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College Station Monthly Summaries: April 2018

Monthly Summary for College Station

  Daily Temperature Daily Precipitation Monthly Temperature Summary
Day Maximum Minimum *Departure Total Mean Value *Departure
1 81°F 58°F +4°F   Maximum 76.6°F ‑2.3°F
2 83°F 61°F +7°F   Minimum 53.5°F ‑4.6°F
3 83°F 61°F +6°F 0.01" Average 65.0°F ‑3.5°F
4 70°F 49°F ‑6°F   Degree Days Total *Departure
5 74°F 52°F ‑3°F T Heating 74 +27
6 84°F 65°F +8°F 0.15" Cooling 84 ‑68
7 68°F 41°F ‑12°F 0.01" Numberof Days: Total *Departure
8 57°F 42°F ‑18°F   Maximum ≥ 90°F 0 ‑1
9 71°F 54°F ‑4°F   Maximum ≤ 32°F 0 0
10 75°F 50°F ‑4°F   Minimum ≤ 32°F 0 0
11 80°F 47°F ‑4°F    
12 84°F 60°F +4°F   Monthly Precipitation Summary
13 80°F 61°F +2°F 0.31" Precipitation Value *Departure
14 66°F 48°F ‑11°F 0.17" Monthly Total 1.48" ‑1.18"
15 67°F 41°F ‑14°F   Year-to-date Total 10.56" ‑1.36"
16 80°F 44°F ‑7°F   Days ≥ 0.01" 6 ‑1
17 83°F 59°F +2°F    
18 83°F 64°F +4°F   Monthly Extremes
19 76°F 57°F ‑2°F   Extreme Value Date(s)
20 67°F 53°F ‑10°F   Highest Temperature 84°F 3 times
21 70°F 54°F ‑8°F 0.83" Lowest Temperature 41°F 7th, 15th
22 71°F 52°F ‑8°F   Max. 24-hour Precip. 0.83" 21st
23 78°F 49°F ‑6°F   Maximum Wind Gust 42 mph 13th
24 84°F 54°F ‑2°F    
25 83°F 56°F ‑2°F   Record Book for April
26 76°F 48°F ‑9°F   Highest Temperature 96°F 2011
27 79°F 54°F ‑4°F   Lowest Temperature 28°F 1973
28 83°F 56°F ‑2°F   Highest Minimum 76°F 2011
29 82°F 57°F ‑2°F   Lowest Maximum 42°F 1938
30 80°F 58°F ‑3°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

*New Records Set
Day Parameter Value Old Record Year
No new records were set or tied in April 2018.
*Near Records
Day Parameter Value Record Year
8th Tied 4th lowest maximum temperature 57°F 42°F 1938
20th 3rd lowest maximum temperature 67°F 63°F 1949
23rd Tied 4th lowest minimum temperature 49°F 44°F 1998
26th Tied 4th lowest minimum temperature 48°F 42°F 1910
*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
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