College Station Monthly Summary: February 2014
Thanks to several high powered cold fronts the month of February was much cooler than normal. Unfortunately the fronts did not bring as much rainfall as would have been liked, and College Station ended the month nearly two inches below normal. Most of the precipitation that did fall came after cold front passage when warm air would rise above the front, become saturated, and rain out. This came steady but light rainfall, and with the cold temperatures did leave icy conditions on some roadways in and around the Brazos Valley such as on February 6th and 11th. Ice accumulations were light and most melted off before the afternoon hours, but it was enough to cause some school delays and traffic issues. At the beginning of the month the Brazos Valley was not included in any drought situation, but by the end of the month the area was added to moderate drought conditions.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
71°F |
58°F |
+12°F |
T |
Maximum |
62.2°F |
‑2.6°F |
| 2 |
58°F |
34°F |
‑6°F |
0.20" |
Minimum |
42.0°F |
‑2.4°F |
| 3 |
44°F |
34°F |
‑14°F |
|
Average |
52.1°F |
‑2.5°F |
| 4 |
54°F |
41°F |
‑6°F |
0.28" |
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
43°F |
31°F |
‑16°F |
|
Heating |
375 |
+66 |
| 6 |
31°F |
26°F |
‑24°F |
0.01" |
Cooling |
21 |
+4 |
| 7 |
37°F |
28°F |
‑20°F |
0.01" |
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
50°F |
36°F |
‑10°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
0 |
0 |
| 9 |
67°F |
44°F |
+2°F |
T |
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
1 |
+1 |
| 10 |
59°F |
37°F |
‑6°F |
0.01" |
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
6 |
+3 |
| 11 |
39°F |
33°F |
‑18°F |
0.05" |
|
| 12 |
50°F |
31°F |
‑14°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
62°F |
29°F |
‑8°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
78°F |
42°F |
+6°F |
|
Monthly Total |
0.89" |
‑1.96" |
| 15 |
70°F |
41°F |
+0°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
2.18" |
‑3.91" |
| 16 |
75°F |
51°F |
+8°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
8 |
0 |
| 17 |
79°F |
61°F |
+15°F |
|
|
| 18 |
78°F |
56°F |
+12°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
79°F |
62°F |
+16°F |
|
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
83°F |
53°F |
+12°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
83°F |
20th |
| 21 |
66°F |
38°F |
‑4°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
26°F |
6th |
| 22 |
73°F |
44°F |
+2°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
0.34" |
25th-26th |
| 23 |
79°F |
60°F |
+14°F |
T |
Maximum Wind Gust |
33 mph |
26th |
| 24 |
69°F |
52°F |
+4°F |
T |
|
| 25 |
72°F |
51°F |
+4°F |
0.01" |
Record Book for February |
| 26 |
51°F |
33°F |
‑15°F |
0.32" |
Highest Temperature |
99°F |
1996 |
| 27 |
53°F |
29°F |
‑16°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
5°F |
1951 |
| 28 |
72°F |
41°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 1981‑2010 normal. |
*New Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Old Record |
Year |
| No new records were set or tied in February 2014. |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 6th |
Tied 2nd lowest maximum temperature |
31°F |
25°F |
1989 |
| 7th |
Tied 3rd lowest maximum temperature |
37°F |
25°F |
1933 |
| 11th |
Tied 2nd lowest maximum temperature |
39°F |
32°F |
1981 |
| 19th |
Tied 4th highest minimum temperature |
62°F |
66°F |
1917 |
| 20th |
Tied 4th highest maximum temperature |
83°F |
95°F |
1986 |
| 27th |
Tied 2nd lowest minimum temperature |
29°F |
17°F |
2002 |
*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 |
