College Station Monthly Summary: April 1997
April was a much cooler month than normal in College Station. In fact, we tied a record this year for the coldest mean monthly temperature ever recorded in April (sharing the honor now with 1973). This cold stretch caused two records to be broken for the lowest maximum temperature on the 26th and 27th. This last week of April also yielded some heavy amounts of precipitation. Nearly two inches of rain fell on the 25th from very strong thunderstorms, and the rain continued on the 26th and 27th as a front moved through the Brazos Valley. Once again this year, the monthly precipitation was greater than normal, bringing the total for 1997 to 14.21". The yearly total through April is nearly three inches above normal.
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Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
75°F |
55°F |
0°F |
0.16" |
Maximum |
72.3°F |
‑6.0°F |
| 2 |
70°F |
61°F |
+0°F |
T |
Minimum |
52.2°F |
‑5.8°F |
| 3 |
68°F |
62°F |
0°F |
0.12" |
Average |
62.3°F |
‑5.9°F |
| 4 |
77°F |
57°F |
+2°F |
0.46" |
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
76°F |
50°F |
‑3°F |
0.10" |
Heating |
108 |
+69 |
| 6 |
72°F |
51°F |
‑4°F |
T |
Cooling |
33 |
‑102 |
| 7 |
77°F |
51°F |
‑2°F |
T |
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
66°F |
59°F |
‑4°F |
0.01" |
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
0 |
‑1 |
| 9 |
74°F |
55°F |
‑2°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
75°F |
52°F |
‑4°F |
T |
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 11 |
72°F |
46°F |
‑8°F |
0.29" |
|
| 12 |
56°F |
38°F |
‑20°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
59°F |
39°F |
‑19°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
66°F |
46°F |
‑12°F |
|
Monthly Total |
4.01" |
+0.63" |
| 15 |
68°F |
40°F |
‑14°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
14.21" |
+2.98" |
| 16 |
76°F |
42°F |
‑9°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
11 |
+4 |
| 17 |
76°F |
46°F |
‑8°F |
|
|
| 18 |
72°F |
48°F |
‑9°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
74°F |
57°F |
‑4°F |
0.11" |
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
82°F |
58°F |
+1°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
88°F |
21st |
| 21 |
88°F |
60°F |
+5°F |
T |
Lowest Temperature |
38°F |
12th |
| 22 |
76°F |
57°F |
‑2°F |
T |
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
1.98" |
25th |
| 23 |
78°F |
51°F |
‑6°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
39 mph |
4th |
| 24 |
78°F |
55°F |
‑4°F |
0.01" |
|
| 25 |
66°F |
55°F |
‑10°F |
1.98" |
Record Book for April |
| 26 |
58°F |
55°F |
‑14°F |
0.62" |
Highest Temperature |
96°F |
1933 |
| 27 |
56°F |
53°F |
‑16°F |
0.15" |
Lowest Temperature |
28°F |
1973 |
| 28 |
74°F |
52°F |
‑8°F |
|
Highest Minimum |
75°F |
1994 |
| 29 |
83°F |
52°F |
‑4°F |
|
Lowest Maximum |
42°F |
1938 |
| 30 |
82°F |
64°F |
+2°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 1961‑1990 normal. |
*New Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Old Record |
Year |
| 26th |
Tied lowest maximum temperature |
58°F |
58°F |
1997 |
| 27th |
Tied lowest maximum temperature |
56°F |
56°F |
1997 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 12th |
Tied 2nd lowest minimum temperature |
38°F |
36°F |
1940 |
| 12th |
Tied 2nd lowest maximum temperature |
56°F |
51°F |
1940 |
| 13th |
Tied 3rd lowest maximum temperature |
59°F |
45°F |
1980 |
| 13th |
Tied 4th lowest minimum temperature |
39°F |
31°F |
1940 |
| 15th |
Tied 4th lowest minimum temperature |
40°F |
38°F |
1928 |
| 16th |
Tied 4th lowest minimum temperature |
42°F |
36°F |
1961 |
| 25th |
Tied 2nd lowest maximum temperature |
66°F |
65°F |
1958 |
*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: |
81°F/62°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
4.80" |
| Middle of the month: |
84°F/65°F |
Precipitation days: |
8 |
| End of the month: |
87°F/68°F |
Days ≥ 90°F: |
6 |
