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College Station Monthly Summary: March 2009

Remarkably, College Station remained relatively close to normal temperature throughout March. With an extensive range of high temperatures, from 43°F to 86°F, March has been a month of transition for the area. The first part of the month was cooled from a remnant cold front from late February. Temperatures then remained very high, peaking on the 10th when average temperatures were almost 18°F above normal. A strong cold front then dropped high temperatures to the lower 40s to lower 50s for several days. Temperatures remained slightly above average following this period and increased until a few weaker cold fronts (and rainy days) kept temperatures below average. For the first time since August of 2008, College Station has recorded above normal monthly precipitation. In fact, College Station has received over 2" more than usual for March. Although this cannot break the drought in College Station, this rainfall has given needed moisture to local farmers. Though College Station still remains more than two inches below average for the year, the area has gained (and greened) lost ground.

  Daily Temperature Daily Precipitation Monthly Temperature Summary
Day Maximum Minimum *Departure Total Mean Value *Departure
1 59°F 32°F ‑12°F   Maximum 73.2°F +0.6°F
2 66°F 31°F ‑10°F   Minimum 51.1°F +0.6°F
3 71°F 42°F ‑2°F   Average 62.2°F +0.6°F
4 80°F 50°F +6°F   Degree Days Total *Departure
5 85°F 57°F +12°F   Heating 165 +16
6 85°F 64°F +16°F   Cooling 86 +44
7 81°F 68°F +14°F   Numberof Days: Total *Departure
8 82°F 69°F +16°F   Maximum ≥ 90°F 0 0
9 85°F 67°F +16°F   Maximum ≤ 32°F 0 0
10 86°F 69°F +18°F   Minimum ≤ 32°F 2 0
11 70°F 47°F ‑2°F T  
12 47°F 43°F ‑16°F 1.37" Monthly Precipitation Summary
13 43°F 41°F ‑19°F 1.02" Precipitation Value *Departure
14 50°F 41°F ‑16°F 0.02" Monthly Total 5.07" +2.23"
15 57°F 45°F ‑10°F T Year-to-date Total 6.45" ‑2.09"
16 80°F 43°F 0°F   Days ≥ 0.01" 7 0
17 76°F 50°F +1°F    
18 79°F 51°F +3°F   Monthly Extremes
19 79°F 54°F +4°F   Extreme Value Date(s)
20 81°F 50°F +2°F   Highest Temperature 86°F 10th
21 80°F 54°F +4°F   Lowest Temperature 31°F 2nd
22 81°F 58°F +6°F   Max. 24-hour Precip. 1.59" 24th-25th
23 81°F 67°F +11°F   Maximum Wind Gust 45 mph 11th
24 77°F 64°F +8°F 0.05"  
25 75°F 54°F +0°F 1.55" Record Book for March
26 73°F 56°F +0°F T Highest Temperature 96°F 1946
27 76°F 43°F ‑4°F 1.00" Lowest Temperature 17°F 2002
28 65°F 37°F ‑13°F   Highest Minimum 77°F 1921
29 72°F 36°F ‑10°F   Lowest Maximum 30°F 1932
30 76°F 51°F ‑2°F   Wettest Month 8.03" 1926
31 71°F 51°F ‑4°F 0.06" Driest Month 0.29" 1971
  Wettest 24 Hours 4.20" 1980
"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 highest minimum temperature 69°F 69°F 2009
13th Tied lowest maximum temperature 43°F 43°F 2009

*Near Records Set

Day Parameter Value Record Year
5th Tied 2nd highest maximum temperature 85°F 89°F 1991
6th Tied 3rd highest maximum temperature 85°F 89°F 1991
7th Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature 68°F 77°F 1921
9th Tied 4th highest minimum temperature 67°F 70°F 1974
9th Tied 4th highest maximum temperature 85°F 92°F 1911
10th Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature 69°F 70°F 1974
14th Tied 2nd lowest maximum temperature 50°F 46°F 1926
23rd Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature 67°F 72°F 1933
29th Tied 3rd lowest minimum temperature 36°F 35°F 1944
*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.


April Normals for College Station

Beginning of the month: 76°F/54°F Monthly precipitation: 3.20"
Middle of the month: 79°F/57°F Precipitation days: 7
End of the month: 82°F/61°F Days ≥ 90°F:  1
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