College Station Monthly Summary: March 2012
March was very warm in College Station with average temperatures nearly 6 degrees above normal, while several daily temperature records were approaced in the unseasonable heat. March 2012 will also go into the record books as the wettest March on record with 6.66” of rain recorded. Half of this rain came on two dates, the first on the 20th when a slow moving lower level system rolled across the state breaking the daily precipitation record for the month of March. This same system caused flooding all across the state, while in northern Brazos County the Navasota River crested two feet below major flood stage. The second event occurred on the 28th where 2.17” fell in College Station. For the first time since October 2010 Brazos County dropped completely out of any form of drought according to the U.S. Drought Monitor.
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Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
76°F |
65°F |
+12°F |
|
Maximum |
76.2°F |
+4.5°F |
| 2 |
83°F |
60°F |
+14°F |
|
Minimum |
58.1°F |
+7.1°F |
| 3 |
66°F |
45°F |
‑2°F |
0.01" |
Average |
67.1°F |
+5.7°F |
| 4 |
73°F |
38°F |
‑4°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
77°F |
45°F |
+2°F |
|
Heating |
61 |
‑111 |
| 6 |
75°F |
52°F |
+4°F |
|
Cooling |
139 |
+80 |
| 7 |
75°F |
64°F |
+10°F |
0.03" |
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
74°F |
51°F |
+2°F |
0.28" |
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
0 |
0 |
| 9 |
54°F |
46°F |
‑10°F |
0.88" |
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
56°F |
47°F |
‑8°F |
1.74" |
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
‑1 |
| 11 |
65°F |
54°F |
0°F |
1.07" |
|
| 12 |
75°F |
58°F |
+6°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
80°F |
65°F |
+12°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
81°F |
66°F |
+12°F |
|
Monthly Total |
8.66" |
+5.49" |
| 15 |
81°F |
68°F |
+14°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
20.74" |
+11.48" |
| 16 |
79°F |
68°F |
+12°F |
T |
Days ≥ 0.01" |
9 |
+1 |
| 17 |
81°F |
67°F |
+12°F |
|
|
| 18 |
79°F |
68°F |
+12°F |
T |
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
81°F |
70°F |
+14°F |
T |
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
72°F |
56°F |
+2°F |
2.38" |
Highest Temperature |
85°F |
25th, 31st |
| 21 |
71°F |
54°F |
0°F |
T |
Lowest Temperature |
38°F |
4th |
| 22 |
81°F |
51°F |
+3°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
2.43" |
10th-11th |
| 23 |
79°F |
50°F |
+2°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
46 mph |
19th |
| 24 |
81°F |
56°F |
+6°F |
|
|
| 25 |
85°F |
58°F |
+8°F |
|
Record Book for March |
| 26 |
83°F |
58°F |
+6°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
96°F |
1946 |
| 27 |
81°F |
59°F |
+6°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
17°F |
2002 |
| 28 |
77°F |
62°F |
+6°F |
2.17" |
Highest Minimum |
77°F |
1921 |
| 29 |
74°F |
67°F |
+6°F |
0.10" |
Lowest Maximum |
30°F |
1932 |
| 30 |
81°F |
67°F |
+9°F |
|
Wettest Month |
8.66" |
2012 |
| 31 |
85°F |
67°F |
+11°F |
|
Driest Month |
0.29" |
1971 |
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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 1981‑2010 normal. |
*New Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Old Record |
Year |
| 10th |
Tied most daily precipitation |
1.74" |
1.74" |
2012 |
| 19th |
Tied highest minimum temperature |
70°F |
70°F |
1982 |
| 20th |
Tied most daily precipitation |
2.38" |
2.38" |
2012 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 1st |
Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature |
65°F |
67°F |
1997 |
| 2nd |
Tied 4th highest maximum temperature |
83°F |
86°F |
1956 |
| 15th |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
68°F |
70°F |
1982 |
| 16th |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
68°F |
69°F |
1921 |
| 17th |
Tied 4th highest minimum temperature |
67°F |
72°F |
1982 |
| 18th |
Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature |
68°F |
69°F |
1920 |
*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: |
75°F/55°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
2.66" |
| Middle of the month: |
79°F/58°F |
Precipitation days: |
7 |
| End of the month: |
82°F/62°F |
Days ≥ 90°F: |
1 |
