College Station Monthly Summary: November 2002
The month of November was dry in the College Station area, aside from a very wet start to the month. A low pressure system situated in Deep South Texas lingered in the area beginning on the 2nd of the month, then developed into a warm front on the 3rd, and finally into a stationary front on the 4th. This area of disturbed weather increased showers and South Central Texas. Easterwood Airport received abundant rainfall on the 4th of November, with a record precipitation total of 4.56" reported, exceeding the previous daily record of 3.61" from 1914. The rain-cooled air on the 2nd-4th kept high temperatures below normal, and a record of the 4th lowest maximum temperature of 57°F was tied on the 2nd. On the 4th, another near record for the 4th lowest maximum temperature was reached at 54°F. The stationary front cleared the area of rain on the 5th, and allowed for a warming trend to occur, reporting temperatures in the 70s on the 5th, and in the 80s on the 9th and 10th. On the 9th of November, College Station tied its highest maximum temperature of 86°F, previously set in 1995. Towards the middle of the month, temperatures were decreased slightly by weak cold front passages on the 11th, and the 15th. A major cold front was finally felt on the night of the 24th, as highs on the 25th topped off at about 59°F, a 16°F drop from the maximum on the previous day.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
67°F |
52°F |
‑6°F |
0.01" |
Maximum |
67.4°F |
‑3.5°F |
| 2 |
57°F |
51°F |
‑11°F |
0.35" |
Minimum |
46.1°F |
‑3.0°F |
| 3 |
60°F |
54°F |
‑7°F |
0.23" |
Average |
56.8°F |
‑3.2°F |
| 4 |
54°F |
51°F |
‑12°F |
4.56" |
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
70°F |
49°F |
‑4°F |
0.01" |
Heating |
257 |
+54 |
| 6 |
67°F |
43°F |
‑8°F |
|
Cooling |
17 |
‑36 |
| 7 |
69°F |
40°F |
‑8°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
76°F |
46°F |
‑1°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
0 |
0 |
| 9 |
82°F |
62°F |
+10°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
86°F |
63°F |
+12°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
‑3 |
| 11 |
75°F |
55°F |
+4°F |
|
|
| 12 |
67°F |
46°F |
‑4°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
67°F |
41°F |
‑7°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
76°F |
47°F |
+2°F |
T |
Monthly Total |
6.00" |
+2.82" |
| 15 |
65°F |
49°F |
‑3°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
35.28" |
‑1.16" |
| 16 |
61°F |
41°F |
‑9°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
7 |
0 |
| 17 |
69°F |
38°F |
‑6°F |
|
|
| 18 |
76°F |
48°F |
+3°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
73°F |
47°F |
+1°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
74°F |
42°F |
0°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
86°F |
10th |
| 21 |
74°F |
46°F |
+2°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
33°F |
28th |
| 22 |
68°F |
43°F |
‑2°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
4.63" |
3rd-4th |
| 23 |
71°F |
41°F |
‑2°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
32 mph |
18th |
| 24 |
75°F |
49°F |
+5°F |
|
|
| 25 |
59°F |
46°F |
‑4°F |
0.07" |
Record Book for November |
| 26 |
46°F |
41°F |
‑14°F |
0.77" |
Highest Temperature |
94°F |
1921 |
| 27 |
49°F |
40°F |
‑12°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
19°F |
1976 |
| 28 |
58°F |
33°F |
‑10°F |
|
Highest Minimum |
75°F |
1994 |
| 29 |
62°F |
34°F |
‑8°F |
|
Lowest Maximum |
36°F |
1976 |
| 30 |
70°F |
45°F |
+2°F |
|
Wettest Month |
9.29" |
2000 |
| |
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 1971‑2000 normal. |
*New Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Old Record |
Year |
| 4th |
**Tied most daily precipitation |
4.56" |
4.56" |
2002 |
| **Set record for the entire month. |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 10th |
Tied 2nd highest maximum temperature |
86°F |
87°F |
1911 |
*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: |
67°F/45°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
3.23" |
| Middle of the month: |
63°F/42°F |
Precipitation days: |
8 |
| End of the month: |
62/41°F |
Days ≤ 32°F: |
8 |
