College Station Monthly Summary: January 2001
The Bryan/College Station area experienced a fairly cold month of January as the mean monthly temperature was 0.9°F below normal (47.6°F). In fact January 2001 was the first below-normal January since 1997. Temperatures dipped below freezing nine times during the month, the lowest coming on the 3rd and 20th, when temperatures bottomed out at 24°F. Rainfall during the month occurred often, yet amounted to little. Only 2.44" (-0.21" below average) fell on 10 different days. January began with frigid temperatures due to a cold front which moved through the area on New Year’s Eve. After a brief warm-up, temperatures once again dropped and 0.70" of rain fell in 24 hours when a low pressure system developed over South Texas. Temperatures remained relatively cool until the last week of January as a series of cold fronts moved through the state. Easterwood Field recorded precipitation on six of seven days from the 13th to the 19th as a result of these fronts.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
34°F |
30°F |
‑17°F |
|
Maximum |
57.1°F |
‑1.3°F |
| 2 |
38°F |
28°F |
‑16°F |
|
Minimum |
38.1°F |
‑0.6°F |
| 3 |
45°F |
24°F |
‑14°F |
|
Average |
47.6°F |
‑0.9°F |
| 4 |
65°F |
27°F |
‑3°F |
|
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
71°F |
32°F |
+4°F |
|
Heating |
536 |
+14 |
| 6 |
72°F |
34°F |
+5°F |
|
Cooling |
4 |
‑7 |
| 7 |
62°F |
48°F |
+7°F |
0.05" |
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
59°F |
33°F |
‑2°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
0 |
0 |
| 9 |
62°F |
29°F |
‑2°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
‑1 |
| 10 |
49°F |
40°F |
‑4°F |
0.70" |
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
9 |
‑2 |
| 11 |
48°F |
41°F |
‑4°F |
|
|
| 12 |
48°F |
43°F |
‑2°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
51°F |
43°F |
‑1°F |
0.22" |
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
61°F |
39°F |
+2°F |
|
Monthly Total |
2.44" |
‑0.21" |
| 15 |
59°F |
41°F |
+2°F |
0.02" |
Year-to-date Total |
2.44" |
‑0.21" |
| 16 |
51°F |
45°F |
0°F |
0.28" |
Days ≥ 0.01" |
10 |
+1 |
| 17 |
46°F |
40°F |
‑5°F |
0.19" |
|
| 18 |
41°F |
39°F |
‑8°F |
0.55" |
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
50°F |
35°F |
‑6°F |
0.03" |
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
49°F |
24°F |
‑12°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
76°F |
27th |
| 21 |
50°F |
31°F |
‑8°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
24°F |
3rd, 20th |
| 22 |
54°F |
27°F |
‑8°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
0.70" |
10th |
| 23 |
58°F |
33°F |
‑4°F |
|
Maximum Wind Gust |
30 mph |
19th |
| 24 |
64°F |
40°F |
+3°F |
|
|
| 25 |
66°F |
38°F |
+3°F |
|
Record Book for January |
| 26 |
71°F |
51°F |
+12°F |
T |
Highest Temperature |
86°F |
1972 |
| 27 |
76°F |
57°F |
+18°F |
T |
Lowest Temperature |
‑3°F |
1949 |
| 28 |
71°F |
62°F |
+18°F |
0.02" |
Highest Minimum |
70°F |
1950 |
| 29 |
68°F |
44°F |
+7°F |
0.38" |
Lowest Maximum |
19°F |
1962 |
| 30 |
71°F |
43°F |
+8°F |
|
Wettest Month |
15.60" |
1991 |
| 31 |
60°F |
41°F |
+0°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 |
| No new records were set or tied in January 2001. |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| No near records were reported in January 2001. |
*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 |
