College Station Monthly Summary: January 2012
January 2012 was fairly uneventful for College Station. With above average temperatures for the majority of January, Bryan/College Station residents longed for cooler winter temperatures. Extraordinarily, there were only three nights that dropped below freezing, and on the 22nd, the daily high temperature almost broke 80°F! Daily maximum temperatures and nighttime minimum temperatures were well above normal by three or more degrees. Essentially, Autumn became Spring as Winter was completely cut out of the picture. After the start of January, a cold front nudged its way through Texas and moisture ventured north from the Gulf to provide light precipitation in College Station. However, a much larger storm system trundled through on the 24th and produced over two inches of rain over the following twenty-four hours. On the 24th and 25th, 2.14" of rain was measured and some lower-lying areas of College Station experienced minor flooding.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
65°F |
45°F |
+4°F |
|
Maximum |
67.4°F |
+6.4°F |
| 2 |
60°F |
36°F |
‑3°F |
|
Minimum |
44.3°F |
+3.1°F |
| 3 |
60°F |
30°F |
‑6°F |
|
Average |
55.8°F |
+4.7°F |
| 4 |
71°F |
38°F |
+4°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
70°F |
43°F |
+6°F |
|
Heating |
287 |
‑155 |
| 6 |
76°F |
54°F |
+14°F |
|
Cooling |
11 |
0 |
| 7 |
69°F |
54°F |
+10°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
72°F |
55°F |
+12°F |
0.07" |
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
0 |
0 |
| 9 |
63°F |
48°F |
+4°F |
0.42" |
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
52°F |
41°F |
‑4°F |
0.01" |
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
3 |
‑2 |
| 11 |
73°F |
37°F |
+4°F |
|
|
| 12 |
50°F |
28°F |
‑12°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
56°F |
29°F |
‑8°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
64°F |
33°F |
‑2°F |
|
Monthly Total |
2.78" |
‑0.46" |
| 15 |
69°F |
36°F |
+2°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
2.78" |
‑0.46" |
| 16 |
75°F |
62°F |
+18°F |
T |
Days ≥ 0.01" |
8 |
0 |
| 17 |
77°F |
44°F |
+10°F |
0.03" |
|
| 18 |
61°F |
35°F |
‑3°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
73°F |
46°F |
+8°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
78°F |
63°F |
+20°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
79°F |
22nd |
| 21 |
70°F |
52°F |
+10°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
28°F |
12th |
| 22 |
79°F |
53°F |
+15°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
2.15" |
24th-25th |
| 23 |
68°F |
47°F |
+6°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
53 mph |
25th |
| 24 |
66°F |
51°F |
+8°F |
0.81" |
|
| 25 |
71°F |
51°F |
+9°F |
1.33" |
Record Book for January |
| 26 |
64°F |
44°F |
+2°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
86°F |
1972 |
| 27 |
70°F |
37°F |
+2°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
‑3°F |
1949 |
| 28 |
62°F |
42°F |
0°F |
|
Highest Minimum |
70°F |
1950 |
| 29 |
63°F |
39°F |
‑1°F |
|
Lowest Maximum |
19°F |
1962 |
| 30 |
70°F |
42°F |
+4°F |
0.02" |
Wettest Month |
15.60" |
1991 |
| 31 |
73°F |
57°F |
+13°F |
0.09" |
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 1981‑2010 normal. |
*New Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Old Record |
Year |
| No new records were set or tied in January 2012. |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 22nd |
Tied 3rd highest maximum temperature |
79°F |
82°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: |
63°F/43°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
2.85" |
| Middle of the month: |
65°F/44°F |
Precipitation days: |
8 |
| End of the month: |
68°F/48°F |
Days ≤ 32°F: |
3 |
