College Station Monthly Summary: December 2012
Compared to the previous few months, College Station was wet this December with a surplus of 0.50 inches recorded at Easterwood Field. The majority of this precipitation fell on the 9th and 15th of December, for on both dates powerful cold fronts passed over the city, forcing up strong thunderstorms, bringing heavy rainfall, and dropping temperatures as much as 25 degrees Fahrenheit. If it were not for these cold fronts passing over the state the month may have felt more like October than December, for temperatures easily got into the upper 70s and low 80s, breaking records for heat.
According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, Brazos County saw slight improvement in drought conditions from the beginning to the end of the month moving from Severe to Moderate drought status, ending the year with a 3.32 inch surplus of rainfall. The Climate Prediction Center anticipates the drought to continue across the Brazos Valley, yet with slight improvements in the coming few months.
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Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
84°F |
68°F |
+21°F |
|
Maximum |
68.1°F |
+5.8°F |
| 2 |
82°F |
64°F |
+18°F |
|
Minimum |
45.7°F |
+3.5°F |
| 3 |
82°F |
65°F |
+18°F |
T |
Average |
56.9°F |
+4.7°F |
| 4 |
74°F |
60°F |
+13°F |
0.03" |
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
73°F |
50°F |
+8°F |
|
Heating |
300 |
‑111 |
| 6 |
73°F |
57°F |
+11°F |
|
Cooling |
57 |
+41 |
| 7 |
79°F |
62°F |
+16°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
82°F |
62°F |
+19°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
0 |
0 |
| 9 |
80°F |
54°F |
+14°F |
1.85" |
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
54°F |
36°F |
‑8°F |
0.02" |
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
7 |
+2 |
| 11 |
55°F |
30°F |
‑10°F |
|
|
| 12 |
60°F |
30°F |
‑8°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
66°F |
34°F |
‑2°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
71°F |
48°F |
+8°F |
T |
Monthly Total |
3.73" |
+0.50" |
| 15 |
75°F |
60°F |
+16°F |
0.04" |
Year-to-date Total |
41.18" |
+1.12" |
| 16 |
68°F |
51°F |
+8°F |
1.24" |
Days ≥ 0.01" |
10 |
+1 |
| 17 |
68°F |
45°F |
+4°F |
|
|
| 18 |
80°F |
46°F |
+11°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
82°F |
61°F |
+20°F |
T |
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
74°F |
33°F |
+2°F |
0.01" |
Highest Temperature |
84°F |
1st |
| 21 |
62°F |
30°F |
‑5°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
29°F |
26th, 29th |
| 22 |
70°F |
35°F |
+2°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
1.87" |
9th-10th |
| 23 |
75°F |
59°F |
+16°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
54 mph |
25th |
| 24 |
67°F |
44°F |
+4°F |
|
|
| 25 |
72°F |
33°F |
+2°F |
0.02" |
Record Book for December |
| 26 |
43°F |
29°F |
‑15°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
89°F |
1922 |
| 27 |
47°F |
30°F |
‑12°F |
0.25" |
Lowest Temperature |
2°F |
1989 |
| 28 |
52°F |
36°F |
‑7°F |
0.02" |
Highest Minimum |
74°F |
1982 |
| 29 |
51°F |
29°F |
‑11°F |
|
Lowest Maximum |
23°F |
1990 |
| 30 |
49°F |
30°F |
‑12°F |
|
Wettest Month |
12.66" |
1913 |
| 31 |
61°F |
47°F |
+3°F |
0.25" |
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 1981‑2010 normal. |
*New Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Old Record |
Year |
| 1st |
Tied highest minimum temperature |
68°F |
68°F |
2012 |
| 9th |
Tied most daily precipitation |
1.85" |
1.85" |
2012 |
| 16th |
Tied most daily precipitation |
1.24" |
1.24" |
2012 |
| 19th |
Tied highest maximum temperature |
82°F |
82°F |
2012 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 1st |
Tied 2nd highest maximum temperature |
84°F |
89°F |
1922 |
| 2nd |
Tied 2nd highest maximum temperature |
82°F |
83°F |
1995 |
| 3rd |
Tied 4th highest maximum temperature |
82°F |
86°F |
1995 |
| 8th |
Tied 3rd highest maximum temperature |
82°F |
86°F |
1922 |
| 9th |
Tied 2nd highest maximum temperature |
80°F |
83°F |
2007 |
| 18th |
Tied 2nd highest maximum temperature |
80°F |
84°F |
1924 |
| 19th |
Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature |
61°F |
66°F |
2008 |
*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: |
62°F/42°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
3.24" |
| Middle of the month: |
61°F/41°F |
Precipitation days: |
8 |
| End of the month: |
63°F/43°F |
Days ≤ 32°F: |
5 |
