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College Station Monthly Summary: April 2002

This month saw very little precipitation in the Brazos Valley with the monthly total ending up at 1.43", which is 1.77" below the normal. This puts the annual total at 6.23" below normal, though the area is considered to be just abnormally dry and not in drought. Temperatures were well above normal for most of April except during the first week or so. Three new high maximum temperatures were set, all taking place near the end of the month. Storms brought some severe weather to the Brazos Valley on the 7th, associated with a low pressure system in the eastern portions of New Mexico. Reports of gusty winds and hail were seen throughout the area, which contributed much of the precipitation for the month. The beginning of the month saw cold temperatures due to a frontal system, but no rain fell in the area. Toward the middle to end of the month, high pressure dominated over the area, causing extremely warm temperatures. A weak cold front passed through on the 25th, dropping temperatures to near normal, though only light precipitation fell.

  Daily Temperature Daily Precipitation Monthly Temperature Summary
Day Maximum Minimum *Departure Total Mean Value *Departure
1 78°F 48°F ‑2°F   Maximum 81.7°F +2.9°F
2 80°F 60°F +5°F   Minimum 63.9°F +7.0°F
3 65°F 57°F ‑4°F   Average 72.8°F +4.9°F
4 69°F 54°F ‑4°F   Degree Days Total *Departure
5 74°F 56°F ‑1°F   Heating 15 ‑25
6 64°F 54°F ‑7°F 0.35" Cooling 254 +127
7 76°F 54°F ‑1°F 0.58" Numberof Days: Total *Departure
8 78°F 59°F +2°F 0.45" Maximum ≥ 90°F 3 +2
9 74°F 57°F 0°F T Maximum ≤ 32°F 0 0
10 79°F 59°F +2°F   Minimum ≤ 32°F 0 0
11 82°F 57°F +2°F    
12 83°F 63°F +6°F   Monthly Precipitation Summary
13 82°F 60°F +4°F   Precipitation Value *Departure
14 82°F 62°F +5°F   Monthly Total 1.43" ‑1.77"
15 84°F 68°F +8°F   Year-to-date Total 5.51" ‑6.23"
16 82°F 70°F +8°F 0.01" Days ≥ 0.01" 5 ‑2
17 87°F 70°F +10°F    
18 87°F 69°F +10°F   Monthly Extremes
19 86°F 70°F +9°F   Extreme Value Date(s)
20 87°F 70°F +10°F   Highest Temperature 93°F 29th
21 86°F 71°F +10°F T Lowest Temperature 48°F 1st
22 84°F 71°F +8°F   Max. 24-hour Precip. 0.88" 7th-8th
23 86°F 69°F +8°F   Maximum Wind Gust 34 mph 7th
24 89°F 71°F +10°F    
25 78°F 66°F +2°F 0.04" Record Book for April
26 85°F 64°F +4°F   Highest Temperature 96°F 1933
27 88°F 72°F +9°F T Lowest Temperature 28°F 1973
28 91°F 73°F +11°F   Highest Minimum 75°F 1994
29 93°F 72°F +12°F   Lowest Maximum 42°F 1938
30 92°F 70°F +10°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 1971‑2000 normal.


*New Records Set

Day Parameter Value Old Record Year
29th Tied highest maximum temperature 93°F 93°F 2002

*Near Records Set

Day Parameter Value Record Year
21st Tied 4th highest minimum temperature 71°F 73°F 1996
24th Tied 3rd highest maximum temperature 89°F 91°F 1925
28th Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature 73°F 74°F 1970
28th Tied 3rd highest maximum temperature 91°F 94°F 1933
29th Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature 72°F 75°F 1970
30th Tied 2nd highest maximum temperature 92°F 96°F 1933
*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: 82°F/61°F Monthly precipitation: 5.05"
Middle of the month: 85°F/65°F Precipitation days: 8
End of the month: 88°F/68°F Days ≥ 90°F:  6
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