College Station Monthly Summary: April 2010
April 2010 brought warmer than normal temperatures to College Station daily mean temperatures above normal for the month. Things heated up as the month closed out, bringing the warmest high temperatures of April. On the 26th the maximum temperature was 89°F, the maximum temperature for the entire month. On the 8th, 9th the average temperature was almost 10°F below normal, including the minimum temperature of the month (40°F on the 9th). This month College Station had 11 days with precipitation (4 days more than normal), yet these days of rain totaled only 1.11". Easterwood Field was more than 2" short of the average rainfall for the month of April. On the 18th and 19th, a cold front came through the area dropping temperature about 10°F below normal and forced residents to bring back sweaters and jackets for one last appearance before the heat of late spring and summer set in. Several storms passed through the Brazos Valley towards the latter part of the month, bringing severe weather to the north of College Station, which stayed out of the path of any destructive weather.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
79°F |
62°F |
+6°F |
|
Maximum |
79.3°F |
+0.5°F |
| 2 |
77°F |
64°F |
+6°F |
T |
Minimum |
58.5°F |
+1.6°F |
| 3 |
85°F |
52°F |
+4°F |
0.05" |
Average |
68.9°F |
+1.0°F |
| 4 |
84°F |
67°F |
+10°F |
T |
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
81°F |
68°F |
+8°F |
|
Heating |
20 |
‑20 |
| 6 |
81°F |
68°F |
+8°F |
|
Cooling |
144 |
+17 |
| 7 |
74°F |
56°F |
‑1°F |
0.04" |
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
70°F |
46°F |
‑8°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
0 |
‑1 |
| 9 |
74°F |
40°F |
‑9°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
76°F |
53°F |
‑2°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
78°F |
54°F |
‑1°F |
|
|
| 12 |
80°F |
55°F |
+0°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
81°F |
56°F |
+2°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
79°F |
59°F |
+2°F |
0.02" |
Monthly Total |
1.11" |
‑2.09" |
| 15 |
81°F |
63°F |
+4°F |
0.07" |
Year-to-date Total |
9.44" |
‑2.30" |
| 16 |
77°F |
62°F |
+2°F |
0.04" |
Days ≥ 0.01" |
11 |
+4 |
| 17 |
80°F |
66°F |
+5°F |
0.22" |
|
| 18 |
68°F |
60°F |
‑4°F |
0.57" |
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
67°F |
55°F |
‑8°F |
0.01" |
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
76°F |
56°F |
‑3°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
89°F |
26th |
| 21 |
81°F |
56°F |
0°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
40°F |
9th |
| 22 |
76°F |
61°F |
0°F |
T |
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
0.79" |
17th-18th |
| 23 |
88°F |
70°F |
+9°F |
T |
Maximum Wind Gust |
44 mph |
24th |
| 24 |
84°F |
60°F |
+2°F |
0.02" |
|
| 25 |
82°F |
56°F |
‑1°F |
|
Record Book for April |
| 26 |
89°F |
52°F |
+0°F |
0.06" |
Highest Temperature |
96°F |
1933 |
| 27 |
77°F |
53°F |
‑6°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
28°F |
1973 |
| 28 |
82°F |
49°F |
‑6°F |
|
Highest Minimum |
75°F |
1994 |
| 29 |
86°F |
62°F |
+3°F |
|
Lowest Maximum |
42°F |
1938 |
| 30 |
85°F |
74°F |
+8°F |
0.01" |
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 |
| 30th |
Tied highest minimum temperature |
74°F |
74°F |
2010 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 18th |
Tied 2nd lowest maximum temperature |
68°F |
67°F |
1939 |
| 19th |
Tied 2nd lowest maximum temperature |
67°F |
66°F |
1953 |
*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 |
