College Station Monthly Summary: May 1997
Although temperature departures were not nearly as large as last month, May temperatures were still cooler than normal across the Brazos Valley. The range of daily mean temperature departures from normal was 13°F (from +5°F on the 2nd to -8°F on the 13th). Comparing this value to those for February, March and April (32°F, 27°F, and 25°F degrees respectively), we can see that this range normally decreases significantly as summer approaches. The effects of these cold fronts on College Station temperatures should continue to decrease until they give way to the intense summer heat. For the first time this year, the monthly precipitation total (3.68") was below the monthly normal (4.80") though the total precipitation for 1997 is still two inches above normal. Most of the rain occurred during the third and fourth weeks of the month, including College Station receiving nearly two inches of rain (over half of the monthly total) in just two hours on the 20th. A cold front passing through our region sparked a strong thunderstorm which provided us with some intense rain during that afternoon.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
83°F |
61°F |
0°F |
|
Maximum |
82.2°F |
‑1.8°F |
| 2 |
86°F |
68°F |
+5°F |
0.08" |
Minimum |
63.4°F |
‑1.6°F |
| 3 |
77°F |
58°F |
‑4°F |
|
Average |
72.8°F |
‑1.8°F |
| 4 |
81°F |
54°F |
‑4°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
80°F |
56°F |
‑4°F |
|
Heating |
0 |
0 |
| 6 |
81°F |
60°F |
‑2°F |
|
Cooling |
249 |
‑49 |
| 7 |
83°F |
59°F |
‑2°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
83°F |
67°F |
+2°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
3 |
‑3 |
| 9 |
71°F |
62°F |
‑6°F |
0.19" |
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
77°F |
58°F |
‑6°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
79°F |
55°F |
‑6°F |
|
|
| 12 |
81°F |
55°F |
‑6°F |
0.11" |
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
80°F |
53°F |
‑8°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
84°F |
63°F |
0°F |
|
Monthly Total |
3.68" |
‑1.12" |
| 15 |
85°F |
67°F |
+2°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
17.89" |
+1.86" |
| 16 |
85°F |
64°F |
0°F |
0.01" |
Days ≥ 0.01" |
12 |
+4 |
| 17 |
85°F |
61°F |
‑2°F |
|
|
| 18 |
87°F |
69°F |
+3°F |
0.06" |
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
90°F |
70°F |
+5°F |
T |
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
78°F |
66°F |
‑3°F |
1.95" |
Highest Temperature |
90°F |
3 times |
| 21 |
78°F |
66°F |
‑4°F |
0.03" |
Lowest Temperature |
53°F |
13th |
| 22 |
74°F |
65°F |
‑6°F |
T |
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
1.97" |
20th |
| 23 |
81°F |
68°F |
‑2°F |
0.36" |
Maximum Wind Gust |
30 mph |
2nd |
| 24 |
77°F |
65°F |
‑5°F |
0.64" |
|
| 25 |
87°F |
64°F |
‑2°F |
|
Record Book for May |
| 26 |
90°F |
73°F |
+4°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
100°F |
1996 |
| 27 |
90°F |
73°F |
+4°F |
0.03" |
Lowest Temperature |
42°F |
1954 |
| 28 |
81°F |
69°F |
‑2°F |
|
Highest Minimum |
82°F |
1988 |
| 29 |
86°F |
67°F |
0°F |
|
Lowest Maximum |
62°F |
1979 |
| 30 |
87°F |
67°F |
‑1°F |
0.19" |
Wettest Month |
14.70" |
1929 |
| 31 |
82°F |
61°F |
‑6°F |
0.03" |
Driest Month |
0.12" |
1925 |
| |
Wettest 24 Hours |
6.23" |
1983 |
"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 |
| 22nd |
Tied lowest maximum temperature |
74°F |
74°F |
1997 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 9th |
Tied 4th lowest maximum temperature |
71°F |
63°F |
1924 |
| 13th |
Tied 4th lowest minimum temperature |
53°F |
49°F |
1960 |
| 21st |
Tied 4th lowest maximum temperature |
78°F |
68°F |
1967 |
| 24th |
Tied 4th lowest maximum temperature |
77°F |
75°F |
1930 |
*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. |
June Normals for College Station
| Beginning of the month: |
87°F/68°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
3.68" |
| Middle of the month: |
90°F/71°F |
Precipitation days: |
6 |
| End of the month: |
92°F/72°F |
Days ≥ 90°F: |
21 |
