College Station Monthly Summary: December 2000
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Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
70°F |
46°F |
+3°F |
0.02" |
Maximum |
54.7°F |
‑6.8°F |
| 2 |
49°F |
38°F |
‑12°F |
|
Minimum |
35.6°F |
‑5.6°F |
| 3 |
47°F |
37°F |
‑13°F |
T |
Average |
45.2°F |
‑6.2°F |
| 4 |
51°F |
41°F |
‑8°F |
T |
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
55°F |
37°F |
‑8°F |
|
Heating |
607 |
+173 |
| 6 |
55°F |
40°F |
‑6°F |
0.22" |
Cooling |
0 |
‑13 |
| 7 |
59°F |
30°F |
‑8°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
66°F |
35°F |
‑2°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
0 |
0 |
| 9 |
66°F |
39°F |
0°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
74°F |
50°F |
+9°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
11 |
+3 |
| 11 |
74°F |
31°F |
0°F |
T |
|
| 12 |
34°F |
27°F |
‑22°F |
0.42" |
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
44°F |
31°F |
‑14°F |
0.94" |
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
50°F |
31°F |
‑10°F |
|
Monthly Total |
3.77" |
+0.94" |
| 15 |
53°F |
42°F |
‑4°F |
0.01" |
Year-to-date Total |
35.00" |
‑4.08" |
| 16 |
63°F |
34°F |
‑2°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
10 |
+2 |
| 17 |
50°F |
26°F |
‑13°F |
|
|
| 18 |
60°F |
31°F |
‑6°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
52°F |
29°F |
‑10°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
68°F |
34°F |
+1°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
74°F |
10th, 11th |
| 21 |
54°F |
36°F |
‑5°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
25°F |
30th |
| 22 |
52°F |
32°F |
‑8°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
1.38" |
12th-13th |
| 23 |
63°F |
45°F |
+4°F |
0.10" |
Maximum Wind Gust |
30 mph |
11th |
| 24 |
51°F |
43°F |
‑3°F |
0.99" |
|
| 25 |
53°F |
43°F |
‑2°F |
0.32" |
Record Book for December |
| 26 |
50°F |
37°F |
‑6°F |
0.65" |
Highest Temperature |
89°F |
1922 |
| 27 |
37°F |
33°F |
‑14°F |
T |
Lowest Temperature |
2°F |
1989 |
| 28 |
54°F |
35°F |
‑4°F |
|
Highest Minimum |
74°F |
1982 |
| 29 |
51°F |
33°F |
‑7°F |
|
Lowest Maximum |
23°F |
1990 |
| 30 |
50°F |
25°F |
‑12°F |
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Wettest Month |
12.66" |
1913 |
| 31 |
42°F |
32°F |
‑12°F |
0.10" |
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 |
| 24th |
Tied most daily precipitation |
0.99" |
0.99" |
2000 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 3rd |
Tied 3rd lowest maximum temperature |
47°F |
43°F |
1971 |
| 12th |
Tied 3rd lowest maximum temperature |
34°F |
31°F |
1932 |
| 27th |
Tied 2nd lowest maximum temperature |
37°F |
37°F |
2000 |
*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 |
