College Station Monthly Summary: April 2009
April 2009 brought plentiful rainfall to College Station; in fact, the area recorded more rain this month than October 2008-February 2009 combined. During the past two months, College Station has received about as much precipitation as during the last half of 2008; for the first time in months, College Station has more year-to-date precipitation than average. Most rainfall events accompanied large systems that brought rain to many parts of Texas. Accordingly, the drought monitor has placed the northern half of Brazos County in the abnormally dry category and the southern half of Brazos County indicates no drought conditions. Temperatures remained relatively cool during the first part of the month, but southerly winds brought warmer Gulf air to the area during the last half of the month. Consequently, average temperatures ran slightly to moderately above normal.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
75°F |
43°F |
‑6°F |
|
Maximum |
78.2°F |
‑0.6°F |
| 2 |
72°F |
51°F |
‑4°F |
0.17" |
Minimum |
57.2°F |
+0.3°F |
| 3 |
75°F |
45°F |
‑5°F |
|
Average |
67.7°F |
‑0.2°F |
| 4 |
83°F |
55°F |
+4°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
70°F |
55°F |
‑4°F |
T |
Heating |
46 |
+6 |
| 6 |
64°F |
41°F |
‑14°F |
|
Cooling |
133 |
+6 |
| 7 |
71°F |
36°F |
‑12°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
83°F |
49°F |
0°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
1 |
0 |
| 9 |
85°F |
65°F |
+9°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
75°F |
62°F |
+2°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
69°F |
56°F |
‑4°F |
|
|
| 12 |
79°F |
60°F |
+2°F |
0.20" |
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
72°F |
54°F |
‑4°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
79°F |
45°F |
‑5°F |
|
Monthly Total |
6.11" |
+2.91" |
| 15 |
79°F |
51°F |
‑3°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
12.56" |
+0.82" |
| 16 |
78°F |
59°F |
+0°F |
T |
Days ≥ 0.01" |
9 |
+2 |
| 17 |
67°F |
62°F |
‑4°F |
2.94" |
|
| 18 |
74°F |
62°F |
0°F |
0.88" |
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
76°F |
59°F |
‑2°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
80°F |
52°F |
‑3°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
91°F |
22nd |
| 21 |
88°F |
54°F |
+2°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
36°F |
7th |
| 22 |
91°F |
59°F |
+6°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
3.78" |
17th-18th |
| 23 |
85°F |
66°F |
+6°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
44 mph |
17th |
| 24 |
78°F |
68°F |
+3°F |
0.07" |
|
| 25 |
84°F |
67°F |
+6°F |
0.12" |
Record Book for April |
| 26 |
85°F |
71°F |
+8°F |
T |
Highest Temperature |
96°F |
1933 |
| 27 |
78°F |
64°F |
0°F |
0.42" |
Lowest Temperature |
28°F |
1973 |
| 28 |
81°F |
63°F |
+1°F |
1.28" |
Highest Minimum |
75°F |
1994 |
| 29 |
83°F |
71°F |
+6°F |
T |
Lowest Maximum |
42°F |
1938 |
| 30 |
87°F |
71°F |
+8°F |
0.03" |
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 |
| 17th |
Tied most daily precipitation |
2.94" |
2.94" |
2009 |
| 22nd |
Tied highest maximum temperature |
91°F |
91°F |
1925 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 7th |
Tied 2nd lowest minimum temperature |
36°F |
34°F |
2007 |
| 30th |
Tied 4th highest minimum temperature |
71°F |
73°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 |
