College Station Monthly Summary: November 1998
November began with a frontal system passing over the region on the 1st, triggering precipitation over the Brazos Valley and dropped 0.55" of rain at Easterwood Field. Cooler air that was located behind the front caused temperature readings to stay below normal for most of the next week all throughout the Bryan/College Station area. From the 12th to the 15th a front along the Texas coast helped push extremely moist Gulf air over Southeast Texas. 5.03" of rain were recorded at Easterwood Field during this 4 day period alone. During the 2nd half of the November with a high pressure becoming a fixture in the Southeast United States, the cooler air masses were kept well to the north of the Brazos Valley allowing temperatures to once again climb to above normal values. During the last 8 days of the month the average daily temperatures were between 8 and 17 degrees above normal. On the 29th, the highest maximum daily temperature record was broken when the mercury rose to 81°F. This weather pattern also kept the Brazos Valley dry, with only 0.08" of precipitation reaching the ground from the 16th to the 30th.
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Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
75°F |
56°F |
+0°F |
0.55" |
Maximum |
70.4°F |
+0.3°F |
| 2 |
70°F |
51°F |
‑4°F |
|
Minimum |
53.9°F |
+4.5°F |
| 3 |
77°F |
52°F |
+2°F |
|
Average |
62.1°F |
+2.3°F |
| 4 |
64°F |
51°F |
‑6°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
54°F |
42°F |
‑15°F |
|
Heating |
127 |
‑77 |
| 6 |
56°F |
41°F |
‑14°F |
|
Cooling |
51 |
+3 |
| 7 |
63°F |
51°F |
‑5°F |
0.70" |
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
62°F |
55°F |
‑4°F |
0.01" |
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
0 |
0 |
| 9 |
81°F |
62°F |
+10°F |
0.01" |
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
75°F |
48°F |
0°F |
0.19" |
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
‑3 |
| 11 |
68°F |
43°F |
‑6°F |
|
|
| 12 |
55°F |
50°F |
‑8°F |
2.39" |
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
57°F |
53°F |
‑6°F |
0.99" |
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
58°F |
53°F |
‑4°F |
1.64" |
Monthly Total |
6.57" |
+3.42" |
| 15 |
68°F |
56°F |
+2°F |
0.01" |
Year-to-date Total |
40.33" |
+4.08" |
| 16 |
71°F |
53°F |
+2°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
15 |
+7 |
| 17 |
68°F |
56°F |
+3°F |
|
|
| 18 |
76°F |
61°F |
+10°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
81°F |
61°F |
+12°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
69°F |
54°F |
+4°F |
0.01" |
Highest Temperature |
81°F |
3 times |
| 21 |
65°F |
50°F |
0°F |
0.03" |
Lowest Temperature |
41°F |
6th |
| 22 |
71°F |
44°F |
0°F |
0.01" |
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
3.20" |
13th |
| 23 |
72°F |
59°F |
+8°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
31 mph |
1st |
| 24 |
78°F |
61°F |
+12°F |
|
|
| 25 |
80°F |
62°F |
+14°F |
|
Record Book for November |
| 26 |
80°F |
58°F |
+12°F |
0.01" |
Highest Temperature |
94°F |
1921 |
| 27 |
79°F |
59°F |
+13°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
19°F |
1976 |
| 28 |
78°F |
60°F |
+13°F |
0.01" |
Highest Minimum |
75°F |
1994 |
| 29 |
81°F |
64°F |
+16°F |
0.01" |
Lowest Maximum |
36°F |
1976 |
| 30 |
79°F |
52°F |
+10°F |
|
Wettest Month |
9.28" |
1929 |
| |
Driest Month |
0.00" |
1947 |
| |
Wettest 24 Hours |
5.56" |
1907 |
"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 |
| 12th |
Tied most daily precipitation |
2.39" |
2.39" |
1998 |
| 14th |
Tied most daily precipitation |
1.64" |
1.64" |
1993 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 5th |
Tied 3rd lowest maximum temperature |
54°F |
52°F |
1995 |
| 29th |
Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature |
64°F |
71°F |
1927 |
| 29th |
Tied 3rd highest maximum temperature |
81°F |
84°F |
1933 |
| 30th |
Tied 4th highest maximum temperature |
79°F |
83°F |
1933 |
*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. |
December Normals for College Station
| Beginning of the month: |
66°F/45°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
2.83" |
| Middle of the month: |
62°F/41°F |
Precipitation days: |
8 |
| End of the month: |
60/40°F |
Days ≤ 32°F: |
8 |
