College Station Monthly Summary: April 2013
April ranged from nearly hot to definitely cold, with cold fronts dictating much of the weather across the state. Due to these fronts, temperatures were below normal for the month with average temperatures roughly two degrees below normal. Unfortunately, precipitation was below normal as well, continuing the downward trend into drought conditions. The majority of the rainfall that fell on the city occurred on April 2nd when a mid-level system moved over the area and fed off of warm, moist southerly winds to bring three quarters of an inch of rain, nearly half of the 1.65 inches of rainfall for the month. The drought remained within the bounds of severe drought classification for the month, but if the deficit in rainfall continues more severe levels of drought will need to be anticipated.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
82°F |
65°F |
+8°F |
|
Maximum |
77.2°F |
‑1.7°F |
| 2 |
72°F |
60°F |
+1°F |
0.76" |
Minimum |
55.6°F |
‑2.5°F |
| 3 |
63°F |
50°F |
‑10°F |
0.12" |
Average |
66.4°F |
‑2.1°F |
| 4 |
53°F |
47°F |
‑16°F |
0.01" |
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
69°F |
41°F |
‑11°F |
|
Heating |
82 |
+35 |
| 6 |
76°F |
50°F |
‑3°F |
|
Cooling |
134 |
‑18 |
| 7 |
80°F |
62°F |
+5°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
83°F |
67°F |
+8°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
0 |
‑1 |
| 9 |
87°F |
68°F |
+10°F |
T |
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
75°F |
46°F |
‑6°F |
0.17" |
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
68°F |
43°F |
‑12°F |
T |
|
| 12 |
79°F |
44°F |
‑6°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
78°F |
51°F |
‑4°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
83°F |
54°F |
+0°F |
|
Monthly Total |
1.65" |
‑1.01" |
| 15 |
85°F |
70°F |
+10°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
9.54" |
‑2.38" |
| 16 |
88°F |
70°F |
+10°F |
T |
Days ≥ 0.01" |
10 |
+3 |
| 17 |
84°F |
73°F |
+10°F |
T |
|
| 18 |
74°F |
51°F |
‑6°F |
0.34" |
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
66°F |
43°F |
‑14°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
71°F |
41°F |
‑14°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
88°F |
16th |
| 21 |
75°F |
50°F |
‑8°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
41°F |
5th, 20th |
| 22 |
82°F |
52°F |
‑3°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
0.87" |
2nd-3rd |
| 23 |
80°F |
50°F |
‑5°F |
T |
Maximum Wind Gust |
41 mph |
10th |
| 24 |
68°F |
45°F |
‑14°F |
0.01" |
|
| 25 |
75°F |
54°F |
‑6°F |
|
Record Book for April |
| 26 |
86°F |
66°F |
+5°F |
0.01" |
Highest Temperature |
96°F |
2011 |
| 27 |
83°F |
66°F |
+4°F |
0.07" |
Lowest Temperature |
28°F |
1973 |
| 28 |
84°F |
62°F |
+1°F |
0.03" |
Highest Minimum |
76°F |
2011 |
| 29 |
83°F |
64°F |
+2°F |
0.13" |
Lowest Maximum |
42°F |
1938 |
| 30 |
85°F |
64°F |
+2°F |
|
Wettest Month |
12.50" |
1957 |
| |
Driest Month |
Trace |
2011 |
| |
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 1981‑2010 normal. |
*New Records Set
DayParameterValueOld RecordYear
| 4th |
Tied lowest maximum temperature |
53°F |
53°F |
2013 |
| 19th |
Tied lowest maximum temperature |
66°F |
66°F |
1953 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 3rd |
Tied 2nd lowest maximum temperature |
63°F |
61°F |
1979 |
| 15th |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
70°F |
71°F |
1967 |
| 17th |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
73°F |
74°F |
1922 |
| 19th |
Tied 4th lowest minimum temperature |
43°F |
39°F |
1953 |
| 20th |
Tied 2nd lowest minimum temperature |
41°F |
40°F |
1953 |
| 20th |
Tied 3rd lowest maximum temperature |
71°F |
63°F |
1949 |
| 24th |
Tied 2nd lowest minimum temperature |
45°F |
44°F |
2005 |
| 24th |
Tied 3rd lowest maximum temperature |
68°F |
67°F |
1931 |
*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/62°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
4.33" |
| Middle of the month: |
86°F/67°F |
Precipitation days: |
8 |
| End of the month: |
89°F/70°F |
Days ≥ 90°F: |
7 |
