College Station Monthly Summary: June 2004
The Brazos Valley saw heavy rains and below normal temperatures during the month of June. Beginning on the first week, the tail end of a stationary front caused scattered showers to drop almost two inches on College Station. An upper level disturbance during the second week of June caused heavy rainfall in the Brazos Valley and most of southeast Texas. On the 8th, College Station received 2.41", and the rain helped cool temperatures down. A low pressure system settled over Louisiana just before the 15th, and a daily record was set on the 15th with 2.93" of precipitation. Things became relatively normal for the third week of June before the subtropical jet settled over the state for the final week of the month. A stationary front in the northern part of the state combined with the moist air from the jet to cause copious amounts of rainfall throughout the Brazos Valley and the state. June ended with 2.86" over seven consecutive days of rain. 11.75" of rain fell during June, the second wettest June since 1910. For the year, 37.04" have fallen – 93 percent of the normal rainfall in College Station (39.67") for an entire year! The 18 days with measurable precipitation is 11 more the normal for June. The rain helped to cool temperatures down quite a bit, as well. The highest temperature of the month was 96°F on the 1st, and a record was set for lowest maximum temperature on the 24th. Eight of the 14 near records during the month were also for lowest maximum temperature. The average daily temperature was 1.3°F below normal, and with half of 2004 finished, the area has yet to reach 100°F.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
96°F |
69°F |
+4°F |
0.42" |
Maximum |
88.0°F |
‑3.7°F |
| 2 |
94°F |
72°F |
+4°F |
|
Minimum |
72.5°F |
+1.0°F |
| 3 |
89°F |
67°F |
‑2°F |
0.50" |
Average |
80.2°F |
‑1.3°F |
| 4 |
92°F |
72°F |
+2°F |
0.72" |
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
87°F |
71°F |
‑1°F |
0.05" |
Heating |
0 |
0 |
| 6 |
91°F |
74°F |
+2°F |
|
Cooling |
464 |
‑33 |
| 7 |
88°F |
71°F |
0°F |
0.86" |
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
79°F |
71°F |
‑5°F |
2.41" |
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
12 |
‑9 |
| 9 |
88°F |
73°F |
0°F |
0.27" |
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
90°F |
77°F |
+2°F |
0.03" |
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
89°F |
75°F |
+1°F |
0.32" |
|
| 12 |
91°F |
77°F |
+3°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
92°F |
72°F |
+1°F |
T |
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
88°F |
71°F |
‑2°F |
T |
Monthly Total |
11.75" |
+7.96" |
| 15 |
79°F |
68°F |
‑8°F |
2.93" |
Year-to-date Total |
36.99" |
+16.41" |
| 16 |
84°F |
68°F |
‑6°F |
T |
Days ≥ 0.01" |
18 |
+11 |
| 17 |
90°F |
73°F |
0°F |
T |
|
| 18 |
93°F |
75°F |
+2°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
92°F |
75°F |
+2°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
93°F |
75°F |
+2°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
96°F |
1st |
| 21 |
93°F |
76°F |
+2°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
67°F |
3rd |
| 22 |
84°F |
72°F |
‑5°F |
0.38" |
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
2.93" |
15th |
| 23 |
87°F |
75°F |
‑2°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
45 mph |
1st |
| 24 |
80°F |
74°F |
‑6°F |
0.34" |
|
| 25 |
87°F |
73°F |
‑3°F |
0.22" |
Record Book for June |
| 26 |
85°F |
72°F |
‑4°F |
0.01" |
Highest Temperature |
107°F |
1998 |
| 27 |
85°F |
70°F |
‑6°F |
1.80" |
Lowest Temperature |
53°F |
1970 |
| 28 |
89°F |
72°F |
‑2°F |
0.20" |
Highest Minimum |
82°F |
1915 |
| 29 |
84°F |
72°F |
‑5°F |
0.12" |
Lowest Maximum |
69°F |
1912 |
| 30 |
82°F |
72°F |
‑7°F |
0.17" |
Wettest Month |
12.63" |
1968 |
| |
Driest Month |
Trace |
1998 |
| |
Wettest 24 Hours |
6.70" |
1905 |
"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 |
| 8th |
Tied most daily precipitation |
2.41" |
2.41" |
2004 |
| 15th |
Tied most daily precipitation |
2.93" |
2.93" |
2004 |
| 24th |
Tied lowest maximum temperature |
80°F |
80°F |
1960 |
| 27th |
Tied most daily precipitation |
1.80" |
1.80" |
2004 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 8th |
Tied 3rd lowest maximum temperature |
79°F |
75°F |
1922 |
| 10th |
Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature |
77°F |
79°F |
1998 |
| 15th |
Tied 4th lowest maximum temperature |
79°F |
75°F |
1919 |
| 21st |
Tied 4th highest minimum temperature |
76°F |
78°F |
1969 |
| 22nd |
Tied 4th lowest maximum temperature |
84°F |
71°F |
1921 |
| 23rd |
Tied 4th lowest maximum temperature |
87°F |
76°F |
1968 |
| 27th |
Tied 3rd lowest maximum temperature |
85°F |
79°F |
1975 |
| 29th |
Tied 4th lowest maximum temperature |
84°F |
81°F |
1995 |
| 30th |
Tied 3rd lowest maximum temperature |
82°F |
78°F |
1940 |
*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. |
July Normals for College Station
| Beginning of the month: |
94°F/73°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
1.92" |
| Middle of the month: |
96°F/74°F |
Precipitation days: |
5 |
| End of the month: |
96°F/73°F |
Days ≥ 90°F: |
27 |
