College Station Monthly Summary: September 2002
College Station finished the month of September with an average maximum temperature that was 0.5°F below normal. This could be partly attributed to rain-cooled air temperatures on the 15th and 16th, and the passage of one of the first cold fronts of the fall season on the 19th. The cold front brought temperatures to slightly below normal for a few days before moderating. One record and three near records occurred during the month. Very little precipitation fell in September, as Easterwood Airport reported only 0.77" of rain. The 24-hour maximum rainfall occurred on the 7th, with 0.28". The year-to-date rainfall deficit in the College Station area now stands at 9.55" below normal, with the rainfall deficit in September alone at over three inches. This month also had close calls with tropical systems Fay and Isidore. We did not feel the direct impact of Isidore, but did receive 0.48" of rain over the course of the 7th through the 9th as a result of Tropical Storm Fay, which made landfall on the 7th near Galveston.
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Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
96°F |
72°F |
+1°F |
|
Maximum |
90.4°F |
‑0.5°F |
| 2 |
95°F |
72°F |
+0°F |
0.03" |
Minimum |
69.1°F |
+0.6°F |
| 3 |
94°F |
73°F |
+0°F |
|
Average |
79.8°F |
+0.1°F |
| 4 |
91°F |
74°F |
+0°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
95°F |
74°F |
+2°F |
|
Heating |
0 |
0 |
| 6 |
93°F |
74°F |
+2°F |
T |
Cooling |
454 |
+14 |
| 7 |
87°F |
74°F |
‑2°F |
0.28" |
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
87°F |
74°F |
‑2°F |
0.18" |
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
18 |
+1 |
| 9 |
91°F |
74°F |
+2°F |
0.02" |
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
90°F |
73°F |
+0°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
94°F |
69°F |
+0°F |
|
|
| 12 |
94°F |
71°F |
+2°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
94°F |
71°F |
+2°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
94°F |
69°F |
+2°F |
|
Monthly Total |
0.77" |
‑3.14" |
| 15 |
80°F |
71°F |
‑4°F |
T |
Year-to-date Total |
19.49" |
‑9.55" |
| 16 |
79°F |
72°F |
‑4°F |
0.12" |
Days ≥ 0.01" |
8 |
0 |
| 17 |
89°F |
73°F |
+1°F |
0.05" |
|
| 18 |
91°F |
77°F |
+5°F |
0.01" |
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
86°F |
71°F |
0°F |
0.08" |
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
87°F |
61°F |
‑5°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
96°F |
1st |
| 21 |
91°F |
56°F |
‑4°F |
T |
Lowest Temperature |
56°F |
21st |
| 22 |
91°F |
64°F |
0°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
0.28" |
7th |
| 23 |
89°F |
64°F |
‑2°F |
T |
Maximum Wind Gust |
32 mph |
22nd |
| 24 |
89°F |
62°F |
‑2°F |
|
|
| 25 |
89°F |
67°F |
+1°F |
|
Record Book for September |
| 26 |
92°F |
66°F |
+2°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
112°F |
2000 |
| 27 |
95°F |
61°F |
+1°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
42°F |
1942 |
| 28 |
92°F |
64°F |
+2°F |
|
Highest Minimum |
82°F |
1916 |
| 29 |
89°F |
66°F |
+2°F |
|
Lowest Maximum |
62°F |
1985 |
| 30 |
89°F |
65°F |
+1°F |
|
Wettest Month |
12.13" |
1958 |
| |
Driest Month |
0.00" |
1947 |
| |
Wettest 24 Hours |
6.83" |
1896 |
"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 |
| No new records were set or tied in September 2002. |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 18th |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
77°F |
81°F |
1914 |
*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. |
October Normals for College Station
| Beginning of the month: |
86°F/64°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
4.22" |
| Middle of the month: |
82°F/59°F |
Precipitation days: |
6 |
| End of the month: |
76°F/54°F |
Days ≥ 90°F: |
3 |
