College Station Monthly Summary: April 1998
College Station experienced cooler than normal temperatures and dry conditions during April. After receiving only 35% of the normal monthly precipitation, annual totals have started to approach near normal values for 1998. Mean monthly temperatures were nearly 3°F below normal, mostly due to the anomalously low minimum temperatures observed across the Brazos Valley. The -4.8°F departure places the month's mean minimum temperature in the lowest decile of observations from Easterwood Field. The average minimum temperature of 51.7°F for the period between the 17th and the 30th is the lowest ever recorded for that two week period in College Station. This was highlighted by the month's only broken record on the 23rd.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
80°F |
46°F |
‑2°F |
|
Maximum |
77.4°F |
‑0.9°F |
| 2 |
73°F |
45°F |
‑6°F |
|
Minimum |
53.2°F |
‑4.8°F |
| 3 |
78°F |
51°F |
0°F |
|
Average |
65.3°F |
‑2.9°F |
| 4 |
72°F |
48°F |
‑5°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
75°F |
47°F |
‑5°F |
|
Heating |
53 |
+14 |
| 6 |
77°F |
53°F |
‑1°F |
T |
Cooling |
69 |
‑66 |
| 7 |
87°F |
66°F |
+10°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
82°F |
60°F |
+4°F |
0.10" |
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
0 |
‑1 |
| 9 |
75°F |
45°F |
‑7°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
78°F |
45°F |
‑6°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
81°F |
46°F |
‑4°F |
|
|
| 12 |
79°F |
58°F |
+2°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
79°F |
65°F |
+4°F |
0.01" |
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
84°F |
66°F |
+7°F |
|
Monthly Total |
1.17" |
‑2.21" |
| 15 |
79°F |
69°F |
+6°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
12.64" |
+1.41" |
| 16 |
81°F |
62°F |
+4°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
7 |
0 |
| 17 |
70°F |
57°F |
‑6°F |
T |
|
| 18 |
69°F |
50°F |
‑10°F |
0.01" |
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
78°F |
43°F |
‑8°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
79°F |
47°F |
‑6°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
87°F |
7th |
| 21 |
73°F |
52°F |
‑6°F |
0.32" |
Lowest Temperature |
42°F |
22nd |
| 22 |
77°F |
42°F |
‑10°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
0.48" |
26th-27th |
| 23 |
81°F |
44°F |
‑8°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
31 mph |
12th |
| 24 |
84°F |
56°F |
‑1°F |
|
|
| 25 |
80°F |
60°F |
‑1°F |
|
Record Book for April |
| 26 |
72°F |
64°F |
‑3°F |
0.33" |
Highest Temperature |
96°F |
1933 |
| 27 |
71°F |
58°F |
‑6°F |
0.39" |
Lowest Temperature |
28°F |
1973 |
| 28 |
70°F |
52°F |
‑10°F |
0.01" |
Highest Minimum |
75°F |
1994 |
| 29 |
74°F |
51°F |
‑8°F |
|
Lowest Maximum |
42°F |
1938 |
| 30 |
84°F |
48°F |
‑5°F |
|
Wettest Month |
12.50" |
1957 |
| |
Driest Month |
0.08" |
1984 |
| |
Wettest 24 Hours |
5.17" |
1969 |
"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 |
| 22nd |
Tied lowest minimum temperature |
42°F |
42°F |
1959 |
| 23rd |
Tied lowest minimum temperature |
44°F |
44°F |
1998 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 15th |
Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature |
69°F |
71°F |
1967 |
| 18th |
Tied 2nd lowest maximum temperature |
69°F |
67°F |
1939 |
| 19th |
Tied 4th lowest minimum temperature |
43°F |
39°F |
1953 |
| 20th |
Tied 4th lowest minimum temperature |
47°F |
40°F |
1953 |
| 28th |
Tied 2nd lowest maximum temperature |
70°F |
67°F |
1932 |
| 29th |
Tied 4th lowest minimum temperature |
51°F |
44°F |
1916 |
| 30th |
Tied 3rd lowest minimum temperature |
48°F |
44°F |
1996 |
*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. |
May Normals for College Station
| Beginning of the month: |
81°F/62°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
4.80" |
| Middle of the month: |
84°F/65°F |
Precipitation days: |
8 |
| End of the month: |
87°F/68°F |
Days ≥ 90°F: |
6 |
