College Station Monthly Summary: January 2002
The Bryan/College Station area experienced extreme temperature variability in January. The beginning of the month saw temperatures well below normal. However, the middle of the month brought a return to more normal temperatures. The last nine days were unseasonably warm with four records tied or broken. Precipitation for January was about half of what should be expected with more than half of the month’s total precipitation falling on the 5th as Easterwood Airport recorded 1.03" in a 24-hour period. The highest wind gust for the month, 25 mph, was recorded on five separate days: the 12th, 24th, 29th, 30th, and 31st. These wind gusts were not all associated with frontal passages as would be expected during the month of January. The gusts during the last three days of the month were due to strong southerly flow off of the Gulf of Mexico.
| |
Daily Temperature |
Daily Precipitation |
Monthly Temperature Summary |
| Day |
Maximum |
Minimum |
*Departure |
Total |
Mean |
Value |
*Departure |
| 1 |
46°F |
31°F |
‑12°F |
T |
Maximum |
64.5°F |
+3.9°F |
| 2 |
44°F |
27°F |
‑14°F |
|
Minimum |
40.1°F |
+0.3°F |
| 3 |
44°F |
19°F |
‑18°F |
|
Average |
52.3°F |
+2.1°F |
| 4 |
53°F |
24°F |
‑12°F |
T |
Degree Days |
Total |
*Departure |
| 5 |
53°F |
41°F |
‑3°F |
1.03" |
Heating |
410 |
‑62 |
| 6 |
61°F |
37°F |
‑1°F |
|
Cooling |
25 |
+12 |
| 7 |
57°F |
28°F |
‑8°F |
|
Numberof Days: |
Total |
*Departure |
| 8 |
67°F |
30°F |
‑2°F |
|
Maximum ≥ 90°F |
0 |
0 |
| 9 |
75°F |
41°F |
+8°F |
|
Maximum ≤ 32°F |
0 |
‑1 |
| 10 |
73°F |
56°F |
+14°F |
|
Minimum ≤ 32°F |
10 |
‑1 |
| 11 |
59°F |
48°F |
+4°F |
|
|
| 12 |
66°F |
35°F |
+0°F |
|
Monthly Precipitation Summary |
| 13 |
68°F |
29°F |
‑2°F |
|
Precipitation |
Value |
*Departure |
| 14 |
68°F |
36°F |
+2°F |
|
Monthly Total |
1.60" |
‑1.72" |
| 15 |
67°F |
29°F |
‑2°F |
|
Year-to-date Total |
1.60" |
‑1.72" |
| 16 |
72°F |
38°F |
+5°F |
|
Days ≥ 0.01" |
5 |
‑4 |
| 17 |
63°F |
51°F |
+7°F |
T |
|
| 18 |
53°F |
49°F |
+1°F |
0.05" |
Monthly Extremes |
| 19 |
56°F |
37°F |
‑4°F |
0.21" |
Extreme |
Value |
Date(s) |
| 20 |
59°F |
31°F |
‑5°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
81°F |
29th |
| 21 |
73°F |
40&dedeg;F |
+6°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
19°F |
3rd |
| 22 |
75°F |
47°F |
+11°F |
|
Max. 24-hour Precip. |
1.03" |
5th |
| 23 |
74°F |
69°F |
+22°F |
T |
Maximum Wind Gust |
26 mph |
19th |
| 24 |
72°F |
43°F |
+8°F |
0.05" |
|
| 25 |
60°F |
33°F |
‑4°F |
|
Record Book for January |
| 26 |
60°F |
30°F |
‑6°F |
|
Highest Temperature |
86°F |
1972 |
| 27 |
72°F |
36°F |
+3°F |
|
Lowest Temperature |
‑3°F |
1949 |
| 28 |
79°F |
52°F |
+14°F |
|
Highest Minimum |
70°F |
1950 |
| 29 |
81°F |
66°F |
+22°F |
|
Lowest Maximum |
19°F |
1962 |
| 30 |
79°F |
66°F |
+22°F |
T |
Wettest Month |
15.60" |
1991 |
| 31 |
71°F |
43°F |
+6°F |
0.26" |
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 1971‑2000 normal. |
*New Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Old Record |
Year |
| 23rd |
Tied highest minimum temperature |
69°F |
69°F |
2002 |
| 28th |
Tied highest maximum temperature |
79°F |
79°F |
1982 |
| 30th |
Tied highest minimum temperature |
66°F |
66°F |
1975 |
*Near Records Set
| Day |
Parameter |
Value |
Record |
Year |
| 3rd |
Tied 4th lowest minimum temperature |
19°F |
12°F |
1911 |
| 29th |
Tied 3rd highest maximum temperature |
81°F |
83°F |
1917 |
| 29th |
Tied 4th highest minimum temperature |
66°F |
69°F |
1969 |
| 30th |
Tied 3rd highest maximum temperature |
79°F |
86°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. |
February Normals for College Station
| Beginning of the month: |
63°F/42°F |
Monthly precipitation: |
2.38" |
| Middle of the month: |
66°F/43°F |
Precipitation days: |
8 |
| End of the month: |
69°F/47°F |
Days ≤ 32°F: |
6 |
