°F |
58°F |
+16°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
74°F |
56°F |
+12°F |
0.01" |
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
0 |
0 |
| 9 |
71°F |
61°F |
+13°F |
0.06" |
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
74°F |
53°F |
+10°F |
0.30" |
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
1 |
‑5 |
| 11 |
73°F |
46°F |
+6°F |
0.01" |
|
| 12 |
76°F |
43°F |
+6°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
79°F |
60°F |
+16°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
65°F |
53°F |
+5°F |
0.13" |
Monthly Total |
0.68" |
‑1.70" |
| 15 |
69°F |
52°F |
+6°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
1.38" |
‑4.32" |
| 16 |
63°F |
50°F |
+2°F |
T |
Days ≥ 0.01" |
7 |
‑1 |
| 17 |
71°F |
55°F |
+8°F |
0.05" |
|
| 18 |
82°F |
55°F |
+14°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
66°F |
43°F |
0°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
70°F |
34°F |
‑4°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
86°F |
27th |
| 21 |
64°F |
41°F |
‑4°F |
0.12" |
Lowest Temperature |
30°F |
3rd |
| 22 |
63°F |
33°F |
‑8°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
0.31" |
10th-11th |
| 23 |
68°F |
35°F |
‑4°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
44 mph |
10th |
| 24 |
80°F |
49°F |
+8°F |
|
|
| 25 |
82°F |
63°F |
+16°F |
|
Record Book for February |
| 26 |
84°F |
67°F |
+18°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
99°F |
1996 |
| 27 |
86°F |
60°F |
+16°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
5°F |
1951 |
| 28 |
63°F |
39°F |
‑7°F |
|
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 1971‑2000 normal. |
*New Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Old Record |
Year |
| 26th |
Tied highest minimum temperature |
67°F |
67°F |
1944 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 7th |
Tied 3rd highest maximum temperature |
79°F |
83°F |
1999 |
| 18th |
Tied 3rd highest maximum temperature |
82°F |
89°F |
1986 |
| 27th |
Tied 2nd highest maximum temperature |
86°F |
87°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: |
69°F/47°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
2.84" |
| Middle of the month: |
73°F/50°F |
Precipitation days: |
7 |
| End of the month: |
76°F/54°F |
Days ≤ 32°F: |
2 |
