College Station Monthly Summary: February 1999
February 1999 brought extremely warm and dry conditions to the residents of the Brazos Valley. Temperature anomalies were positive for 23 days in the month, leaving only 3 days with below normal temperature readings. The mean monthly temperature for February was 8.4°F above normal with an average monthly temperature of 60.8°F. From the 6th to the 11th it was especially warm with departures from normal averaging around 20°F. Highest maximum and highest minimum temperature records were set on the 7th (83°F, 62°F), while the 6th, 9th, and 10th all set new highest minimum temperature records with low temperature readings only dropping down to 67°F, 69°F, and 68°F respectively. This past month also turned out to be the driest February on record for Easterwood Field with a monthly rainfall total of 0.15". This total broke the previous Easterwood Field record of 0.20" of rain set back in 1974. As of right now, the total precipitation for 1999 is only 1.11" which already brings College Station to 4.16" below normal for the year to date.
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Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
71°F |
41°F |
+6°F |
|
Maximum |
72.9°F |
+10.0°F |
| 2 |
65°F |
47°F |
+6°F |
|
Minimum |
48.7°F |
+6.8°F |
| 3 |
72°F |
43°F |
+8°F |
0.01" |
Average |
60.8°F |
+8.4°F |
| 4 |
75°F |
53°F |
+14°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
74°F |
54°F |
+14°F |
|
Heating |
166 |
‑195 |
| 6 |
76°F |
67°F |
+22°F |
|
Cooling |
53 |
+45 |
| 7 |
83°F |
62°F |
+22°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
75°F |
65°F |
+19°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
0 |
0 |
| 9 |
80°F |
69°F |
+24°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
82°F |
68°F |
+24°F |
0.08" |
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
1 |
‑5 |
| 11 |
77°F |
47°F |
+11°F |
|
|
| 12 |
57°F |
33°F |
‑7°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
67°F |
29°F |
‑4°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
73°F |
43°F |
+6°F |
|
Monthly Total |
0.15" |
‑2.47" |
| 15 |
74°F |
42°F |
+6°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
1.11" |
‑4.16" |
| 16 |
72°F |
53°F |
+10°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
6 |
‑2 |
| 17 |
70°F |
46°F |
+5°F |
|
|
| 18 |
77°F |
46°F |
+8°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
67°F |
39°F |
0°F |
0.02" |
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
69°F |
49°F |
+6°F |
0.01" |
Highest Temperature |
83°F |
7th, 27th |
| 21 |
60°F |
40°F |
‑4°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
29°F |
13th |
| 22 |
61°F |
38°F |
‑4°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
0.08" |
11th |
| 23 |
72°F |
39°F |
+0°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
30 mph |
11th |
| 24 |
75°F |
37°F |
+1°F |
|
|
| 25 |
77°F |
54°F |
+10°F |
0.02" |
Record Book for February |
| 26 |
79°F |
66°F |
+18°F |
0.01" |
Highest Temperature |
99°F |
1996 |
| 27 |
83°F |
55°F |
+14°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
5°F |
1951 |
| 28 |
77°F |
38°F |
+2°F |
|
Highest Minimum |
70°F |
1922 |
| |
Lowest Maximum |
5°F |
1951 |
| |
Wettest Month |
9.82" |
1992 |
| |
Driest Month |
0.01" |
1916 |
| |
Wettest 24 Hours |
6.26" |
2012 |
"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 |
| 6th |
Tied highest minimum temperature |
67°F |
67°F |
1999 |
| 7th |
Tied highest maximum temperature |
83°F |
83°F |
1999 |
| 9th |
Tied highest minimum temperature |
69°F |
69°F |
1999 |
| 10th |
Tied highest minimum temperature |
68°F |
68°F |
1999 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 8th |
Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature |
65°F |
68°F |
1937 |
| 10th |
Tied 4th highest maximum temperature |
82°F |
86°F |
1954 |
| 26th |
Tied 3rd highest minimum temperature |
66°F |
67°F |
1944 |
| 27th |
Tied 3rd highest maximum temperature |
83°F |
87°F |
1917 |
*NOTE: Records from 1910 through July 1951 are based on observations taken at the Texas Agricultural
Experiment Station main farm nbsp;located 7 miles SW of College Station. Records from August 1951 through
the present are based on observations taken at Easterwood Field. |
March Normals for College Station
| Beginning of the month: |
67°F/46°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
2.58" |
| Middle of the month: |
71°F/50°F |
Precipitation days: |
7 |
| End of the month: |
75°F/54°F |
Days ≤ 32°F: |
2 |
