College Station Monthly Summary: January 1997
The average temperature for the month of January (48.4°F) was near normal in the Brazos Valley though a variety of extremes occurred. The month began unseasonably warm with temperatures well into the upper 70s and even 80s with overnight lows only in the middle 60s. By the 6th, a Pacific frontal system brought significant precipitation to Central Texas allowing temperatures to cool somewhat. Temperatures remained below normal during the next week, with the daily range in temperatures on both the 13th and 14th only 3°F. During this time, temperatures remained below freezing for 31 consecutive hours! The record for consecutive hours at or below freezing in College Station is 146 hours from 21-27 December, 1983. The majority of the January precipitation fell on the 19th and the 20th while temperatures remained slightly above normal before cooling off again towards the last few days of the month.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
72°F |
56°F |
+15°F |
|
Maximum |
57.5°F |
‑0.9°F |
| 2 |
75°F |
63°F |
+20°F |
T |
Minimum |
39.3°F |
+0.6°F |
| 3 |
78°F |
66°F |
+23°F |
|
Average |
48.4°F |
‑0.1°F |
| 4 |
82°F |
64°F |
+24°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
64°F |
51°F |
+10°F |
0.05" |
Heating |
526 |
+4 |
| 6 |
51°F |
36°F |
‑4°F |
0.17" |
Cooling |
19 |
+8 |
| 7 |
36°F |
34°F |
‑13°F |
0.55" |
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
36°F |
30°F |
‑15°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
0 |
0 |
| 9 |
51°F |
31°F |
‑7°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
3 |
+2 |
| 10 |
56°F |
34°F |
‑3°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
14 |
+3 |
| 11 |
38°F |
25°F |
‑16°F |
0.15" |
|
| 12 |
32°F |
27°F |
‑18°F |
0.04" |
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
29°F |
26°F |
‑20°F |
T |
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
32°F |
29°F |
‑18°F |
T |
Monthly Total |
2.88" |
+0.23" |
| 15 |
60°F |
32°F |
‑2°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
2.88" |
+0.23" |
| 16 |
51°F |
32°F |
‑6°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
7 |
‑2 |
| 17 |
41°F |
26°F |
‑14°F |
|
|
| 18 |
50°F |
23°F |
‑12°F |
|
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
62°F |
34°F |
0°F |
0.95" |
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
61°F |
50°F |
+8°F |
0.97" |
Highest Temperature |
82°F |
4th |
| 21 |
65°F |
58°F |
+12°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
23°F |
18th |
| 22 |
74°F |
52°F |
+14°F |
T |
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
1.88" |
20th-21st |
| 23 |
71°F |
52°F |
+12°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
32 mph |
27th |
| 24 |
77°F |
53°F |
+16°F |
|
|
| 25 |
66°F |
42°F |
+5°F |
|
Record Book for January |
| 26 |
73°F |
44°F |
+10°F |
T |
Highest Temperature |
86°F |
1972 |
| 27 |
75°F |
31°F |
+4°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
‑3°F |
1949 |
| 28 |
42°F |
26°F |
‑15°F |
|
Highest Minimum |
70°F |
1950 |
| 29 |
54°F |
26°F |
‑9°F |
|
Lowest Maximum |
19°F |
1962 |
| 30 |
60°F |
25°F |
‑6°F |
|
Wettest Month |
15.60" |
1991 |
| 31 |
70°F |
39°F |
+4°F |
|
Driest Month |
0.00" |
1910 |
| |
Wettest 24 Hours |
7.13" |
1896 |
"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 |
| 2nd |
Tied highest minimum temperature |
63°F |
63°F |
1917 |
| 4th |
Tied highest maximum temperature |
82°F |
82°F |
1997 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 3rd |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
66°F |
69°F |
1950 |
| 3rd |
Tied 4th highest maximum temperature |
78°F |
82°F |
1949 |
| 4th |
Tied 2nd highest minimum temperature |
64°F |
68°F |
1917 |
| 13th |
Tied 2nd lowest maximum temperature |
29°F |
29°F |
1997 |
| 14th |
Tied 2nd lowest maximum temperature |
32°F |
32°F |
1997 |
*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. |
February Normals for College Station
| Beginning of the month: |
61°F/40°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
2.62" |
| Middle of the month: |
63°F/42°F |
Precipitation days: |
8 |
| End of the month: |
67°F/46°F |
Days ≤ 32°F: |
6 |
