College Station Monthly Summary: January 1999
Positive anomalies of temperature greeted the Brazos Valley in the new year. With a mean monthly temperature of 54.6°F, January was 6.1°F above normal. The mean daily temperature rose above its daily normal temperature on 21 days throughout the month, with an incredible 25°F on the 21st. The 17th and 21st of January saw new high temperature records set with temperature readings climbing to 79°F and 80°F respectively. Precipitation on the other hand was 1.69" below normal for the month of January. This was the first month since last July to experience less precipitation than what is normally expected. Around three-quarters of the total precipitation that fell at Easterwood Field during January 1999 was observed from the 28th to the 30th. During this time a low pressure system in South Texas tracked eastward across the state. The system triggered severe storms across the area while also bringing heavy rain to some locations in Brazos County.
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Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
74°F |
55°F |
+16°F |
0.06" |
Maximum |
66.4°F |
+8.0°F |
| 2 |
62°F |
32°F |
‑2°F |
|
Minimum |
42.9°F |
+4.2°F |
| 3 |
38°F |
30°F |
‑15°F |
|
Average |
54.6°F |
+6.1°F |
| 4 |
42°F |
24°F |
‑16°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
56°F |
24°F |
‑8°F |
|
Heating |
338 |
‑184 |
| 6 |
69°F |
49°F |
+11°F |
|
Cooling |
25 |
+14 |
| 7 |
79°F |
56°F |
+20°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
77°F |
37°F |
+9°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
0 |
0 |
| 9 |
46°F |
32°F |
‑9°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
‑1 |
| 10 |
57°F |
26°F |
‑6°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
7 |
‑4 |
| 11 |
68°F |
35°F |
+4°F |
|
|
| 12 |
72°F |
50°F |
+13°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
63°F |
44°F |
+6°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
45°F |
34°F |
‑8°F |
0.07" |
Monthly Total |
0.96" |
‑1.69" |
| 15 |
57°F |
28°F |
‑6°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
0.96" |
‑1.69" |
| 16 |
74°F |
44°F |
+11°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
7 |
‑2 |
| 17 |
79°F |
45°F |
+14°F |
|
|
| 18 |
72°F |
41°F |
+8°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
77°F |
45°F |
+13°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
75°F |
61°F |
+20°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
80°F |
21st |
| 21 |
80°F |
67°F |
+24°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
24°F |
4th, 5th |
| 22 |
70°F |
44°F |
+8°F |
0.14" |
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
0.50" |
28th-29th |
| 23 |
60°F |
39°F |
+0°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
31 mph |
23rd |
| 24 |
74°F |
37°F |
+6°F |
|
|
| 25 |
76°F |
43°F |
+10°F |
|
Record Book for January |
| 26 |
76°F |
47°F |
+12°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
86°F |
1972 |
| 27 |
78°F |
61°F |
+20°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
‑3°F |
1949 |
| 28 |
73°F |
67°F |
+21°F |
0.37" |
Highest Minimum |
70°F |
1950 |
| 29 |
73°F |
50°F |
+12°F |
0.30" |
Lowest Maximum |
19°F |
1962 |
| 30 |
59°F |
43°F |
+2°F |
0.01" |
Wettest Month |
15.60" |
1991 |
| 31 |
58°F |
39°F |
‑2°F |
0.01" |
Driest Month |
0.00" |
1910 |
| |
Wettest 24 Hours |
7.13" |
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 1961‑1990 normal. |
*New Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Old Record |
Year |
| 17th |
Tied highest maximum temperature |
79°F |
79°F |
1936 |
| 28th |
Tied highest minimum temperature |
67°F |
67°F |
1956 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 7th |
Tied 3rd highest maximum temperature |
79°F |
82°F |
1978 |
| 21st |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
67°F |
69°F |
1982 |
| 21st |
Tied 2nd highest maximum temperature |
80°F |
83°F |
1911 |
| 27th |
Tied 4th highest minimum temperature |
61°F |
64°F |
1911 |
*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. |
February Normals for College Station
| Beginning of the month: |
61°F/40°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
2.62" |
| Middle of the month: |
63°F/42°F |
Precipitation days: |
8 |
| End of the month: |
67°F/46°F |
Days ≤ 32°F: |
6 |
