College Station Monthly Summary: February 2010
February 2010 was one for the record books as College Station experienced its coldest winter since 1978. The average maximum temperature this month was the 3rd lowest the Brazos Valley has seen in the past 105 Februarys. Also, the average temperature was the 4th lowest since 1905 at 48.5°F, 6.9°F below normal. With the exception of three days, the daily mean temperature was below normal every day this month. On the 12th, a new record low maximum temperature record was set at 38°F, breaking the old record set back in 1963. Even though it was a very cold month, the maximum temperature for the month reached into the upper 70s, topping out at 78°F on the 21st. Snowfall and rainfall were no strangers to the Brazos Valley this month. 2.77" of total precipitation fell during this past February, 0.39" above normal, and brought the annual total to 5.71". For the month, College Station had 9 days of precipitation, including 2 days with measurable snowfall. On February 11th, College Station received wet snow totaling to two-tenths of an inch in under an hour. A low pressure area brought snow to Central Texas on the 23rd, including 3.0" to Easterwood Airport, and transformed the Brazos Valley into a winter wonderland.
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Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
47°F |
31°F |
‑13°F |
0.01" |
Maximum |
55.4°F |
‑10.1°F |
| 2 |
58°F |
46°F |
0°F |
0.02" |
Minimum |
38.0°F |
‑5.4°F |
| 3 |
54°F |
47°F |
‑2°F |
0.25" |
Average |
46.7°F |
‑7.8°F |
| 4 |
50°F |
47°F |
‑4°F |
0.49" |
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
51°F |
42°F |
‑6°F |
|
Heating |
505 |
+196 |
| 6 |
59°F |
38°F |
‑4°F |
|
Cooling |
0 |
‑14 |
| 7 |
50°F |
39°F |
‑8°F |
T |
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
68°F |
44°F |
+3°F |
0.68" |
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
0 |
0 |
| 9 |
47°F |
35°F |
‑12°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
46°F |
32°F |
‑14°F |
T |
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
7 |
+1 |
| 11 |
42°F |
34°F |
‑16°F |
0.96" |
|
| 12 |
38°F |
35°F |
‑18°F |
T |
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
51°F |
33°F |
‑12°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
64°F |
38°F |
‑3°F |
T |
Monthly Total |
2.77" |
+0.39" |
| 15 |
50°F |
30°F |
‑15°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
5.71" |
|
| 16 |
55°F |
29°F |
‑13°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
9 |
+1 |
| 17 |
59°F |
28°F |
‑12°F |
|
|
| 18 |
63°F |
31°F |
‑8°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
61°F |
46°F |
‑2°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
68°F |
53°F |
+4°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
78°F |
21st |
| 21 |
78°F |
47°F |
+6°F |
0.02" |
Lowest Temperature |
28°F |
17th |
| 22 |
50°F |
41°F |
‑10°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
0.96" |
11th |
| 23 |
41°F |
33°F |
‑19°F |
0.29" |
Maximum Wind Gust |
41 mph |
14th |
| 24 |
50°F |
33°F |
‑16°F |
T |
|
| 25 |
62°F |
32°F |
‑10°F |
|
Record Book for February |
| 26 |
59°F |
44°F |
‑6°F |
0.05" |
Highest Temperature |
99°F |
1996 |
| 27 |
63°F |
39°F |
‑6°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
5°F |
1951 |
| 28 |
67°F |
38°F |
‑6°F |
T |
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 1971‑2000 normal. |
*New Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Old Record |
Year |
| 12th |
Tied lowest maximum temperature |
38°F |
38°F |
2010 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 11th |
Tied 3rd lowest maximum temperature |
42°F |
32°F |
1981 |
| 15th |
Tied 4th lowest minimum temperature |
30°F |
26°F |
1951 |
| 23rd |
Tied 3rd lowest maximum temperature |
41°F |
36°F |
1968 |
*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. |
March Normals for College Station
| Beginning of the month: |
69°F/47°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
2.84" |
| Middle of the month: |
73°F/50°F |
Precipitation days: |
7 |
| End of the month: |
76°F/54°F |
Days ≤ 32°F: |
2 |
