College Station Monthly Summary: December 1998
The mean daily temperatures were well above normal for the Bryan/College Station area during the first week of December. Finally on the 6th and 7th, when a front passed over the region bringing Easterwood Field a 2 day total of 2.02" of rain, the mean daily temperatures were brought back down much closer to normal. From the 9th to the 11th a low pressure system was parked off the southeast coast of Texas. This system brought overrunning precipitation to B/CS resulting in a 3 day total of 2.58". Temperatures cooled off a bit with negative departures from normal lasting from the 8th to the 16th of December. Easterwood Field saw very little rain for the second half of December. Only 0.20" of the monthly precipitation total was recorded after the 15th. A frontal passage on the 22nd brought very cold air in behind it dropping temperature readings significantly just in time for Christmas. For instance, the high temperature on the 21st was 77°F, but was only 34°F on the 22nd. The lowest temperature of the month was the minimum of 24°F on the 26th. This temperature also tied the 2nd lowest minimum temperature ever recorded on that date. The total precipitation for 1998 at Easterwood Field equaled 45.15" and even with the extreme heat and drought of the summer, this value is still 6.07" above the normal expected precipitation for a year at Easterwood Field.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
76°F |
50°F |
+8°F |
|
Maximum |
61.1°F |
‑0.4°F |
| 2 |
77°F |
56°F |
+12°F |
|
Minimum |
42.5°F |
+1.3°F |
| 3 |
80°F |
66°F |
+18°F |
0.01" |
Average |
51.8°F |
+0.4°F |
| 4 |
81°F |
68°F |
+20°F |
0.01" |
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
82°F |
69°F |
+22°F |
|
Heating |
436 |
+2 |
| 6 |
75°F |
64°F |
+16°F |
0.39" |
Cooling |
36 |
+23 |
| 7 |
65°F |
50°F |
+4°F |
1.63" |
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
56°F |
42°F |
‑4°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
0 |
0 |
| 9 |
54°F |
42°F |
‑5°F |
0.14" |
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
49°F |
46°F |
‑6°F |
0.81" |
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
6 |
‑2 |
| 11 |
46°F |
43°F |
‑8°F |
1.63" |
|
| 12 |
47°F |
36°F |
‑10°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
62°F |
34°F |
‑4°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
63°F |
38°F |
0°F |
|
Monthly Total |
4.82" |
+1.99" |
| 15 |
64°F |
38°F |
0°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
45.15" |
+6.07" |
| 16 |
65°F |
33°F |
‑2°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
14 |
+6 |
| 17 |
64°F |
37°F |
0°F |
|
|
| 18 |
63°F |
43°F |
+2°F |
0.05" |
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
66°F |
47°F |
+6°F |
0.01" |
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
70°F |
53°F |
+12°F |
0.01" |
Highest Temperature |
82°F |
5th |
| 21 |
77°F |
32°F |
+4°F |
0.01" |
Lowest Temperature |
24°F |
26th |
| 22 |
34°F |
29°F |
‑18°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
1.63" |
7th |
| 23 |
34°F |
30°F |
‑18°F |
0.07" |
Maximum Wind Gust |
29 mph |
22nd |
| 24 |
33°F |
31°F |
‑18°F |
|
|
| 25 |
43°F |
27°F |
‑15°F |
|
Record Book for December |
| 26 |
53°F |
24°F |
‑10°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
89°F |
1922 |
| 27 |
64°F |
37°F |
+2°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
2°F |
1989 |
| 28 |
57°F |
37°F |
‑2°F |
0.01" |
Highest Minimum |
74°F |
1982 |
| 29 |
70°F |
35°F |
+4°F |
|
Lowest Maximum |
23°F |
1990 |
| 30 |
61°F |
34°F |
‑2°F |
|
Wettest Month |
12.66" |
1913 |
| 31 |
63°F |
47°F |
+6°F |
0.04" |
Driest Month |
0.00" |
1947 |
| |
Wettest 24 Hours |
7.54" |
1913 |
"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 |
| 3rd |
Tied highest minimum temperature |
66°F |
66°F |
1917 |
| 4th |
Tied highest minimum temperature |
68°F |
68°F |
1977 |
| 5th |
Tied highest minimum temperature |
69°F |
69°F |
1998 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 3rd |
Tied 4th highest maximum temperature |
80°F |
86°F |
1995 |
| 5th |
Tied 4th highest maximum temperature |
82°F |
84°F |
1995 |
| 6th |
Tied 4th highest minimum temperature |
64°F |
71°F |
1924 |
| 21st |
Tied 3rd highest maximum temperature |
77°F |
79°F |
1970 |
| 24th |
Tied 4th lowest maximum temperature |
33°F |
23°F |
1983 |
| 26th |
Tied 4th lowest minimum temperature |
24°F |
12°F |
1983 |
*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. |
January Normals for College Station
| Beginning of the month: |
60°F/40°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
2.65" |
| Middle of the month: |
58°F/39°F |
Precipitation days: |
9 |
| End of the month: |
61°F/40°F |
Days ≤ 32°F: |
11 |
