College Station Monthly Summary: February 2013
Pleasant weather reigned supreme this February with temperature ranging from the low 60's to the mid 70's all month. Cold fronts were the dominant weather feature keeping temperatures from climbing too high a bringing short lived rain showers often upon their passage. The rain from frontal passages was not enough to attain normal status, for a 1.75 inch deficit was recorded for the month. Though January was abnormally wet, the drop in precipitation prompted the U.S. Drought monitor to move Brazos County back into drought conditions by placing the area under Moderate drought conditions once again.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
71°F |
43°F |
+5°F |
|
Maximum |
68.0°F |
+3.2°F |
| 2 |
76°F |
48°F |
+10°F |
|
Minimum |
47.2°F |
+2.9°F |
| 3 |
71°F |
43°F |
+4°F |
|
Average |
57.6°F |
+3.0°F |
| 4 |
73°F |
54°F |
+10°F |
T |
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
75°F |
61°F |
+15°F |
|
Heating |
207 |
‑102 |
| 6 |
71°F |
60°F |
+12°F |
0.19" |
Cooling |
7 |
‑10 |
| 7 |
71°F |
58°F |
+12°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
69°F |
50°F |
+6°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
0 |
0 |
| 9 |
68°F |
50°F |
+6°F |
T |
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
0 |
| 10 |
71°F |
58°F |
+10°F |
0.29" |
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
‑3 |
| 11 |
61°F |
51°F |
+2°F |
0.19" |
|
| 12 |
64°F |
51°F |
+4°F |
0.02" |
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
60°F |
42°F |
‑3°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
67°F |
37°F |
‑2°F |
|
Monthly Total |
1.10" |
‑1.75" |
| 15 |
64°F |
41°F |
‑2°F |
T |
Year-to-date Total |
6.16" |
+0.07" |
| 16 |
61°F |
33°F |
‑8°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
7 |
‑1 |
| 17 |
71°F |
41°F |
+1°F |
|
|
| 18 |
79°F |
56°F |
+12°F |
0.26" |
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
67°F |
42°F |
0°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
61°F |
51°F |
0°F |
0.02" |
Highest Temperature |
79°F |
18th |
| 21 |
76°F |
53°F |
+8°F |
0.13" |
Lowest Temperature |
33°F |
16th |
| 22 |
61°F |
47°F |
‑2°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
0.48" |
10th-11th |
| 23 |
66°F |
39°F |
‑4°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
56 mph |
21st |
| 24 |
74°F |
42°F |
+1°F |
|
|
| 25 |
69°F |
47°F |
+1°F |
T |
Record Book for February |
| 26 |
63°F |
41°F |
‑5°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
99°F |
1996 |
| 27 |
64°F |
44°F |
‑3°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
5°F |
1951 |
| 28 |
61°F |
40°F |
‑8°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 1981‑2010 normal. |
*New Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Old Record |
Year |
| No new records were set or tied in February 2013. |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 5th |
Tied 4th highest minimum temperature |
61°F |
63°F |
1911 |
*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: |
68°F/48°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
3.17" |
| Middle of the month: |
72°F/51°F |
Precipitation days: |
8 |
| End of the month: |
75°F/55°F |
Days ≤ 32°F: |
1 |
