College Station Monthly Summary: October 2000
The month of October continued the warm trend established at the beginning of the summer in the Brazos Valley area. The mean monthly temperature of 72.0°F was 2.6°F above normal, and for the first five days of the month, temperatures were in the lower to middle 90s. Despite having 13 days with measurable precipitation, rainfall was slightly below normal, making October the fifth consecutive month with below normal precipitation. On the 6th, a strong continental cold front moved through the area, triggering much needed precipitation and dropping temperatures significantly. On the 8th and 9th, high temperatures barely broke the 50°F mark. However, temperatures soon rose back into the 80s, and remained there for the rest of the month. On the 16th and 17th, a weak cold front pushed into Texas, triggering more precipitation in the Bryan/College Station area, although not dropping temperatures significantly.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
91°F |
51°F |
‑3°F |
|
Maximum |
82.0°F |
+1.8°F |
| 2 |
94°F |
69°F |
+8°F |
|
Minimum |
62.0°F |
+3.4°F |
| 3 |
95°F |
74°F |
+12°F |
|
Average |
72.0°F |
+2.6°F |
| 4 |
94°F |
66°F |
+7°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
95°F |
72°F |
+10°F |
|
Heating |
50 |
+19 |
| 6 |
80°F |
61°F |
‑2°F |
0.40" |
Cooling |
274 |
+107 |
| 7 |
61°F |
51°F |
‑17°F |
0.30" |
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
53°F |
43°F |
‑24°F |
0.14" |
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
5 |
+2 |
| 9 |
55°F |
46°F |
‑22°F |
T |
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
61°F |
49°F |
‑17°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
77°F |
54°F |
‑6°F |
|
|
| 12 |
85°F |
59°F |
+1°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
85°F |
54°F |
0°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
86°F |
62°F |
+4°F |
|
Monthly Total |
3.47" |
‑0.34" |
| 15 |
88°F |
64°F |
+6°F |
0.02" |
Year-to-date Total |
21.94" |
‑11.16" |
| 16 |
87°F |
65°F |
+7°F |
0.98" |
Days ≥ 0.01" |
13 |
+7 |
| 17 |
81°F |
63°F |
+3°F |
0.87" |
|
| 18 |
82°F |
59°F |
+2°F |
0.02" |
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
82°F |
56°F |
+1°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
83°F |
60°F |
+4°F |
T |
Highest Temperature |
95°F |
3rd, 5th |
| 21 |
81°F |
68°F |
+6°F |
0.04" |
Lowest Temperature |
43°F |
8th |
| 22 |
82°F |
69°F |
+8°F |
0.39" |
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
1.61" |
16th-17th |
| 23 |
83°F |
70°F |
+10°F |
0.22" |
Maximum Wind Gust |
30 mph |
16th |
| 24 |
83°F |
65°F |
+7°F |
|
|
| 25 |
82°F |
62°F |
+6°F |
|
Record Book for October |
| 26 |
85°F |
69°F |
+11°F |
0.07" |
Highest Temperature |
102°F |
1938 |
| 27 |
87°F |
67°F |
+11°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
29°F |
1993 |
| 28 |
85°F |
68°F |
+10°F |
|
Highest Minimum |
81°F |
1914 |
| 29 |
86°F |
68°F |
+12°F |
0.01" |
Lowest Maximum |
40°F |
1925 |
| 30 |
87°F |
68°F |
+12°F |
|
Wettest Month |
18.77" |
1994 |
| 31 |
86°F |
69°F |
+12°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 |
| No new records were set or tied in October 2000. |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 3rd |
Tied 2nd highest maximum temperature |
95°F |
96°F |
1911 |
| 7th |
Tied 2nd lowest maximum temperature |
61°F |
61°F |
2000 |
| 8th |
Tied 2nd lowest maximum temperature |
53°F |
53°F |
2000 |
| 8th |
Tied 4th lowest minimum temperature |
43°F |
36°F |
1952 |
| 9th |
Tied 2nd lowest maximum temperature |
55°F |
55°F |
2000 |
| 10th |
Tied 3rd lowest maximum temperature |
61°F |
59°F |
1925 |
| 22nd |
Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature |
69°F |
71°F |
1994 |
*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 |
