College Station Monthly Summary: October 1998
Once again both temperatures and precipitation were above normal during the month of October for the residents of the Brazos Valley. The first week of October began with warmer than normal temperatures setting two highest minimum temperature records on the 4th and the 5th, with the low temperatures only reaching 77°F on both days. With the passage of a cold front on the 6th, temperatures dropped to below normal values for the following 6 days. A similar situation occurred on the 19th when a cold front passed and kept the daily mean temperatures below normal through the 24th of October. The bulk of the precipitation during October occurred from the 17th to the 21st. A wave over the Western United States with the help of two tropical systems (Madeline and Lester) in the Eastern Pacific sent a great deal of moisture over Texas. With an area of upper level divergence situated over South Central Texas, extreme amounts of rain fell on the Brazos, including 6.18" at Easterwood Field on the 17th and 18th, combined. The total monthly precipitation was 5.03" above normal, bringing the total yearly precipitation to 0.83" normal, the first time in 1998 with an annual surplus.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
92°F |
70°F |
+7°F |
|
Maximum |
80.5°F |
+0.3°F |
| 2 |
85°F |
71°F |
+4°F |
0.25" |
Minimum |
61.5°F |
+2.9°F |
| 3 |
90°F |
75°F |
+10°F |
0.01" |
Average |
71.0°F |
+1.6°F |
| 4 |
89°F |
77°F |
+10°F |
0.03" |
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
92°F |
77°F |
+12°F |
|
Heating |
13 |
‑18 |
| 6 |
81°F |
59°F |
‑3°F |
0.87" |
Cooling |
206 |
+39 |
| 7 |
79°F |
53°F |
‑7°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
81°F |
52°F |
‑6°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
3 |
0 |
| 9 |
79°F |
54°F |
‑6°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
79°F |
56°F |
‑4°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
83°F |
55°F |
‑2°F |
0.01" |
|
| 12 |
86°F |
67°F |
+6°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
82°F |
63°F |
+2°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
82°F |
58°F |
0°F |
|
Monthly Total |
8.84" |
+5.03" |
| 15 |
85°F |
61°F |
+3°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
33.76" |
+0.66" |
| 16 |
89°F |
68°F |
+10°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
12 |
+6 |
| 17 |
77°F |
71°F |
+5°F |
5.13" |
|
| 18 |
74°F |
64°F |
0°F |
1.05" |
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
66°F |
62°F |
‑4°F |
0.86" |
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
68°F |
64°F |
‑2°F |
0.38" |
Highest Temperature |
92°F |
1st, 5th |
| 21 |
65°F |
59°F |
‑6°F |
0.20" |
Lowest Temperature |
49°F |
3 times |
| 22 |
72°F |
59°F |
‑2°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
6.06" |
18th |
| 23 |
68°F |
49°F |
‑8°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
31 mph |
5th |
| 24 |
74°F |
49°F |
‑6°F |
|
|
| 25 |
82°F |
53°F |
+2°F |
|
Record Book for October |
| 26 |
82°F |
59°F |
+4°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
102°F |
1938 |
| 27 |
79°F |
60°F |
+4°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
29°F |
1993 |
| 28 |
83°F |
63°F |
+7°F |
|
Highest Minimum |
81°F |
1914 |
| 29 |
83°F |
49°F |
+1°F |
0.04" |
Lowest Maximum |
40°F |
1925 |
| 30 |
85°F |
65°F |
+10°F |
|
Wettest Month |
18.77" |
1994 |
| 31 |
84°F |
63°F |
+8°F |
0.01" |
Driest Month |
0.00" |
1952 |
| |
Wettest 24 Hours |
13.39" |
1994 |
"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 |
| 4th |
Tied highest minimum temperature |
77°F |
77°F |
1998 |
| 5th |
Tied highest minimum temperature |
77°F |
77°F |
1998 |
| 17th |
Tied most daily precipitation |
5.13" |
5.13" |
1998 |
| 19th |
Tied most daily precipitation |
0.86" |
0.86" |
1998 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 3rd |
Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature |
75°F |
78°F |
1959 |
| 21st |
Tied 3rd lowest maximum temperature |
65°F |
64°F |
1910 |
*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. |
November Normals for College Station
| Beginning of the month: |
75°F/54°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
3.15" |
| Middle of the month: |
70°F/49°F |
Precipitation days: |
8 |
| End of the month: |
66°F/45°F |
Days ≤ 32°F: |
3 |
