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College Station Monthly Summary: September 2012

College Station saw rainfall and temperatures near to slightly above average for the month. The transition to fall could be seen with 100+ degree highs in the beginning of the month turn to the mid to lower 80s at the end of the month. The majority of the precipitation came on the 29th when a slow moving low pressure system dropped 2.63 inches of steady rain on the city in 24 hours, breaking a record for that day’s precipitation. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, Brazos County returned to drought conditions by the end of the month as the region is blanketed in D1 Moderate drought classification.

  Daily Temperature Daily Precipitation Monthly Temperature Summary
Day Maximum Minimum *Departure Total Mean Value *Departure
1 97°F 78°F +4°F T Maximum 92.0°F +1.5°F
2 98°F 78°F +4°F   Minimum 69.8°F +0.4°F
3 99°F 76°F +4°F   Average 80.9°F +0.9°F
4 101°F 77°F +6°F   Degree Days Total *Departure
5 101°F 76°F +6°F   Heating 0 ‑2
6 100°F 77°F +6°F   Cooling 488 +38
7 101°F 75°F +5°F   Numberof Days: Total *Departure
8 88°F 73°F ‑2°F   Maximum ≥ 90°F 21 +3
9 93°F 65°F ‑3°F   Maximum ≤ 32°F 0 0
10 93°F 65°F ‑3°F   Minimum ≤ 32°F 0 0
11 92°F 64°F ‑3°F    
12 97°F 72°F +4°F   Monthly Precipitation Summary
13 92°F 73°F +2°F 0.16" Precipitation Value *Departure
14 83°F 70°F ‑4°F   Monthly Total 3.22" +0.04"
15 87°F 67°F ‑3°F   Year-to-date Total 34.75" +6.05"
16 78°F 69°F ‑6°F 0.36" Days ≥ 0.01" 5 ‑2
17 83°F 68°F ‑4°F 0.01"  
18 88°F 65°F ‑2°F   Monthly Extremes
19 89°F 65°F ‑2°F   Extreme Value Date(s)
20 93°F 60°F ‑2°F   Highest Temperature 101°F 3 times
21 93°F 62°F 0°F   Lowest Temperature 60°F 20th
22 96°F 65°F +2°F   Max. 24-hour Precip. 2.63" 29th
23 96°F 69°F +4°F   Maximum Wind Gust 41 mph 30th
24 94°F 69°F +4°F    
25 94°F 71°F +6°F   Record Book for September
26 96°F 71°F +6°F   Highest Temperature 112°F 2000
27 92°F 71°F +4°F   Lowest Temperature 42°F 1942
28 92°F 69°F +4°F T Highest Minimum 82°F 1916
29 80°F 73°F +0°F 2.63" Lowest Maximum 62°F 1985
30 74°F 61°F ‑8°F 0.06" 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 1981‑2010 normal.


*New Records Set

Day Parameter Value Old Record Year
29th Tied most daily precipitation 2.63" 2.63" 2012

*Near Records Set

Day Parameter Value Record Year
1st Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature 78°F 80°F 1914
2nd Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature 78°F 79°F 1961
4th Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature 77°F 80°F 1914
4th Tied 3rd highest maximum temperature 101°F 112°F 2000
5th Tied 3rd highest maximum temperature 101°F 111°F 2000
6th Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature 77°F 78°F 1943
6th Tied 3rd highest maximum temperature 100°F 104°F 1913
7th Tied 4th highest maximum temperature 101°F 102°F 1912
16th Tied 3rd lowest maximum temperature 78°F 77°F 1964
*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/65°F Monthly precipitation: 4.91"
Middle of the month: 81°F/60°F Precipitation days: 8
End of the month: 76°F/55°F Days ≥ 90°F:  3
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